Mountain House...

Nader Shareghi obtained his Bachelors of Science Degree from California State University Fresno in 1982 and also obtained a Masters of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from CSUF. Nader worked as a fire fighter during his summer vacations while completing his degrees. He fought fires in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and joined the California Department of Forestry for several summers as a seasonal fire fighter in Santa Cruz/San Mateo County area.

Nader started his full time engineering career in 1986 with the City of Stockton, California, as a Junior Civil Engineer. He worked in various sections of the Public Works Department gaining valuable knowledge and experience in Capital Improvement Program, Project Design and Program Management, Development Services and Land Development, Construction Inspection and Surveying. Nader worked through the ranks to obtain the position of Senior Civil Engineer in charge of the CIP Design and Project Development as well as Land Development Services in 1991.

Nader left the City of Stockton in October 2002 to join the highly motivated and energetic team of the MHCSD to help build a brand new community in Northern California. As the Public Works Director, he is in charge of all Public Works related items such as Capital Improvement Program and Facilities Design and Construction. Nader functions as the City Engineer for the District approving all the plans and specifications for various projects and managing construction of infrastructure.

Working in Mountain House, Nader and his wife Natasha fell in love with the community. The beauty and safety of the community as well as the quality of education and the community's commitment to the Master Plan for the development of the town was the reason they bought a house and moved to Mountain House, where their daughter walks to school and he walks or rides his bike to work. Their children play in the parks and they take family walks along the MH Creek and various pathways in the community.

Nader has been involved with several professional organizations. He has been an active member of the California Society of Professional Engineers (CSPE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and American Public Works Association (APWA) and the Construction Institute (CI). He has served as a Board member for ASCE and CSPE, serving as the ASCE president in 1991-1992 and CSPE Board President in 1994-1995, 1999-2000 and 2006-2010. He has been the Chapter’s State Director since 2005 and is now serving on the Executive Board of the CSPE. Nader has also served as an active board member, including serving as chair four times, of the San Joaquin Engineers Council (SJEC) since 1992.

During the years serving as the ASCE Board member, Nader worked closely with the ASCE student chapter at UOP as a mentor and liaison between the student chapter and the professional members. Nader has been involved with the Mathcounts competition organized by CSPE and the engineering science competition at San Joaquin Delta College for several years. Nader served on several committees at the city of Stockton, including serving as chair for some of these committees in Public Works Department. Nader was also a member of the San Joaquin County Council of Governments (SJCOG) Technical advisory Committee (TAC) subcommittee. Nader was awarded The San Joaquin Engineers Council "Engineering Profession Distinguished Service Award" in 2011.

Nader is married to his wife Natasha and has three wonderful children. Nader has family across the globe and tries to visit his family overseas as much as possible. Nader has a number of interests such as martial arts, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and a number of other indoor and outdoor activities.