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DENIX ANBIAH, P.E.
4601 Waterstone Drive
Roseville, California 95747

Cell: (916) 934-9437 Home: (916)608-0622

OBJECTIVE:

A leadership role in public service with an opportunity to impact meaningful improvement in the quality of life for
the people of California.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Public Works Director, City of West Sacramento (08/2013 – Present)
As Public Works Director for City of West Sacramento, I plan, organize, assign and direct the activities,
operation, maintenance and programs of the Public Works Department, including, but not limited to public
works operations, capital programs, engineering, facilities, streets, sewer collection, water treatment and
distribution. I am in responsible charge for plan, design, construct, maintain and operate about 200 miles of
water mains, 130 miles of storm drains, 190 miles of sewer mains and 190 miles of streets. I am also in
responsible charge of operating and maintaining 8 water pump stations, 8 storm pump stations, 14 sewer
lift stations, 9 water tanks, 450,000 square feet of buildings, the City fleet and a water treatment plant that
has 4 billion gallons capacity per year. I manage a staff of 87 FTEs, Operating and Maintenance budget of
$27 million and a Capital Improvement Program of $180 million. Under my leadership and direction, the
Department received over $21 million in various federal and state grants for 12 projects in 2018 alone.

I establish, implement and evaluate departmental goals, priorities, procedures and policies. I provide staff
assistance to the City Manager, City Council, commissions and committees. I represent the City and the
Public Works Department to outside groups and organizations. I coordinate department activities with
those of other city departments and outside agencies. I direct the preparation, justification, and
administration of the departmental budget. I direct the selection, development, evaluation and discipline of
department staff. I prepare or direct the preparation of reports, memoranda, correspondence, studies,
research and special projects.
Chief, Division of Local Assistance, Caltrans (12/2008 – 08/2013)
As the Division Chief, I managed the Local Assistance Program which is a complex Program. I developed
and implemented policies, guidelines and standards for statewide project delivery functions; design,
construction, environmental analysis and right of way for local agency projects. I managed a support
budget of about $40 million and over 300 positions statewide. Over $1.7 billion of federal and state funds
were subvented to over 600 agencies statewide through local assistance program. Delivered over 100%
funding in each year. At any given time, I managed over 5000 active projects under 13 different funding
programs. I developed and implemented policies, formulated work programs and evaluated effectiveness of
operations in the Division. I developed and implemented policy for program selection, funding
disbursement, and delegated approval for grants management activities.
Executive Development Program Participant, Caltrans (2/2008 – 12/2008)
Participant of the Executive Development Program. As a part of this program, I worked in Division of
R/W. This gave me an opportunity to understand some of the challenges, such as managing the excess
lands, legal issues surrounding the Department's master agreements with the utility companies. Then in the
Division of Budgets I coordinated the department's effort during the legislative budget hearings. I have
participated in meetings with Department of Finance, Legislative Analyst Office and Assembly
subcommittee. I also had the opportunity to review and analyze all the Budget Change Proposals and
Finance Letters from the Department which gave me a broad perspective of the Department's budget. Then
as the Chief, Office of Special Funded Projects & Structures Local Assistance in the Division of
Engineering Services, I was in responsible charge for the quality assurance for structures designed by local
agencies, both on and off the state highway system. I assisted Division of Traffic Opertations in evaluating
the potential for modernizing the CMS and using them for commercial advertisements when not used for
transportation purposes.