René Vidales is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer (PE), Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD), LEED Green Associate, one of the first 15 recipients in CA of the ENVISIONTM Sustainability Professional accreditation (ENV SP), and one of the first 25 recipients in the world of the GreenroadsTM Sustainable Transportation Professional accreditation (STP), with over two decades of experience in all phases of Land Development in both the private and public sectors; he is currently Program Coordinator for the Development and Construction Section of the Watershed Protection Program at the County of San Diego. Mr. Vidales made presentations about North Park’s recent achievements in the area of sustainability at the 2013 APWA Sustainability in Public Works Conference in San Diego and at the 2014 ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure in Long Beach.