Vidal Cortes

Civil Engineer, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

Board Member

Vidal Cortes has been on a mission to protect our environment and human health. As a Project Manager at the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), he is responsible for developing long range planning for new wastewater treatment facilities; producing technical recommendations; managing consultant and contractor contracts; coordinating and negotiating contracts with other agencies and external parties; ensuring LACSD project compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and recommending mitigation measures that eliminate or reduce potential impacts to the environment.

Prior to joining the public sector, Vidal was a leader at CH2M, a world renown environmental consulting firm, where he worked the gamut of clients (USEPA, Boeing, Exxon, Kinder Morgan). Vidal received his MS in environmental engineering from Stanford University and his BS from the University of California-Irvine. He has been guarding the environment and serving our communities ever since. 

Prior to joining the public sector, Vidal was a leader at CH2M, a world renown environmental consulting firm, where he worked the gamut of clients (USEPA, Boeing, Exxon, Kinder Morgan). Vidal received his MS in environmental engineering from Stanford University and his BS from the University of California-Irvine. He has been guarding the environment and serving our communities ever since.