I’m happy to announce that I’m officially a licensed professional civil engineer in the state of California. My area of interest is wastewater treatment and reuse. Given the water crisis in California, there are many opportunities to help supplement and reduce water demand. In part of this, I left my job in Walnut Creek in the fall and moved back to San Luis Obispo. I switched jobs to a firm that has more opportunities to work in recycled water. Many of the projects I currently work on are treating industrial or residential waste from wineries, developments, and/or campgrounds and designing and helping to permit the treated, recycled water, for irrigation purposes. Given Paso Robles, the up and coming “new Napa”, the vineyards are an ideal recipient for recycled water. While doing less municipal work compared to my previous job, it’s fun to work on projects that make a direct local impact. Also who wouldn’t want to visit beautiful wineries as part of their job? Moving back to San Luis Obispo has brought me out of the big city life and into a smaller town. The climate is consistently 60-70 degrees, and I can trail run or play soccer almost any day of the year. In addition, it gives me the opportunity to lecture at Cal Poly, my alma mater. Thank you MVYouth for all you have done. It’s fun reading these annual reports and seeing all the amazing impacts and paths of the benefactors and recipients.