Mr. Galvez is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, and is a California Licensed Professional Engineer who brings to the City over 28 years of private sector and municipal civil engineering experience. Mr. Galvez serves as the Deputy Public Works Director / City Engineer for the City of Fountain Valley Public Works Department where he oversees the City's Engineering Division, which includes the City’s Capital Improvement Program, Sewer Rehabilitation Program, Traffic Engineering, and Development Review. Mr. Galvez also serves on multiple technical advisory committees with Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) where he represents the City’s interests on a wide range of regional transportation issues.
Mr. Galvez is an authoring and voting board member of APWA's Work Area Traffic Control Hand Book (W.A.T.C.H.), which is a highly regarded reference manual for work area traffic control, and he serves on the Greenbook Committee. Mr. Galvez also serves as Adjunct Professor of Engineering for the University of California, Berkeley ITS Extension, and the Rancho Santiago College District.