Certificate in Low Impact Development
(Autumn, Downtown Seattle)
Developed in partnership with the UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

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Dustin Atchison, M.S., P.E.
Water Resources Engineer, CH2M HILL

Atchison is a water resources engineer with 12 years of experience in consulting firms specializing in stormwater management in the State of Washington. He has expertise in low-impact development (LID) design, analysis and development of implementation guidelines and tools in multiple states. He has consulted on development of new regulations and provided education through training and presentations on stormwater and LID design. He has a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he conducted field studies on an experimental rain garden and developed the RECARGA model to simulate and design bioretention facilities.

Wayne E. Carlson, AICP, LEEDŽ AP
Associate Principal, AHBL, Inc.

Carlson has 16 years of experience as a planner and is an associate principal who co-manages AHBL's Planning Department. Wayne's work has focused on all aspects of policy and project planning. From a policy perspective for AHBL, Wayne has managed the Puget Sound Partnership's local regulatory assistance project which involved preparing amendments to the local codes and policies of 36 cities and counties in Western Washington to integrate low impact development (LID) best management practices as well as work for cities of Tacoma, Newcastle, and SeaTac. From a project perspective, Wayne was the project manager for AHBL's efforts on LID pilot projects in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties as well as a 98-acre LID park on the Gig Harbor peninsula.

Greg Giraldo, P.E.
Senior Civil Engineer, SvR Design Company

Giraldo brings eleven years of experience as a project manager and civil infrastructure designer. His experience includes sustainable building site design and low impact development (LID) applications for various private and public agencies. He is a consultant specializing in drainage and storm water design, having designed and overseen construction of demonstration LID projects, advanced natural drainage systems, and green infrastructure projects. Giraldo uses his experience working in a collaborative environment to develop innovative design approaches to stormwater management and site design. He has provided guest lectures for both civil engineering and landscape architecture design courses at the University of Washington.