In addition to serving in his role as President-Elect, Vic Bianes serves as the Board of Directors Liaison to the Government Affairs Committee and Finance Committee, and as a member of the New Initiatives Committee.
Bianes serves as Major Client Manager, Kleinfelder Engineering, San Diego, California. His career spans 39 years in public works administration, management, project management, planning, design, fiscal management, operations-maintenance, and construction. Bianes has significant private and municipal public works experience leading large capital improvements programs, running large-scale operation and maintenance efforts, and managing complex programs in San Diego. He is a California registered engineer with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Redlands.
Within APWA, Bianes has been very active in the San Diego & Imperial Counties Chapter as well as at the national level. At the chapter level, Bianes has served in leadership positions on the Internship, Scholarship, Public Works Institute, Advocacy, and Awards Committees. He has held chapter executive positions, including Chapter President, Past President, and Alternate Delegate.
At the national level, Bianes has served on the national board as the Technical Director, Fleet and Facilities Management and has been appointed to several APWA committees in leadership and liaison roles, including Utilities and Public Rights-of-Way, Fleet Management, Professional Development, Facilities and Grounds, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Workforce Development, and Strategic Planning Committees. He served as co-chair for PWX San Diego in 2023 and is an instructor for the Emerging Leaders Academy.
In 2017, Bianes was the recipient of the Harry S. Swearingen Award for outstanding APWA chapter service. He also received the 2015 National Chapter Membership Achievement Award for chapter membership growth and the 2014 Donald E. Stone National Award for the creation of the internship program.