Together they created and implemented the multi-tiered scoring system in place today along with the video review protocol.

He starred as himself (with the nickname "Olympus") on the 1995-1997 martial arts TV series WMAC Masters.

Herb Perez became a prominent critic of electronic scoring in the 2016 Summer Olympics taekwondo competition.

His career and criticism were highlighted in a feature story in the September 2016 issue of Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine called "Herb Perez: Modern Renaissance Man".

Retired Police Chief and longtime Foster City resident Jon Froomin was selected to replace Perez on the council until the term for his seat expires in November 2020.