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Santa Barbara, California, United States

Ventura, California, United States

• Processed discretionary permit and entitlement applications (e.g. Zoning Clearances and Conditional Use Permits) for commercial and industrial projects located within coastal, urban, rural, and inland areas of Ventura.
• Managing multiple projects while acting as a clearinghouse for County review teams in the Resource Management Agency, Public Works Agency, etc.
• Reviewing environmental documents to ensure compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
• Analyzing land use and development proposals for policy and code consistency.
• Drafting staff reports and supporting technical exhibits.
• Presenting at public meetings/workshops and public decision-maker hearings.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Produced a long-range, university Landscape Plan to inventory campus conditions and guide future capital improvements.
• Developed technical drawings for high-end residential DD and CD submittal packages.
• Illustrated deliverables for complex tourism and educational projects using state-of-the-art design software.
• Built a Southern California plant database with attributes and design use cases for over 300 plants.
• Created marketing materials for project award submittals and social media.

Lancaster, PA

• Analyzed and documented existing site conditions using mapping tools, field studies, and hydrologic modeling.
• Designed stormwater facilities, site grading, wet utilities, and erosion and sediment control plans for multi-acre residential, commercial, and agricultural sites.
• Coordinated NPDES and general site permits with county and state environmental agencies.
• Prepared cost opinions and construction observation reports.

Master Of Science, Urban Planning And Policy Design

Thesis: Climate-Induced Conflagrations and the Spatial Design Professions: A Transect-based and Nature-Based Solutions Toolkit for.

Bachelor Of Science, Civil Engineering