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Saratoga, California, United States

Team leader of the following divisions: Land Use Planning, Building, Land Development Engineering, Arborist, Facilities Maintenance and Code Enforcement.

Central Coast California

Team leader in the following land use disciplines: Building, Economic Development, Fire Inspection, Housing and Planning.

Coachella Valley, California

Team leader in the Community Development Department for the following divisions: Building, Planning and Fire Safety

Central Coast California

Team leader in the following fields: Planning, Engineering, Building, Cannabis Affairs, Housing, Code Enforcement, Successor Agency, Grants and Economic Development.

Greater Chicago Area

Managed the Economic Development Assistant and Media Specialist.• Aggressively involved in the recruitment and retention of new and existing businesses.• Utilized the Cook County Class 8 property tax incentive for the retention and recruitment of business to the community: (Over 400 jobs retained/created).• Marketed a local development company to purchase and develop a municipal controlled property for a Checkers restaurant. (20 jobs created)• Represents the community at Local, Regional, State and Federal meetings, conventions (ICSC) and business trade-shows. (Executive Board Member {Treasurer} of the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitor’s Bureau)• Instrumental in creating the City’s inaugural Comprehensive Plan.• Managed two (2) active TIF Districts within the municipality and the creation of a BDD.• Recruited Bob’s Discount Furniture (Owned by Bain Capital) to a former Office Depot location. (Over 50 jobs created) {Recruited at ICSC May 2015 Convention in Las Vegas, NV}• Secured Program Year 2015 CDBG Infrastructure Granto 2015 - $153,000 – Street Reconstruction Projects• Worked in collaboration with the State of Illinois and Commonwealth Edison for the recruitment of the ALTA Equipment Lift Truck Corporation to establish a location in Calumet City. While the business was recruited by the State of Indiana, I was able to offer incentives for the business to locate in the community resulting in sales tax revenue, reutilization of a vacant building and the creation of 30 well paying jobs.• Coordinated a complex economic incentive package to retain and expand a meat wholesale business (Meats by Linz) while competing against the State of Indiana, City of Hammond and the RDC.• Sold $545,000 worth of municipal real estate to private development corporations.• Recruited Fuller's Car Wash to a longstanding vacant commercial property.

Greater Chicago Area

Promotion to the Economic Development Coordinator. Responsible for promoting Economic Development including: initiatives, incentives and recruitments.

Greater Chicago Area

Land use planner focused on economic development and redevelopment projects. Collaborated with private developers on a redevelopment project that won the EDIE award from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Secured Federal, State and County funds for CDBG infrastructure projects and tourism related development such as the Route 66 Marx Brothers exhibit.Authored creative zoning changes to spur economic development and sales tax stabilization and created the city’s first TIF district.

Europe

Greater Chicago Area

Created the City’s GIS database in addition to land use research and staff reports.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Lectured a physical geography lab in addition to grading and course construction.

Ma, Geography: Urban Planning And Community Development

Activities and Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon - Lucia Harrison Scholarship Recipient Thesis Topic: “Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Relations.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography And History

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon