This position at Parramatta City Council has me back in strategic planning and working with a small team of planners and urban designers on the review of planning controls for Parramatta CBD. GIS skills are continually being used and developed on the ESRI ArcGIS platform.Tasks and achievements:- Preparing, engaging, and managing multiple consultancy briefs relating to economic development and infrastructure funding;- Spatial and data analysis on floor-space capacity… Show more This position at Parramatta City Council has me back in strategic planning and working with a small team of planners and urban designers on the review of planning controls for Parramatta CBD. GIS skills are continually being used and developed on the ESRI ArcGIS platform.Tasks and achievements:- Preparing, engaging, and managing multiple consultancy briefs relating to economic development and infrastructure funding;- Spatial and data analysis on floor-space capacity modelling;- Creating, managing, maintaining and updating spatial data for the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and other major planning projects;- Preparing diagrammatic maps and exporting of GIS data for consultants and internal staff;- Preparing statutory maps and associated GIS data to accompany a future public exhibition of a major planning proposal, as well as site-specific planning proposals in accordance with technical requirements;- Research and analysis on planning matters relating to the review, including transport and parking;- Successfully auditing and merging GIS planning data from five councils to provide an integrated set of data for the City of Parramatta LGA;- Assessing and advising on integration of 14 Contributions Plans across parts of the five former LGAs now within the City of Parramatta;- Taking primary responsibility to administer planning and planning-related GIS data for the organisation with support from other business units across Council;- Developing new skills in 3D modelling of existing built form, existing and proposed planning controls to test impacts of overshadowing on sensitive areas in and around the CBD;- Taking primary responsibility for mapping data and preparation of new planning maps as part of the CIty of Parramatta's Harmonisation Program, which brings 5 LEPs and DCPs into consolidated documents;- Developing and deploying interactive web-based mapping solutions for exhibitions of planning instruments and contributions plans. Show less

The City of Ryde marked a change from strategic planning as a career and gave me the opportunity to branch out into fields that I have developed skills in, but not had the chance to embrace fully. Work at Ryde focused on providing high-level technical GIS support to the planning division while undertaking a comprehensive audit of existing planning data within both mapping and the council's corporate property system (TechOne). New data was prepared and applied using a consistent schema of… Show more The City of Ryde marked a change from strategic planning as a career and gave me the opportunity to branch out into fields that I have developed skills in, but not had the chance to embrace fully. Work at Ryde focused on providing high-level technical GIS support to the planning division while undertaking a comprehensive audit of existing planning data within both mapping and the council's corporate property system (TechOne). New data was prepared and applied using a consistent schema of attributes which enables clear relationships to be seen between planning instruments.Tasks and achievements include:- Managing, creating, and auditing planning and planning-related data within Council GIS and corporate property systems resulting in significant improvements to data quality and confidence for the organisation.- Preparing planning maps in accordance with statutory requirements using the CadCorp SIS GIS application.- Preparing technical documents and procedures.- Providing specialised advice to business units within Council.- Developing an understanding and appreciation of relational databases, schema construction, and data analysis techniques.- Collaborating with other business units of Council and external agencies in relation to data supplies for planning purposes.- Reverse-engineering formulas within the City of Ryde Section 94 Plan 2007 to prepare a new calculator to compute S.94 contributions after a previous database application was grandfathered.- Giving lectures to GIS students at Macquarie University and overseeing research field work for Land Use studies and Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) analysis. Show less

Working at the City of Sydney provided an array of challenges and opportunities only possible at a Capital City council. While specialising in developer contributions, I was still able to undertake projects of personal and professional interest including transport and urban planning.Tasks and achievements include:- Overseeing, managing and commencing reviews to the Development Contributions plans.- Providing expert advice to business units within Council.- Providing expert… Show more Working at the City of Sydney provided an array of challenges and opportunities only possible at a Capital City council. While specialising in developer contributions, I was still able to undertake projects of personal and professional interest including transport and urban planning.Tasks and achievements include:- Overseeing, managing and commencing reviews to the Development Contributions plans.- Providing expert advice to business units within Council.- Providing expert advice to external agencies - such as the Department of Planning - and the public.- Preparing expert evidence for Court proceedings.- Reverse-engineering the Development Rights Scheme for Green Square Town Centre to cater for modified floor space expectations.- Developing and implementing a model for Land Use and Transport Integration to guide parking standards for residential development using ESRI's ArcMap GIS application and Network Analyst.- Preparing and developing the 2008 City of Sydney Capacity Study and associated updates using ArcMap and ArcScene. Show less

Blue Mountains Council allowed me to develop and build on the skills and knowledge obtained in the NSW planning system. The challenges there included providing opportunities for residential and local-scale commercial development in an area surrounded by a World Heritage listed National Park. Recognising and working within the environmental constraints and opportunities gave stand-out experiences here.Tasks and achievements include:- Preparing Local Environmental Plan amendments-… Show more Blue Mountains Council allowed me to develop and build on the skills and knowledge obtained in the NSW planning system. The challenges there included providing opportunities for residential and local-scale commercial development in an area surrounded by a World Heritage listed National Park. Recognising and working within the environmental constraints and opportunities gave stand-out experiences here.Tasks and achievements include:- Preparing Local Environmental Plan amendments- Initiating a review of Council's Development Contributions plan- Preparing maps and supporting documents for a major Local Environmental Plan review- Creating and managing updates to planning data and maps using the MapInfo GIS application- Managing and interrogating a SQL-based submissions database with a Microsoft Access front-end.- Managing 12 staff for up to six months in an acting capacity Show less

Canterbury City Council was my first council in NSW. Working here provided a good introduction to NSW planning legislation and gave me plenty of opportunities to apply planning skills within an entirely new context. The challenges here included residential infill development and urban redevelopment at a local scale.Tasks and achievements include:- Preparing Local Environmental Plan amendments- Preparing Development Control Plan amendments- Undertaking a comprehensive review… Show more Canterbury City Council was my first council in NSW. Working here provided a good introduction to NSW planning legislation and gave me plenty of opportunities to apply planning skills within an entirely new context. The challenges here included residential infill development and urban redevelopment at a local scale.Tasks and achievements include:- Preparing Local Environmental Plan amendments- Preparing Development Control Plan amendments- Undertaking a comprehensive review of Council's development contributions plan- Early involvement with the National Parks and Wildlife Service for the creation of the Wolli Creek Regional Park Show less

Tasks and achievements include:- Preparing reports and evidence on District Plan matters.- Overseeing consultants engaged to provide advice on District Plan matters.- Developing a CD-ROM based application for the exhibition of the Proposed District Plan.- Undertaking research and surveys on planning matters.