Danielle Gerlach Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Integrate GIS technology into project workflows, providing technical guidance and serving as a resource.
• Coordinate with project, task, and program managers for GIS deliverables, including estimating hours, assigning tasks, and quality assurance.
• Support marketing strategies.
• Develop and maintain partnerships, both internal to HNTB and externally.
• Recruit, train, and retain top GIS and planning talent.
• Serve as Community Engagement Lead, planning and executing volunteer and community-based projects outside of day to day work.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Planner II responsibilities plus:
• Serve as the GIS task lead on various projects
• Assist in strategic sessions and pursuit development

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Produce high-quality, professional, accessible maps in print and online
• Conduct data analysis
• Write accurate and detailed methodology documents
• Conduct environmental screening for projects, including natural resources, cultural resources, and environmental justice
• Locate, download, and manage datasets
• Collect primary data through various means, including traffic counts and noise levels

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Served as project manager for various transportation planning projects, including the Central Indiana Freight Plan; Pedal and Park Program
• Managed the request for qualifications/proposals process to fulfill transportation planning projects throughout the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Area
• Assisted in organizational policy development
• Utilized various public engagement techniques to solicit public feedback
• Coordinated youth and diversity outreach efforts, including managing the job shadow program, establishing new partnerships with local schools and youth organizations, and conducting presentations and activities for.
• Led various tasks supporting internal agency projects, including meeting minutes, social media and newsletter content, and preparation for public hearings and meetings

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, IN

Through a partnership between the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA), the School of Environmental and Public Affairs (SPEA), and the IU Public Policy Institute (PPI), I worked with Jasper, IN local government and high school students to guide them through a community development plan.

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Evaluated the progress of program operations in meeting established goals and objectives
• Created maps of the IndyEast Promise Zone and surrounding areas utilizing QGIS and ArcGIS software
• Researched and gathered data relevant to the goal areas of the Promise Zone
• Coordinated with other organizations to gather data, identify gaps, and plan future evaluation efforts
• Conducted surveys in order to gauge neighborhood perceptions in the Promise Zone and surrounding areas
• Managed data related to work group indicators utilizing spreadsheets and other database software, including Microsoft Access and Excel

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

• Educated 389 people/students about stormwater and water quality
• Assessed stream health and quality through visual inspections and chemical tests
• Identified sources of illicit discharge in local waterways
• Recruited, organized, and managed 43 volunteers
• Oversaw the Adopt-A-Stream program and trained two new groups
• Conducted initial construction site inspections for stormwater protection measures

East Lansing, Michigan

• Mapped downtown boundaries and documented placemaking metrics using QGIS and Google Earth Pro
• Developed, fielded, and analyzed neighborhood perceptions of blight removal activities
• Researched, developed, and assisted with delivering training programs

East Lansing, Michigan

• Created a Storymap with ArcGIS for the 1986 Saginaw Bay flood project
• Assisted in the development of a water science course for newly elected and appointed officials
• Conducted research, evaluations, assessments, and data analysis

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Assisted in the creation of the Pure Michigan Byways and Tour Routes Driving Guide
• Managed Access databases
• Created reports and queries in Access
• Managed Excel spreadsheets
• Attended and assisted with public meetings, including document preparation and distribution

Master Of Science - Ms, Geographic Information Science And Cartography

No Degree Awarded, Urban And Regional Governance

Activities and Societies: My Community, My Vision Fellow

Certificate Of Completion, Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion

This seven-week series introduced different dimensions of diversity and inclusion and ways to address systemic forms of social inequities.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning, With Honor

Activities and Societies: Communications Chair of the MSU Urban and Regional Planning Student Association

Transfer, International Business

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society