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Keweenaw Peninsula Michigan

Hancock, Michigan, United States

• Regional Housing Development Incentives, Workforce Development Analysis, Active Transportation Planning, Recreation, Rural Ambulance Feasibility Study, Tourism, and host of other regional planning challenges:
• Updated 2009 MDOT (Michigan Department of Transportation) “2022-2030 Superior Region Nonmotorized Transportation Plan and Strategy” – for the six (6) county Western Upper Peninsula.
• Housing market analysis & financial incentive (tax credit/abatements, loans, grants) program inventory for developers, LUGs (local units of government), and individual citizens of the Western Upper Peninsula Region.
• Labor Force Assessment Study/Analysis document for the six (6) county Western Upper Peninsula.

• Site related infrastructure improvements for multi-family manufactured home communities throughout United States:
• Site infrastructure project manager for the largest private owner/operator of manufactured home communities in the United States
• National search, selection of qualified consultant, oversight, and initial implementation of integrated “Enterprise Security Camera System” - Phase 1 (60 communities), along with creation and oversight of water cost.

Detroit, Michigan

• Navigated the complexities of serving in a multi-functional role managing architectural oversight, project OSHA safety protocols, construction oversight, & government approvals.
• Delivered on time and within budget by managing the RFQ/RFP and bidding process, selecting competitive vendors, scheduling logistics, and assessing quality of materials and completed work.
• Maximized results by working directly with civil, mechanical, plumbing, electrical engineers, and other building trades contractors to resolve issues, and control costs and ensure accurate bids.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Successfully worked with Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), Government (city, state, county), Nonprofits, and Non-Government Organizations, and VA Regional Offices to identify and facilitate local Veteran.
• Ability to secure 2400 Veterans job commitments for Metro Detroit area from local and national companies.

65 Cadillac Tower - Suite 2000

• Steered project execution while overseeing real estate sales, property management, along with oversight of development projects (residential/commercial/industrial).
• Oversight of the creation of Detroit Property Management (DPI) intranet-based system to vastly improve the management of inventory for over 60,000 city owned properties. Diligently worked with IT programing staff in.
• Managed a skeleton staff of twelve (12). Ability to work efficiently and proactively to produce results which included over $10M in real estate sales revenue for 2013-2015 fiscal years and positioned organization to.

65 Cadillac Tower, Detroit, MI 48226

• Achieved initiatives in planning, development & construction by serving as the information link between real estate developers, business expansions & recruitment, nonprofits, community development organizations, local.
• Evaluated developer financial potential, project design standards, community input, zoning, building code and master plan compliance, and gained municipal approvals as necessary (Planning Commission, BZA, Building.
• Successful management of targeted development districts & individual projects – budget forecasting for infrastructure and other developer incentive programs and produced development agreements and all other necessary.

Bachelor Of Architecture - Barch, Architecture

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Architecture