• Jointly leads data collection, needs analysis, and development of a proposed $800+ Million Department project and financial work program and production. • Prioritizes projects and works with Finance and 3rd party funding partners to secure funds.• Conducts scope development, staff hour estimation, consultant selection process, and contract negotiations.• Administers planning and design contracts.• Department lead working with MetroPlan Orlando (MPO) on prioritizing projects, project intake applications, and additional funding opportunities.• Manages more technical studies and projects assigned to the section such as the Southeast Area Transportation Study (SEATS), Joint Mobility Fee Study and Fee increase, Transportation Inter-Local Agreements (ILA) with the City of St. Cloud for joint transportation funding/partnerships, drafting an Infrastructure Redevelopment Plan for establishment of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District, Micro-Transit Feasibility Study, and Vision Zero Action Plan development.• Drafts and reviews Developer Agreements for public-private partnerships ranging from $100K’s to $500M worth of infrastructure improvements.• Aiding in evaluation of potential 30-year bonding capacity within the SEATS Area.• Ensures ordinances, regulations, funding strategies, and processes associated with the department’s capital improvement plan are implemented.• Represents County on regional transportation and transit organizations.• Supervises, directs, and evaluates mid-level planning and in-house consultant staff including directing work, monitoring progress, processing concerns and problems of staff, as well as counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals. • Coordinates, assigns, and reviews work while ensuring established schedules and quality standards are met. Monitors work status and provides direction, advice, and answers questions, and examines the final product.

• Supervised and directed assigned staff, hearing employee concerns, directing work, counseling, and disciplining.• Coordinated, assigned and reviewed work and established work schedules; maintained standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspected completed work assignments; answered questions; gave advice and direction as needed.• Supervised administration of and interprets the land development code. • Supervised the review of proposed and current developments for compliance with the land development code, the comprehensive plan, and decisions made by various City authorities. • Recommended requirements, standard operating procedures, and instructions to the Director that are required to achieve acceptable zoning and development review practices.• Attended and participated in conferences, meetings, seminars, and workshops set by the Director.• Provided recommendations and reports to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals for variance and special exception applications. Provides the City Council with recommendations and interpretations regarding zoning or development review issues.• Drafted ordinances for land development code updates, resolutions, and other documents for legal and administrative review and approval.• Responded to public inquiries for information and complaints, instructed individuals and groups on the nature and requirements of the various City codes.• Responsible for answering questions posed by staff, development community, and general public.• Supervised review of applications for site plans, subdivision plans, variances, conditional use applications, Business Tax Receipts, and other processes of the Department.

• Supervising, directing, and evaluating mid-level planning staff including directing work, monitoring progress, processing concerns and problems of staff, as well as counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals. • Coordinating, assigning, and reviewing work while ensuring established schedules and quality standards are met. Monitoring work status and giving direction, advice, and answering questions, and inspecting the final product.• Supervising administration of land development regulations and provide interpretations as needed.• Supervising the review of development proposals to ensure compliance with the land development code, comprehensive plan, and direction of applicable elected and appointed officials. Examples include:· Site Development Plans, Preliminary Subdivision Plans, Final Plats, Planned Developments, Zoning Map Amendments, and Future Land Use Amendments.• Recommends standard operating procedures, requirements, and instructions to Director which achieve efficient completion of planning projects and consistent development review practices.• Attends and participates in workshops, seminars, meetings, and conferences as directed.• Provides presentations on project report findings and staff recommendations to the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners.• Drafting Developer Agreements and Interlocal Agreements for legal and administrative review.• Responds to public information requests and complaints by providing individuals and groups a better understanding of project background and the nature of related code requirements.• Continuing to conduct or direct many previous Project Manager responsibilities through current roll.

• Corridor Planning,• PD&E Management,• Expressway Authority Corridor Feasibility Study Coordination,• Local Area Program (LAP) project collaboration, • FDOT Partnering,• Supportive Transportation and Land Use Planning, • Supervising/mentoring entry and mid-level Planners,• Managing review of developments to ensure planning for proper transportation systems into the future, and• Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Member.

• Corridor Planning,• PD&E Scope Preparation,• Expressway Authority Corridor Feasibility Study Coordination,• Local Area Program (LAP) project collaboration, • FDOT Partnering,• Supportive Transportation and Land Use Planning, and• Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Member.

• Managed grant application submittal for $50K of trail improvements. See supplemental application video: https://vimeo.com/201070947 • Assisting with management of the planning, organization, and implementation of goals and objectives for the Department of Transportation and Transit, as well as Long Range Planning.• Assisted in a $43 Million grant proposal for 30 miles of trail segments that connect to approximately 300 miles of regionally significant trails, and help fill important gaps in both state and federal trail systems.• Primary voting member of the Technical Advisory Committee for local MPO.• Coordinating with local agencies to provide alternative commuting options and opportunities.• Developed annual and 5-year operating and capital project budget for CRA.• Facilitating and leading community meetings.• Focusing on major County initiatives and special projects.• Project Manager for the creation of development standards and processing of diverse development applications.• Assisting with management of the planning, organization, and implementation of department goals.• Managing Professional Planning and Engineering Consulting Firms with numerous special projects.• Mentoring/Supervising a team of planners.• Managed the Capital Improvements Element Annual Update.• Coordinated Detailed Specific Area Plan Review.• Concept Plan reviews for Communities meeting smart code standards.• Managing various Large and Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Reviews.• Commuter Rail Station Design review and analysis.• Coordinated numerous County Departments and Utility Provider, to identify areas with high need of water and sewer infrastructure, assisted in obtained approval, through completion of an Interlocal Agreement, of approximately $1.5 Million for needed improvements to a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Target Neighborhood.• Coordinate with the City of St. Cloud as a point of contact, and transfer of infrastructure and maintenance.

• Managed the planning, organization, and implementation of the goals and objectives of the Current Planning team of the Planning and Zoning Office.• Managed and supervised a Planner I and a Senior Zoning Specialist through the assignment of projects, workload management, assistance, and mentoring.• Reported to the Zoning Manager as a Project Manager and Supervisor, with responsibility for coordinating and supervising the preliminary and final inter-departmental reviews, compiling data, performing necessary analyses, authoring and assimilating full project reports, and presenting findings & recommendations to the Planning Commission (PC), Board of County Commissioners (BCC), and Board of Adjustment (BOA) for matters involving land use, zoning, water and waste water resources, highways and multi-modal transportation, recreational areas, public schools, and other various planning and environmental services in the interest of preserving the health, safety, and welfare of the public.• Prepared and discussed with employees their Quarterly Feedback and Annual Performance Evaluations. • Provided the public with information regarding the public hearing process with projects my team was leading, and responded positively to specific escalated inquiries relating to these projects.• Assisted the public, developers, and business owners with questions ranging from Developments of Regional Impact (DRI) vested rights, impact fees, demographic information, zoning, future land use, and site design to various other aspects of the Land Development Code and Comprehensive plan. Assisted also in the application process of these properties.• Amended the County’s Capital Improvements Element as a Large Scale CPA for consistency with other Elements of the Comprehensive Plan and Florida Statutes.

• Report to the Senior Planner as a Project Manager, with responsibility for coordinating reviews, conducting comprehensive research, authoring full project reports, and presenting findings & recommendations to the local Planning Board and County Commission for Planned Development (PD) amendments, Conditional Use requests, Comprehensive Plan Amendments (CPA), and many other long range planning projects.• Write standard and customized zoning verification letters, and conduct the associated research to corroborate the findings and verify potential development entitlements. • Updating the County’s Capital Improvements Element as a Large Scale CPA for consistency with other Elements of the Comprehensive Plan, recent Land Development Code (LDC) revisions, and Florida Statutes.• Promote and implement energy efficiency within the community through participation in the financial reporting and reconciliation of approximately $7 million in reported grant match funds for the Osceola Energy Initiative, a program supported by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Energy.• Coordinated with numerous County Departments and the local water utility provider, Toho Water Authority (TWA), to identify areas with high need of water and sewer infrastructure, and obtained approval for approximately $1.5 Million for needed improvements to a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) target neighborhood.• Continuing to facilitate/coordinate discussions with TWA and County Human Services Department to finalize a timeline for the above mentioned project, and get an Interlocal Agreement drafted for the project.• Coordinating with TWA management and engineering staff to establish cost projections for a number of water/sanitary sewer economic development and infill projects.

• Reported to the Planning Manager with responsibility for reviewing site plans, plats, zoning requests, Development of Regional Impact (DRI) and Planned Unit Developments (PUD), variances, conditional uses, business tax receipts, and building permits.• Assisted the public, developers, and business owners with questions ranging from zoning and site design to various other aspects of the Land Development Code (LDC) and Comprehensive plan.• Wrote standard and customized zoning verification letters. • Supervised two public boards with responsibilities including composing meeting agendas and reports, presenting staff’s findings and recommendations to the board, as well as answering questions from board members and the public.• Supervised planning interns to ensure understanding and completion of assigned projects.• Conducted various site inspections for field verification, permits, and Certificates of Occupancy.• Created the Comprehensive Business Start-Up Guide, Business Start-Up Checklist, and Business Guide Process Flowchart all available online at: http://www.kissimmee.org/index.aspx?page=489 • Amended several sections of the LDC resulting in regulations that increase the opportunity for affordable housing, improved pedestrian connectivity, and increased development compatibility.• Assisted with the Kissimmee Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan creation by updating and creating a new comprehensive Bicycle Map using numerous data sources, field verification, and creation of a complete Bicycle Systems GIS Layer.• Assisted with the review of multiple Requests for Qualifications (RFQ’s) for projects ranging from the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), 2010 Comprehensive Plan, Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan, Post Disaster Redevelopment Plan (PDRP), Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 (NSP3), and the Vine Street Redevelopment Branding Project.

• Assisted the general public, developers, and Occupational License applicants with various aspects of the LDC and Comprehensive plan, including specific zoning and site design standards.• Reviewed Occupational License applications and wrote standard and customized zoning verification letters. • Organized and participated in the facilitation of several Neighborhood Summit and community meetings.• Organized and headed the Neighborhood Matching Grant program with responsibilities that included the review of grant applications, working with community representatives, running review meetings, administering grant money, and conducting follow-up interviews and inspections.• Conducted a windshield survey of historic homes, performed door to door income surveys, and performed inspections for alcohol/tobacco license applications.• Volunteered as a GIS technician for the Osceola County my region, “How Shall We Grow” public input session to gather insight from local citizens as to how they hope to see their region grow.• Participated in a number of Vine Street Public input design Charrettes to help formulate a redevelopment vision plan for the failing commercial corridor. • Assisted in the development and implementation of a Neighborhood Improvement Plan.• Created the City’s Traffic Calming Manual, still used by the Traffic Calming Committee.

• Improved the Marquette County Hazard Mitigation Plan by interpreting aerial photographs, creating vector datasets, inputting quantitative data, and editing existing ArcGIS layers.• Contacted township managers regarding participation in the emergency management survey.• Compiled field data and survey results to create in-depth graphs and tables using Excel.• Updated the County’s Land Use Plan, including the report, tables, graphs, and maps.