Lindsey Cohen Email and Phone Number

• Make recommendations to the Associate Commissioner on defining and executing Sponsor and Design Agency review procedures, and application of policies adopted during project approval process. • Coordinate plan review by all City agencies including DOC, NYPD, FDNY, and DOB using interpersonal and time management skills. Identify mutually agreeable solutions in time-sensitive work environment using conflict management and written/verbal communication skills.• Manage 5-10 project consultants to achieve goals by ensuring purpose, stakeholders, next steps, and timelines are clearly defined. • Attend Neighborhood Advisory and Community Board meetings to gather input on design requirements, provide project schedule updates, and answer questions. Ensure community input is incorporated into project plans during plan development and review. • Lead Federal reimbursement process for DDC’s multimillion dollar COVID response program. Develop and implement system to organize/track data. Coordinate staff from 5 agencies, 1 consulting firm, and 5 contractors to define contract scopes on an emergency timeline, and write project-specific cost reasonableness analyses/inventory disposition memos in accordance with Federal guidance.

• Made recommendations to the Deputy Mayor on policies and procedures related to the CEQR EIS and ULURP for an $8B capital project. Distilled complex issues into one-pagers identifying context, issue, and recommendation for Mayoral approval. • Updated program consultants on evolving Master Plan to ensure EIS and ULURP reflected most up to date program. Detailed review of consultant work product to ensure consistency across over 30 chapters and 13 applications. Reviewed comments from 10 agencies on relevant EIS sections and ensure incorporation. • Assisted in creation and management of citywide community and local elected engagement process. Confirm accuracy and clarity of presentation materials using attention to detail and graphic design skills. Wrote technical responses to press inquiries. • Successfully on-boarded and managed Urban Fellow for 9 months by assigning tasks, teaching best practices, answering questions, and confirming task progress and completion.

• Deputy project managed SEQRA EIS projects for private clients. Utilized quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills to compose technical chapters, including projecting construction period and operational impacts to local utilities, public services, and cultural/visual resources. Used organizational skills to track data needs, interpersonal skills to coordinate sub-consultant work, and regularly updated PM at project milestones. • Reviewed site plans and applications, made recommendation to Town of Southeast Planning Board regarding approvals.

• Compiled and verified CDBG funding application packages for mixed-income residential project in Jersey City, NJ.• Used ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and Illustrator to develop sales maps for marketing.

• By increasing work capacity and streamlining writing process, doubled the revenue of the Zoning Department within first year of employment.• Reviewed ALTA Surveys against Zoning Codes. Utilized writing skills and understanding of land use regs to compose concise, 6-page Municipal Information Summary Reports for banks and REITs to determine if nonconformance insurance is needed.

• Compiled floor-by-floor mechanical plans using CAD. Used Navisworks to identify clashes. • Tracked the on-site installation of architectural components from the 4th level basement to the 9th floor.• Tracked on-site installation of 10 ventilation risers from the 5th to the 13th floor. Created spreadsheet to track each riser. • Reviewed change orders and takeoffs. Created Excel spreadsheet to compare differences between contractor claims and updated plans.

• Created and organized a master list of 200 sustainability indicators using Excel. • Compiled and synthesized data from 15 city websites, comprehensive plans, and municipal codes in order to provide a yes or no answer to each indicator.

• Introduced groups of 8-10 visitors of all ages and abilities to the butterfly pavilion every 20 minutes.• Guided visitors through the exhibit and translated complex information to different audiences

• Developed work-based summer program for 200 teens.• Used management skills, clear communication, and creativity to engage group of 12 teenage girls in environmentally-focused activities over the course of 4 months.

• Gathered detailed unofficial census data for a one square mile section of the lower ninth ward. • Evaluated and initiated housing redevelopment process via debris removal and fundraising, culminating in a 25-page research paper on public housing pre- and post-Katrina.