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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Bus Speed and Reliability ProgramParatransit Forward Study

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Informed transit passengers of rail and bus transit conditions through social media posts, digital sign messages, detour maps, navigation apps, and alert feeds. Relayed incoming information to the appropriate departments within the agency. Developed social media posts and responded to @RideUTA mentions and direct messages.

Portland, Oregon Area

Division Transit Project (FX) - TriMetI-5 and I-205 Toll Projects - ODOTUS 97 Parkway Plan (Bend, OR) - ODOTCommercial Truck Parking Study - ODOTSwift Orange Line - Community Transit, WA[Cascadia] High Speed Rail Study - WSDOTAviation Economic Impact Study - WSDOT

Portland, Oregon Area

Performed research, drafted text, processed demographic data, and produced maps"Addressing Changing Demographics in Environmental Justice Analysis, State of Practice"U.S. Department of TransportationFederal Highways Administration

Portland, Oregon Area

Oxbow Consulting was a six-person graduate student capstone group contracted by Oregon DOT and Travel Oregon to develop the Cascadia Connect toolkit for improving car-free access to outdoor recreation statewide.Produced design guidelines, graphics, and layout of deliverables.Traveled Oregon by bus during spring break, surveying Oregonians and tourists on-board and at recreation sites.Conducted telephone interviews, focus groups, and site intercept surveys.

Portland, Oregon Area

Conducted ridership counts and passenger surveys on-board transit vehicles.Informed passengers of the new Hop Fastpass Fare Card and service changes.

Portland, Oregon Area

Drafted and designed an RFP document for solicitation of tactical urbanism projects.Consulted with Portland Bureau of Transportation planners and community organizations.Paid through an Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) scholarship.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Trained and supervised a team of interns to conduct calibration traffic counts.Reported to the CEO on smart cities technologies and applications.Assembled and configured traffic-sensors for hardware and software testing.Scouted, selected, and mapped locations for deployment of sensors using GIS software.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Investigated policy case-studies to assist council staff with agenda itemsDrafted all weekly email newsletters and proofread press releases for Council MembersOversaw training of incoming interns and formalized intern processesPerformed visual tasks including graphic design and GIS mapping

Salt Lake City, Ut

Produced housing stock and accessory dwelling unit inventoriesAssisted the urban designer with the development of the Downtown Community PlanRepresented the planning office at public events and communicated directly with citizens

Salt Lake City, Ut

Managed file roomand, supply room, and mail roomDelivered and picked-up legal documents, checks, and office suppliesAnswered incoming calls and greeted clients during daily reception shifts

Murray & Midvale, Ut

Managed groups of up to 30 elementary school children at a timePlanned daily activities and lesson plansAssisted kindergartners and 4th graders with reading and homeworkSupervised field trips and computer lab use

Salt Lake City

LSC Transportation Consultants was hired by the University of Utah to conduct a study on ridership and demographics at all four University of Utah campus stations. I counted and surveyed passengers boarding and exiting light rail trains.

Rail Operations

Created TRAX light rail train operator schedules for service for the new West Valley and Mid-Jordan extensions.Surveyed light rail and commuter rail stations for safety features and adapted safety documentsCollected data on commuter train stoppage and train host effectiveness

Master Of Urban And Regional Planning, Transportation

Activities and Societies: Student Fellow - Institute for Sustainable Solutions Deputy VP - Students in Transportation Engineering &.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), City & Metropolitan Planning

Activities and Societies: Utah Planning Student Association, Westside StudioGeography Minor Four semesters of Spanish courses Studied.

Santa Fe, Argentina, Urbanismo

Activities and Societies: Taller del UrbanismoSummer international exchange program