Leading the preservation projects of Plusurbia Design, focusing on the intersection of preservation and best practices in urban planning and zoning; providing support for planning and urban design projects in the office.

Teaching a variety of design studio courses and drawing classes in the School of Architecture.

During my time at the City of Coral Gables I worked on large scale development application review and worked closely with applicants to align their projects with the City's Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code, and Mediterranean Design vision. I worked on Zoning Code amendments to encourage small-scale, incremental development on small lots, and to encourage reinvestment in existing historic buildings.

• Oversee all functions of the City’s Preservation program and represent the City’s Preservation program when meeting with stakeholders and vested agencies• Review plans for new construction, alterations, and demolitions and issue Certificates of Appropriateness, Certificates to Dig, and Certificates of Environment for all designated properties in the City• Prepare staff reports for HEPB meetings and manage the monthly HEPB meetings, presenting staff recommendations and providing technical guidance to Board members• Identify and oversee designation of new historic, archaeological, and environmental sites• Undertook a number of Special Projects, including:o Conducted all research, wrote designation report, and presented staff findings at both specially scheduled public hearings for the Miami Herald Building historic designation case, one of the most controversial and publicized preservation cases in Florida in recent years.o Streamlined the emerging Transfer of Development Rights program for historic properties, issuing the City’s first Certificate of Transfer in the program’s four-year history, and creating templates for the first Existing Conditions Report, Maintenance Plan Report, Restrictive Covenant, Performance Bond, and Certificate of Transfer.o Created a set of design guidelines for the Downtown National Register Historic District with input from the Downtown Development Authority.o Working closely with the State of Florida, Miami-Dade County, and the developer of the Met Square site to ensure that all archaeological agreements dating back to 2002 are fulfilled, and that all possible options for preservation of the site are explored.Award received while serving as Preservation Officer:- Distinguished Community Service by an Individual, Dade Heritage Trust

• Issued Certificates of Appropriateness and prepare cases for presentation before the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board• Researched and prepared designation reports• Completed Section 106 Reviews• Processed Transfer of Development Rights applications• Re-initiated the City’s Ad Valorem Tax Exemption program, working with the Preservation Office’s first three applicants since 2009• Updated the City’s Programmatic Agreement with SHPO

• Project Director – responsible for administration of project contract and budget, communications with client, coordination of design team and sub-consultants, design and management of on-site, multi-day public charrettes, stakeholder outreach, review of work products, report writing, and project adoption.- Comprehensive Plan for El Paso, TX (authored Preservation Element)- Connecting El Paso TOD Plan- Stone Avenue Plan for Greenville, SC- Central US1 Corridor Sector Plan, College Park, MD- Downtown Plan for Richmond, VA• Town Planner – responsible for research, report writing, code writing, urban design, graphic design, and conducting multi-day design charrettes with community members and stakeholders for over eleven projects across the U.S.• Marketing – responsible for updating marketing materials, submitting RFPs and RFQs for new projects, and representing firm at selection interviews• Contributor, book: Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns, Wiley PublishingAwards for projects worked on at Dover, Kohl & Partners- National Award for Smart Growth Achievement, U.S. EPA, Connecting El Paso TOD Plan- Comprehensive Planning Award, Texas APA, Plan El Paso Comprehensive Plan- Outstanding Plan Award, Virginia APA, Richmond Downtown Plan- Award of Merit for Grassroots Initiatives, Florida APA, DR/GR Plan Growth Management Plan

• Responsible for Internal Design Review process• Reviewed new construction in the city and coordinated with urban context• Worked with department in coordinating Miami 21 Zoning Code rewrite.

• Employed GIS and site visits to update Historic District maps• Assisted in designation of new historic district• Reviewed Certificate of Appropriateness and Ad Valorem Tax Exemption applications, drafted official City response and presented staff recommendations at Historic Preservation Board Meetings