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Roanoke, Va, Us

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Long-Range, Design & Planning: Develop and implement highly detailed community and corridor plans for County activity centers; create maps using geographic information system technology; design activity center plan summary documents; Promote, write, and format sections of the comprehensive plan; Create illustrative renderings, branding/logos, maps, and displays for community meetings and planning studies; Facilitate public meetings and charrettes; Represent the County and present planning updates to committees, commissions, and neighborhood/business associations; Implement landscaping, design community gateways, wayfinding signs, and public landscapes; Represent the County at local, regional, and state planning meetings; design/manage planning webpages; assist managing County social media; create and implement placemaking elements within communities; assist applying for regional, state, and federal grants and funding; assist County Economic Development, County Administration, County Attorney, County Parks and Recreation, County Public Schools, Town of Vinton, and Roanoke Valley-Allegheny Regional Commission with planning and design projects.Zoning: Assist the Zoning Administrator in reviewing planning area and landscape design submitted construction documents; write and present staff reports to the Planning Commission for rezoning, special use permits, and variances; assist the Zoning Administrator in research and development of policies, codes, and ordinances for consideration by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors; Prepare technical reports and studies, including data/surveys, graphics, mapping, and public information materials for the Planning Commission/Board of Supervisors.Software used: Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Microsoft Offices

hearth.earth is an online, freelance GIS + Design platform started in 2017. Projects typically focus on sustainability, landscape design, and community planning with a specialty in geospatial modeling & environmental analysis. Projects are typically focused in the New River & Roanoke Valleys of Blue Ridge VA as well as the Southwest VA in the Heart of Appalachia.

Roanoke, Virginia Area

Most projects I worked on can be found here: https://hearth.earth/hillHill Studio concentrates on sustainable natural environments, community planning, downtown revitalization, historic preservation, site design using natural elements, and managing the development of the landscape for natural resource conservation and renewable energy systems.

Virginia Tech

Collected data regarding economic development providing information and important leadership for Virginia Tech and the Commonwealth of Virginia in areas related to technology, talent, entrepreneurship, community outreach and support, linking the gap between individuals and their community by actively engaging and educating them with the goal to increase work opportunities and quality of life for people in the region.

Conservation Management Institute At Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center

Our expanding population creates an ever-increasing need for natural resources to supply food, fiber, energy, recreation, clean water and air, and other products and amenities. Competition for increasingly scarce resources creates challenges for those who attempt to supply natural resource-based goods and services in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner.Finding solutions to these challenges requires complex and data-intensive assessment and projection of resource availability, conditions, locations, and trends. Advanced analytical tools and extensive resource data are needed to ensure that decisions are based on sound science, adequate information, and careful consideration of alternatives.At CeNRADS we focused on locating forested land that is persisting versus land lost permanently to development. With an increased need for agricultural land with the necessity for forested land and biomass for carbon sequestration, it is important to understand how our forests are growing and being managed. We partnered with biomass industries from paper mills to lumber companies to logging companies to generate forest models estimating what is available to harvest and the land owner's willingness to harvest. We also partnered with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative to better understand if the implementation of said initiative has increased sustainable forestry acts over the last few decades.

Virginia Tech

The Office of Sustainability works to educate the Virginia Tech community about how to live a more sustainable and low-impact lifestyle through behavior change and an understanding of the impacts one’s personal actions can have on a global scale. The office works with the understanding that even the smallest behavior changes can create a more sustainable world.

Christiansburg, Va

Consulting landowners in sustainable land management practices. Assist with geospatial analyzation techniques when needed.

Blacksburg, Va

Conducted research for the town related to better efficiency in mass transportation for students and citizens.

Blacksburg, Va

Work in assisting undergraduate students in cartographic methods and elements of the physical environment, enhancing my skills in geographic information systems.

Wise County, Virginia

Flood Modeling in La Libertad, Peru using CREST 2.0. We combined topographic/watershed data, mean precipitation data and evapotranspiration data using remote sensing satellites to produce this model. The model was given to the non-profit organization "Water for People" to improve productivity for local farmers in the region.

Blacksburg, Va

Work on sustainable development of our world through the triple-bottom-line framework to evaluate company performance. Use of the life cycle analysis to engage a cradle-to-cradle design for efficient product end use. Understanding of the leadership strategies within organizations to maximize operations and minimize global footprint for lasting consumer satisfaction.

Master'S Degree, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning, 3.9

Activities and Societies: Certifications in Geospatial Information Technology + Natural Resources

Bachelor’S Degree, Geography, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Geographic Society