Sayana Sherif Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

- Review, process and coordinate 20+ active Site Plan Control application files from pre-consultation to final approval.- Provide technical review and recommendations on Planning Act applications (minor variance, consent, zoning amendment, Plan of Subdivision, etc.) to Council and Committees of Council.- Prepare recommendations to Council for resolution of support on telecommunication tower applications in collaboration with other departments and external agencies.- Consult and coordinate with other departments and agencies on special studies.- Review building permit applications (higher density residential and all non-residential uses) for zoning compliance and conformity with planning requirements.- Prepare public notices and circulation memos for Planning Act applications being brought forward to the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC).- Staff representative to the City's Heritage Committee, and Accessibility Committee.- City's Planning staff contact to the local conservation authority on upcoming flood mapping projects in the region.- Respond to high volumes of email, phone and in-person inquiries regarding planning matters and other development application policies/procedures.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Wrote, reviewed and edited policy briefs on climate change adaptation and risk management in Latin America for the project ADAPTO with funding from the International Development Research Center (IDRC)- Interviewed municipal and provincial officials to analyze flood response and policies with respect to the 2017 and 2019 St. Lawrence River flood events in Quebec's Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC.- Completed a project assessing planning implications of nature-based and engineered flood control measures with a focus on wide-scale long-term social, economic and environmental impacts.- Commenced work on a city profile research paper on the coastal city Kochi, India focusing on the city’s relation to water- Reviewed reports and papers drafted by colleagues.

India

- Handled brand management for The Serenity Resort, Wayanad- Co-wrote a bilingual movie script. - Wrote content for websites and social media for several brands, as well as technical blog content for various institutions.- Delivered editing, proofreading and ghost writing services for various freelance consignments.

Kochi, Kerala, India

- Planned and implemented public interest projects such as social housing, road design, traffic management, placemaking (public spaces), and heritage district revitalization.- Conducted socio-economic, household and land surveys.- Prepared multiple detailed project reports- Planned and designed housing & infrastructure interventions and conducted public consultation meetings for a 400-person large slum colony/informal settlement.- Organized and facilitated public consultations and design charettes.- Coordinated and collaborated with other public and private bodies.- Carried out time-sensitive policy analyses, zoning and by-law referencing, permit applications, cost estimations, and more.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Procured specialized equipment and materials for 11 projects while negotiating terms and conditions of contract.- Prepared Bills of Quantities, quantified items using PlanSwift and estimated procurement costs for provisional items. - Prepared quotation and feasibility analysis reports for The Client comparing multiple quotations for PC/PS items, and recommended best quotations on the basis of quoted price and quality of products.- Handled quotations worth over 3 million CAD for projects as large as a 64 storey luxury commercial+residential tower.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- An eight-week long graduate-internship in the structural engineering and Infrastructure departments.- Dealt with design of potable water supply network, sanitary sewer system, stormwater drainage system, water network modeling using EPANET.- Gained some experience in road design, design and placement of road signs, and Estidama design methodology.- Also worked on design and analysis of concrete structural elements using STAAD Pro.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Trained under the resident Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) engineer on the Al Maktoum Hospital site redevelopment project, on four G+14 residential towers. - Assisted the QA/QC engineer on site inspections, coordination with construction contractor and sub-contractors, and other quality control works.- Prepared item-specific Bill of Quantities (BOQ), Request For Information (RFI), Variation Order Requests, and Notice of Variation documents.

Kochi, Kerala, India

A two-part student internship while I pursued my undergraduate course in Civil Engineering, for a period of two weeks each during the Winter of 2014 and Summer of 2015. My main tasks were to study the architectural and structural drawings which I then correlated with the happenings on site. I was able to observe various construction techniques and processes starting from the piling and foundation stage to the plastering and finishes stage.

Wrote content for a university sanctioned magazine where student writers express their opinion on a subject/genre of their choosing.

Master'S Degree, Urban Planning, 3.97/4.0

Activities and Societies: - Social Committee - Organization of Urban Planning Students - C40 Students Reinventing Cities team member.

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: - Convener of the university’s music club which entailed organizing events like “musical nights”, coordinating.