Tracy Trahan, Cpm Email & Phone Number

Parrish, Fl, Us

Bradenton, Florida, United States

Manages the daily operations of a planning section with twelve direct reports. Ensures exceptional customer service is provided to the citizens and development community of Manatee County. Cultivates a strong working relationship with team members through coaching, training, and team building.- Conducts interviews, writes job offers and hires new Planners and Planning & Zoning Technicians.- Developed a new hire jumpstart program to introduce new staff to County resources and processes. The jumpstart program includes a first week guide, practice exercises to become familiar with the Land Development Code and Comprehensive Plan, a Public Hearing training, and a guide on how to access training videos for Accela and ePermitHub.- Serves as the subject matter expert for Accela and ePermitHub within Planning and Zoning.- Conducts trainings on a variety of topics associated with the Land Development Code, business processes, conducting research, customer service and more.

Bradenton, Florida

Trained new planning staff and mentored colleagues. Reviewed and processed complex projects, carried an average case load of 25-30 projects including public hearing and administrative cases. Handled correspondence with applicants, business/homeowners, engineers, attorneys, county staff, and outside review agencies.- Reviewed a variety of Administrative and Public Hearing cases including Administrative Pre-Application Conferences, Rezonings, Administrative Permits, Final Site Plans, Preliminary Site Plan/Preliminary Plat/Final Site Plan, Variances, Community Development Districts, and Recreation Districts for compliance with code regulations.- Provided training to staff on a variety of topics including Pre-Application Conferences, Community Development Districts, Site Plan Review, Accela, Reviewer On-Call functions, and Operating audio visual equipment for RAM meetings.- Prepared a variety of reports (staff reports, comment reports, tracking spreadsheets, etc.)- Served as a subject matter expert on regulations for the Urban Corridor and Accela.- Acted as a technical advisor and provides excellent support to staff as a Planner, Accela Liaison, Member of the Team Building Committee and Insurance Liaison for Planning, Zoning and Code Enforcement.

Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton, Fl

• Reviews building permits for conformance with the Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Code and Design Standards. • Communicates conformance discrepancies with applicants. Answers the general public's questions regarding the Land Development Code as it relates to zoning.• Conducts research using DTS, Community Plus, Administrative Notes, On Base, Setback Database and GIS Mapping.

New Hampshire/Maine

Managed all construction department operations, contracting companies, and staff members for New Hampshire / Maine systems. Created detailed spreadsheets for tracking and reporting daily operations. Handled correspondence with town administration, customers, vendors, property managers, and utility companies. Coordinated employee recognition events, planned meetings, and conducted training classes. • Managed departmental finances, including annual budget planning, management, and justification. • Developed strategy for identifying all locations where cable facilities crossed public water as mandated by State of New Hampshire. Led team to conduct online research and field checks; documented all findings. Successfully obtained licenses for 138 locations three months ahead of schedule. • Created standardized system between construction offices in New Hampshire and Maine by reviewing how both offices completed tasks and devising blended method that became the standard policy. Cross-trained 8 employees in both systems to ensure adequate coverage. • Spearheaded audit of all commercial bulk accounts to determine if wiring upgrades were necessary for channels to be broadcasted in digital. Scheduled audits, tracked progress, and supervised team of 4 that brought wiring up-to-date. Enabled MetroCast to broadcast channels in digital two months ahead of schedule based on team’s efficiency and overall organization of data. • Conducted extensive research to determine if services were available after competitor applied for government grant to build cable facilities in those locations. The findings lead to competitor being denied for 75% of funding request within MetroCast footprint.

Belmont, Nh

Directed operations and finances for rebuilds, line extensions, make-ready work, underground excavation, and fiber optic builds. Processed invoices, prepared reports and annual budget, and conducted monthly financial analysis. • Developed standard process for make-ready requests, including price schedule, tracking spreadsheet, payment processing, and work assignments. Ensured cable facilities were relocated in timely fashion with no financial impact to the company.• Trained employees on a new database to more efficiently survey and transfer cable lines on new utility poles.

Belmont, Nh

• Assigned work to staff (25-30 field technicians), maintained records, reports and filed documents• Answered phones, updated billing database to reflect job status and conducted troubleshooting