Individually manage over 60 Rezoning and Site Plan applications as well as dozens of Committee of Adjustment and TLAB applications at any given time while being in continuous communication with applicants, senior staff, and community stakeholders.Organize and lead working group meetings for specific development applications in order to facilitate an exchange of ideas and reasonable compromises between different developers, consultants and residents. Negotiate with and… Show more Individually manage over 60 Rezoning and Site Plan applications as well as dozens of Committee of Adjustment and TLAB applications at any given time while being in continuous communication with applicants, senior staff, and community stakeholders.Organize and lead working group meetings for specific development applications in order to facilitate an exchange of ideas and reasonable compromises between different developers, consultants and residents. Negotiate with and maintain excellent working relationships with city staff as well as Senior Management specifically at City Planning, Toronto Building, Transportation Services, Engineering and Construction Services and Toronto Water. Aid in negotiating multi-million Section 37 deals with applicants, City Planning and Legal Services and identify areas of need for benefits to direct within the community. Assist with larger City Planning studies to ensure that the Councillor’s views and opinions are considered and prioritized by continuously reviewing study updates and providing feedback to City Staff (ie. Tippett Area Regeneration Study, Allen District Plan, Downsview).Navigate the Council and Committee processes to resolve complicated situations presented by constituents and developers.Attend high level meetings with Senior Management Staff of most City Divisions as well as City Agencies (i.e. Metrolinx, TTC, CreateTO) on current and upcoming projects. Manage and direct junior planning staff members on day to day activities. Show less

Designed and programmed a website for the City of Toronto's Northwest Cultural Trail. www.thenorthwestculturaltrail.caDeveloped technical expertise required to create and edit satellite maps through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and SketchUp to illustrate transportation routes, street patterns, traffic impact for certain gaps in the trail.Researched, collected, and developed a comprehensive document management system responsible for quantifying different… Show more Designed and programmed a website for the City of Toronto's Northwest Cultural Trail. www.thenorthwestculturaltrail.caDeveloped technical expertise required to create and edit satellite maps through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and SketchUp to illustrate transportation routes, street patterns, traffic impact for certain gaps in the trail.Researched, collected, and developed a comprehensive document management system responsible for quantifying different design options, recommendations for private-public partnership, community engagement opportunities and indigenous historical markers along the proposed 25-km trail. Show less

Planned and designed a Youth Centre from the perspectives of accessibility and placemaking for a local community centre. Using analytical and technical skills planned a three-story facility in accordance to regulations, policies, procedures, site-specific municipal Zoning by-laws and provincial legislation such as the Planning Act. Exercised a considerable degree of leadership and project management skills to finalize the development application while working with a multi-disciplinary… Show more Planned and designed a Youth Centre from the perspectives of accessibility and placemaking for a local community centre. Using analytical and technical skills planned a three-story facility in accordance to regulations, policies, procedures, site-specific municipal Zoning by-laws and provincial legislation such as the Planning Act. Exercised a considerable degree of leadership and project management skills to finalize the development application while working with a multi-disciplinary team. Conducted presentations highlighting the final design & blueprints of the proposed facility to a local city councillor while highlighting relevant setbacks, site coverage and technical knowledge related to provincial and municipal regulations and policies. Show less

Designed inclusive community spaces for the Kipling Tower residents as apart of the City's Tower Renewal Project.