Skilled professional with over 14 years of experience in municipal government. Experienced project manager adept at managing a high volume of complex projects. Excellent customer service skills and public relations skills. Extensive experience preparing research, and policy and code amendments. Thoughtful, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented decision maker. Conscientious, detail-oriented, resourceful and organized. Professional and respectful. Work with initiative independently and collaboratively as a team member.
Skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Maintain strong relationships with citizens, internal customers, consultants, and developers.
Extensive experience preparing clear and concise reports, correspondence, and other written materials, and presenting at Planning Commission and City Council.
Problem solver with sound judgment able to make independent, logical, and pragmatic decisions.
Organized with effective time management skills.
Effective at balancing high volumes of complex, technical work and delivering quality finished products.
Able to plan, organize, administer and coordinate City programs and services.
Proficient computer-user eager and able to learn new applications
Work History
Senior Planner, 09/2007 to Current Aecom – Long Beach, CA,
Project manager for 2015 major Comprehensive Plan update under direction of Community Development Director.
Delegated key aspects of major Downtown Master Plan update including coordinating preparation of maps, figures, reconciling plan with underlying code, editing, etc.
Project manager for State Avenue Subarea Plan.
Prepared research and presentations, and presented for Mayor's Growth Management Task Force.
Research county and municipal codes, comprehensive plans, WACs, and RCWs and prepare reports.
Proficient in applying planning principles and administering planning programs and policies including Growth Management Act, Shoreline Management Act, and State Environmental Policy Act.
Review land use projects: Shoreline Substantial Development and Conditional Use Permit; commercial, industrial, and multi-family site plans; subdivisions; planned residential developments; short plats; and Conditional Use Permits. Prepare pre-application comments, technical review comments, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) determinations, staff recommendations, and staff decisions for projects.
Schedule and lead meetings for land use projects.
Prepare annual reports on lot inventory, multi-family unit inventory, impact fee collection, and permits issued (including for Washington State Office of Financial Management).
Answer planning questions pertaining to zoning, critical areas, permissible uses, density and dimensions, landscaping, parking, design, change of use, etc.
Search for legal documents and plat maps on Snohomish County Auditor and Assessor’s websites.
Inform applicants of submittal requirements for land use applications and check-in submittals.
Communicate with agencies, consultants, internal departments, and customers regarding land use projects.
Research and draft codes. Key code updates include Site Plan Review , Small Cell Wireless, Cottage Housing, and Site and Building Design.
Create commercial design guidelines.
Maintain land use forms and update land use procedures manual.
Update department procedures manual.
Administer Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program.
Trained assistant planner and interns, and serve as resource to other staff.
Permit Technician, 09/2006 to 09/2007 Bureau Veritas – Brownsville, TX,
Coordinate land use and building permit process while offering assistance to internal and external customers.
Answer high volume of general planning, engineering, and building questions (e.g. zoning, permissible uses, density and dimensional requirements, submittal requirements, permit requirements, fees, etc.).
Provide information to public regarding projects.
Search for legal documents and plat maps on Snohomish County Auditor and Assessor’s websites.
Lead development review committee meetings and take notes/provide paperwork to applicants.
Research Arlington Municipal Code, ordinances, and resolutions for customers.
Draft building permit review letters and some land use correspondence.
Inform applicants of submittal requirements for land use and building permits.
Distribute land use and building permit application packets.
Communicate with agencies, consultants, internal departments, and customers regarding land use and building projects.
Manage departmental responses to land use and building permits to ensure timeliness of returned comments.
Compile information for public records requests.
Maintain electronic and paper files.
Collect land use and building fees.
Answer phone and direct calls to relevant departments.
Legal/personal assistant, 05/2006 to 09/2006 Mentor Law Group, PLLC – City, STATE,
Performed legal and administrative support in six-attorney land use law firm.
Researched RCWs and WACs pertaining to specific water and land use issues.
Drafted correspondence to clients, administrative agencies, and courts.
Submitted legal documents to courts and administrative agencies.
Scheduled attorneys’ appointments and tracked their billable time.
Searched for maps and aerial photographs at University of Washington map library.
Prepared case binders and both exhibit and redaction lists.
Maintained electronic and paper files.
Distributed mail and arranged for shipment of packages and correspondence.
Answered phone, directed calls, and took thorough messages.
Education
Advanced Paralegal Certificate: , Expected in 06/2007 Edmonds Community College - Lynnwood, WA, GPA:
Graduated with 3.9 GPA
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science, Economics, Expected in 06/2005 Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA GPA:
Graduated with 3.85 GPA in major
Associate of Arts: , Expected in 06/2003 Everett Community College - Everett, WA , GPA:
Graduated with 3.51 GPA
Graduated with Honors
High School Diploma: , Expected in 06/2001 Marysville-Pilchuck High School - Marysville, WA, GPA:
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