Experience

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  Baltimore department of transportation

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  City planner ii

  Project Manager for concept-level capital projects, including streetscapes, access-management improvements, roundabouts, traffic calming designs and Complete Street projects.Managed teams of consultants under on-call contracts for major long-range transportation planning efforts.Lead author for two successful FTA grant applications, including $1.6 million under the Bus Livability Program grant program for Cherry Hill Light Rail Station accessibility improvements and $400,000 for Eastern Ave. Complete Streets and bus stop upgrades.Led planning process and was lead author for the Southeast Baltimore Complete Streets Plan. The plan was Baltimore's first Complete Streets policy document. Responsibilities included leading monthly committee meetings, drafting policy text and managing an interdisciplinary team.Managed city-wide traffic calming effort with a budget of $2 million with goal of reducing injuries & fatalities on high risk streets. Managed interdisciplinary team to identify crash hot spots, draft concepts and hold community meetings.Assisted Marketing Coordinator in implementing first comprehensive social media outreach strategy for a Baltimore City agency.Managed agency capital budget process for FY2013 & FY2014 and was nominated agency representative for Mayor’s Outcome Based Budgeting process in 2011.Managed agency-wide facilities master plan, a comprehensive strategy to reduce operating costs and improve efficiency of BCDOT buildings. Show less

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  City of dallas

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2018

  Senior city planner

  Project manager for concept level Complete Streets capital projects. Responsibilities include drafting in-house renderings, leading community engagement processes, delivering project presentations, and coordination between various Dallas City departments.Site plan review with a focus on improving public amenities, streetscape design & transportation networks for private-sector development projects. Referenced the Dallas Complete Streets Design Manual, National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Urban Street Design Guide and other national best practices for development review recommendations.Initiated discussions with Zipcar car sharing service to bring car sharing to Dallas’ central neighborhoods. Developed several car share suitability maps in ArcGIS for city staff and Zipcar executives. Zipcar is now available in several Dallas neighborhoods.Successfully developed a locally preferred concept for the Knox St. road diet, a $1.4 million dollar capital project which included an extensive public participation process. The concept was approved by Dallas City Planning Commission and Dallas City Council in 2016. Construction set to begin 2017.Lead planner for Buckner Terrace’s long range neighborhood land use & transportation plan. Led monthly community meetings to determine neighborhood priorities, transportation and urban design goals.Data cleaning, analysis and ArcGIS geocoding of city-wide housing permits for NCTCOG reporting requirements.Coordinated with DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) to improve bus service as part of Complete Streets capital projects and long range planning efforts.Assisted with policy and street design recommendations for the Dallas Complete Streets Manual using AASHTO, NACTO guidelines and other best practices.Assisted Bike Planner in bike route feasibility analysis and facility concepts, including traditional bike lanes and cycle tracks. Show less

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  City of coral gables

  Feb 2018 - Sept 2019

  Senior multimodal project manager/transportation planner

  Led development of complete streets projects though conceptual development and design. Projects included road diets, roundabout safety improvements, protected bike lanes and sidewalks. Presented project updates to communities and staff, coordinated with multiple public agencies and managed teams of consultants. Lead author for Miami-Dade County's TPO SMART grant award in FY2018. $100,000 grant funded bike & pedestrian level of stress study for City of Coral Gables. Also served as manager for development of plan with Kittelson & Associates, which was successfully completed in August 2019.Managed the deployment of the City’s micro-mobility fleet with private scooter and bike providers. Fielded customer service inquiries, determined staging locations, and served as liaison between mobility companies, residents and elected officials. Program was praised by City Commission and peer cities as being well run and responsive to community needs. Drafted transportation policies and other recommendations for the Coral Gables Comprehensive Multi-Modal Plan. Managed consultants to complete the plan in late 2019. Served as staff liaison and coordinator for the Transportation Advisory Board, a group of citizens appointed by City Commission who provide sustainable mobility policy recommendations. Managed design and construction of Coral Gables' first on-street bike corral with Toole Engineering, completed in 2019. Review of major development projects as part of the Development Review Committee with a focus on sustainable mobility, urban design and traffic safety. Show less

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  Broward metropolitan planning organization

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2024

  Senior city transportation planner

  Managed a collaborative effort between Broward MPO, FDOT, Broward County and consultants to create a new off-system safety program, which includes an innovative annual process to assess crash hot spots on local roadways, develop conceptual countermeasures and fund safety projects throughout Broward County. Program was awarded the LTAP "Better Mousetrap" award in 2023 for Innovative Projects.Project Manager and primary author of Lauderhill's NW 55th Ave. Multimodal Corridor Plan, a comprehensive in-house study to improve transit facilities, traffic safety and pedestrian/bicycle access on a 1.8 mile mixed use corridor. Roles included drafting 90% of plan content, community engagement, coordination with in-house engineering staff, development of recommendations, 3d graphics and data analysis.Lead manager for annual Roadway Safety Audits (RSA) process and safety project development. Developed 2 RSAs per year, which included traffic safety recommendations for municipalities throughout Broward County. RSA recommendations are then refined with an interdisciplinary team and public input to design and ultimately construct MPO funded safety projects. A significant portion of the RSAs are developed in-house. Also developed ArcOnline maps as part of this safety program.PM for shared use path projects on arterial roadways. Worked with Kimley Horn to develop separated pedestrian/bike facilities on Pembroke Road and Miramar Parkway. Developed 5 to 3 lane road diet/protected bike lane concept for 15th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale using tactical urbanism design strategies. Developed conceptual renderings, led public engagement meetings and developed funding strategies. In 2022, the project was handed off to Broward MPO's Complete Streets team for implementation.Co-Manager of Oakland Park/Wilton Manors First-Last Mile Neighborhood Plan, a TOD effort to prepare a future commuter rail station for multi-modal access. Show less

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  Miami-dade county

  Jul 2024 - now

  Vision zero manager