Anthony Rodriguez, AICP, CPM

Experience

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  T&M Associates

  Oct 2008 - Oct 2014

  Senior Staff Planner

  *Authored and completed work on a variety of planning documents including municipal master plans, redevelopment investigations, redevelopment plans, transfer of development rights (TDR) plans, vision plans, zoning ordinances, form-based codes, zoning reports and site plan and subdivision application reports.*Presented plans, studies, reports and ordinances to municipal planning boards, zoning boards of adjustment and governing bodies.*Prepared proposals, project work plans, work breakdown structures, and project timelines for a variety of projects and studies.*Performed day-to-day project management tasks including budget tracking, coordinating and overseeing project team efforts, and prepared and reviewed project deliverables.*Provided clients with project process guidance, project status updates, professional opinions and recommendations, and potential funding opportunities for project implementation.*Prepared presentation graphics and conducted GIS analyses for use in planning and engineering studies. Show less

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  CME Associates

  May 2015 - Apr 2017

  Project Leader

  * Assisted in expanding client base of planning department by cross-selling planning services to long-standing engineering accounts and establishing a foothold in new geographic territory.* Undertook day-to-day client and project management responsibilities for a number of existing clients and ensured seamless transition of these responsibilities from the Director of Planning.*Worked to earn new business through both RFP and no-bid proposal processes.*Managed existing clients and contracts and monitored department labor backlog.*Mentored junior level staff and provided technical assistance to other business units within the firm. *Ensured that work products exceeded client expectations and were delivered in a cost-effective and timely manner.*Provided expert testimony and professional services for public and private clients during quasi-judicial proceedings.*Worked with and on behalf of municipal clients to prepare and amend land use ordinances, review development applications, evaluate conceptual development proposals, conduct zoning and GIS analyses, and performed other technical tasks to advance municipal planning and zoning initiatives. Show less

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  Lee County Board of County Commissioners

  Apr 2017 - now

  *Reviews and prepares analyses and recommendations for public hearing zoning actions including conventional and planned development rezonings, amendments to planned developments, special exceptions, and variances.*Reviews and analyzes administrative amendment, consumption on premises, and administrative variance requests and prepares resolutions of approval for these actions. *Provides technical assistance to colleagues, professionals, and the public as part of “Planner of the Day” duties, informal application meetings, and case-specific meetings.*Serves as liaison to the public and other interested parties for assigned cases.*Oversees the historic review and historic preservation planning process for the County.*Presents cases as staff representative to the Lee County and Boca Grande Historic Preservation Boards.*Oversees the Lee County Land Development Code amendment process. Show less

  • Zoning Manager

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Principal Planner

    Apr 2017 - Feb 2021