Marty Sewell, AICP

Experience

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  Daily Mississippian

  Apr 1995 - Jan 1997

  Sports Editor

  Managed all aspects of preparing sports news and editorial content for the daily newspaper serving the University of Mississippi and surrounding area. Under my management, the section and my staff writers won multiple awards from the Mississippi Press Association and the Southeastern Journalism Conference (SEJC), including SEJC's award for best sports section in 1996.

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  Cooper-Young Development Corporation

  Sept 1997 - Apr 1998

  Graduate Assistant

  Worked under the direction of the Community Development Cooperation director as a graduate assistant during the first year of my graduate school program at the University of Memphis. Conducted neighborhood revitalization research, analysis and grant writing/management for the community development corporation serving Cooper-Young neighborhood in Midtown Memphis.

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  ETI Corporation

  May 1998 - Aug 1999

  Planner/Intern

  Conducted planning research and analysis; supported preparation of dozens of private land development proposal packets (e.g. zoning, subdivision, design review, etc.) submitted to 15 jurisdictions in AR, MS and TN.

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  City of Gallatin

  Aug 1999 - Oct 2000

  Planner

  Worked under direction of the City Planner in the Public Works Department's Planning Division to administer current and long-range land use and transportation planning.Reviewed development proposals for compliance with codes, ordinances, and regulation standards and consistency with adopted plans and design guidelines; presented staff recommendations to Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Historic District Commission; assisted with zoning and subdivision regulation amendments, future land use map amendments, TIP preparation, (with Nashville Area MPO), and countywide plans jointly prepared with Sumner County and its 6 cities. Show less

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  Metro Gov't of Nashville-Davidson County

  Oct 2000 - May 2004

  Planner II

  Worked within Planning Department's Community Plans section that developed and maintained long range planning policy.Managed in-house preparation of 6 long-range planning division projects (teams of 5-20 staff): developed schedules, assigned tasks, maintained quality, and led plan through approval process. Participated on 23 additional project teams for in-house plans including the department strategic plan, countywide functional plans (e.g. transect, parks, bike/ped), corridor studies, urban design overlays, and text amendments.Led effort to update long range planning process that increased efficiency, maximized staff resources, increased annual output of plans, increased public participation, and developed junior staff for expanded roles.Worked jointly with current planning section in 2001-2002 (during staff shortage) and reviewed development proposals for compliance with codes, ordinances, and regulation standards and consistency with adopted plans; prepared and presented staff recommendations to Planning Commission, and Board of Zoning Appeals. Show less

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  City of East Point

  May 2004 - Oct 2004

  Senior Planner

  Worked under the direction of the Community Development Department director responsible for administering current and long-range land use and transportation planningEvaluated development proposals for compliance with codes, ordinances, and regulation standards and consistency with adopted plans; facilitated multi-department review process, managed public input, presented recommendations monthly to the Planning and Zoning Commission; assisted with East Point LCI Study.

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  City of Atlanta

  Oct 2004 - Mar 2006

  Senior Urban Planner

  Worked within Department of Planning and Community Development, Office of Planning’s Special Projects section that facilitated and implemented land use, design and transportation planning efforts. Managed 2 corridor studies: prepared scopes of work, participated in consultant selection, reviewed deliverables, facilitated meetings, and led plans through adoption process.Conducted socioeconomic, land use, zoning, property records research and GIS data analysis for special studies focused on economic development and annexation; assisted with 12 additional studies, which included LCIs, redevelopment plans, TADs, text amendments; assisted with TIP and responses to ARC/MPO TIP calls for projects.Coordinated with multiple partners (e.g. ARC, MARTA, GRTA, CIDs) to develop plans and prepare grant applications to secure funding for future studies and infrastructure improvements recommended by previous plans and studies. Show less

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  Amec Foster Wheeler

  Mar 2006 - Sept 2011

  Senior Planner

  Worked within the Planning Group for AMEC (previously known as MACTEC) comprised of planners, architects, landscape architects, historic preservation specialists, engineers, and GIS specialists that served local and regional government clients in 11 counties and 50 cities in AL, GA, MO and TN.Managed and led 21 project teams of 4-15 professionals (included 16 comp. plans): managed junior staff and sub-consultant team members, project budgets, schedules, and quality control; developed and managed budgets and teams – from RFP/RFQ response to closeout – for 12 winning proposals/projects (among the 21 cited) with combined fees of $1,050,000; participated on dozens of additional projects (e.g. comp. plans, area master plans, zoning administration, development regulation rewrites, historic district guidelines, and military base planning in Afghanistan).Participated or led 10 project teams for plans that included (or were prepared simultaneously and coordinated with) multi-modal transportation plans. Coordinated with MPOs (including Atlanta, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Dalton, Mobile, Nashville MPOs) for all plans within urbanized areas.Led design and implementation of Planning Group planning process, production, and branding (e.g. public involvement strategy, general scheduling, document templates, graphic design, mapping standards, public relations, etc.); cross-trained and integrated into planning team a diverse group of professionals within the company.Performed variety of public involvement roles (e.g. event organizing, presentation delivery, meeting facilitation, etc.) during more than 300 public meetings that involved more than 4,400 participants; presented to and coordinated with dozens of county BOCs, city councils, planning commissions, design review committees, civic groups, etc. Managed project public relations via project websites, newsletters, fact sheets, social media, press releases, and interviews with more than 30 local media outlets. Show less

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  Cobb County Department of Transportation/Planning Division

  Mar 2012 - Jul 2016

  Senior Transportation Planner

  Worked within a division that coordinated multi-modal transportation planning.Served as Project Manager (PM) for Connect Cobb Environmental Assessment – and participated in Alternatives Analysis – for proposed Cobb Community Transit (CCT) bus rapid transit connecting Kennesaw State to MARTA Arts Center Station to; coordinated extensively with MARTA, City of Atlanta, Midtown Alliance, and Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to fine-tune project scope and mitigate potential impacts; participate in preliminary station area planning.Supported DOT director-managed Cobb County 2040 Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP 2040); served as PM team member; authored RFP and led procurement process; provided support directly to DOT director and BOC Chairman to assist with CTP 2040 development.Represented DOT director as alternate on the ARC/MPO’s Transportation Coordinating Committee; represent DOT on other ARC committees (e.g. Land Use Coordinating Committee, Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Sponsors, Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force), and in coordination with 6 Cobb cities, adjacent jurisdictions, 3 Community Improvement Districts, Planning Commission and other departments. Supported division manager by responding to BOC member and DOT director requests; responded to ARC/MPO TIP calls for projects; prepared grant applications; assigned work/tasks to division administrative specialist, Planner II, GIS team, and communications specialists; coordinated with county engineers; served on Agenda Review Team that reviewed all DOT agenda item reports presented to BOC; served on SPLOST sidewalk committee; managed citizen bicycle and pedestrian facility requests; and authored Complete Streets guide.Supported county Community Development Agency-led land use planning activities including the 10-year Comprehensive Plan Update and small-area plan development and implementation. Show less

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  Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

  Aug 2016 - now

  Department of Transportation and Multimodal InfrastructureTransportation System Development Planning DepartmentLong Range Plans Division/Multimodal Transportation Planning and Programming Planning DepartmentLong Range Planning Division/Community Plans

  • Transportation Planning Director

    Sept 2021 - now

  • Multimodal Transportation Planning and Programming Manager

    Nov 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Project Manager/Planner 3

    Aug 2016 - Oct 2019