Seann Smith

Experience

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  University of Colorado Boulder

  Aug 1991 - Aug 1995

  Student
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  City of Boulder

  Apr 1994 - Jul 1994

  Intern

  Completed a height study using photography and Adobe Photoshop, to assist the City in developing new regulations.

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  Colorado Department of Public Safety

  Feb 1997 - Jul 1997

  Intern GIS Specialist

  Working with the Dept. of Criminal Justice, the Colorado Division worked to combat crime with block grants.INTERN GIS SPECIALIST - Feb. 1997 to July 1997 • Responsible for entering confidential data on criminal indicators with a geocoder, organizing the database with two GIS programs, and layering contours and data points to create an analytical support system for those seeking assistance in applying for federal block grants• Identified a previously unknown hotbed of criminal indicators (a newer, low income, low-rise, multi-family rental development) next to what one might have thought to be the problem (a trailer park) Show less

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  University of Colorado Denver

  Aug 1997 - Nov 1997

  Emergency Response Planner Intern

  • Responsible for collecting data supporting an emergency response team for the Conoco Corporation, and entering data into an ArcInfo database• Completed field work to develop site specific response plans in Wyoming using a GPS system and a ‘range finder’ to prepare for potential oil line leaks at river crossings

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  BRW Inc.

  Aug 1998 - Nov 1998

  Planning intern

  Bought by the largest engineering firm in the world, URS, BRW was a multinational planning firm.• Responsible for research and preparation of documents supporting a blight study, a transportation plan, and two requests for proposals for sites in the Denver Metro area

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  THK ASSOCIATES, INC.,

  Mar 1999 - Apr 2001

  Associate Planner

  A firm of approximately 30 employees (in 2001), THK is a market research, landscape architectural, planning and design firm that assists public and private clients in making informed and realistic planning design decisions.

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  AFC CORPORATION

  Mar 2000 - Aug 2000

  SITE & LANDSCAPE PLANNER (independent contractor)

  AFC Corporation is a nationwide corporation controlling franchises like Popeye’s and Church’s Chicken. • Responsible for preparation of planning documents supporting site and landscape plans for 3 commercial sites, met with planning officials, engineer, and client to coordinate necessary documents

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  City of New Smyrna Beach

  Apr 2001 - Jan 2006

  Planner/Horticulture

  Responsible for Current Planning, reported to 3 review boards: Historic Preservation, Board of Adjustment, and Planning & Zoning on issues ranging from demolitions to Plan amendments&Responsible for site plan and subdivision sign-offs as City Horticulturalist, and plan review of public, industrial, commercial, and residential projects

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  City of Orlando

  Feb 2006 - Aug 2006

  Planner II

  Responsible for Current Planning, reported to the Municipal Planning Board, the Board of Zoning Adjustment, and the Development Review Committee

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  Charlotte County Growth Management

  Dec 2006 - Jul 2010

  Planner II

  Responsible for Developments of Regional Impact coordination (8 active, including Babcock, the largest in the State, started at 368 square kilometers, to be a ‘low carbon eco-city’); Charlotte Harbor Community Redevelopment Agency Liaison; Historic Preservation Committee Liaison; plan amendments & rezonings; plan review; County green certification; awards & grants

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  Appleseed Lands, LLC

  Jul 2007 - now

  Owner - Private Consultant

  Strategically connecting traditional land planning, urban design, and conflict resolution to find sustainable solutions.

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  South China University of Technology

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2016

  Adjunct Professor

  Helping the Sino-America Innovation College of South China of Technology in Guangzhou develop a new program by teaching urban planning, sociology, management, and English classes to Chinese students studying urban planning, public administration, journalism, or management; some headed out of the country to universities in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and in the US, such as Rutgers & Cornell.