Experience

City of Hammond

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant City Planner

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  • Employed alongside the City Planner. Work falls under the Department of Planning & Development.• Coordinate Zoning, Plan Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, U.S. Census, Redevelopment, etc, duties, while working alongside residents, developers & new businesses, in an effort to help Hammond grow along a purposefully managed & strategically designed path.• Appointed by Mayor Tom McDermott, Jr, in late July 2020.

• Municipal Code Enforcement Inspector

  • May 2015 - Aug 2020

  • Work directly with the public, the City Planner's office, the City Environmental Management office, the City of Hammond Board of Public Works & Safety, and Lake County Superior Court to remedy code violations in a racially-diverse city with a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds• Single-handedly cover one of six districts in this heavily industrialized city of over 80,000• Familiar with International Residential & Building Codes• This work influences my skills in writing, speaking, conducting in-depth research & staying organized• Receive both paralegal & community outreach experience• Solutions in this job are never standard. Consistently improvises to fulfill unique goals for my community



The Purdue Exponent

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Reporter & Columnist on Editorial Board

  • Oct 2012 - May 2014

  • Student-run newspaper wholly independent of Purdue Univ. Annual budget of ≈$1 million & Mon-Fri daily circulation of 15,000. • Conducted investigative reporting & in-depth interviews, including with 3 Grammy winners, to give an article its peg, build ethos • Translated scientific, engineering & other fields’ jargon for newspaper read by a multicultural campus • Executed tight time management drafting stories on deadline, keeping track of appointments • Utilized careful judgment in selecting quotes, editing for length & setting of article tone, flow • Listened to co-workers, the community & fellow students when crafting opinion pieces & editorials • Operated audio & visual recording devices in the field & transcribed for analysis • Gained familiarity with Blox TCMS & CMS for content management & Adobe InDesign for copyediting



La Village Food Mart

• United States
• Retail Groceries

• Clerk

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Entrusted with responsibility of running entire store alone for hours at a time, of keeping track of large sums of cash • Acquainted with foreign foods & culturally diverse customer base, thus improving customer relation skills • Adapted to an antiquated & manual pricing system in cash register & stocking duties • Entrusted with responsibility of running entire store alone for hours at a time, of keeping track of large sums of cash • Acquainted with foreign foods & culturally diverse customer base, thus improving customer relation skills • Adapted to an antiquated & manual pricing system in cash register & stocking duties



Find 8 Marketing & Communications

• Digital Marketing Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  • Produced (ghost wrote) UX-minded content for site redesigns, blogs & social media of clients & inserted copy onto live sites • Collaborated with fellow office staff & clients using project management app Basecamp • Exposed to Google+ & Analytics, GetFiveStars online review system & other SEO-targeted strategies • Produced (ghost wrote) UX-minded content for site redesigns, blogs & social media of clients & inserted copy onto live sites • Collaborated with fellow office staff & clients using project management app Basecamp • Exposed to Google+ & Analytics, GetFiveStars online review system & other SEO-targeted strategies



Dirty Rotten Sunshine

• Band Manager & P.R. Specialist

  • May 2010 - May 2012

  • "Greater Lafayette's Premier Garage-Fi Grunge-Wave Band" • Assumed leadership role in booking shows at venues & festivals, coordinating travel plans • Displayed creativity & understanding of local social circles in designing concert posters using Photoshop • Increased public's awareness of band via strategic social networking • Designed interactive website using HTML5, CSS & Java • "Greater Lafayette's Premier Garage-Fi Grunge-Wave Band" • Assumed leadership role in booking shows at venues & festivals, coordinating travel plans • Displayed creativity & understanding of local social circles in designing concert posters using Photoshop • Increased public's awareness of band via strategic social networking • Designed interactive website using HTML5, CSS & Java