Experience

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Planner, Environmental Planning

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Responsible for performing a full range of planning, policy, research, and data analysis activities in support of the agency's climate mitigation and adaptation goals as identified in the NJTPA Long Range Transportation Plan. Responsible for performing a full range of planning, policy, research, and data analysis activities in support of the agency's climate mitigation and adaptation goals as identified in the NJTPA Long Range Transportation Plan.



Self

• Greater New York City Area

• Independent Contractor/Consultant

  • 2010 - Present

  Provide research, mapping, planning, and design services. Clients include A. Nelessen Associates, Design Solutions for a Crowded Planet, Greener by Design, Behan Planning & Design, Regional Plan Association, LRK Inc, Interface Studio, Isles Inc, June Williamson, and DSGN AGNC. Provide research, mapping, planning, and design services. Clients include A. Nelessen Associates, Design Solutions for a Crowded Planet, Greener by Design, Behan Planning & Design, Regional Plan Association, LRK Inc, Interface Studio, Isles Inc, June Williamson, and DSGN AGNC.



The Sustainability Institute at The College of New Jersey

• Ewing, NJ

• Research and Project Specialist

  • Feb 2019 - Sep 2022

  Conducted research, and prepared data, tools, guides, reports, and actions to support Sustainable Jersey's energy program. Assisted municipalities/communities and schools to become more energy sustainable and reduce GHG emissions. Conducted research, and prepared data, tools, guides, reports, and actions to support Sustainable Jersey's energy program. Assisted municipalities/communities and schools to become more energy sustainable and reduce GHG emissions.



Isles, Inc.

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2019

  Primarily managed and conducted work for an EPA funded Brownfields Area-Wide Planning project for the East Trenton Neighborhood and the Assunpink Greenway. Did extensive research on the previous planning for the neighborhood, the history of the neighborhood, existing conditions. Did significant education, outreach, and engagement. And developed site design concepts for the key brownfield sites, neighborhood planning recommendations, and implementation strategies. Assisted with other Isles planning activities and services.



The Sustainability Institute at The College of New Jersey

• Ewing, NJ

• Project Specialist

  • 2017 - 2018

  Supported several resiliency related projects including: mapping Community Right to Know (CRTK) sites within existing and future flood zones for an EPA P2 funded project; provided research and editing for a report about using nature-based strategies to improve coastal resiliency lead by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; Prepared a report about Urban Heat Islands for the City of Newark and created a state-wide urban heat island interactive map. In addition, reviewed, wrote and updated a number of actions for the Sustainable Jersey Program.



Rutgers University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • 2015 - 2017

  Wrote grant applications and project proposals; Managed projects; Conducted research, outreach, and prepared materials for projects such as a park expansion design and Brownfield Inventory for Perth Amboy, NJ, a streetscape design in Newark, NJ, an Environmental Resource Inventory for Jersey City, NJ. Taught Landscape Architecture Environmental Planning design studio about Trenton and the Trenton 250 Master Plan. Wrote grant applications and project proposals; Managed projects; Conducted research, outreach, and prepared materials for projects such as a park expansion design and Brownfield Inventory for Perth Amboy, NJ, a streetscape design in Newark, NJ, an Environmental Resource Inventory for Jersey City, NJ. Taught Landscape Architecture Environmental Planning design studio about Trenton and the Trenton 250 Master Plan.



LRK

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Urban Planner

  • 2013 - 2014

  Conducted research and prepared materials for various projects around North America including a site master plan in Fort Worth, TX, an official plan amendment outside of Ottawa, ON, and community design guidelines in El Paso, TX and Kansas City, MO Conducted research and prepared materials for various projects around North America including a site master plan in Fort Worth, TX, an official plan amendment outside of Ottawa, ON, and community design guidelines in El Paso, TX and Kansas City, MO



Rutgers University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • 2011 - 2013

  Taught course on Physical Design and Site Planning Taught course on Physical Design and Site Planning



Local Wisdom

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Architect, User Experience and Web Designer

  • 2011 - 2013

  Planned and designed intranets, public facing websites and mobile applications for clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Berlitz Language Services Planned and designed intranets, public facing websites and mobile applications for clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Berlitz Language Services



Interface Studio LLC

• Philadelphia, PA

• Urban Designer

  • 2011 - 2012

  Conducted research, outreach and prepared materials for a number of projects, including, a vision plan for Suwanee, GA and several neighborhood community plans in Philadelphia, PA. Developed community outreach website for the Spring Garden Street Greenway initiative Conducted research, outreach and prepared materials for a number of projects, including, a vision plan for Suwanee, GA and several neighborhood community plans in Philadelphia, PA. Developed community outreach website for the Spring Garden Street Greenway initiative



The City College of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • 2010 - 2010

  Assisted Denise Hoffman Brandt and Elisabetta Terragni with course titled: "Visual Representation: Ecologies & Tectonics" Assisted Denise Hoffman Brandt and Elisabetta Terragni with course titled: "Visual Representation: Ecologies & Tectonics"



xDesign Environmental Health Clinic at New York University

• New York City, NY

• Designer

  • 2007 - 2010

  Researched, designed and built several urban environmental art projects, installations, and exhibits. Major projects included: NoPARK, OOZ at the Van Alen Institute, Amphibious Architecture and BiodiverCity Researched, designed and built several urban environmental art projects, installations, and exhibits. Major projects included: NoPARK, OOZ at the Van Alen Institute, Amphibious Architecture and BiodiverCity



Princeton University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2004 - 2005

  Researched Hispanic immigration and assimilation in the United States; Maintained database and managed codebooks for alternative affirmative action project in Texas. Researched Hispanic immigration and assimilation in the United States; Maintained database and managed codebooks for alternative affirmative action project in Texas.