Shaival Gajjar

Town Planner at Town of Edson
  • Claim this Profile
Contact Information
us****@****om
(386) 825-5501
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, CA
Languages
  • English -
  • Hindi -
  • Gujarati -

Topline Score

Topline score feature will be out soon.

Bio

Generated by
Topline AI

You need to have a working account to view this content.
You need to have a working account to view this content.

Experience

    • Canada
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Town Planner
      • May 2022 - Present

      - Lead the Land Use Bylaw Rewrite project and guide the consultants. - Process applications for Subdivision, Bylaw Amendments, and Business License reviews - Work with clients and guide them towards proper growth in the Town. - Liaise with internal and external stakeholders for on-going projects. - Attend and present at Council, Committee, SDAB, or external agency meetings as required. - Lead the Land Use Bylaw Rewrite project and guide the consultants. - Process applications for Subdivision, Bylaw Amendments, and Business License reviews - Work with clients and guide them towards proper growth in the Town. - Liaise with internal and external stakeholders for on-going projects. - Attend and present at Council, Committee, SDAB, or external agency meetings as required.

    • Canada
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Development Officer
      • Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

      -Performed field investigations and reviewed permit applications, ensuring compliance with the local and provincial planning documents. -Liaised with government agencies on development and subdivision. -Helped update local planning legislation such as Land Use Bylaw. -Provided urban expertise to a rural dominant municipality -Performed field investigations and reviewed permit applications, ensuring compliance with the local and provincial planning documents. -Liaised with government agencies on development and subdivision. -Helped update local planning legislation such as Land Use Bylaw. -Provided urban expertise to a rural dominant municipality

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Associate
      • Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

      As a Research Associate, I was responsible for assisting and providing strong support to perform research and analysis, create and manage communications with the City officials, collect and manage the database, write and review reports, create graphics and generate maps that are easily readable. Projects:- Municipal Annexations- GHG emissions at the neighbourhood scale- The role of community leagues in Canadian cities

    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • May 2019 - Dec 2019

      Assisted Dr. Sandeep Agrawal in his research projects such as Municipal Annexations, Urban Heat Island, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.Assisted Prof. Kristof Van Assche on a research project. The project site was Grande Cache, Alberta and the agenda was to understand the boom and bust cycles of that town from governance and land-use planning perspective.

  • CEPT University
    • Ahmedabad Area, India
    • Research Associate
      • Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

      I was responsible for doing a comparative study of different Indian cities, keeping Transit Oriented Development and factors that are affecting the development around it in mind, especially focusing on affordable housing and parking management. My role was also to collect data by conducting preliminary surveys, analyze it, and generate maps. I also managed a team of surveyors on site. I was responsible for doing a comparative study of different Indian cities, keeping Transit Oriented Development and factors that are affecting the development around it in mind, especially focusing on affordable housing and parking management. My role was also to collect data by conducting preliminary surveys, analyze it, and generate maps. I also managed a team of surveyors on site.

    • India
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Junior Planner
      • Aug 2016 - Oct 2017

      Projects worked on: Mumbai Port Redevelopment, Mumbai Local Area Planning - Transit-Oriented Zoning, Ahmedabad Bridge Underspace Development, Ahmedabad CG Road Redevelopment, Ahmedabad Job Description: As an Urban Planner, my role was to assist senior planners and co-ordinate with the rest of the team. I was also responsible to conduct existing situation studies and do preliminary surveys, along with working on proposals. Generating technical & graphical maps and making presentations for clients was also part of my work. I was also required to meet municipal officials every week to give updates/presentations for the ongoing municipal projects. I was also required to use software such as AutoCAD, GIS, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, and InDesign for generating maps and preparing presentations / reports. Show less

  • iBelive Amdavad
    • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    • Co Lead
      • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

      An initiative that was born after learning the concepts of placemaking and its importance in the local communities. I, along with a few of my classmates started this initiative to revive inactive public spaces across Ahmedabad city, India. In this initiative, I have organized and co-managed many community engagement sessions to get public opinions on their community spaces. An initiative that was born after learning the concepts of placemaking and its importance in the local communities. I, along with a few of my classmates started this initiative to revive inactive public spaces across Ahmedabad city, India. In this initiative, I have organized and co-managed many community engagement sessions to get public opinions on their community spaces.

  • Transpose India
    • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    • Co-Founder
      • Mar 2013 - Mar 2015

      Transpose India was a startup that dealt with pattern recognition among vehicular traffic. It proposed solutions for issues like traffic congestion and helped authorities to mark smarter decisions for the same. It basically automated the process of traffic surveys and gave real-time data. Transpose India was a startup that dealt with pattern recognition among vehicular traffic. It proposed solutions for issues like traffic congestion and helped authorities to mark smarter decisions for the same. It basically automated the process of traffic surveys and gave real-time data.

    • India
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Customer Sales Executive
      • Sep 2009 - Mar 2010

Education

  • University of Alberta
    Master's degree, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
    2018 - 2020
  • CEPT University
    Bachelor's degree, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
    2012 - 2016
  • SAE Institute, Mumbai
    Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Community

You need to have a working account to view this content. Click here to join now