Experience

City of Oakland

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy City Administrator

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Assistant Director, Planning and Building

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2022

  Manages the Bureau of Operations and Administration which includes three (3) divisions: Development Permitting, Fiscal and Administration, and Digital/IT. The Bureau has about 60 FTEs, and a budget of over $42 million.

• Strategy & Planning Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2020

  Managed the Oakland Public Works Training Unit and Communications Team. Led long-range and strategic planning initiatives on behalf of the department. One such example is the development of Measure Q (Oakland, 2020). The ballot measure that passed with over 2/3 votes, and will secure a half a billion dollars over twenty years for parks maintenance, homelessness services and water quality enhancements.

• Chief of Staff

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2018

  Served as a senior advisor to the Oakland Fire Chief and a member of the Oakland Fire Department's executive team. Worked on a variety of policy initiatives on behalf of the department including the 2016 amendments to the Oakland Fire Code.



Alameda County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Planner

  • Dec 2012 - Mar 2016

  Managed and performed advanced professional work related to a broad range of planning assignments including the Housing and Safety Elements of the Alameda County General Plan; the Historic Preservation and Scenic Corridor Ordinances.

• Planner III

  • Feb 2009 - Dec 2012

• Planner II

  • Oct 2007 - Feb 2009



City of Oakland

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Analyst II, Grants Coordinator

  • Dec 2005 - Sep 2007

  Managed 104 grant funded projects whose total funding was more than 11 million dollars. Managed 104 grant funded projects whose total funding was more than 11 million dollars.



Alameda County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planning Intern, Zoning Division

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

  Served as a planning intern for the Zoning Division of the Alameda County Planning Department. Served as a planning intern for the Zoning Division of the Alameda County Planning Department.