Experience

Leduc County

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Urban Planner

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Mr. Ata Muhammad, with a Master degree in planning is a highly versatile and innovative land use planner. He has excellent knowledge and interpretational skills of Alberta planning legislation such as Municipal Government Act, Alberta Land-Use Framework, Land Stewardship Act and County of Leduc Planning Processes, Environmental Protection Act, Water Act and other legislation. -Rectifying unsightly properties and Land Use Infractions in the County - Site Visits, professional reports, issuing stop orders and working closely with multi stakeholders - Issuing different types of development permits such as Single Family dwellings, Multifamily dwellings, Commercial and Industrial development Permits - Working closely with Enforcement Services and rectifying situations which pose danger to Public Safety. - Addressing issues such as developments without permits, drainage issues, outside storage issues, environmental issues such as stoping development in wet lands and in environmentally significant areas. - Working with public, municipal, provincial and federal agencies. Coordinating activities with other agencies, local politicians and internal departments. Show less



City of Medicine Hat

• Development Officer II

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  •Demonstrated knowledge of municipal planning, area planning, land use bylaw, subdivision and permitting•Responded to Cypress County circulations and worked closely with the Cypress County and the Town of Redcliff to implement Tri-Area Inter-Municipal Development Plan 2010.•Studied Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development policy documents for the preparation of South Saskatchewan Regional Plan.•Effectively contributed in the preparation of long-range policies such as; City of Medicine Hat 2013 Land Use Bylaw, Municipal Servicing Standards Manual (MSSM) and Box Springs Area Structure Plan 2013.•Reviewed and prepared technical reports on Community Revitalization Levy, Community Standards Bylaw and Recreational Vehicles best practices across Alberta•Helped in conducting public open house sessions to get feedback on the City proposed Land Use Bylaw, answered questions from the participants regarding issues of landscaping, recreational vehicles parking, and LED signs, compiled all the public comments, reviewed the qualitative data and prepared summary report.•Reviewed large number of development permit applications comprised of site plans, elevation drawings and floor plans for single and multifamily residential dwellings and issued development permits on time.•Reviewed commercial development permit applications, circulated those applications to various city departments, liaison between developers and city departments and issued commercial permits. •Issued large number of compliance letters to properties, identified encroachments and worked closely with individuals and law firms for the execution of encroachment agreements.•Reviewed subdivision applications of quarter section of land. Circulated applications to various municipal, provincial and federal agencies and prepared planning reports on time for senior management. Show less

• Land Use Planning Intern

  • Apr 2012 - Nov 2013

  Land Use Planning, Economic Development, Community Planning, Sustainable development, Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Municipal Development Plan



Harry Cummings & Associates

• Harry Cummings & Associates

• Project Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2012

  • Carried out back ground study on Ministry of Health and Sport ,ON, Healthy Communities Fund in North Bay, ON • Designed key informant Interview questionnaire for municipalities, non-profit organizations and public health units • Effectively scheduled interviews with managers, program coordinators and public health officials in North Bay • Carried out interviews over the phone with different stakeholders on issues of partnerships and collaboration • Effectively carried out qualitative analysis, and completed the report on time • Developed evaluation plans in conducting study on Youth Employment in Waterloo and Wellington County • Sent invitation letters to different organizations for participation in the Study • Actively contacted the human resources staff of business organizations and scheduled interviews • Effectively communicated the purpose of research study, completed the task in the assigned time frame Show less