Experience

City of Oak Harbor, WA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Economic Development Coordinator/Senior Planner

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  In role as Senior Planner, perform project review in accordance with state and local regulations with an eye toward solutions. Serve as project manager for multiple and simultaneous plan and code updates. Serve as City’s lead for economic development including economic analysis, planning, retention, and recruitment activities. Frequent presentations given to planning commission and city council.o Economic Development Projects/Activities.• Comparative Survey. Researched, designed, and wrote survey tool and report of economic development activities in Washington cities. • Economic Profile and Needs Assessment. Researched, analyzed, and wrote document examining population, housing, and economic trends in Oak Harbor.• Strategy discussions. Responsible for coordinating and facilitating committee for the creation of economic development strategy. • Business/job attraction and retention reporting. Designed, analyzed, and wrote report counting businesses and jobs generated by downtown street revitalization project. Project includes regular visits/discussions with downtown merchants.o Advance Planning Projects.• Shoreline Master Program (SMP) Update. Serve as project manager for highly visible SMP update, which is an element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. • Subdivision Code Update. Served as project manager for award-winning subdivision code update. • Low Impact Development Code Update. Updated code to remove barriers to and promote Low Impact Development practices such as bioretention, pervious pavements, vegetation retention, and parking maximums.• Updates to the sign code for political and digital signs.o Current Planning Review.• Beckett Landing Subdivision – a 22 lot subdivision on environmentally constrained site.Reviewed Associate Planner’s work on multiple residential, commercial projects over four years, resolving problems prior to when department director’s input was necessary.



ECOnorthwest

• United States
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planner/Economist

  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2009

  Served as project lead on public finance, fiscal impact, urban renewal and real estate acquisition projects. Prepared, submitted and managed project proposals; oversaw contracts, budgets and schedules for public and private sector clients; wrote reports/work products; and coordinated junior staff in product preparation. Selected Projects.• Preliminary Tax Increment Calculations for OHSU / Amberglen District, Hillsboro, Oregon.• Tax Increment Calculations for Foothills District, City of Lake Oswego, Oregon.• Baseline Financial Analysis for Parks, City of Gresham, Oregon• Fiscal Impact Study for Larrabee Springs Development, Bellingham, Washington• Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Property Acquisitions for Portland Dev. Comm.



Cardno WRG

• Planner & Senior Planner

  • Jun 2003 - Jul 2007

  Facilitated development approvals (plan amendments, zone changes, master plans, subdivisions etc.) for businesses and developers including industrial, commercial, residential clients. Selected Projects.• RidgeCrest, Employment Mixed Use Master Plan, Ridgefield Washington.• Westview Pointe, Planned Unit Development, Medford, Oregon.• The Round, transit-oriented development, Beaverton, Oregon.• Commercial Buildable Lands Analysis for Longview, Washington. Facilitated development approvals (plan amendments, zone changes, master plans, subdivisions etc.) for businesses and developers including industrial, commercial, residential clients. Selected Projects.• RidgeCrest, Employment Mixed Use Master Plan, Ridgefield Washington.• Westview Pointe, Planned Unit Development, Medford, Oregon.• The Round, transit-oriented development, Beaverton, Oregon.• Commercial Buildable Lands Analysis for Longview, Washington.