Experience

City of Marina

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Development Director

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Managing a permanent staff of ten (10) including the Planning, Building and Code Enforcement divisions along with ten(10) consultants. Preparing the Downtown Specific Plan Overseeing a large development portfolio including the Sea Haven, Dunes and Marina Station Projects Sea Haven Project-1050 residential units Marina Station-1,360 residential units; 60,000 square feet of retail, 144,000 of office space and 652,000 business park Dunes Development: 1,237 units, 750,000 of retail/commercial sq. ft, 750,000 sq. ft business park, 500 hotel rooms, 46 acres of open space/parks, 258 affordable housing units. Adopted a VMT Policy Ensured the City’s ADU process was streamlined and made online to all customers Published the City’s first interactive GIS Map. Updating the Marina General Plan Adoption of an Affordable Housing Overlay policy State HCD certified the Fifth Cycle Housing Element Received $620,000 in PLHA grants funds from HCD Show less



City of Los Altos

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Services Director

  • Dec 2019 - Dec 2021

  Processed the City’s first SB 330 project for a 50 unit condo project. Managed a staff of six with a total budget of 1.6 million dollars. Rewrote the Los Altos Zoning Code and the Residential Design Guidelines to ensure compliance with the Housing Accountability Act by creating objective design standards. Started the 2031 Los Altos Housing Element Update process. Served as the lead for the rewrite of the ADU Ordinance. Wrote SB 2 and REAP grant applications bringing $400,000 in funds to the city. Served as the project manager for the Vehicle Miles Traveled VMT policy. Show less



City of East Palo Alto

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Director

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2019

  -Managing a staff of six people and a total budget of 1.5 million dollars -Managed a portfolio of 300 Below Market Rate units. -Managed the General Plan and Zoning Code Update. The first comprehensive General Plan and Zoning Code since incorporation in 1983.-Managed a caseload of that included 500 affordable housing units, 2.2 million square feet of new office space and 800 residential units. All told, this level of development represented 10% of the City’s entire area.

• Senior Planner/Interim Planning Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  Acting Planning Manager-Serving as the project manager for the East Palo Alto General Plan and Zoning Code Update.-Serving as the lead planner for large complex development projects-Serving as Acting Planning Manager



Land Use Consultant

• Various Agencies

• Associate Planner

  • Sep 2014 - Oct 2015

  -Provided land use consulting services to Belmont and Daly City -Processed conditional use permits, variances for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. -Prepared the Belmont Climate Action Plan. -Served as the project manager for five mixed use projects in Daly City totaling 150 housing units -Provided land use consulting services to Belmont and Daly City -Processed conditional use permits, variances for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. -Prepared the Belmont Climate Action Plan. -Served as the project manager for five mixed use projects in Daly City totaling 150 housing units



City of East Palo Alto

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Planner

  • Jan 2008 - Sep 2014

  Advance Planning -Served as project manager for East Palo Alto Housing Element update; duties included preparing the Request for Proposals (RFP), interviewing the selected consultants, writing the City Council staff report to pick the selected consultant, and serving as the consultant’s primary staff interface. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) -Prepared Environmental Impact Reports and Initial Studies for development projects; duties included reviewing technical appendices, preparing Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRP), preparing and filing Notice of Completions, Notice of Determinations and Notice of Preparations. Current Planning -Processed conditional use permits to encourage small business development within the City’s Four Corners Specific Plan. -Served as the project lead for a forty six unit (46) affordable housing project that received federal, County and City approval to rehabilitate forty six below market rate units. -Served as the project manager for a fifty-one (51) unit subdivision. -Presented staff reports before the Planning Commission, City Council. -Ensured projects were in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act, Zoning Ordinance the General Plan and other policy related documents -Prepared mitigation monitoring programs, staff reports and conditions of approval for various projects. -Interfaced with clients at the front counter by answering development questions and approving business licenses, sign permits, home occupation temporary use permits and special event permits Code Enforcement - Conducted code enforcement investigations of all major code cases in East Palo Alto from 2008-2014. - Served as the lead city planner for the medical marijuana permits in East Palo Alto. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -Provided GIS analysis documenting East Palo Alto affordable housing units. -Prepared Housing Opportunity Site maps for review by the City Manager. Show less



Neal Martin and Associates

• Neal Martin and Associates

• Temporary Contract Planner

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2007

  -Processed Conditional Use Permits and Variances for review by the San Bruno Planning Commission. -Answered development and zoning questions at the front counter -Processed Sign Permits, Special Event Permits, Business License Applications. -Processed Conditional Use Permits and Variances for review by the San Bruno Planning Commission. -Answered development and zoning questions at the front counter -Processed Sign Permits, Special Event Permits, Business License Applications.



EMC Planning

• Monterey, CA

• Environmental Planner

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2006

  California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) -Prepared Environmental Impact Reports and Initial Studies for development projects; duties included reviewing technical appendices, preparing Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRP), preparing and filing Notice of Completions, Notice of Determinations and Notice of Preparations. Contract Planning -Provided Consulting Services to the City of Los Banos California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) -Prepared Environmental Impact Reports and Initial Studies for development projects; duties included reviewing technical appendices, preparing Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRP), preparing and filing Notice of Completions, Notice of Determinations and Notice of Preparations. Contract Planning -Provided Consulting Services to the City of Los Banos



City of San Jose

• CIty of San Jose

• Temporary Grant Writer/Job Placement Specialist

  • Jun 2001 - Mar 2003

  -Wrote and managed a 400,000 grant to retrain technology workers to become teachers -Prepared RFPs and contracts for review by the WIB Director -Served as the staff member for various WIB subcommittees -Wrote and managed a 400,000 grant to retrain technology workers to become teachers -Prepared RFPs and contracts for review by the WIB Director -Served as the staff member for various WIB subcommittees



Army National Guard

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Specialist

  • 1994 - 2000

  Processed non judicial punishment paperwork; Honor Graduate from Basic Military Training Processed non judicial punishment paperwork; Honor Graduate from Basic Military Training