Experience

Town of Parker, Colorado

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Development Director

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  I am part of the Town of Parker Executive Management Team and oversee Community Development services for the Town. This includes Building, Comprehensive Planning, Development Review and Economic Development. I also assist the Town's urban renewal authority known as the Parker Authority for Reinvestment (PAR). I currently supervise a staff of 27 with a budget of greater than $6 million annually. Notable accomplishments include an administrative reorganization, implementation of priority based budgeting, succession planning, implementation of fire code administration, public outreach improvements, successful growth management and award winning projects such as the Mainstreet Master Plan and Transportation Master Plan. Show less



City of Bayonne, N.J.

• Bayonne, N.J.

• City Planner/Director of Community Development

  • Oct 2002 - Aug 2013

  I served as the City Planner and Director of Community Development for the City of Bayonne from 2002 to 2013. I also worked as the Chief Redevelopment Planner for the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority and oversaw economic development efforts after dissolution of the Bayonne EDC. In this capacity I managed development services for the City including Building, Code Enforcement, Development Review, Planning and Zoning. I left this position in August 2013 for new adventures in Colorado with my family and an exciting career opportunity with the Town of Parker. Show less



Heyer, Gruel and Associates

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager/Senior Planner

  • Aug 1997 - Sep 2002

  I worked as a senior consulting planner for numerous private and public clients in the New York City metropolitan region. In this capacity I provided project management and planning services to clients including development support, expert testimony, fiscal impact analysis, master plan preparation, redevelopment plans and zoning analysis. I also served as the municipal planner for multiple communities and participated in the preparation of several award-winning plans such as the Hudson County Strategic Plan. Show less



North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planner

  • Feb 1995 - Jul 1997

  I worked as a planner with the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the northern New Jersey region focusing on transportation planning, projects and programs. Areas of responsibility included the Local Lead and Local Scoping programs, liaison to Federal/State agencies, grant administration and the preparation of the Transportation Improvement Program for the region. I worked as a planner with the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the northern New Jersey region focusing on transportation planning, projects and programs. Areas of responsibility included the Local Lead and Local Scoping programs, liaison to Federal/State agencies, grant administration and the preparation of the Transportation Improvement Program for the region.