Planner

• Jul 2022 - Present

Planner

• Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

Major Projects and Applications: Airport Land Remediation: Procured and Consulted with Environmental professionals to remediate contaminated Airport land. Participated in multiple in-depth discussions on groundwater contamination and application of the risk-based approach to acquire the Certificate of Compliance from the Ministry of Environment.Cariboo Memorial Hospital Redevelopment: $250 million expansion at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital. Working with Interior Health on Development Variance Permit Application, Traffic Impact Assessment and Encroachment Application.Boitanio Mall Redevelopment: $30 million mall redevelopment project, worked on rezoning application, development permit application, development variance permit application and air space parcel subdivision. The proposed development includes a drive-through restaurant, parkade and 80 residential rental units.32 Townhouse Units 8 Phases of Subdivision Development: Working on subdivision, rezoning, development permit, and land disposition applications. Currently, the project is in its 2nd phase of the subdivision.Mural Approval Policy: Worked with various stakeholders and local community organizations to develop a policy and memorandum of understanding for the Mural Approval.Request for Proposal: Geotechnical Hazard Map Amendment, Housing Needs and Gap Analysis, and Flood Risk Assessment, Flood Mapping, and Mitigation. Show less

EOC Planning Chief - Green Acres Mobile Home Park Landslide

• Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

Responsible for creating and updating Situation Report and Action Plan and working with EOC Director to issue/lift Evacuation Alert and Evacuation Order.Attended meetings with evacuees and provided information and updates as required.Consulted with Geotechnical Engineer, to determine the scope of work and future land use and performed site visits during landslide assessment.Working closely with Emergency Support Services to assist the evacuees.Worked and coordinated with multiple EOC personnel to issue re-entry permits. Show less

Development Services Technician

• Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

Primary person in charge of processing and writing Council reports for development applications (e.g., rezoning, subdivision, development variance permit, development permit, encroachment and tax revitalization exemption applications)Technical Liaison for qualified professionals (engineers, geoscientists, architects) to ensure all developments meet City Bylaws, legislation, policies and other development criteriaWriting referrals to various government agencies such as the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Ministry of Environment, Interior Health, and Cariboo Regional District.Understanding and analyzing legislative requirements such as Local Government Act, Strata Property Act, Environmental Management Act etc. to complete planning applications.Preparing email correspondence to respond to planning inquiries from the public, developers, utility companies, government agencies and other City Hall departments. Attending Council meetings, Committee meetings, public consultation and responding to questions as required.Completed and received approximately $2.5 million dollars for various long-range project grants including the River Valley Boardwalk, Flood Risk Assessment, Mapping and Mitigation, various NDIT and UBCM grants etc.Implementing principles of Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP), Official Community Plan (OCP), Downtown Enhancement Plan and Parks, Trails, Outdoor Recreation Master Plan for long-range planning projects and grants. Show less

EOC Planning Situation/ Documentation Unit - River Valley Flood and Frizzi Road Landslide

• May 2020 - Mar 2021

Wrote and updated situation reports, action plans, incident overview, and org chart to EMBC as part of daily operations and State of Local Emergency forms on a weekly basis for eight months.Performed multiple site visits with geotechnical engineers, provincial and federal personnel.Prepared Evacuation waivers and answered questions from flood-affected property owners who received Evacuation Orders and guided them through the required paperwork.Wrote the Evacuation Rescind Orders and conditions for re-entry into the flood-affected properties.Collaborated and attended inter-agency meetings including, EMBC, MoE, Williams Lake Indian Band (WLFN), etc.Wrote the River Valley Emergency Spill and Mitigation Measures Report as part of the Memorandum of Understanding. Show less

EOC Advance Planning and Situation Unit - Cariboo Regional District Wildfire

• Jul 2021 - Jul 2021

Responsible for Situation report and Action Plan. Corresponded and attended various meetings with various government agencies to get updates on wildfire. Advance Planning (i.e., prepared action plan and created maps) for areas under Evacuation Alert and presented to the EOC Team. Responsible for Situation report and Action Plan. Corresponded and attended various meetings with various government agencies to get updates on wildfire. Advance Planning (i.e., prepared action plan and created maps) for areas under Evacuation Alert and presented to the EOC Team.

Local Government Planning Intern

• May 2020 - Oct 2020

Responsible for writing comfort letters. Responsible for leading the Health and Safety Committee meeting at the City Hall. Review site designs and legal surveys, and coordinate with building official on-site inspections to prepare various planning reports. Working with the Business License department and Building Inspectors to ensure business compliance with municipal and provincial regulations. Interpreting reports from professional consultants including, geotechnical engineering reports, traffic impact assessment, flood response report, wildfire interface report environmental site assessment and environmental contamination report. Show less

Operations Agent

• Sep 2017 - Jul 2018

Student Assistant (Thode Library)

• Sep 2014 - Apr 2017