Objective:            A position within the public or private planning sector that will enhance the skills and knowledge obtained throughout my curriculum and experience.

 

Education:               Eastern Michigan University: Ypsilanti, Michigan.

                                      Masters of Science in Geography with a concentration in

Urban and Regional Planning. December 2003

                      

Western Michigan University: Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Bachelors of Science in Geography: December 2000

Major: Environmental and Resource Management

Minor: Geology

 

Relevant                 ∑ Environmental Planning                                  ∑ Planning & Cartography Studio

Courses:                          ∑ Economic Development                       ∑ Environmental Impact Assessment

                                      ∑ Planning and Preservation Law          ∑ Geographic Information Systems  

                            ∑ Grant Writing                                    ∑ Zoning

 

Skills:                     ∑ Computer & GIS applications: ArcInfo 7.2, ArcGIS 8.1, MapInfo 6.0, VBA, MS Office, Equalizer, AutoCAD 2002.

∑ Trimble GPS units and Pathfinder Office GPS software.

∑ Visual and hands on creativity.

 

Relevant                 City of Novi, Michigan.

Experience:              Supervisor: David Evancoe, AICP, ASLA

May 2002 to September 2003.

Intern Planner: Reviewing site plans in accordance to the Cityπs ordinance, conducting on-site landscape inspections, answering the publicπs questions on current and future development and assisting the department with various tasks.

 

Allegan County, Michigan.

                            Supervisor: Jeroen Wagendorp, Ph.D. AICP

January 2001 to November 2001.

Intern Planner / GIS Technician: Collecting, analyzing and generating data with MapInfo to identify flood-prone properties within the floodplains and collecting the Countyπs section corners with GPS to enhance the Countyπs tax maps.

 

Honors &                 ∑ Gamma Theta Upsilon, International Geographic Honors Society.

Activities:               ∑ Michigan Society of Planning member and events volunteer.

                             ∑ Treasurer of Planning Awareness Club of Eastern (P.L.A.C.E.)

                                      ∑ Habitat for Humanity volunteer

                                   ∑ Michigan Land Use Institute member & Sierra Club member.