work experience

Senior Consultant, phData

Minneapolis, MN // Feb 2023 - Present​

Consultant  // May 2021 - Jan 2023

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Intermediate Transportation Planner, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation (MnDOT)

Saint Paul, MN // June 2020 - April 2021

• Developed tableau dashboards for MnDot's performance measure website

• Expanded and improved communication practices on system performance through data
  visualization

• Produced series of white papers on Enterprise Risk Management

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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Planning Intern, Metro Transit

Minneapolis, MN // June 2019 - May 2020

• Supported Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects, specifically B Line and E Line BRT project development, outreach, and planning activities 

• Designed BRT station platform concepts and linework in Remix for preliminary station area planning

• Created maps and visualizations on ridership, walksheds, and other BRT concepts for internal planning decisions and external community engagement

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Transportation Intern, Ramsey County

Arden Hills, MN // May 2018 - May 2019

• Lead meetings and managed agendas, minutes, and support for the Parks & Recreation ADA Implementation Team and Transition Plan

• Mapped and inventoried pedestrian ramps to account for ADA compliance

• Mapped redevelopment activities to support County investment decisions

• Conducted site/trail inventory and assessments for potential trail alignments along the Bruce Vento Regional Trail and Lexington Corridor

• Assisted with Regional Solicitation applications and Transportation Improvement Plan

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Local Planning Assistance Intern, Metropolitan Council

Saint Paul, MN // June 2016 - May 2017​​

• Produced over ten online tutorials on local planning topics (land use, transportation, housing, wastewater, recreation, etc.) under a strict deadline

• Published Local Planning Highlight articles on neighborhood revitalization, economic development, school district planning, and storm water re-use 

• Conducted policy research on neighborhood planning to set a framework for Council policies and resources

• Mapped parcels and recorded data for the Redevelopment Monitoring Program

• Local Planning Handbook/PlanIT project awarded the Silver 2018 National Planning Achievement for Best Practice from the American Planning Association (APA)

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other work

Graduate Capstone, Metro Transit

PA 8081 Transportation Planning and Policy // Spring 2020

• Proposed and developed a methodology for Metro Transit to determine potential station locations to implement secure bike parking infrastructure. I was in charge of collecting, cleaning, preparing, and mapping data, as well as pulling those pages together in InDesign.

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Graduate Research Assistantship, Minnesota Design Center

Professor Thomas Fisher // Spring 2020

• Conducted site analysis of planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines around qualitative and quantitative first/last-mile issues and supported the development of a transportation toolkit for planners

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Land Use Planning Course

Professor Fernando Burga // Fall 2019

• Developed planning exercises for students, address graphic revisions for projects, re-evaluate the Land Use and Urban Design Concentration, supported students