Education
Georgia Institute of Technology / Atlanta, GA 2002 – 2004
College of Architecture: Master of City and Regional Planning / Specialization: Urban Design
University of Georgia / Athens, GA 1996 – 2000
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Presidential Scholar
Professional Experience
City of Cambridge Community Development Department / Cambridge, MA Feb.19 – present
Senior City Planner
Management and interdepartmental coordination of Envision Cambridge, the city’s 10-year comprehensive plan Project director for citywide open space planning and district planning studies Manage consultant teams, working across divisions, departments, and communicating with local stakeholders Directing large public engagement processes for district planning studies Manage and collaborate on climate change planning initiatives and projects.
Utile, Inc. / Boston, MA Mar.13 – Feb.19
Associate / Senior Urban Designer and Planner - Project Manager
Manage urban design and planning studio on concurrent projects and research initiatives
Provide design direction and oversight of staff and sub-consultants for projects
Project manager of multi-disciplinary teams for redevelopment planning in Boston, Somerville, and Detroit
Author proposals, lead business development, and determine geographic markets for future project opportunities
Chan Krieger Sieniewicz | NBBJ / Cambridge, MA Apr.10 – Mar.13
Associate / Urban Designer
Responsible for project coordination, client interaction, production oversight and staff management
Managed large scale infrastructure and urban redevelopment projects in New Haven, CT and Philadelphia, PA
Directed university campus planning projects from detailed facility planning to urban design master plans.
Authored, prepared and coordinated RFP/RFQs
EDAW | AECOM / Atlanta, GA Jul.08 – Nov.09
Urban Designer
Instrumental in the development of citywide urban design, planning and transit projects in Atlanta, including the regeneration of a former rail line for parks, trails and future transit.
Created design guidelines and plan reports for MARTA, (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and assorted private clients
Authored design guidelines for Miami-Dade Comprehensive Plan update
Assisted in marketing and proposal writing for design and planning services
HOK: the HOK Planning Group / Atlanta, GA Jan.07 – Jul.08
Urban Designer
Co-led design workshops for public, community based projects, as well as private client master plans
Primary contact for clients on day-to-day production and project development
Worked with city officials and public/private partnerships for urban infill development in Downtown Atlanta
Cooper Carry, Inc. / New York, NY and Atlanta, GA May.04 – Jan.07 Urban Designer
Assisted in the design development of large scale master plans for greenfield, grayfield and brownfield projects
Created design guidelines and standards for both new towns and redevelopment plans
Design and rendering of plans by multiple mediums (hand and digital)
Responsible for the creation of graphic design and presentation material
Georgia Museum of Art / Athens, GA Sept.01 – Aug.02
Curatorial Assistant
Reported immediately to the director of the museum and departmental curators
Conducted research on permanent collections and exhibitions
Contact for artists, galleries and institutions
Authored essays for exhibition catalogues
Awards
Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines & Zoning Overlay District: 2021 Architizer A+ Awards: Finalist (Utile, Inc)
Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines & Zoning Overlay District: 2020 Sustainability Resiliency Award, APA-MA (Utile, Inc)
Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines & Zoning Overlay District: 2020 APA Sustainable Communities - Excellence in Sustainability Award (Utile, Inc)
Detroit Eastern Market Neighborhood Framework and Stormwater Management Plan : 2020 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award, Honorable Mention - Urban Design (Utile, Inc.)
Envision Cambridge Citywide Plan: 2019 Comprehensive Plan Award, APA Massachusetts Chapter (City of Cambridge)
Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines & Zoning Overlay District: 2019 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award - Unbuilt Urban Design (Utile, Inc.)
Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines & Zoning Overlay District: 2019 USGBC Massachusetts Chapter’s 2019 Market Leader in Resilience Award (Utile, Inc.)
Malden River Greenway: 2018 Green Infrastructure Award, Congress for the New Urbanism - New England Chapter (Utile, Inc.)
Union Square Neighborhood Plan: 2016 Urbanism Award, Congress for the New Urbanism - New England Chapter (Utile, Inc.)
Union Square Neighborhood Plan: 2015 Comprehensive Planning Award, American Planning Association - Massachusetts Chapter (Utile, Inc.)
The Green Line: 2009 Award of Excellence, Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (the HOK Planning Group)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 2008 Charter Award, Congress for New Urbanism (the HOK Planning Group)
PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING
“Malden River Greenway”, SNEAPA Conference, Fall 2018
“Wooster Square, New Haven: Preserving Neighborhood Character in the TOD Era”, SNEAPA Conference, Fall 2017
“Building on Local Identity”, Zube Lecture Series, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
“Identity as Placemaking”, Mass Development TA Connects Workshop
“Landscape of Contrast: The Integration of Environmental Design and Industrial Development”’ Boston Society of Architects Lecture Series
“Immigrant Communities: Transforming the Strip”, Building Metropolitan Atlanta, Congress for the New Urbanism National Publication
“Learning from Buford Highway Via Las Vegas”, Here Magazine, Vol. 2, 2006.
“Basic Skills You Need for the Long Haul”, Georgia Planning Association
Teaching & Research:
Boston Architectural College / Boston, MA Jan.13 – Jul.14
Adjunct Faculty
Instructor for urban design studios focusing on corridor development and public space.
Georgia Institute of Technology / Atlanta, Georgia Aug.02 – May.03
Graduate Research Assistant
Assisted in land preservation research and programming.
University of Georgia / Cortona, Italy Jun.01– Aug.01 | Jun.03 – Aug.03
Teaching and Program Assistant
Teaching assistant for undergraduate and graduate level art history courses
Lectured on Italian art, architecture and urban space.
TECHNICAL Skills
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) SketchUp, AutoCAD, GIS (ArcMap). Microsoft Office, professional and academic research, technical writing, public speaking and presentation.
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Urban design, resilience planning, history of urban form, development policy, and everyday urbanism