About me

Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design's Master of City Planning program.

I solve problems affecting the built and natural environment via urban planning + geospatial data science.

What I'm doing

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    City Planning

    Researching, evaluating, and proposing new ideas for complex urban issues.

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    Mapping

    Spatializing the problems, solutions, and ideas for the built and natural environment in GIS and Javascript.

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    Data Science

    Using R and Python to create models, algorithms, and analyses for all things geospatial.

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    Design

    Learning and trying to improve my urban design and 3D modeling skills in SketchUp and Adobe.

Resume

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania, Weitzman School of Design

    2021 - 2023

    Master of City Planning

    Certificate in Geographic Information Systems & Spatial Analysis

  2. Seattle University, Albers School of Business & Economics

    2017 - 2021

    Bachelor of Arts in International Economic Development

    Minor in Public Policy

Experience

  1. Transportation Planner

    Fehr & Peers | Walnut Creek, CA

    June 2023

  2. Teaching Asssistant

    University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA

    September 2022 - May 2023

    Master of Urban Spatial Analytics | MUSA 5080: Public Policy Analytics

    Master of City Planning | CPLN 6750: Land Use & Environmental Modeling

    Master of City Planning | CPLN 6290: Designing Living Heritage

    Master of Social Policy & Practice | MSSP 7300: Community Mapping

  3. Planner II

    Alta Planning + Design | Philadelphia, PA

    September 2022 - December 2022

  4. Planning Intern

    Alta Planning + Design | Oakland, CA

    June 2022 — August 2022

  5. Research Assistant

    Econsult Solutions Inc. | Philadelphia, PA

    January 2022 — May 2022

  6. Portfolio Analysis & Reporting Intern

    Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA

    October 2021 — January 2022

My skills

  • City Planning

    • - Transportation Planning: Level of Traffic Stress Analysis, Right-of-Way Width Analysis
    • - Economic Development: Demographic Analysis, Labor Market Analysis, Economic Change Analysis
    • - Quantitative: Site Selection, Demographic Analysis
    • - Communication: Charrettes, Community Engagement, Memo and Grant Writing

    Geospatial Analysis

    • - R Studio: Predictive Modeling, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Spatial Statistics
    • - Python: Spatial Statistics
    • - SQL: Spatial SQL
    • - ArcGIS: Pro (Vector + Raster), Online Suite, Model Building

    Programming

    • - R Studio
    • - Python
    • - Javascript
    • - SQL
    • - Web Development: CSS, HTML

    Urban Design & 3D Modeling

    • - Adobe: InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom
    • - SketchUp

    Tools Used

    • - Data packages: R (tidycensus, tidyverse, tigris, raster), Python (NumPy, Pandas, Geopandas), Javascript (node.js), SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
    • - Geospatial API: U.S. Census, Carto, Leaflet, Mapbox
    • - Producitvity Suite: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Miro
    • - Database management: Google Cloud, Bigquery, Salesforce CRM, Surveymonkey

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