SCJ Alliance

I am covering a lot of new ground and projects with SCJ.  I am enjoying doing the team and kinds of projects we are working on, and so privileged to be with such a good team.  In the last few months, this is what I have worked on:
-Comprehensive Plan development and illustration for small towns and rural communities in Washington
-On-Call services for county, rural and small communities: permit review, urban design review
-Housing Action Plans/Infill Housing: develop infill housing and accessory dwelling unit graphic standards
-Subarea planning/urban design studies for city planning updates
-Parks Recreation and Open Space (PROS) plan updates
-Public engagement workshops/public hearings with comp plan stakeholders, citizens
-Special Use Permits writing and coordination
-Ski area lodge, lift and hotel space/grading and planning concepts (Colorado)
-SEPA checklist writing/evaluation

Senior Planner

Wright Hand Designs

I am a visual planner who thinks in images when listening, thinking, writing or designing.  It is this skill that makes my work strong.  I specialize in architectural illustration and urban design, and work at all scales.

Serve public, nonprofit and private clients
Write and illustrate design guidelines, comprehensive plans
Skilled in multidisciplinary teamwork
Visual Translator, to convey planning language via illustrations
Fine artist, graphic illustrator

Senior Urban Designer / Planning | Architectural Rendering | Landscape Architect

BCRA

As a Wright Hand Designs contractor I have been reporting to the managing principals and studio directors of BCRA as my clients since 2016.  In addition to my other client work, we continued to collaborate on projects including planning, design, illustration and feasibility studies.

Urban Design Planner, Wright Hand Design (Contract Position)

Phinney Neighborhood Association

As a hands-on Interim Facilities Director, I continued my own Client business and remodeling my own house.  My contribution was to fill the gap between the former retiring facilities director and the next new director.  
My work entailed working in a noisy, active service oriented environment that truly was the hub of the Phinney / Greenwood neighborhood.  
I thoroughly enjoyed the daily community interaction with people involved with the PNA. 
I managed two 100-year old school buildings under the National Register of Historic places and three off campus buildings.
I managed 11 FTE staff, a $500,000 budget, and community interaction with teachers and visitors. I worked directly with board members, city staff, business community members, emergency preparedness crews and leaseholders. 
My design/planning backgrounds were useful while serving on the Site Committee.  I also designed and built gates, fences, slides and repaired doors, locks, managed keys and repaired old backed up plumbing.  I am pleased to leave a lasting positive impact on my community.

Interim Facilities Director | Community Nonprofit | Project Management

Lead designer for complex projects from mixed use urban design, zoos, retail and commercial markets. 
•	Developed multi-modal transportation plans, concepts for Tacoma Dome District transit hub
•	Performed urban waterfront studies analyzing shoreline management act influence on plans.
•	Advocated for sustainable green building technologies before their appearance on market.
•	Researched and taught courses on green roof technology and design, wind energy and solar. 
•	Actively participated in public presentations and team / consultant design charrettes. 
•	Researched and wrote papers on vacant lands redevelopment in the US as potential market.
•	Wrote, edited, illustrated, and analyzed reports, fee proposals, RFPs, and RFQs. 
•	Mentored  coworkers and creatively problem solved project issues.

Lead | Senior Urban Designer / Planner | Mentor | Green Advocate

Sustainable Ballard

Established nonprofit sustainable community planning advocacy.
Researched literature on Peak Oil and promoting reduced neighborhood reliance on fossil fuels
Developed and ran community events, sustainability fairs, public lectures
Public speaking to neighborhood groups and local government presentations
Started regional conversations that led to Sustainable Communities All Over Puget Sound (SCALLOPS)

Vice President | Visioning | Sustainable Planning | Research | Public Speaking | Volunteer Service

Arai Jackson Ellison Murakami

I worked as part of a design team for the Rainier Valley Light Rail line from SeaTac Airport to downtown Seattle.  I also performed streetscape revitalization design and planning for the Shoreline Multimodal Corridor along Highway 99 (Aurora Avenue) from Seattle to Lynnwood, Washington, and helped design the bus transfer station at the northern end.   I was also a principal designer, writer and illustrator for the Green River Design Guidelines in Tukwila, and assisted in the creation of several master plans including Kenmore Washington.  

As lead designer for the Pierce County Public Utilities new headquarters in Chambers Creek Properties (City of University Place, WA), my role was to assist siting of the new building by Miller/Hull Architects, and develop designs for gateway entrances to the Chambers Bay golf course and peripheral walking trails.  As part of this study, I wrote sections of the Chambers Creek Properties Master Plan.

Urban Design Planner | Master Planning | Light Rail | Multimodal Transit | Land Reclaimation 

Action Assessment Group, Inc.

I assumed presidency and ownership of a crime prevention company aimed at teaching Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles to police officers and municipal staff from various local jurisdictions around Vancouver, BC.  Through AAG Inc. I conducted crime risk assessment studies in New West Minster, BC and in Seattle Washington, analyzing statistical data from law enforcement and planning agencies, to show the actual risk of crime in neighborhoods versus the perceived risk of crime. I also presented findings and research papers at national conferences on crime prevention.

President | Owner | Urban Designer | Crime Prevention Planning | Lecturer | Workshop Leader

City of New Westminster

I worked as an urban design planner for a small city east of Vancouver, BC on the banks of the Fraser River.  I collaborated with planners from the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) on regional trails master plans as they passed through the City of New Westminster, along rail road rights of way and a working waterfront, with properties the city wanted to purchase.  

I participated in design reviews and transportation corridor meetings with designers of the new Millennium elevated rail line connecting Burnaby BC with Coquitlam and participated in community presentations of the impacts that line had on local neighborhoods.   This work resulted in a new linear foreshore park built by the provincial government in exchange for using their right of way which was used as a riverfront trail by citizens.  

I also performed crime risk assessment studies of neighborhoods using statistical analyses of police data and citizen interviews, wrote reports with recommendations for urban safety.  Along with this I helped develop a bicycle plan for the city with staff transportation planners.

Urban Design Planner | Multimodial Corridor Planning | Waterfront Planning | Community Outreach

Township of Langley

Worked as a municipal employee in charge of reviewing development plans and landscape plans for approval and implementation.  Coordinated with planners and elected officials on township street tree program which I administered.  I planned, wrote specifications and bid documents for skateboard and parks related projects I designed, and managed construction to finish projects.  I performed inspections of development projects for commercial, retail, mixed use and multifamily housing.

Landscape Architect | Landscape Design Technician | Neighborhood Planning | Permitting Technician

I have a commitment to creative place making that foster human activity and movement, which is reflected in my designs and integrative thinking.  I am passionate about Multimodal Transportation, Light Rail Transit, Mixed Use development, Low Impact Development, and land reclamation.  

My work has included right of way analysis and land use planning for the Rainier Valley light rail link Seattle, Shoreline's Multimodal Corridor (Highway 99), Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (Tacoma), and Chambers Creek Properties public park and golf course (City of University Place, Pierce County, WA).

Affordable and infill housing are important pieces of my career.  At BCRA I was the lead planner for Habitat for Humanity's "The Woods at Golden Given" 30-unit housing project (completed 2014), which won awards for sustainable planning, innovative pavement use, and storm water management strategies.

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