Urban Designer Resumes in US-Colorado-Colorado Springs: Raymond

Urban Designer Resume

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Raymond

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US-Colorado-Colorado Springs

Experience:

Most Recent Job Title:

Urban Designer

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Professional Credo
• Serve others in a way that is socially responsible, politically aware, artistically creative, and intellectually flexible
• Design intelligent, useful, and memorable places that provide users a complete experience of the built environment rather than just simple interaction
• Learn continuously during my professional career so as to consistently produce insightful work

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Raymond J. Winn

Contact

1922 W. Cucharras

Colorado Springs, CO 80904

raymond.j.winn@gmail.com

303-945-1578

Professional Credo

• Serve others in a way that is socially responsible, politically aware, artistically creative, and intellectually flexible

• Design intelligent, useful, and memorable places that provide users a complete experience of the built environment rather than just simple interaction

• Learn continuously during my professional career so as to consistently produce insightful work

Education

• Masters degree, Urban and Regional Planning, Emphasis on Urban Design, University of Colorado, 2007

• Bachelors degree, Sociology, University of Colorado, 2004

Personal Skills

• A highly positive personality and a great sense of humor

• Ability and desire to form lasting, professional relationships with colleagues

• Ability to successfully communicate my ideas verbally, visually, and in writing to a variety of demographic groups

Professional Skills

• Excellent research, design, computer, and planning skill sets

• A wide variety of work experiences (listed below) which have allowed me to turn challenging situations into positive accomplishments

• Public speaking skills that engage the audience and create participation

Professional Affiliations

• American Planning Association

• Urban Land Institute

• Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

• National Recreation and Park Association

• American Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Computer Skills

• PTV Vision, SketchUP, Adobe Creative Suite 3, Arc GIS, Trans CAD, Auto CAD 2002, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project Manager

• Highly proficient data collection, analysis, and research skills

Planning & Design Experience

Park Planning:

Landscape Architecture & Site Design

Learning Landscapes, Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA. January - July 2007

• Design of a community park and school playground master plan for the Dr. MLK Jr. Charter School

• Specific responsibilities included safe pedestrian routes to the site, ADA access and use, landscape architecture, bus access, and site planning

• Conducted public meetings and design charrettes with parents, children, school administrators, and residents to gain insight for design development

• Implemented design in a team- oriented, fast-paced work environment with concept to ground breaking in only 6 months

Zoning

Denver Zoning Code Update, Denver, CO. January - June 2007

• Extensive research created form-based zoning code examples of 4 neighborhoods in Denver to replace the current spot-zoning

• Presented and defended these form-based examples to the Denver Zoning Code Update Task-Force

• These successful form-based examples are used in the current “Blueprint Denver” zoning code

Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordination

Safe Routes to School, Denver, CO. January – August 2007

• Used GIS to map dangers to children and implement safe routes of pedestrian, bicycle, and automobile travel in the Munroe Elementary School District

• Conducted traffic and pedestrian counts, along with the use of crash research studies to produce a successful pedestrian travel network

• Worked with the City of Denver to Implement new bicycle travel routes, additional stop signs, and crosswalks

• The success of this project was the catalyst for city-wide implementation of the Safe Routes to School program in the Denver Public School District

Urban Renewal & Site Design

Denver Urban Renewal Authority, Denver, CO. January – June 2006

• Proposed and defended design plans for redevelopment of St. Anthony Hospital

• Conducted public design charrettes and created development proposals for the Denver Urban Renewal Authority

International Consulting Experience

Urban Design Consultant, Pre-Construction Project Manager

Riviera Del Sol Resort, B.C.S., Mexico June – December 2008

• Lead Designer of a 50 unit fractional resort including urban design, floor plans, architecture, landscape architecture, parking garage, environmental impact, and cost analysis to be constructed in 2011

• Managed the project from conception to the development stage including site plan, architecture, engineering, construction time-line, land acquisition, permit processing, relationship networking, and research

• Brokerage of a $2 million land purchase acting as the liaison between investor, local land owner, and real estate company requiring the extraordinary ability to mitigate sensitive situations of cultural differences

Liaison to Foreign Investors, Lead Marketing Designer

Cabo Riviera Real Estate, B.C.S., Mexico June – December 2008

• Liaison to foreign investors involved in Mexican land and construction projects

• Created front-end concept designs for sales and marketing of developments and land in the Los Cabos area

Planning Consultant, Assistant Project Manager

Almacen Storage, B.C.S., Mexico March - July 2008

• Assisted in managing the project during permit processing, lot fusion, and site planning

• Consulted the Development Director through the Mexican development process

• Assisted in the selection of sub-contracting professionals

Other Professional Experience

Construction Project Manager, Zoning and Permit Specialist

Taylor Made Custom Homes, Pueblo, CO. May 2007 – April 2008

• Served as liaison between the public and private sector communicating with the planning department concerning all zoning and permit issues

• Managed construction projects of single family homes including cost management, scheduling, meeting construction deadlines, and passing all inspections

• Managed up to 6 people during construction periods

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