Senior consultant and reformed corporate executive with 25+ years’ experience in human settlements and reconstruction. C-suite experience in the engineering and project management industry with wide ranging project work in 20 countries. Multilingual, excellent communicator. I look to leverage these skills in the international development arena, targeting urban services development and resiliency activities in rapidly growing cities around the world.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Master Planning: Fully conversant in mixed-use urban master planning. Land use, urban design, civil infrastructure, regulation and governance. Closely involved in strategic decision making for water and sanitation systems (WASH), mobility and transportation networks, climate resilience, social support, and sustainability.

Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Design programs and provide operating support for post-disaster reconstruction programss.

Community Based Urban Regeneration: Work with community organizations to develop local redevelopment plans implemented through public-private partnership.

Land Tenure Regularization: Develop options to formalize de facto land occupancies and avoid the negative economic and social impacts of land tenure insecurity. Business & Project Planning: Corporate annual operating plans. Traditional project feasibility studies. Business strategy and planning for large urban developments.

Land Use Development Control: Design and develop land-use building permit systems. Develop land use control guidelines and regulations.

Alternative Infrastructure Finance: Promote proprietary “land-uplift capture” finance model to unlock property values through civil infrastructure construction. Valuation modeling and project feasibility.

Business Development: Extensive record of developing and presenting winning technical and financial proposals. Design and rollout of new corporate sub-brand.

Training: Design and deliver professional development training modules on topics around urban and regional planning, green infrastructure, affordable housing, alternative infrastructure finance, mega-project master planning, land tenure and slum regularization, development microfinance.

Management Experience:

Corporate Officer: Chief Strategy and Implementation Officer and Chair of Operating Committee for consulting engineering and project management firm with US$ 150 million annual revenue.

Managing Director: Managing Director of urban planning and landscape architecture business unit, full P&L and staffing responsibilities, US$ 10 million annual revenue.

Program Manager: Project Director for reboot of major integrated urban development program valued in US$ billions.

Project Manager: Manage large inter-disciplinary master planning projects (consultant and owner side): urban design, civil engineering, development controls.

Professional Qualifications:

Education: Master of Urban Planning (MUP), Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Qualifications: American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP)