WORK
Council on Vertical Urbanism Canada
Associate Director, July 2025 to Present
Oversight of key research initiatives, office management, and external partnerships |
Planning and execution of events, publications, and web assets |
Regional business development, sponsorship, and fundraising for research operations |
Toronto Metropolitan University
Visiting Researcher, July 2025 to Present
Council on Vertical Urbanism (formerly Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)
Building Data Coordinator, January 2024 to June 2025
Project management related to addressing database cleaning & organization |
Development of advanced systems to integrate urban datasets |
Coordinating outreach and sales for publications and membership programs |
Building Data Analyst, April 2022 to December 2023
Data analysis & visualization for quarterly journal, web content, and various publications |
Development of interactive online assets |
Integration of existing database with GIS |
Maintenance of the largest tall building database in the world, The Skyscraper Center |
Illinois Institute of Technology
Visiting Teaching Scholar, January 2023 to December 2024
ACADEMIC
Master of Urban Planning & Policy // December 2023
University of Illinois at Chicago GPA: 3.82 Semester Hours: 60
Dual Specialization: Environmental Planning & Policy, Urban Transportation |
Coursework Focus: Planning for Globalization, Planning – Public Sector Nexus |
Certificate, Public Transit Planning & Management // May 2023
University of Illinois at Chicago GPA: 4.00 Semester Hours: 16
Coursework Focus: Transit Ridership Analyses, T.O.D. Characteristics & Site Suitability Analyses |
Master of Public Administration // December 2021
University of Illinois at Chicago GPA: 3.83 Semester Hours: 54
Specialization: Urban Governance
Coursework Focus: Conflict Resolution, Project Management, Urban Economic Development |
Certificate, Geospatial Analysis & Visualization // August 2021
University of Illinois at Chicago GPA: 4.00 Semester Hours: 12
Coursework Focus: Graphic Design, ArcGIS Pro |
Bachelor of Arts, Public Policy // December 2020
University of Illinois at Chicago GPA: 3.87 Semester Hours: 120
Specialization: Social Welfare Policy |
Coursework Focus: Microeconomics, Program Evaluation, Data Analysis |
Associate of Arts, Humanities // May 2019
Harold Washington College GPA: 4.00 Semester Hours: 60
Coursework Focus: Microeconomics & Government |
SKILLS
Visual
Graphic Design
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD, SketchUp Pro |
Photo & Video
Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom |
Drone Footage, Stills, LiDAR & Site Surveys (FAA Part 107 License) |
Written
Editing
Proofing InDesign documents to publisher specifications |
Experience coordinating proofreading, peer review, and developing a style guide |
Layout
InDesign Book Production, Blurb, Issuu, eReader integration |
Communications
Policy briefs, policy analyses, static and interactive data visualizations |
Web development of data dashboards and research dissemination |
Digital
Front-End Development
HTML5, CSS, Javascript, Laravel, WordPress |
Geographic Information Systems
ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, QGIS, GRASS GIS, PostgreSQL |
Data Management & Analysis
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Python, R |
Personal
Presentation
Extensive experience preparing and delivering public speeches |
Able to provide materials & visuals with short turnaround and high engagement |
Management
Proven track record of effective management at project and organizational scales |
Experience with using project management software and tools |
Quick to bring projects to fruition and build scalable organization systems |
ORGANIZATIONS
American Planning Association
Professional Member, 2020 to Present
American Society for Public Administration
Professional Member, 2020 to Present
Canadian Institute of Planners // Institut Canadien des Urbanistes
International Accredited Member, 2022 to 2025
Pre-Candidate Member, 2025 to Present