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
Council on Vertical Urbanism
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