S. Isaac Work

planner. analyst. manager.

WORK

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Building Data Coordinator, January 2024 to Present

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, Python, Laravel, WordPress |

Geographic Information Systems

ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, QGIS, GRASS GIS, PostgreSQL |

Data Management & Analysis

MySQL, PostgreSQL, 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 Present