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RELATED EXPERIENCE University of Minnesota Hubert H.Humphrey Institute Teaching Assistant,September 2003—May 2004 • Prepared lessons and evaluated student performance for Introduction to Planning as well as Land Use �w and Transportation Planning. • Assisted student research projects. City of Saint Paul,MN,Parks and Recreation Department Project Coordinator/Intern,June 2002—August 2003 • Designed a procedure,form,and database to evaluate recreational programming in Saint Paul. • Created custom maps of the city park system using ArcView 3.2. • Analyzed the demographics for recreation planning. • Updated and enhanced the Parks and Recreation web pages. State and Local Policy Program, University of Minnesota Hubert H Humphrey Institute Research Assistant,June 2002—May 2003 • Assessed the use of technology in transportation systems for selected businesses in Minnesota. • Prepared and presented a report in May 2003 on technology use in transportation at the Intelligent Transportation Systems conference in Minneapolis. • Gained knowledge of the industry cluster concept and intelligent transportation systems. • Assisted organizing a national conference at the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute on the role of knowledge in rural industries. Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Minnesota Duluth Research Assistant,September 1999—May 2002 • Collected,analyzed,and distributed economic information regarding Duluth,Northeast Minnesota,and the State of Minnesota economy to northeastern Minnesota businesses and public agencies. • Maintained the GIS database and produced custom maps for various research reports. • Wrote economic and demographic reports for publication focusing on the 2000 Census. National Geographic Society, Washington D.C. Production Assistant Intern,May 2001—August 2001 • Managed the redesign and database conversion of the National Geographic Expedition website. • Coordinating external database developers, internal designers,quality control experts and the Expeditions staff. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngexpeditions. • Wrote articles and created maps for the Travel and Kids web sites;also maintained,updated,and redesigned these respective web sites. COMPUTER SKILLS ArcGIS 8.X Word/Word Perfect Excel/Quattro Pro Access GPS ArcView 3.3 Photoshop/Illustrator Dreamweaver PowerPoint SELECTED ACADEMIC REPORTS • Golden Valley 2035:A New Vision for Downtown Golden Valley and the 1-394 Corridor—Written for and presented to the City of Golden Valley as a group project for a final capstone workshop at the Humphrey Institute. • Envision Golden Valley.Analysis and Recommendations—Evaluated the public participation component of the Envision planning process in the City of Golden Valley. A team project presented to the Golden Valley assistant city manager. • U-Pass:Is the U-Pass Affecting Student Residential Locations in the Twin Cities?—Analyzed student residential locations to determine if students were shifting residential locations closer to bus lines after the introduction of the U-Pass program at the University of Minnesota_ • Analysis of Community Land Trusts for the Whittier Neighborhood—Identified the merits and problems of land trust housing and the potential impact on the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis. A team project presented to the Whittier Neighborhood.