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ARTHUR • Collaborated with another firm on a management audit of a planning and building department for a medium-sized city located in Southern H E N R I Q U E S California,examining opportunities for improvement. .CAninr(:nncIWltant • Collaborated with another firm on an audit of the Santa Clara Valley Water District's capital program services. Focused on the planning and environmental,processes,interviewed key staff,developed a profile and diagnostic report,and developed a list of recommendations including best practices for the district to consider to reduce costs and improve service delivery. • Specific roles at San Jose State University included acting as the consulting advisor to the Institute for Metropolitan Studies; serving as alumni chair and advisor to the Urban and Regional Planning Program; and helping to lead alumni efforts to develop and fund new planning courses,including a Planning and Private Development Certificate Program. San Benito County,California; Director of Planning and Building • Directed the County's land use,development,growth management, and resource protection activities.Responsible for guiding urban and rural development in the unincorporated areas of the county with the Planning, Building, Housing,GIS,and Code Enforcement team; administered the County's General Plan,environmental procedures, related codes,ordinances,and policies; and developed and managed work scopes,schedules,and budgets for complex land use projects and programs, including detailed EIRs and consultation with regulatory agencies. • Initiated audit of department operations and implemented improvements to meet a number of permit streamlining priorities set by the CAO and the Board of Supervisors.Improved planning staffs ability to process more complex projects and better coordinate reviews with other County departments. Helped organize and then managed a cost-recovery applicant billing system for new projects. Simplified a number of zoning and subdivision code items to help expedite project processing. Reviewed and recommended improvements to the County's growth management program. Led improvements to the County's environmental procedures for programs and projects. • Organized the County's review process to facilitate large-scale energy and other private projects. • Helped manage and collaborated on reviews of public and private land use projects and related EIRs involving agencies such as the City of San Juan Bautista,City of Hollister, San Benito County Water District, Gavilan College, and several local school districts.