Ivan Groom

Tel. 941-***-****

ablgjd@r.postjobfree.com

Sarasota, FL 34231

****-*******: Community Redevelopment Coordinator, Manatee County

Government. Responsible for all community redevelopment activities for

two designated redevelopment areas, provide staff support to implement

development plan and action strategies established by citizen advisory

boards under board of county commissioners. Work is performed

independently under general supervision of and in support for Economic

Development Division of County Neighborhood Services Department.

2007-2009: Principal Planner, Planning Department, Manatee County

Government. Responsible for comprehensive planning including

comprehensive plan amendments and ordinances, urban policy development,

port-related land use policy, post-disaster neighborhood recovery

strategies, greenhouse gas reduction, rural land stewardship, community

improvement strategies, plan amendment analysis and staff reports,

community character provisions, post-disaster fiscal impacts, economic

impact assessment, regional representation, and other interesting and

unique special projects as assigned.

2006-2007: Relocated to Venice, Florida from Saipan, Northern Mariana

Islands, a U. S. Territory. Provided independent graphic design for

business startups, and assisted a small Sarasota business market local

vacation destination properties via internet, graphics, and DTP. Also,

became Council Member of West Florida Resources Conservation and

Development Council, a nonprofit representing Sarasota, Manatee,

Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.

1983-2006: Owner/Operator, Northern Islands Company, Saipan. Started

and operated successful small business engaged in diverse

environmental, social services & program consulting, development

planning, grant writing, map sales, technical writing, graphics design

and business services for government, US and International clients.

Responsible for all aspects of business including marketing,

organization, conduct and management of research, planning studies,

reports and subcontracts documenting environmental and socioeconomic

effects of development projects. Clients include public and private

sectors concerned with appropriate economic development. Have completed

many unique special projects and reports addressing diverse and complex

problems.

2003-2006: Owner, Shop Post ChocoLatte, Saipan. Started and assisted

spouse with island's only chocolate specialty gift shop also featuring

local and regional maps, postcards, custom packaging, toys, & personal

care products. Provided graphic design, logistics, inventory, and

postcard production.

1978-1983: Planning and Management, Office of the Governor,

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Starting as coastal zone

management planner and then program manager provided leadership in

development of first land use management program and obtaining federal

program approval. Managed federal programs for coastal zone, energy

conservation, environmental quality, community planning, water

resources and mass transit; prepared Governor's correspondence and

presentations. Carried out special projects and provided general

assistance.

Community, Volunteer, Business and Professional affiliations past or

recent: West Florida Resources Conservation and Development Council,

Tamiamai Trail Scenic Highway, Green Team, Marianas Resources and

Development Council, Director at Large. University Center for

Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Community Advisory Board

Representative. San Vicente Elementary School PTA, Vice Chair. Friends

of Saipan Beach Pathway. TREES Team Responsible for Environmental

Enhancement of Saipan, founding member and Secretary. Saipan Chamber of

Commerce Economic Committee (Former elected Director, Government

Relations Committee Chair, Capital & Investment Subcommittee Chair).

American Planning Association. Marianas Visitors Bureau. Small Town

Institute. International Map Trade Association. Pacific Science

Association. Urban Land Institute. US Soil & Water Conservation Service

Earth Team Volunteer. Watershed Planning Group. Coastal Hazards

Planning Group. Others.

Travel: Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, China, Macau, Singapore,

Indonesia, Philippines, India, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands,

Micronesia, American Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Russia, Italy, France,

Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, Canada and much of

the United States.

Education: Ohio State University, B.A., Social Sciences; California

State University, Sacramento Environmental Planning.

Example county, environmental management, social services and community

development experience include:

County Government: Samoset Community Improvement Strategies, post-

disaster neighborhood recovery stratgies / fiscal impact, North County

Gateway Overlay Text / Map Amendments supporting port development,

Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas. Plan Amendments: DOT

Transportation, School Board Transportation Annex, Oneco IL to ROR,

Lorraine RES3 to ROR. Urban Policy Summaries, Comprehensive Plan Policy

Summaries, Department representative for County Green Team, Tampa Bay

Regional Transportation Agency Land Use Committee, OneBay Vision

Technical Advisory Team...

Project Management: LaoLao Bay & Kagman Golf Course Advisory Team &

Baseline Data Collection, Coral Ocean Point Beach Park & Marine

Recreation Improvements, Coral Ocean Point Golf course Erosion Control

& Mitigation Program, Saipan Lagoon Use Plan Management, MVB/JTPA Tour

guide Training Program, ANAKS Trail, Talakhaya Rota Area Marine Survey,

Tinian S.N Quarry, Managaha Island Landscape Improvement Project, Marpi

Park & Pathways project 1996-97 &1998 Brochure, 2001 Marianas Visitors

Authority Interpretive Master Plan, Quicksilver Dive Platform, USFWS

ESA Section 10 Permit application package, Westin Resort, Saipan

nationwide wetlands permit, Sea Venture Island Passenger Barge Army

Corps Permit, Rota Route 100 Road, CNMI NPDES Phase II permit

application, Pacific Gardenia Hotel Waiver Request, Joy Motel Waiver

Request, PIC Phase III Waiver Request, Carson Hotel Zoning, US Coast

Guard Waste Oil Reception Certificate

Plans and Programs: Strategic Workforce Investment Plan, Beach Road

Area Management Project, DPW NPDES program & permitting, CRM EIA

Guidelines, Northern Island Development Options, 2002 Watershed

Restoration Action Strategies, Outer Cove Marina Environmental

Protection Plan, Saipan Harbor Env. Protection Plan, Marianas Marine

Terminal Env. Protection Plan, Nonpoint Source Pollution Control

Program, Underground Injection Control, Emergency Energy Conservation,

1985 & 1991 Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, Solar Bank Program,

CNMI Hazard Mitigation Plan, CNMI Air Quality & Solid Waste Management

Regulations, Oil Spill Contingency Plan, Groundwater Management

Strategies for Federated States of Micronesia, Palau & the Marshall

Islands, Shoreline Access Study, Managaha Island Landscape Improvement

Plan,, Obyan Beach Resort Habitat Conservation Plan, Initial Saipan

Mitigation Bank, Pacific Information Bank Map Graphics...

Special Projects and Reports: Governor's. Dev. Disabilities Council

2001 Model Respite Care Program, 2001 Dial-A-Ride Transportation

Program, 200l Policy Barriers to Full Inclusion Study, 98-99 Annual

Performance & Community Reports, CJPA Park Development, Garapan Parkway

Beginnings of an Island-Wide Parkway System, Shoreline Access Guide to

Saipan, Shoreline Access Study, Pacific Energy Conference Proceedings,

Marina Hotel Issues & Opportunities, B.B. Marine Yacht Anchorage

Technical Legal & Environmental Feasibility, Stormwater Control

Handbook, Strategies for the Protection of Important Natural Resources

in the Public Domain, Preliminary Aquaculture Feasibility Study,

Mariana Islands Housing Authority Annual Reports, Federal Clean Air Act

Waiver Petition, Quarterly Gasetan Soil Water Conservation District

Lancheros Newsletter & Annual Reports, Arbor 94 computer graphics &

communications support, Emergency Management Agency Hazmat Exercise

Simulation, 1996 Nonpoint Source Pollution Colloquium, 1999 Nonpoint

Source program upgrade; 2000 Coral reef educational

materials/flashcards, 2001 CZM 6217 Watershed regulations, 2004 CNMI

Wetlands Policy...

Environmental Assessments/EIA: Hotels & Resorts: Westin Resort Saipan,

LaoLao Bay Resort, Pacific Islands Club Phase II & III, Hyatt Regency

expansion, ANAKS Terrace Homes, Navy Hill Resort, Obyan Beach Resort.

Golf: Shimizu Kagman Golf Course, Coral Ocean Point Golf Course Resort,

Rota Southern Cross Golf Resort, Tachungnya Tinian Golf Casino Resort,

Marianas Agupa Rota Golf Resort, Obyan Beach Resort. Marine: Outer Cove

Marina & shoreline, Sea Venture Island Passenger Barge, Exxon Marine

Terminal, B.B. Marine Yacht Anchorage, Marianas Marine Terminal,

Aquarium & Marine Park, Quicksilver Dive Platform, Concepcion Galleon

Gold & Porcelain Recoveries. Homesteads and other EIAs: Kagman

Homesteads, Tinian Famalaoan Village Homestead, Carolinas Heights

Village Homestead, Sinapalu II Village Homestead, Koblerville Water

Distribution System, Koblerville Street Improvement, Rota Power Plant,

Kagman & San Vicente EDA Water Pipeline grants, Dairy Farm Flight

Kitchen, Rota CMS-Calvo Quarry, Saipan CMS Quarry; Marpi Sanitary

Landfill, Rota Route 100 road improvement project...

Grant Writing: 2001/2 Real Choice Systems Change Grant ($1.3M award),

2000 Partners in Policymaking national significance grant application &

award, Saipan Chamber of Commerce Economic Committee Capital &

Investment Report, Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Plan,

Chamber of Commerce Paper: Local Control Of Immigration, Econ.

Development Loan Fund Covenant Justification, Farmers Market: Toil &

Trouble-Taxation & Agricultural Development; 1994 Native Americans

Building Self-sufficiency...More Jobs..Business Ownership in the

private sector, EDA Kagman-Agag-San Vicente Water Pipeline Grant

Packages, NMFS Micronesian Regional Tourism Council Sport Fishing Grant

Package, JTPA/MVB Tour guide Training Program, FEMA Hazard Training

Grant, CRM GIS grant support, Sirena Cave Legend & Brochure, 2001 &

1997 CZM 309 grant assessment & strategy...

Events Management / Representation: Landscape Management Workshop

Division of Parks and Recreation, 1987 Pacific Energy Conference, 1985

Saipan Chamber of Commerce Economic Priorities Plan & Conference, 1984

Coastal Zone Management Conference, 1983 Year of the Pacific

Conference; U.S. Geological Survey Map Dealership, Loresco Foreign

Sales Corporation (FSC), Lloyd FSC, Indigo Systems FSC, Islands for

Science Institute, Lyonnaise des Eaux (utilities) dba Lyonnaise

Marianas America (LMA), Maps & Charts, Computer Disks, Area &

Historical References, Coherex Dust Suppressant...

Other Capabilities: Environmental Graphics, Desktop Publishing, Data

Base, GPS, Mapping, Research, Interpretive Information & Displays,

Microsoft / Adobe suites, ESRI ArcMap...

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