Project Manager Customer Service

Nina Nixon-Mendez

Email: abowc0@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ***** ******** **.

City: San Antonio

State: TX

Zip: 78216

Country: USA

Phone: 210-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: 95

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Nina Nixon-Mendez, A.I.C.P. 11714 Raindrop Dr., San Antonio, TX 78216 * 210-***-**** wk. * 210-***-**** hm. *

Summary of Qualifications

Experienced professional with 30 years in public administration Certified Land Planner * Skilled administrator and grant-writer/manager * Proven leadership skills

Professional Experience

City of San Antonio Planning Manager, Planning and Community Development Department 2011-present

* Administer City South Management Authority program: prepare Board of Director meeting agendas and materials; annual report, biennial strategic work plan, planning studies and policy recommendations; provide outreach to facilitate economic and sustainable land development

* Key team member in development of an Effectiveness Study and Economic Development Strategic Plan for a 63 square mile area in southern San Antonio and Bexar County

* Provide leadership and customer service in working with citizens interested in land development, zoning and plan amendments, and land conservation

Grants Administrator, Office of Grants Monitoring & Administration 2009-2011

* Performed executive level work to administer $75 million in HUD entitlement programs for community development:

* Ensured financial and programmatic compliance of city`s and sub recipient`s programs with HUD regulations, OMB circulars and other cross cutting Federal regulations; developed internal and external monitoring policy and schedule

* Administered approximately 250 contracts and executed legal instruments for community development program

Planning Manager, Planning and Community Development Department 2001-2009

* Performed multi-functional senior managerial role for neighborhood planning, capacity building urban design, and neighborhood improvement challenge grants programs

* Managed/facilitated more than 270 public meetings with a total of 11,000 attendees

* Prepared/presented plans and recommendations to Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, City South Management Authority, and City Council * Optimized the skills of a team of 12 urban planners to develop 31 Neighborhood Plans for City Council adoption that covered 260 square miles and served a population of 553,500

* Researched and authored Unified Development Code amendments

Senior Planner, Planning and Community Development Department 2000 - 2001

* Directed capacity building, neighborhood registration program, and the Neighborhood Challenge Grants Program

* Submitted successful grant proposals to US Corps of Engineers for Olmos Creek Aquatic Restoration, and to TxDOT for Hazardous Elimination Safety and T-21 Enhancement programs for transportation improvements

City of Laredo Planner III, Planning Department 1995-2000

* Senior managerial staff member for the Planning Department and the Laredo Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

* Provided staff support to the Planning and Zoning Commission

* Historic Preservation Officer and liaison to the Historic District/Landmark Board

* Prepared Annexation Service Plan and ordinances; administered Brownfields, Tax Phase-In, and Historic Tax Incentive programs

* Prepared and managed successful federal grant applications for major community development and transportation projects (T-21 Enhancement, FHWA discretionary grants, EPA Brownfields Pilot Program)

* Prepared updates of MPO`s Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Plan and Unified Planning Work Program

Planner II, Planning Department 1994-1995

* Historic Preservation Officer and liaison to the Historic District/Landmark Board

* Prepared City's Preservation Plan; monitored compliance with historic preservation code and design guidelines through plans reviews and HDLB approvals

* Project manager for Paseo del Antiguo Laredo Downtown Revitalization project, Hamilton Hotel Section 202 Rehabilitation project, Downtown Urban Design Guidelines, San Bernardo Avenue Traffic Study, Historic Plazas restoration, and a design competition for the Gateway of the Americas International Bridge entrance

* Coordinated Borderlands Landscapes International Conference at Texas A&M International University

Alamo Area Council of Governments Area Operations Coordinator 1992-1993

* Senior managerial position that administered employment training field offices for north sector of federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program in Kerrville, Bandera, Boerne, and Fredericksburg; ensured financial and programmatic compliance with federal regulations

Universities and Non-profits 1980-1992, 1994

* Specialized in strategic planning, governance, museum management, exhibit production, historic building restoration, and grant-writing and management; employed in Washington D.C., Austin, Kingsville, Dallas and Fredericksburg

* Management consultant and grant reviewer for federal Museum Services Program in Texas, Louisiana, and Kansas

Education and Professional License Master of Arts, Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington D.C. 1983

Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, University of Texas, Austin 1981

American Institute of Certified Planners 1999

Leadership/Affiliations

University of Texas at San Antonio

* Adjunct Professor for Department of Public Administration, 2011-2012; * MPA Advisory Board, 2008-2012

City of San Antonio Executive Leadership Program, 2011

American Planning Association

* National Conference Presenter, Minneapolis, MN, 2009

* National Conference Local Host Committee Program Co-Chair/Presenter, San Antonio, TX, 2006

Awards - Numerous Planning Projects have received awards from

* International City/County Management Association

* American Planning Association

* American Planning Association, Texas Chapter

* Texas Historical Commission

Honors

* George Washington University Fellow, 1982-1983; Passed Comprehensive Graduate Exams with Distinction, 1983.

* University of Texas - College of Liberal Arts Dean's Distinguished Student, 1981; College of Liberal Arts Junior Fellow, 1980-1981; Phi Beta Kappa, 1979; Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges & Universities, 1979.

* Valedictorian, Fredericksburg High School, 1977.

* State of Texas House of Representatives Resolution by Representative Henry Cuellar, District 42, recognizing contributions to preservation of South Texas cultural heritage, 2000

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