Economic Development Researcher
Resume:
Graham Smith
Williamsville, New York 14221
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Education:
State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Information and Library Studies, M.L.S., June 1997. State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A. English 1991. Experience:
Corbel Analytics February 2020 to September 2020
Contract Research Consultant
• Managed and participated in the interviews of community stakeholders for a market study of Niagara Falls.
• Created and launched a resident survey.
• Co-authored an impact analysis for a proposed real estate development. Pier Advisors LLC September 2019 to January 2020
Contract Consultant
• Review and edit founding documents for a start-up medical cannabis company.
• Create and maintain document library.
• Operational tasks as assigned.
Blue Cardinal Capital October 2017 to June 2019
Research Director
• Responsible for creating and monitoring of department budget.
• Manage fulfillment of data requests specific to real estate and other location-criteria including site availability, demographics, real property statistics, operation and utility costs, and transportation infrastructure.
• Identified and recommended U.S. and Canadian locations for future investment.
• Supervised two interns.
Buffalo Niagara Partnership May 2017 to October 2017 Contract Research Consultant
• Created a young professionals survey.
• Analyzed a young professionals survey data and created report.
• Analyzed advocacy survey data and created a report.
• Analyzed workforce development survey data and created a report. Greater MSP
Contract Research Consultant March 2017 to April 2017
• Analyzed annual business retention survey data.
• Created 2017 Business Retention and Expansion Report. Graham Smith
199 Hickory Hill Road
Williamsville, New York
******.*********@*****.***
Invest Buffalo Niagara (formerly Buffalo Niagara Enterprise) March 2000 to Nov. 2016 Research Director
Manage fulfillment of data requests specific to real estate and other location-criteria including labor costs and availability, demographics, tax incentives, operation and utility costs, and transportation infrastructure.
Facilitate location decision-making process for existing and outside companies.
Prospect research, company profiling and lead generation for business development.
Market and competitive intelligence activities to support business development.
Business intelligence activities to monitor economic development competitors.
Gather, develop and maintain library/toolkit of economic development data.
Participate in hiring and training of staff.
Supervise two staff and three interns.
Responsible for creating and monitoring of department budget.
Assist in the creation of a policy and procedures manual. Volunteer Experience:
Erie County Arts and Cultural Advisory Board January 2016 to Present Board member and Chair
Coordinate with Erie County’s Environment and Planning staff, run board meetings and present annually to grant applicants.
Review grant application submissions to ensure accuracy and conformance with New York State laws, Erie County requirements, and the organization’s governance, management and planning, fiscal health, community impact, as well as the alignment of programming and mission.
Provide feedback based on the documents submitted. Feedback is detailed or broad and maybe both congratulatory and critical. Recommendations for improvement are included. Skills:
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.
• Government documents and records management.
• Coursework in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Russian, Hungarian. Professional Affiliations:
Erie County Arts and Cultural Board
Leadership Buffalo, Class of 2003
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