Urban, transportation, housing and community dev. planning, EPA issues

Mr. Orienthal J. Craft, M.A.

AICP Eligible

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Full Name: Orienthal Jeramaine Craft Day Phone #’s: 601-***-****

Mailing Address: 423 Randall Dr. Evening Phone #’s: 601-***-****

Pearl, MS 39208

EDUCATION:

Forest High School Forest, MS

Degree: Diploma Graduated May 1996

Jackson State University Jackson, MS

College of Liberal Arts Graduated Aug 2006

Degree: Master of Arts

Major: Urban and Regional Planning Concentration: Community Dev. & Housing

Jackson State University Jackson, MS

College of Liberal Arts Graduated May 2003

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Major: Modern Foreign Languages Concentration: Spanish

Community College of the Air Force Montgomery, AL

Degree: Associate Completed May 2006

Major: Mechanical and Electrical Technology

WORK EXPERIENCE:

May 2007-Present City of Jackson Department of Economic Development Jackson, MS

Position: ASSOCIATE PLANNER

Supervisor: Mike Davis Phone#: 601-***-****

• City of Jackson Liaison for Industrial Parks.

• Brownfields Grant Project Manager/Coordinator

• Business Retention Liaison

• Confer with and advise architects, builders, attorneys, contractors, engineers, and the general pubic regarding city development policies and standards; prepare initial studies and assist in preparing or reviewing environmental impact reports.

• Research, analyze and interpret social, economic, population and land use data and trends; prepare written reports, financial statements and agenda items.

• Prepare Work Plans, Agenda Items, RFP’s, and RFQ’s for grants and loans

Growth Management

Sep 2006- Jan 2007 Polk County Department of Transportation Planning Bartow, FL Position: Transportation Planner

Supervisor: Michael Skipper Phone #: 863-***-****

• Supervised implementation of services for the Transportation Disadvantaged

• Provided technical assistance to local governments regarding transportation planning issues

• Assisted with the development of several work products, including an annual Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), annual transportation project priorities and five-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and a Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).

• Utilized ArcGIS to update and maintain Polk county bus inventory.

Aug 2005- May2006 Jackson State University Jackson, MS

Jackson Redevelopment Authority (JRA)

Position: Graduate Intern

Supervisor: William Harris, Ph.D Phone #: 601-***-****

• Interpretation and implementation of zoning policies and regulations

• Provided technical assistance to appointed and elected officials, business community, neighborhood organizations, the general public and agency staff at the local, regional, and state levels.

• Provided assistance with management of various city owned parking garages and developed an organizational protocol for JRA plans and archives.

Aug 2004-May2005 Jackson State University Jackson, MS

Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP)

Position: Research Assistant

Supervisor: William Harris, Ph.D Phone #: 601-***-****

• Assisted staff with research projects via extensive literature reviews and data collection.

• Compiled comprehensive listing of potential federal and state funding resources in preparation for funding proposals.

• Aided in the preliminary planning of a professional seminar composed of mayors in the southeast region.

Honors: Deans List; Graduate Assistantship; Mr. Alpha Mu Gamma

Activities: MS Air National Guard (Ssgt) 1997-present; American Planning Association; Student Planning Association; Mississippi Economic Development Council; Upward Bounds Basketball Coach

Skills: Windows; Word; Excel; Access; SPSS; ArcGIS; Spanish; dump truck; backhoe; bobcat; electrical principles

Training: A Statewide Look at Transportation Planning 2006 Class; Brownfields Grantees Workshop 2007; Brownfields Conference 2008; Individual MS4 Storm Water Permit Employee Training 2008 (illicit connections and discharges, erosion and sediment control, and preventing and reducing pollution runoff.); .

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