Jane Mathews
Santa Fe
Summary
Dynamic Senior Planner with extensive experience at Los Alamos County, adept at implementing development codes and enhancing team performance. Proven project management skills and expertise in Adobe Creative Suite drive successful urban planning initiatives. Recognized for creating engaging public outreach campaigns and delivering impactful presentations to stakeholders.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Planner
Los Alamos County
Los Alamos
03.2023 - Current
- Implement the new Development Code, delegate planning assignments, and teach new procedures while increasing team confidence and reducing error rate.
- Present land use cases and recommend zoning changes in presentations to Planning & Zoning Commission.
- Create site development concepts and illustrations for the 20th Street Development program.
Senior Planner
City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth
11.2017 - 02.2023
- Responsible for the annual Comprehensive Plan Update.
- Project management to deliver the Update to City Council on time, including chapter writing, final document layout, and publication online.
- Create engaging content for social media platforms to encourage the public to attend city open houses, stay informed, and give input on the Comprehensive Plan Update.
- Coordinate team assignments and delegate tasks to assistant planner.
- Set goals and track implementation of Fort Worth’s Urban Village Development Program for commercial corridor redevelopment.
- Create brochures and web layouts for each of 17 Urban Villages to tell the story of each neighborhood and its development over the 20-year program span.
- Public outreach campaign of the Open Space program, design graphically engaging educational handouts and brochures, lead public outreach meetings, create social media posts, and collaborate on the GIS Story Map along with the Trust for Public Land to present the natural outdoor recreation spaces that would be available to them and educate about the benefits of riparian corridor preservation.
Assistant Project Manager, Entitlements & Permitting
CEI Engineering Associates
Dallas
10.2016 - 11.2017
- Developed project outlines and schedules.
- Reviewed technical construction documents for site development and design, landscape plans, grading plans, and storm water management plans.
- Worked with municipalities on mark-ups to approve construction documents and zoning proposals.
Assistant Project Manager, Signage Design
Federal Heath Specialty Contracting
Euless
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Produced sketches, renderings, and designs for signage.
- Ensured that manufactured signs met the branding color and design requirements of national brand standards.
- Adapted brand guidelines to meet various municipalities’ sign regulations and historic design guidelines.
- Design and produce print-ready files for store interior and exterior advertisements in various applications, vinyl, print, digital displays etc.
- Coordinate production of assets including project estimates, press proofs, and final in-field quality control check.
Project Manager/Designer
3Di Sign + Design
Arlington
03.2014 - 10.2015
- Responsible for conceptual design of way-finding signage for trails, multi-family residential, and downtown development districts.
- Designed logos, print marketing, and oversaw manufacture permitting and installation of all deliverables.
Urban Planner
Terrain Atelier
Dallas
11.2010 - 03.2014
- Urban design and planning as partner in my design and planning firm.
- Created walkable urban districts, complete street renovations, parks master plans, trail design, design guidelines, and graphics and document production.
- Conducted public outreach and design charrettes.
- Prepared and made presentations to city officials and worked with community groups and stakeholders.
Landscape Designer/Urban Planner
URS (AECOM)
Dallas
05.2007 - 11.2010
- Organized substantial public outreach programs, workshops, meetings, and wrote surveys to understand stakeholders' and the public’s needs, values, and concerns in multiple transportation projects for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Fort Worth Metro, and Houston Metro.
- Design development, writing, and InDesign document production for two master plans of the Trinity River levee corridor: Trinity River Park & Open Space Master Plan for parks and trails, and the Trinity River Parkway Design Guidelines for a levee-top highway bypass project.
- Graphic design and layout of multiple master-plan documents.
Landscape Designer
La Terra Studio
Dallas
08.2006 - 01.2007
- Assisted in design and preparation of site plans, planting plans, and cost estimates for municipal park, downtown revitalization, and streetscape projects.
- Prepared hand illustrated color renderings, Photoshop, and Illustrator drawings for design development proposals.
Landscape Designer
MESA Design Group
Dallas
12.2005 - 08.2006
- Assisted project leaders in all aspects of MESA’s fast paced retail studio production.
- Developed concept sketches into scaled drawings and construction document sets.
- Prepared takeoff and project cost estimate for a $10 million lifestyle center development.
- Prepared hand illustrated color renderings, Photoshop, and Illustrator drawings for design development proposals.
Transportation Planner II
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington
02.2003 - 10.2005
- Oversaw the Travel Demand Management (TDM) transportation program: maintained contracts, oversaw budgets, reviewed program goals, researched and developed program objectives for the regional transportation authorities’ commuter trip reduction programs, developed mitigation goals and objectives for freeway incident management program, and wrote and edited mitigation plans in accordance with applicable program requirements.
GIS Technician
Transportation Department
Arlington
12.1998 - 02.2003
- Read as-built plan sets from contractors to identify locations of water lines, sewer lines and manholes, and fire hydrants for accurate location input into GIS.
Graphic Designer
Great Southwest Directories
Amarillo
07.1992 - 12.1998
- Design of yellow page advertisements, layout of yellow page camera-ready art for print, and logo design for all types of businesses on tight deadlines.
Education
Master of City and Regional Planning -
University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX01.2019
Master of Landscape Architecture -
University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX01.2008
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX01.2001
Graphic Design Studies -
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX01.1991
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Team coordination
- Project management
- Site development concepts
- Conflict resolution
- Critical thinking
- Infrastructure planning
- Urban planning
- Demand forecasting
- Scheduling expertise
- Site analysis
- Design review (BlueBeam)
- Microsoft Office suite
- ArcGIS applications
Skills
Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Lightroom, Raw, Rush, After Effects, DSLR camera, SketchUp, BlueBeam, Corel Draw, Mac and PC operating systems, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Snap Chat, YouTube, Clubhouse, Tumblr, X (formerly Twitter), Hootsuite, Buffer, ArcGIS desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Story Maps, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook
Timeline
Senior Planner
Los Alamos County
03.2023 - Current
Senior Planner
City of Fort Worth
11.2017 - 02.2023
Assistant Project Manager, Entitlements & Permitting
CEI Engineering Associates
10.2016 - 11.2017
Assistant Project Manager, Signage Design
Federal Heath Specialty Contracting
10.2015 - 10.2016
Project Manager/Designer
3Di Sign + Design
03.2014 - 10.2015
Urban Planner
Terrain Atelier
11.2010 - 03.2014
Landscape Designer/Urban Planner
URS (AECOM)
05.2007 - 11.2010
Landscape Designer
La Terra Studio
08.2006 - 01.2007
Landscape Designer
MESA Design Group
12.2005 - 08.2006
Transportation Planner II
North Central Texas Council of Governments
02.2003 - 10.2005
GIS Technician
Transportation Department
12.1998 - 02.2003
Graphic Designer
Great Southwest Directories
07.1992 - 12.1998
Master of City and Regional Planning -
University of Texas At Arlington
Master of Landscape Architecture -
University of Texas At Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
University of Texas At Arlington
Graphic Design Studies -
Amarillo College
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