Ty Heimerl

SDOT Public Space Reviewer is a role at SDOT that reviews any non-construction or utility related use of the public right-of-way.

Examples of projects that I have successfully managed or completed.

• Ballard Ave Café Street.
• Subject Matter Expert during SDOT Safe Starts (Pandemic Emergency Permitting)
• Rainier Ave, Shoreline, Street End Projects.
• Coordinated and continued to help with the SPU hygiene stations in the right-of-way pilot.
• A large body of Shoreline Street End, Waterway, and Underwater Street permitting and coordination.
• Successfully coordinated permits and events related to Mayor Harrel's Downtown Activation Plan.
• Large body of industrial material storage permitting work.
• South Lake Union Food Trucks

Key Responsibilities:

• Mastery of interpreting engineering plans, drawings, and specifications, and conducting complex permit reviews.
• Expert at correspondence relating to complaints, requests for information, and City policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and requirements.
• A working and expert understanding of the City of Seattle right-of-way, land use, and development permitting.
• Experience interpreting state laws, the Seattle Municipal Code, city ordinances and resolutions, the Right-of-Way Improvements Manual, and City of Seattle Standard Plans.
• In specific, a more in-depth knowledge and experience working with and understanding sections of Title 11, 15, and 23 of SMC.
• Experience working and leading projects with inter-agency reviewers and SMEs.
• Direct experience engaging with community stakeholders, community capacity building that reflects local visions, ideas, concepts, and needs.

• GIS & Right-of-Way Map SME for the Hub Coordination Team.
• Provided technical support and assistance to staff, applicants, and other departments on policy and procedure, submittal requirements, code interpretation, and solutions for successful application intake and permit issuance.
• Consistently provided prompt and helpful responses to customer complaints and inquiries related to individual project permits, or construction impacts on traffic throughout the city.
• Assisted in creating and managing permit-related files and electronic documentation in the permit database.
• Comprehensive knowledge in the City of Seattle right-of-way construction and utility permitting.

• This position was part of the Google ground truth project;
• Data entry, analysis, and interpretation to improve Google maps data;
• Implementing requested changes to data per quality control policies;
• Capture images and data within proprietary GIS software with accurate, exceptional quality;
• Analyze data and make real time decisions based on policies as set by quality control to eliminate spam, mapping bugs, and to help support local businesses/points of interests;
• Having to change between tasks as quickly as the project focus progresses

• Company Overview: US FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
• Working on two separate projects as a research assistant funded by the West Virginia Division of Forestry
• This job required efficient and accurate data collection, analyzing, and organization using excel and JMP (statistical modeling tool) to ensure we were getting correct estimates and coming to precise answers to our hypotheses
• I also worked with Arc GIS for this role
• US FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH ASSISTANT