Samuel A.

McKinley, AICP
1630 Pullan Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45223 513-787-4729 sam_mckinley@yahoo.com

Experience

Planning Consultant, Cincinnati, OH Part of a group of consultants working on a comprehensive plan for the City of Xenia, OH, to be completed at the end of 2012. Part of a group of consultants working on public engagement for the Land Development Code project with the City of Cincinnati, to be completed at the end of 2013. Registered as Sustainable Places Studio, LLC, Jan. 2012. Planning Associate, RA Consultants, LLC, Cincinnati, OH Comprehensive watershed-area planning, including GIS, hydrology, zoning, and land use policy for Lick Run stream daylighting and other major projects for the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD). Research and strategy for EIS in Lick Run project area. Completed multiple grant applications, including successful multimillion dollar FEMA grant. Organized 80+ member Communities of the Future Advisory Committee to assist MSD with community development opportunities arising from Consent Decree work. Planning Consultant, Cincinnati, OH GIS study of Soils and soil and surface hydrology for an environmental law firm. Research and writing for study guides and script questions on the documentary series The New Metropolis, released Fall 2009. Graduate Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Taught undergraduate course, Local Planning Resources. Graduate Assistant for Urban Lobbying, managing well-known weekly speakers, attendance, and grading. Seasongood Fellow, Dept. of City Planning, Cincinnati, OH Competitive Fellowship for summer at the City of Cincinnati. Organized, facilitated, and researched for citizen groups work on rewrite of social services sections of the Zoning Code. Research and presentation on Form-Based Codes Zoning, easement, street dedication, district and neighborhood planning as necessary. Conservation Program Coordinator, Sierra Club Ohio Chapter, Cincinnati, OH 18-month project on urban conservation issues: water pollution, urban sprawl, transportation options, and Climate Protection. Developed plan for day-lighting 8,000 feet of the historic Lick Run Creek. Won grant for youth fishing & environmental education program.

May 2011-Present

Sept. 2009-May 2011

June 2009-Sept. 2009

Sept. 2007-June 2009

June-August 2008

July 2007-Dec. 2008

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Master of Community Planning, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning (DAAP) Thesis research presented at national American Planning Association conference. Seasongood Fellow, Summer 2008. Merit-base University Graduate Scholarship, full tuition. Merit-based Graduate Assistantship, with stipend. Concentration in Environmental Planning. Bachelor of Urban Planning, University of Cincinnati, DAAP Co-op assignments on both coasts, including authoring Comprehensive Plan for Columbia Studios with Gensler Associates, and Master Plan of 12-acre CSX site for HOK. Concentration in Urban Design. Certificate in Historic Preservation. June 2009

June 1996

Public Service

Board of Supervisors, Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District Elected to second three-year term OKI Board of Directors Board of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments Sierra Club Miami Group Executive Committee Executive Board for local Sierra Club. Elected Chair Jan. 2012 Intermodal Coordinating Committee Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Council of Governments (OKI) Hamilton County Transportation Policy Planning Committee

Jan. 2008-Present Jan. 2010-Jan. 2012 Jan. 2010-Present June 2008-Present June 2009-Dec. 2009 August 2011

Publications & Presentations

Viability Assessment of Light Rail Line Planning: Case Study of Cincinnati Eastern Corridor with Heng Wei, PhD, in Conference Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Making Water Quality Data Understandable Through Online Mapping Planning & Technology Today, newsletter of the Technology Division of the American Planning Association. Green Infrastructure Solutions for Combined Sewer Overflows Presentation at regional conference of OhioKentucky-Indiana Planning Association. Toward a Neighborhood-Level Carbon Calculator Poster presentation at national conference of American Planning Assoc. Land Use Control and Planning Techniques for Greening Cincinnati Neighborhood-level incentive program included in Cincinnati Mayors Climate Action Plan.

Winter 2010

October 2010

April 2009 June 2008

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Land use policy analysis Zoning analysis and enforcement Environmental analysis Geographical Information Systems

Transportation program analysis Meeting facilitation Expert in major office & graphic software Technical writing April 2006-June 2006

Other Experience

Technical Writer, Ajilon Staffing, Cincinnati, OH Temporary assignment creating task instructions for a custombuilt ERP system at a medium-sized manufacturing company. Team Member, Trader Joes Grocery, Cincinnati, OH Customer service and education, training and directing coworkers, cashier, stocking, organizing, and ordering. Director of Technology, Woodhull, LLC, West Chester, OH Developed and delivered training programs for customers and sales reps for networked copier/printer/scanner/fax machines. Self-Employed, Cincinnati, OH Sold Xerox products in five-county rural sales territory. Sold Investments, Life Insurance, and Health Insurance. Account Manager, Network Solutions Group, Cincinnati, OH Sold Xerox graphic-arts printers in Cincinnati pre-press market. Network Administrator, Carew International, Inc., Cincinnati, OH Managed and performed transitions from frame relay to DSL, from Macintosh to Windows, and companys move to new offices. Sales Manager, Edwards Technology, Cincinnati, OH In three-and-a-half years, rose to managing seven-person sales staff at the areas premiere Mac store.

Oct. 2005-April 2006 & June 2006-July 2007 July 2004-Feb. 2005

Aug. 2002-June 2004

Aug. 2001-Aug. 2002 Aug. 1997-Aug. 2001

March 1994-Aug. 1997

References

John Allen, President, RA Consultants, LLC

(513) 469-6600, jallen@raconsultantsllc.com

Dean Niemeyer, Senior Planner, Hamilton County Planning & Development

(513) 946-4487, dean.niemeyer@hamilton-co.org

Marilyn Wall, Sierra Club

(513) 761-6140, marilyn.wall@sierraclub.org