Adrian G.

Zambrano
1155 W Elliot Rd, Apt 3111, Tempe, AZ 85284
adriangzam@hotmail.com | (480)625-9351 | linkedin.com/in/adrian-zambrano

PERSONAL PROFILE__________________________________________________________________________________
Diligent and detail-oriented planning student in the accelerated master’s program passionate about planning and sustainability
with fast-learning, critical-thinking and technical skills eager to professionally develop with a public agency or private firm

EDUCATION__________________________________________________________________________________________
Master of Urban and Environmental Planning May 2020

Bachelor of Science in Planning, May 2019

Minor in Sustainability and Spanish GPA: 3.89/4.0
Certificate of Energy and Sustainability Tempe, AZ
Certificate of Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Arizona State University - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dean’s List for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (8 semesters)

RELEVANT COURSES_________________________________________________________________________________
Transportation Planning & the Environment Public Participation Planning Environmental Planning
Sustainable Urban Redevelopment GIS Workshop Planning Workshop II

EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________________________________________________
Planning Technician, City of Tempe, Tempe, Arizona January 2020 – Present
 Issued Zoning Verification Letters by conducting research on current zoning, overlays, recorded plats, approved plans,
past entitlements, and other useful documents to combine in an official letter to provide to applicants for their use
 Reviewed submittals for Minor Development Plan Review for site, building, and landscape modifications by marking
up submitted plans with comments and concerns, then issued a decision letter once plans were okay to proceed
 Prepared staff reports for Use Permits by conducting research on the property and coordinating with other relevant
departments for any foreseeable issues with recommendations to present upon the Development Review Commission

Planning Intern, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona June 2019 – September 2019
 Cleaned up data on group homes utilizing ArcGIS software by comparing records in SIRE to data inserted on
spreadsheets and attribute tables to result in accurate data on group homes with current info on operating group homes
 Fixed up polygons that were not accurately representing parcels for zoning adjustment cases by utilizing ArcGIS edit
tools in order to result in more accurate representation of the records that use ArcGIS for spatial representation
 Shadowed the zoning counter by listening on customers’ requests and observing processes that planners at the counter
conduct in order to get a better understanding of how the planning department operates in the City of Phoenix

Planning Intern, City of Tempe, Tempe, Arizona January 2019 – June 2019
 Worked on Site Plan Review weekly by assisting with assigning projects to staff as well as assisting staff with reading
and interpreting development plans in order to ensure completeness of review and meet due dates
 Actively participated in meetings and collaborated with colleagues through oral and written communication in order to
understand different points of view and gain insight on projects
 Shadowed planners at the front counter by listening to conversation between planner and applicant for questions or
concerns in order to gain knowledge of processes, variances, general plan amendments, code, permits, etc.

SKILLS_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Software: Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS 10, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite, SketchUp
Languages: Advanced Spanish

SCHOLARSHIP________________________________________________________________________________________
University Grant Fall 2015 – Spring 2018
New American University Scholar Provost’s Award Fall 2015 – Spring 2019