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Drew Kane_resume BOA — File 207542
ED UCAT ION
Georgia Institute of Technology / Atlanta, GA
2002 – 2004
College of Architecture: Master of City and Regional Planning / Specialization: Urban Design
Graduate Research Assistant / MCRP Planning Association President
Teaching Assistant: Cortona, Italy
University of Georgia / Athens, GA
1996 – 2000
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Presidential Scholar / Hope Scholar / Study Abroad: Cortona, Italy
PROFE SSIONAL E X PE RIE NC E
Utile, Inc. / Boston, MA
Mar.13 – present
Associate / Project Manager / Senior Urban Designer and Planner
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+ Manage signature projects and research initiatives for the urban design and planning studio
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+ Provide senior direction of urban design and planning staff
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+ Author proposals, assemble project teams, and determine future geographic markets
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+ Currently directing multi-disciplinary teams for projects in Boston, MA, Detroit, MI and Somer
ville, MA
Chan Krieger Sieniewicz | NBBJ / Cambridge, MA
Apr.10 – Mar.13
Associate / Urban Designer
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+ Responsible for project coordination, client interaction, production oversight
and staff management
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+ Managed large scale infrastructure and urban redevelopment projects in
New Haven, CT and Philadelphia, PA
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+ Directed university campus planning projects from detailed facility planning
to urban design master plans.
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+ Authored, prepared and coordinated RFP/RFQs
EDAW | AECOM / Atlanta, GA
Jul.08 – Nov.09
Urban Designer
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+ Instrumental in the development of citywide urban design, planning and transit projects in
Atlanta, including the regeneration of a former rail line for parks, trails and future transit.
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+ Created design guidelines and plan reports for MARTA, (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority and assorted private clients
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+ Authored design guidelines for Miami-Dade Comprehensive Plan update
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+ Assisted in marketing and proposal writing for design and planning services
HOK: the HOK Planning Group / Atlanta, GA
Jan.07 – Jul.08
Urban Designer
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+ Co-led design workshops for public, community based projects, as well as private
client master plans
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+ Primary contact for clients on day-to-day production and project development
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+ Worked with city officials and public/private partnerships for urban infil development in Down
town Atlanta
A S S O C I AT I O NS
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP)
American Planning Association (APA)
Massachusetts Planning Association (APA-
MA)
Livable Streets Alliance
AWA R DS
Malden River Greenway: 2018 Green
Infrastructure Award, Congress for the New
Urbanism - New England Chapter (Utile,
Inc)
Union Square Neighborhood Plan: 2016
Urbanism Award, Congress for the New
Urbanism - New England Chapter (Utile,
Inc)
Union Square Neighborhood Plan: 2015
Comprehensive Planning Award, American
Planning Association - Massachusetts
Chapter (Utile, Inc.)
The Green Line: 2009 Award of Excellence,
Georgia Chapter of the American Society
of Landscape Architects (the HOK Planning
Group)
King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology: 2008 Charter Award, Congress
for New Urbanism (the HOK Planning
Group)
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Central Square Advisory Committee: Cam
bridge, Massachusetts
Emerald Network: Livable Streets Alliance,
Boston, Massachusetts
Drew Kane, AICP
Urban Designer & Planner
Cooper Carry, Inc. / New York, NY and Atlanta, GA
May.04 – Jan.07
Urban Designer
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+ Assisted in the design development of large scale master plans for greenfield, grayfield
and brownfield projects
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+ Created design guidelines and standards for both new towns and redevelopment plans
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+ Design and rendering of plans by multiple mediums (hand and digital)
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+ Responsible for the creation of graphic design and presentation material
Georgia Museum of Art / Athens, GA
Sept.01 – Aug.02
Curatorial Assistant
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+ Reported immediately to the director of the museum and departmental curators
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+ Conducted research on permanent collections and exhibitions
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+ Contact for artists, galleries and institutions
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+ Authored essays for exhibition catalogues
TEACH ING & RE SE ARC H:
Boston Architectural College / Boston, MA
Jan.13 – Jul.14
Adjunct Faculty
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+ Instructor for urban design studios focusing on corridor development and public space.
Georgia Institute of Technology / Atlanta, Georgia
Aug.02 – May.03
Graduate Research Assistant
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+ Assisted in land preservation research and programming.
University of Georgia / Cortona, Italy
Jun.01– Aug.01 | Jun.03 – Aug.03
Teaching and Program Assistant
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+ Teaching assistant for undergraduate and graduate level art history courses
Lectured on Italian art, architecture and urban space.
S KILLS
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) SketchUp, AutoCAD, GIS (ArcMap).
Microsoft Office, professional and academic research, technical writing, public speaking and
presentation.
PROFE SSIONAL INT E RE STS
Urban design, active transportation and mobility, history of urban form, development policy, and
everyday urbanism
LIN KS
issuu.com/drewkane
drewkane.com
P UB L I C AT I O NS & S PEA KIN G
“Malden River Greenway”, SNEAPA
Conference, Fall 2018
“Wooster Square, New Haven: Preserving
Neighborhood Character in the TOD Era”,
SNEAPA Conference, Fall 2017
“Building on Local Identity”, Zube Lecture
Series, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst
“Identity as Placemaking”, Mass Develop
ment TA Connects Workshop
“Landscape of Contrast: The Integration
of Environmental Design and Industrial
Development”’ Boston Society of Architects
Lecture Series
“Immigrant Communities: Transforming
the Strip”, Building Metropolitan Atlanta,
Congress for the New Urbanism National
Publication
“Learning from Buford Highway Via Las
Vegas”, Here Magazine, Vol. 2, 2006.
“Basic Skills You Need for the Long Haul”,
Georgia Planning Association
DESIGN REVIEW CRITIC
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Northeastern University
Boston Architectural College
Drew Kane, AICP
Urban Designer & Planner
R ELEVANT PROJE C T E X P E RIE NC E
Utile, Inc.
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+ Eastern Market Framework Plan (current): Detroit, MI: Development and growth strat
egy for Detroit’s primary food production district and public market.
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+ Flood Resilience Zoning Overlay District & Design Guidelines (current): Boston, MA
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+ Brush Park Plan and Form-Based Code: Detroit, Michigan: A form-based zoning code
for the Brush Park neighborhood based on building typologies and public realm standards.
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+ Malden River Greenway: Boston, Massachusetts: Vision planning for a multi-use river
front path on a former industrialized channel along the Mystic River.
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+ Chelsea Municipal Harbor Plan (current): Chelsea, MA
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+ Union Square Neighborhood Plan: Somerville, Massachusetts - A year-long community
planning process that resulted in a consensus based plan, including new streetscapes and
public space, and the redevelopment of a pre-existing industrial area.
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+ Boston Marine Industrial Park Master Plan: Boston, Massachusetts - A plan to main
tain an industrial presence in the urban core while allowing for commercial development.
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+ Hartford Downtown North/Downtown West: Hartford, Connecticut - A master plan for
an underutilized portion of downtown, consisting of infill, new streetscapes, and open space.
Chan Krieger Sieniewicz / NBBJ
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+ Northeastern University Institutional Master Plan: Boston, Massachusetts
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+ Lower Schuylkill Master Plan: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - An industrial redevelopment
plan for ~4,000 acres of land southwest of Center City. The project consisted of new road
networks, a waterfront open space systems, and a market analysis.
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+ New Haven Route 34: New Haven, Connecticut - A large scale infrastructure project
involving the removal of Route 34 in Downtown New Haven, and replacing it with surface
streets and new air-rights development.
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+ New Haven Route 34 Bicycle Network Plan: New Haven, Connecticut
EDAW / AECOM
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+ The BeltLine (Subarea 5 and 6): Atlanta, Georgia - The repurposing of an abandoned cir
cumferential rail line around Downtown Atlanta into new trails, open space, and development.
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+ The BeltLine Tier 1 EIS (Trail and Transit Alignment): Atlanta, Georgia
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+ MARTA Transit Oriented Development Guidelines: Atlanta, Georgia - Design and devel
opment guidelines for all transit stations within the MARTA system.
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+ Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Plan – Design Element: Miami-Dade County, Florida
HOK: the HOK Planning Group
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+ The Green Line: Atlanta, Georgia - Air rights planning and design in Downtown Atlanta
over existing rail ROW for future mixed use development and open space.
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+ Aj Joharah Master Plan: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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+ Fort McPherson Land Use and Community Outreach Plan: Atlanta, Georgia
Cooper Carry, Inc.
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+ Jekyll Island Redevelopment Plan and Design Guidelines: Jekyll Island, Georgia
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+ Heritage Fields TOD Master Planning and Design Standards: Irvine, California - A
TOD master plan adjacent to the Orange County Great Park
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+ Turner Field District Redevelopment: Atlanta, Georgia
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+ Willets Point Redevelopment Master Plan: Flushing, New York
Drew Kane, AICP
Urban Designer & Planner