Grant B. Cooper, III

EDUCATION

University of California, San Diego


B.A. URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING (9/96)


Course Work: Land Use Planning, American 20th Century Cities, Urban Economics, Urban Politics, Planning Theory and Practice, Research and Analytical Methods, Urban Design.


B.A. HISTORY (9/96)


Course Work: Economic History of Europe, The Roman Empire, Late Antiquity, Medieval and Renaissance Periods, American Legal History, Environmental History of the West, California History.

SKILLS

City Government

• Technical Writing: Procedures, Public Notifications, Drafting Resolutions, Feasibility Studies
  
• The Agendizing Process
  
• Field Investigations
  
• Research and Report Writing
  
• Multimedia Presentations
  
• Public Speaking
  

Computer

• Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 9x, Windows NT
  
• Software: MS Small Business Server, Word, MS Access, Excel,  MS FrontPage
  
• Other: Web Page Development, Hardware Maintenance and Repair
  

Other

• Self Starter
  
• Maintains high work standards
  
• Excellent public relations skills
  

HONORS

Bank of America  Outstanding Scholarship Award, Humanities
American Legion  Certificate of Distinguished Achievement
Eagle Scout

WORK EXPERIENCE

1/98 -	City of Newport Beach BUSINESS LICENSE INSPECTOR Duties include converting city code into Internet hypertext format.
5/97 - 5/98	City of Newport Beach PLANNING INTERN Created an inventory of commercial signs for the Balboa Peninsula. Inventory included digital photographs incorporated into an Oracle database with detailed description of each sign. Also published the City's Zoning Code into Internet hypertext format.
9/92 - 2/97	University of California, San Diego Dining Services ASSISTANT III / FOOD SERVICE WORKER Full time college job.
1/96 - 3/96	City of Solana Beach STUDENT INTERN Responsible for implementation of a timed restriction program for on-street parking in the City's coastal residential and commercial areas. Additionally, researched and drafted a feasibility study for adoption of a paid parking program for the City's South Cedros Design District. Both required the coordination of the City Council, local merchants and residents. Performed projects with minimal supervision.
6/93 - 9/93	Camp Frasier Summer Day Camp SENIOR COUNSELOR

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