Katherine Brief
Project manager / Houston / Texas
Dedicated to excellence, I am a Project Management Professional with interests in the intersection of engineering and design. Generating value for stakeholders and building agile teams who are able to conquer a wide variety of problems with a flexible and solution oriented mindset.
Education & Certifications
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University August 2019
College Station, TX
Bachelor's of Science in Urban & Regional PlanningCERTIFICATIONS
PMI Project Management Institute November 2022
Project Management Professional
| FEMA Emergency Management Institute Certifications | Spring 2019 |
|---|---|
| IS-800.c | IS-820 |
| IS-850 | IS-2500 |
| IS-2700 | IS-2900.a |
| IS-15.b |
Technical Skills
Geographic Information Systems, ArcGIS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
AutoCAD
Net-deed plotter
Microsoft Office suite, (Excel, Word, Power BI, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams)
Google Earth & Google Analytics
Work Experience
Urban Planner
Crown Castle October 2019-Present
Houston, TX
Performed research and drafted proposals for infrastructure developments based on: Real Estate/Property Values, Topography, Land-use/Zoning/Regulatory restrictions, Existing power/fiber-optic Infrastructure, Customer Demand, and Environmental hazards
Facilitate regional and national deployment plans for various Telecommunication, Infrastructure, and Technology customers totaling over 1,000+ sites deployed nationwide
Attended public hearings and coordinated with local Governments and stakeholders to approve or amend tower development permits in key areas
Hosted weekly calls reviewing financial deals for development projects, with negotiators and executives
Led, trained, and managed new teammates, during key deployment projects
City Planner Intern
City of League City Summer 2019
League City, TX
Site plan review
Plat review
Met with developers to discuss city zoning requirements
Created GiS map materials
Recording city planning commission meeting minutes
Managed site plan applications, collected fees, and distributed related applications to city engineering and planning departments
Communicated with different departments to approve or deny building permits
About Me
My name is Katherine Brief, and I grew up in League City, just a stone's throw away from the iconic NASA Mission Control. Living so close to space exploration, I couldn't help but develop a profound fascination for science. Entering into STEM related clubs and Robotics teams to fuel my curiosity for engineering. In 2015 I served as one of the electrical engineering team leads and aided my high-school robotics team, the robonauts, to obtaining their first World Championship victory. After Graduating with honors from Highschool, I was incredibly fortunate to secure an internship at NASA, which only intensified my passion for technology and led me to be accepted into Texas A&M universities' Engineering program.During my time at University my hometown was struck by an unprecedented storm, Hurricane Harvey, which flooded my town under 3 feet of water. I could do nothing but prepare care packages from my student accommodations but I felt a change of heart for my academic path. A professor and mentor of mine introduced me to Urban and Regional Planning and I was determined that I could make a difference. I changed my majors and pursued Urban Planning with a focus on Infrastructure, Flood mitigation, and Emergency Disaster Management.Now, I constantly seek to improve my cross-functional skill-sets and knowledge base through furthered education and certifications. I hope to find more career paths that will allow me to service and protect communities and business' from natural hazards and create new and improved opportunities for human ingenuity through the built environment.
