Tanvi Sharma

Master City Planning

Expected June, 2021

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Bachelor of Architecture

May, 2015

Rice University

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

May, 2013

Rice University

Smiley, K., Sharma, T., et al.

"More Inclusive Parks Planning: Park Quality and Preferences for Park Access and Amenities"

2016

Environmental Justice

Instant Impact in Small Towns

2017

Presented for Houston-Galveston Area Council's Instant Impact Workshop

Languages

English, fluent

Hindi, fluent spoken

Spanish, basic

Mandarin, basic

Software

Adobe Suite

ArcGIS & QGIS

Rhinoceros

V-Ray Rendering

Basic Coding (Python)

Basic HTML

AutoCAD

Revit

Associate Urban Planner at Sasaki

10.2022 - Present

Denver, Colorado

As an urban planner for University of Louisville's campus master plan, conducting historical research, demographic and DEI analysis, and summarizing student, faculty, and staff engagement responses.

Project manager for commercial master planning project in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Senior Urban Planner at Parsons

06.2021 - 10.2022

San Francisco, California

As a member of a two-person project management team, coordinated subconsultant and client meetings for several SFPUC flood management projects including creating new flood maps for the city, managing a Floodwater Grant program update, piloting a voluntary buyout program, community engagement, opportunities analysis and urban design proposal for several high risk areas within the city.

Performed data analysis to systematically evaluate and make recommendations from several landscape design iterations for a particularly floodprone corridor affecting primarily low-income and people of color in San Francisco. Proposed solutions included spatial design elements, housing policies, infrastructure upgrades, and parcel acquisition.

Put to gether new proposed eligibility requirements and program terms for the city’s $1.5 million Floodwater Grant program, as well as created a graphic guidebook to help owners select the best floodproofing options for them.

Summarized spatial and tabular data on property buyout cost-benefits to assess need for a buyout program in San Francisco. Also working on creating a prioritization methodology for properties that are eligible for a buyout.

Translated hydrology and hydraulic model outputs to GIS environment and 3D modeling software for engineering informed urban design proposals.

Coastal Resilience Fellow at Climate Ready Boston

02.2021 - 05.2021

Boston, Massachusetts

Researching and thinking through prioritization and implementation in relation to community engagement for East Boston and Charlestown neighborhoods.

Teaching Assistant for East Boston Practicum

01.2021 - 05.2021

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Planning syllabus and each class around urban planning in the East Boston neighborhood, focused on coastal resilience and equitable planning for underserved residents.

Leading tutorials in design and mapping software such as Adobe and GIS.

Architect & Site Planner for Malden River Works

09.2019 - 12.2020

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Planned and facilitated kick-off public meeting to solicit feedback on citizens’ priorities for this site. Created presentation and handout materials, collected data, and summarized findings.

Developed a site plan with elevated park, reorganized Public Works operations, and green infrastructure components including bioswales and bioretention pond.

Completed and won multiple grant applications to fund design development and construction phases of this project.

Architect & Urban Planner at Huitt-Zollars, Inc.

07.2015 - 04.2019

Houston, Texas

• Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium

Facilitated conversations among leading research institutions and local non-profits to produce documents that disseminate information to policy- and decision-makers as well as to the public.

Wrote content, created diagrams, and developed fact sheets, briefing documents, and final reports as a member of the project management team at Huitt-Zollars.

Handled all project scheduling and communication directly with clients, researchers, and public relations consultants.

• East Metro Strong Bus Network Redesign

Researched and analyzed opportunities for increasing ridership, equity, and efficiency within the bus network around Saint Paul, MN. Proposed strategies to improve reliability and coverage such as route restructuring, adding Bus Rapid Transit, and expanding the rail network.

Produced maps and analyzed demographics, job densities, existing network frequencies, coverage, and access in ArcGIS to determine appropriate areas for system improvement.

• Dallas Street Design Manual

Consolidated Dallas’s 1993 street design manuals and national best practices into the new Dallas Street Design Manual. Incorporated the city’s comments and feedback into the final draft of the manual.

• City of Denison Comprehensive Plan

Created the Future Land Use Map and Thoroughfare Map for City of Denison.

Organized and conducted public and Task Force meetings to understand the priorities of the residents. Documented and analyzed meeting results to create vision and goals.

Researcher for Houston Action Research Team (HART) at Rice University

08.2014 - 05.2015

Houston, Texas

Designed and conducted over 400 in-person surveys of park users in low-income neighborhoods to guide Houston Parks and Recreation Department’s Parks Masterplan. This research led to the Environmental Justice journal article, “More Inclusive Parks Planning.”