Bernice Gonzalez
Urban Designer/Planner
Nevada City, CA, USAA dynamic, results driven interdisciplinary urban designer and project manager with a strong background and experience in various fields. Former range of activities include from site inspection and ‘as builds’ to urban regeneration, participatory projects and public art development.
I am seeking to apply my experience through the development of plans and projects in urban regeneration and public space development, to bring consensus in understanding of the complex issues that affect well-developed and marketable projects that contribute to a sustainable neighborhood development.
I am seeking to apply my experience through the development of plans and projects in urban regeneration and public space development, to bring consensus in understanding of the complex issues that affect well-developed and marketable projects that contribute to a sustainable neighborhood development.
Work Experience
Planning Commission City Of Nevada City
Planning Commissioner
Review matters related to planning and
development. Hold public hearings on a regular schedule
to consider land use matters. These include such things
as the local general plan, specific plans, Historical District
Ordinance enforcement, rezonings, variances, use permits,
and subdivisions. Help applicants have a successful planning
process.
development. Hold public hearings on a regular schedule
to consider land use matters. These include such things
as the local general plan, specific plans, Historical District
Ordinance enforcement, rezonings, variances, use permits,
and subdivisions. Help applicants have a successful planning
process.
Present
Nevada City, California, United States
McCamant & Durrett Architects
Planner
Cohousing projects planning and publications.
March 2013
- Present
Nevada City, California, United States
Barcelona City Hall
Urban Design Proposal Developer Intern
• Developed public space proposals for neighborhood
regeneration considering community participatory processes.
• Projected integration with transport system and support
networks.
• Engaged directly within an interdisciplinary design team.
regeneration considering community participatory processes.
• Projected integration with transport system and support
networks.
• Engaged directly within an interdisciplinary design team.
January 2010
- March 2011
Barcelona, Spain
NW Management Inc.
Collections Account Executive (Limited Duration Services Contract)
• Designed product internal and external procedures to meet
client expectations.
• Audited internal collections accounts.
• Selected and trained administrative and collections personnel.
(responsible for 10-15 direct employees at any given time)
• Supervised and audited collections accounts to seven external
resources that covered the island wide territory.
client expectations.
• Audited internal collections accounts.
• Selected and trained administrative and collections personnel.
(responsible for 10-15 direct employees at any given time)
• Supervised and audited collections accounts to seven external
resources that covered the island wide territory.
June 2009
- September 2009
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sales Outsourcing Group Inc.
Northeast Area Manager
Awarded Manager and Coordinator of the Year, 2005.
• Selected and trained marketing and sales personnel.
• Developed schedules and accounting payroll for direct
employees.
• Supervision and Leadership for on field personnel. (responsible
for overseeing performance of 20 directly employees)
• Provided new products training for overall company sales &
marketing team.
• Selected and trained marketing and sales personnel.
• Developed schedules and accounting payroll for direct
employees.
• Supervision and Leadership for on field personnel. (responsible
for overseeing performance of 20 directly employees)
• Provided new products training for overall company sales &
marketing team.
February 2003
- May 2006
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Turabo Medical Group Inc.
Utilization Department Administrative Assistant /Medical Billing Department Data Management
Awarded Performance Excellence in Utilization, 2002.
• Identified and assigned to IT programming staff system and
fields actualization needed that resulted in optimum program
performance
• Coordinated payments and emergency services protocol for
patients with severe conditions.
• Managed department traffic. Strategic traffic resulted in
increased overall department efficiency and performance.
• Identified and assigned to IT programming staff system and
fields actualization needed that resulted in optimum program
performance
• Coordinated payments and emergency services protocol for
patients with severe conditions.
• Managed department traffic. Strategic traffic resulted in
increased overall department efficiency and performance.
September 1998
- September 2002
Juncos, Puerto Rico
Education
Universitat De Barcelona
PhD Public Space & Urban Regeneration
• Advanced training on interdisciplinary research in the fields of public space, urban renewal, public art and heritage conservation. Research title “Public Art and Public Space: Configurations throughout the Urban Design of the City”
• Generate comparative studies of those topics, evaluate studies of public art, and at the same time, progress in the Information and Documentation Center.
• Generate comparative studies of those topics, evaluate studies of public art, and at the same time, progress in the Information and Documentation Center.
October 2012
- Present
Barcelona, Spain
Universitat De Barcelona
Master in Urban Design
Published Master Thesis:
El Modelo Barcelona de Espacio Público y Diseño Urbano. Arte Público y Espacio Público: un análisis morfológico. (Model Barcelona of Public Space and Urban Design. Public Art and Public Space: a morphological analysis)
http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/handle/2445/29025
El Modelo Barcelona de Espacio Público y Diseño Urbano. Arte Público y Espacio Público: un análisis morfológico. (Model Barcelona of Public Space and Urban Design. Public Art and Public Space: a morphological analysis)
http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/handle/2445/29025
January 2010
- June 2012
Barcelona, Spain
Universidad De Puerto Rico
Environmental Design
Environmental technologies, Sustainable Design applied to the tropics, American and Latin American architecture, Architectural History and Theory and five years of design workshops.
August 2004
- May 2009
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Languages
English (Native),
Spanish (Native),
Japanese (Conversational),
Portuguese (Beginner),
French (Beginner),
Awards
Sales Outsourcing Group Inc.
Manager and Coordinator of the Year
2005
Turabo Medical Group Inc.
Performance Excellence in Utilization
2002
Skills
Basic Knowledge Of Written & Spoken Japanese And Catalan,
Fully Bilingual (English/ Spanish),
Translation Experienced In Technical And Academic Fields,
Adobe CS6,
AP/AR,
Autocad,
Creative Solutions Enforcer Proven To Save Thousands In Fines To Companies,
Hands-on Leadership,
Interdisciplanry Team Coordination,
International Experience And Cross-cultural Understanding,
Internet,
Microsoft Office,
Payroll And Schedule,
Rhino 4.0,
Team Worker,
Vectorworks,