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Gabe W. Preston <br />15 La Plata Place, Durango, CO 81301; 970 382 -9886; gabe@rpiconsulting.org <br />Experience Managing Partner <br />February 2000 to Present, RPI Consulting, Durango, CO 81801 <br />• Project Manager responsible for establishing methodology and managing public <br />Process for local government planning projects including comprehensive plans, <br />parks planning, fiscal impact assessments, capital facilities planning, impact fees, <br />affordable housing studies, socio- economic impact studies, and many other <br />innovative planning projects. <br />Conducts geographic modeling using ARC GIS and Community Viz <br />Geographic Information software to produce development projections, traffic <br />analysis, land constraints assessments, and other planning related spatial <br />analysis and cartography. <br />• Facilitates public planning processes and public meetings. <br />• Featured Speaker at many State, Local, and National organization conferences <br />such as CO Dept of Smart Growth, Colorado Municipal League, North Dakota <br />Planning Association, BIM National Training Center, and Rocky Mountain <br />Land Use Institute. <br />• Senior author of several published reports including Paying for Growth for the <br />Colorado Municipal League, dhorkforce Dynamics for Pitkin County Community <br />Development, the Parks Planning System for the Colorado Office of Smart <br />Growth, and contributions to Climate Change and Aspen, Aspen Global Change <br />Institute. <br />Development Review and Long Range Planner <br />June 1997 through Feb. 2000 Pitkin County Community Development, Aspen, CO <br />• Reviewed development proposals under County Regulations and policies. <br />• Updated Pitkin County Land Use Code. <br />• Conducted long range planning studies, including economics studies, buildout <br />studies, and alternative zoning scenarios. <br />• Team lead on the development of multi-department impact fees <br />Prior Testimony Prior Expert Testimony <br />• Deposition related to Droste vs. Pitkin County Board of Commissioners <br />regarding 1041 Hazard Review application. <br />• Provided expert testimony at local government land use public hearings in <br />dozens of communities over a period of 9 years. <br />Education University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado <br />1996 -1998 <br />Masters in Geography <br />► R, ` <br />.12313597... <br />Sep 82006 <br />4:17PM <br />St. Johns College, Santa Fe, NM <br />1989 -1999 <br />• Bachelor of the Arts, Double Major in Mathematics and Philosophy <br />