Eric Orozco

About Eric Orozco

Urban designer, AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) and a LEED Accredited Professional with Neighborhood Development specialty (LEED AP ND) and experienced LEED ND administrator (The Renaissance in Charlotte, NC - which became a LEED ND Certified Built Project on Sept. Board member of the Historic West End Partners in Charlotte, NC.Broad experience in land development & entitlement, tactical urbanism, vision plans, university or innovation district master plans, neighborhood/small area and corridor/TOD planning, transportation planning, public participation, and illustration. A majority of my work focuses on urban reclamation projects for historically marginalized communities, equitable achievement of outcomes, non-profit collaboration, and repairing the urban fabric with community storytelling and multi-modal mobility.

Experience

1. Urban Designer, Aicp, Leed Ap Nd

   Neighboring Concepts

   Jan 2005 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   LEED ND consultingLEED NC consultingpublic involvementcommunity developmentmulti-modal transportation planningstreetscape design and construction administration (hardscape and furnishings)station envelope planning & designplanning and urban design consultingGIS mapping & analysisplan document development, including writing & editingSample ProjectsCurrent - CATS LYNX System Plan UpdateCurrent - Camino Community Center Renovations and T.O.D. Master PlanCurrent - City of Charlotte CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar (stop design, Phase II)Current - City of Charlotte Community Neighborhood Infrastructure Program for Five Points Plaza and I-77 West Trade Street I-77 Underpass Enhancement2015 - Advance Planning public outreach for the City of Charlotte Community Investment Plan\'s Airport/West Corridor thoroughfare projects and the Independence Boulevard Area Bike Improvements2007 to 2017- Renaissance LEED Neigborhood Development (public involvement, project entitlements, street layout, LEED ND project administration, hardscape design, planning assistance with all grant and tax credit proposals for the project)- was the nation\'s highest scoring HOPE VI award in 20••••13 to 2015 - Durham-Orange Light Rail Project 2012 Democratic National Convention Exteriors Asset Plans for Center City Charlotte2010 to 2012 - Triangle Regional Transit Program (typicals for the Fixed-Guideway Transit Corridors Alternatives Analysis)2009 to 2012 - Charlotte Streetcar Project and Streetcar Starter Project (illustration, mapping, stop location verification, public involvement)2007 - Town of Huntersville, N.C, Beatties Ford Road Corridor Small Area Plan

Education

• Jerusalem University College

  Master of Arts in New Testament Backgrounds

  1999 — 2002

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Master of Architecture

  2002 — 2005

Skills

• Public Transport
• Urban
• Mixed-Use
• Urban Design
• Sketchup
• Urban Planning
• Leed
• Transit-Oriented Development
• Transportation Planning
• Leed Ap