10-12-09 Item Add-On 6Sergio Purrinos, MURP
2232 SW 152 Place, Miami, Florida 33185. • MOBILE: (305) 562 -1032
E- M n I L: s p u r r i n o s@ y a h o o. c o m W e b s i t e s p@ c i t y c o n s u I t i n g. u s
R E, S U M E
■Summary of Qualifications
Extensive experience expanding over 20 years in both government and private sector and
encompassing all areas of management, planning, zoning, economic development, project
management, building, code compliance, architecture, and in all phases of land development. The
results: Award - winning organizations with highly efficient levels of service and excellent working
environments —all with lean budgets. Served in the U S Army and retied honorably as an award -
winning veteran.
■Employment History
■ Employer: City Consulting, Inc., 5445 Collins Avenue, Suite 1103, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Title: CEO /President Dates: August 1, 2008 to Present Salary: $125,000/yr
❑ Developed ordinances for multiple municipalities to initiate a cost recovery processes in
order to avoid budgetary shortfalls; and reduced costs by improving efficiency and
streamlining processes by eliminating red -tape.
❑ Performed plans review and inspections including site planning and concurrency reviews for
both private and government clients.
❑ Developed strategic plans /business plans for organizations to improve efficiency and service.
❑ Worked with local professionals and the public to resolve minimum housing standard issues.
❑ Worked with local banks to improve properties and to avoid additional fines and the loss of
assets.
■ Employer: City of Doral, 8300 NW 53 Street, Suite 100, Doral, FL, 33185
Title: City Manager Dates: September 2005 to August 1, 2008 Salary: $168,500/yr -
plus benefits
Ran day -to -day operations, plus...
• Secured $34 million in reserves, an AA- bond rating, and built a highly efficient organization.
• Accomplished the elimination of an annual $8 million mitigation payment to the county with
the help of the state legislature and of local lobbyists.
• Administered the design and construction of two major state -of- the -art park facilities ($21.5
million); and, obtained several park grants exceeding $13 million.
❑ Managed the design and construction of City Hall; and, established a government access
channel in collaboration with Comcast.
❑ Started a "Trolley" system and obtained grant to fund its feasibility study; developed and
managed beautification improvements on major city roadways; delivered the Master Plan for
the city's main boulevard; planted several hundreds of new trees along roadways; and,
developed and implemented the new "street sign" program.
❑ Delivered the city's first Stormwater Master Plan; and, many others.
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■ Employer: Village of Pinecrest, 11551 South Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, FL 33156
Title: Planning Director
Dates: October 2002 to August 2004 Salary: $85,500/yr -plus benefits
❑ Development and maintenance of the Village's Development Master Plan (VDMP) and its
Evaluation and Appraisal Reports (EAR's).
❑ Administered daily building, planning and zoning regulations through the review and /or
approval of development/redevelopment proposals, site plan, and building permit
applications.
❑ Created new ordinances to address emerging issues such as costs recovery, outdoor cafes,
and commercial overlay districts to economically boost the Village's four -mile commercial
corridor.
❑ Administered the code enforcement and occupational license divisions.
❑ Coordinated concurrency reviews with all departments for all new development proposals
through the implementation of a Development Review Team (DRT).
❑ Obtained state and federal grants to convert the newly designed Municipal building into a
CAT 5 — state -of the art EOC facility.
■ Employer: City of Homestead, 790 N. Homestead Blvd., Homestead, FL 33030
Title: City Planner /CRA Dir /Assistant Director, Development Services
Dates: September 1998 to October 2002
❑ Handled CRA matters including revolving loan applications, CDBGs, SHIPS; and, managed
low- moderate income housing construction - projects.
❑ Handled all transmittals and amendments to the City's Development Master Plan (CDMP)
and its subsequent Evaluation and Appraisal Reports (EAR's).
❑ Created and administered planning /zoning regulations, implemented a Development Review
Committee (DRC) to ensure that all development impacts were addressed timely; and,
handled all annexations projects (city and privately initiated).
❑ Managed the occupational license division.
■ Employer: Peters Township, 610 E. McMurray Road, McMurray, Pennsylvania 15317
Title: Municipal Planner /Code Enforcement Officer /Building Inspector
Dates: April 1995 to September 1998
❑ Began as the Zoning Officer; a month later became building inspector and code
enforcement officer; and six months later, became the planner for the Township.
■Education
❑ Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, 1993 -4/98: University of Pittsburgh, PA.
GPA 3.65/4.0 (Minor in Local Regional Economic Development).
❑ Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, 1986 -91: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA. GPA
3.47/4.0.
❑ Industrial Engineering, 1980 -85, at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, in San Juan,
PR. GPA 3.00/4.0.
❑ High School Diploma 1975 -79, from De LaSalle High School, 30th between 1st and 3rd,
Miramar, Havana, Cuba.
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■Special Skills
• Expert mediator and excellent team, builder.
• Fluent in two languages (English and Spanish).
• GIS systems /Arclnfo /ArcView /GeoPlan, AutoCAD, FrontPage, Microsoft Office Suite 2007.
■Memberships and Organizations
❑ International City Management Association (ICMA) 2004 -09.
❑ Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) 2004 -09.
❑ Miami -Dade League of Cities (MDLC) 2004 -09.
❑ Federal Enterprise Community Council, Miami -Dade County 1998 -1999.
❑ Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Representative 1998 -2009.
❑ Pennsylvania Building Officials Conference (PENBOC) 1995 to August 1998.
❑ American Planning Association (APA) August 1994.
■ Awards /Certificates /Publications
❑ Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) issued by the Miami -Dade County
Emergency Operations Center, 2006.
❑ National Incident Management System (NIMS) Certificate issued by the Miami -Dade County
Emergency Operations Center, 2005.
❑ Post Disaster Damage Assessment Certificate issued by the Miami -Dade County Emergency
Operations Center, 2000.
❑ A Second Chance: Redeveloping Brownfields, 1998, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
❑ Pennsylvania Code Enforcement Officer Certificate, 1995.
❑ Army Achievement Medal, 1994.
❑ Army Commendation Medal, 1994.
❑ Certificates of Achievement as class commander, platoon leader, and for outstanding
performance issued by The Adjutant General of Kansas National Guard, Major General
James F. Rueger, in May of 1994.
■References.
All references will be furnished at a late time.
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