11-03-09 Item Add-On 4Sergio Purrinos, MURP
2232 SW 152 Place, Miami, Florida 33185. • MOBILE: (305) 562 -1032
E - M A 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 /Arcinfo /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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