CONTACT 973-513-1743 johnnymalpica@gmail.com NYC Metropolitan Area
JONATHAN P. MALPICA
Urban Planner and Designer
OBJECTIVE I am a recent Master of City and Regional Planning degree graduate with over six years of professional experience as a community-based educator and project coordinator. I am passionate about engaging diverse communities in creating exciting, equitable, and sustainable public spaces. I combine this with exceptional creative design skills and a wonderful work ethic. I am currently seeking full-time urban, environmental planning, and design positions.
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EDUCATION 2017-2021
Master of City and Regional Planning: Urban Design/
Redevelopment And Environmental Land Use Planning, Rutgers University (GPA 3.9) — Planning after Pandemic, Teaneck, NJ, F 20 — Placemaking in Hanover, Hanover, NJ, S 21 — Re-Imagining the Underbelly, N Brunswick, NJ, S 21
2010-2014
Bachelor of Arts: Planning Public Policy & Geography, Rutgers University (GPA 3.5) — Re-Envisioning the New Brunswick Waterfront
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Technical Advisory Committee Member, New
Brunswick Technical Advisory Committee
Commission Member, New Brunswick
Environmental Commission —
Alliance Advocacy and Policy Working Group
Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership
2016-2021 2017-2021
ACTIVITIES, HONORS, & AWARDS
Director of Communications and Outreach, EJB | DESIGNS, graduate planning student organization
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Program Assistant – The Collaborative Center for
2014-2015
AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow - Capacity Building Coordinator, The Collaborative Center for Community-
2014
Order of Omega, Greek National Honors
2014
Community-Based Research & Service, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Based Research and Service, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ —
2017-2021
Gamma Theta Upsilon, International Geographic Honors Society
Directed undergrad community-based research, capacitybuilding, and GIS mapping projects in partnership with local agencies and non-profits. Performed essential business, finance, accounting, and administrative responsibilities. Special projects: undergraduate senior thesis capstone codirector, research and admin support assistant for Carnegie Classification application, Co-designer for departmental website.
2015-2016
2021
Awarded 2nd Place, APA’s 2020 Outstanding Planning Student Organization Award
Society
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2017-2021
Community Visioning for Placemaking: supported graphic design, visualization, visual preference survey development
Program Coordinator – Division of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
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Developed, supported, and sought through projects related to the protection of pollinator species. Proposed, designed, and installed urban ecological habitat referencing community art mural.
Isador Candeub Graduate Fellowship In Planning
Graduate Teaching Assistant– Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ —
Coordinated student projects related to food insecurity and healthier school food in collaboration with community leaders. Project lead for New Brunswick Community Garden Tour - 2019
Habitat and Ecological Health Volunteer, —
2021
2017-2021
Project lead, pollinator garden grant application and installation, May 2021
Co-Chair, New Brunswick Community Food —
2021
WORK EXPERIENCE
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Worked with community partners to develop projects, recruited students, developed curriculum. Designed and co-directed Urban Pollinators Project.
SKILLS
SOFTWARE
Project Management Graphical Communication Grant Writing/Contracting Project Financing Urban & Environmental Policy Analysis Spatial & Site Analysis Sketching Digital Photography
Adobe Suite (Id, Lr, Ps) AutoCAD GIS (ArcMap, Urban) Lumion Microsoft Office Suite Qualtrics Rhino SketchUp Stata