Jordan Selmek seeks a planning position to utilize her academic accomplishments and continue gaining experience in the public sector. She holds a B.S. in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University and has worked in administrative and intern roles for the City of Upper Arlington. Her skills include GIS, permitting software, public participation, and sustainability analysis from notable coursework. She is a National Forensic League award recipient and Eagle Scout, demonstrating leadership abilities.

1. Jordan Selmek
5384 Coachman Rd Apt D
Columbus, OH 43220
Cell Phone: (419) 490-0722
Email: jordanaselmek@gmail.com
Goal
Statement
Utilize and apply my academic accomplishments and knowledge in a planning position.
Continue to gain experience in the public sector.
Education The Ohio State University (2010-2014)
• City and Regional Planning B.S.
• Humanities Scholars Student
Sylvania Southview High School (2006-2010)
• Graduated with Honors
• Member of the National Honor Society
Employment
History
The City of Upper Arlington
Administrative Assistant (2015-present)
Development Department Intern (2015)
• Operated the “One Stop Shop” for the City
by: assisting customers in creating accounts
for online permits,answering building and
zoning questions,and maintaining financial
records for fees.
• Assisted the Building Official and the Zoning
Officers with various tasks, including
updating addresses,organizing the permit
files,maintaining organization in the
transition between permitting software.
• Assistwith running Board of Zoning and
Planning meetings.
Advanced Roofing Services
Roofer (Summer 2012)
• Worked with certified roofers at various skill
positions.
• Developed proficiencyin the use of a
variety of tools.
Men’s Locker Room Attendant
Sylvania Country Club (2010-2012)
Scioto Country Club (2013-2014)
• Balanced and prioritized a variety of tasks.
Developed the ability to judge what order I
should complete various tasks based on
importance and length oftime of the tasks.
• Improved communication skills byinteracting
with distinguished members and guests.To
maintain the sociabilityof the club, I had to
displaya professional attitude always.
The Ohio State University
ResearchAssistant (Summer 2013)
• Navigated governmentwebsites to download
massive amounts ofCongressional records for
a Professor’s research.Learned to be patient
and efficient when interacting with large
quantities ofdata.
• Organized data in an external hard drive for
easy access,and tracked the data with Excel
spreadsheets.
Skills Notable classes taken:
CRP Studio: Worked for a neighborhood and created
a guide for how they could improve their community.
Also, worked for a country and helped them market
1,600 acres of land for development.
Sustainability: Studied various green tactics that cities
can use to increase sustainability.Analyzed several
problem situations as well as successful programs.
Software Knowledge:
New World Systems
ViewpointCloud
Community Participation: Learned the proper way to create and
conductsurveys and public meetings.Also,learned various tactics
that a governmentemployee can use to calm angry residents and
how to mediate a compromise.
Food System Planning: Created food assessmentreports of
municipalities,learned how to identify insecurityfactors in
communities and how to implementsolutions to improve a
community’s health.
GIS
Adobe and Microsoft Products
Awards
National Forensic League Degree of Excellence (Speech and Debate Award)
• Had repeated success in High School Debate (National TournamentQualifier).
• Developed good communication and speaking skills.
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
• Leadership award achieved as a youth.
• Had to create and lead a service project (collected donations for The Cherry Street
Mission).