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Chris Andrews Director The Cloudburst Group, Senior Planner, 2014-2017 Chris launched Cloudburst's state and local portfolio to provide planning and compliance assistance to states and cities across the country. Chris managed more than 10 teams to incorporate data -driven, market -based research into housing and community development planning. Chris worked closely with cities across country to conduct detailed needs assessments of existing HUD CPD programs and provide recommendations and support on how to alter existing programs to more effectively meet the community's needs. Chris collaborated with HUD on ways to better integrate disaster resiliency and fair housing into the Consolidated Plan process. Independent Consultant, 2012.2014 As an independent consultant, Chris worked closely with federal, local and nonprofit clients. Chris developed HUD's guidebook for the HUD Environmental Review Online System (HERDS) and supporting documentation. Chris worked closely with six communities to develop strategic housing investment strategies and supported the San Francisco Foundation to develop a financial implementation toolkit for transit -oriented development advocates to assess the development feasibility of project sites throughout the region. The Cloudburst Group, Analyst, 2009 - 2012 Chris provided project support to CDBG, HOME and NSP TA assignments. Chris assisted in developing policy and procedure manuals for more than 10 grantees and worked closely with grantee staff to adapt tools and resources to the grantee's programs. Chris served as lead data analyst in the development of Puerto Rico and St. Louis's housing strategies. US Peace Corps (Senegal), Small Business Advisor, 2007-2009 Chris worked as a teacher and business counselor at a girl's vocational school. He supported two groups of recent graduates through providing access to a revolving loan fund and consultation as they launched and operated small businesses. Chris also served as the Regional Volunteer Lead, in which he was responsible for overseeing volunteer grant proposals and updating and implementing the Peace Corps Kaolack Regional Strategy. EDUCATION: Master of City Planning, 2014 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Certificate in Real Estate Development, 2014 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA BachelorofArts— Economics: Public Policy, 2007 Colby College, Waterville, ME COMPUTER SKILLS MS Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS, HUD Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS)