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Dennis Farmer – Responses to Application for Advisory Commissions and Committees <br />Skill and Interests: <br />•Data analysis. <br />•Demographic research. <br />•Geographic information systems and mapping. <br />•Urban and regional planning. <br />•Project management. <br />•Public speaking. <br />•Data visualization. <br />•As the bullets above show, I do like data; however, I also like just talking with people and <br />hearing what they have to say about things. <br />•Baseball (interest, definitely not a skill- although my son is a pretty good 10-year old Irondale <br />Baseball League 1st baseman/middle relief pitcher, and one coach even said my son’s fastball <br />“had some movement on it”). <br />Employment, Occupation or Other Relevant Experience: <br />•Research Analyst, Metropolitan Council, 2007 to Present. <br />•Transportation Planner, Parsons Brinckerhoff, 2005 – 2007. <br />•Research Analyst, Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2004 – 2005. <br />•Masters Degree in Urban Planning, UCLA, 2003. <br />Memberships, Accomplishments or Other Qualifications: <br />•Current Mounds View Economic Development Commissioner (started in 2017) <br />•American Planning Association member <br />•Minnesota Chapter of American Planning Association member <br />•Certified Planner, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) <br />•Veteran, United States Navy, 1992 – 1998 <br />Please state your reason for wanting to serve with this group: <br />I have served as a Mounds View Economic Development Commissioner since the beginning of 2017. I <br />have enjoyed serving on the commission and hope to continue for another term. <br />My wife Heather and I have lived in Mounds View for over 10 years. Mounds View has provided us an <br />affordable place to raise two sons in a city with great schools and a high quality of life. We’ve <br />developed friendships with neighbors, and the surrounding businesses and services (e.g. parks, Mounds <br />View Community Center, library, etc.) have helped us meet the day-to-day needs of a busy family. This <br />has been a good place for us to live. I’d like to give something back if my skills and interests could be <br />of any use. Also, I’m interested in learning more about my city.