James Lynch
Junior Planner at Creighton Manning
Village of Nyack, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Lynch is a Junior Planner and first-generation college graduate from Binghamton University, combining a BA in Political Science and Geography (Urban & Regional Planning) with hands-on experience in GIS, policy analysis, and transit planning. Currently supporting Creighton Manning’s transportation and transit projects across New York State, he brings practical internship experience and client-focused coordination to meet regional mobility needs. A summa cum laude scholar and recipient of competitive awards including the SUNY Chancellor’s Award and the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, James also holds Non-Competitive Eligibility for federal hiring as a Gilman alum. He pairs community-facing roles—from education abroad ambassador to residential life resource manager—with rigorous research skills developed through comparative politics and international study in the Netherlands. Known for clear communication and stakeholder engagement, he blends technical mapping abilities with a commitment to expanding access to planning opportunities for first-generation students.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Nanuet Senior High SchoolBachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Geography (Urban and Regional Planning), Summa Cum Laude | 3.907, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Geography (Urban and Regional Planning), Summa Cum Laude | 3.907 at Binghamton UniversityGeography and Politics, Geography and Politics at University College Utrecht
Github Skills (2)
gesture-recognition10
gesture9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
JamesZwilling/hello-world
May 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
testingtest-repository
scanavan/GestureRecognition
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
Repo for gesture recognition for sign language.
Contributions:27 commits, 18 pushes in 1 month
signrecognitionsign-languagegesturegesture-recognition
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