# Valérie Katz > Founder & CFO @ Elite Design Consultants Inc. Location: Santa Clara, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/valrie Senior construction and design professional with over 15 years of experience in architecture, design, urban planning, transportation, and sustainable development. Recognized for leading complex government permitting and high-profile public projects, as well as deploying innovative EV infrastructure initiatives. A results-driven leader with exceptional interpersonal skills, she inspires teams and fosters collaboration to deliver projects from concept to successful completion.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ## Work Experience ### Founder and Principal Consultant @ Elite Design Consultants Inc. Jan 2025 – Present | United States ### French Instructor @ Alliance Francaise de Berkeley Jan 2024 – Present | California, United States - Semi-private - Private - DELF and DALF exams training (FR immigration) - TCF exam training (CAN immigration) ### Design Manager - Charging @ Tesla Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Canada Designing and overseeing the construction of new Supercharger sites (fast charging station for EVs) in Eastern Canada (Ottawa, Québec and Maritimes) ### Equipment and Urban Furniture Consultant @ Société de transport de Montréal Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Overseeing multi million dollar project to create new bus shelter prototypes - Managing urban furniture assets including bicycle racks and bus shelters - Allocating screens for public transport schedule announcements - Participating in the re-development of bus terminals and multimodal transport stations - Collaborating with multiple internal and external stakeholders in building the new light rail project in Montréal (REM) - Approving public market space construction and BIXI shared bicycles in proximity of metro stations - Participating in the development of active transportation in the City of Montréal - Communicating directly with cities to enact their projects while maintaining continuing collaboration - Managing & training team of network development technicians - Analyzing incoming clients requests & complaints and implementing solutions ### Network Development Technician: Project Profile @ Société de transport de Montréal Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Built and maintained database of bus routes, urban furniture and equipment using Microsoft Access and GIRO Hastus - Prepared technical documents and maps using AutoCAD, Inkskape, ArcGiS and Excel - Prepared presentations for approval of Cities and Board of Directors using PowerPoint - Performed data analyses of urban furniture and equipment (bus terminal and stations) defects - Programmed bus detours into GIRO Hastus - Managed projects to physically implement planned bus routes - Collaborated with teams onsite using SAP - Received, triaged and dispatched incoming users requests and complaints ### Permit Officer @ Ville de / City of Côte Saint-Luc Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Approved, prepared and issued permits for zoning, demolition, renovation, construction, etc. - Assisted residents and professionals with their zoning and construction requests - Processed access to information requests - Prepared files for the Urban Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) - Participated in the drafting of laws and regulations - Worked closely with the Engineering department on civil projects (sewer, aqueduct, sidewalks) - Assisted the Legal department with lawsuits and testified in court - Reorganized and digitalized the archiving system of the inspection and urban planning department - Authored the Annual Action Plan for people with disabilities - Led the Universally Accessible Committee - Trained and managed building inspectors - Collaborated with Public Works and Public Security departments on City projects ### Building Inspector & Urban Development Technician @ Ville de / City of Côte Saint-Luc Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Enforced the Construction and Zoning by-laws of the City of Côte Saint-Luc - Issued statements of offense and testified in court cases - Authored the Annual Action Plan for people with disabilities - Produced technical and inspection reports - Inspected and applied Sanitation by-laws - Utilized central database Accès Cité (GIRO) for inspection reports and residents requests & complaints - Collaborated with provincial inspectors, fire departments, real estate developers, professionals and residents ### Architectural Technologist @ ABCP architecture Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Quebec, Canada *Now part of AEdifica* - Managed public funded projects in the healthcare and education sectors - Produced plans, technical specifications and site inspection reports - Estimated costs of construction work and professional honorary - Inspected construction sites to keep projects in line with approved plans - Managed a team of architectural technicians - Collaborated with engineers (structural, civil, electrical, plumbing and mechanical) - Led coordination meetings with clients, general contractors and professionals ### Architectural Technician Intern @ EUROMED architecture et urbanisme Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Marseille, France - Assisted the architect and urban planner - Produced plans and technical specifications for projects (ArchiCAD) ### Architectural Technician Intern @ THM immobilier Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Quebec, Canada - Reproduced printed floor plans (architecture, structural and mechanical) in AutoCAD for couple office buildings - Performed site validations - Proposed interior design renovation project of one building ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Concordia University ### Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Design UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal ### DEC in Architectural Technology Cégep de Saint-Laurent ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/valeriebenbaruk --- Source: https://flows.cv/valrie JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/valrie/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13