Skye Thibodeaux is a certified planning professional under the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Over the past 13 years, he has served several local municipalities within the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex which includes Frisco, Plano, Arlington, Little Elm, and Duncanville. After successfully working on several hundred development projects of all types and scales and rising to the upper management level within local government, Skye set his sights on the private development sector in order to fulfill his more creative desires associated with assisting developers and property owners in proposing projects and obtaining approvals. After a stint consulting for a leading private land use consulting firm located in Dallas, TX, Skye recognized an opportunity in creating a business that is not only capable of assisting large-scale "high-profile" projects, but one that understands and focuses on the plight and economical challenges associated with new/aspiring developers and property owners who have seen "the onion" of the development world and aren't sure where to start peeling away so their project can be developed in a pragmatic and economical fashion. Additionally, with our continuously aging infrastructure and exponentially rising construction-costs, Skye has met with countless existing property owners who have aspirations to redevelop or expand but are stymied dealing with bringing their aged sites to a state of conformance just so their respective cities will even accept an application for redevelopment or expansion. "Unfortunately, the current "best practices" local municipalities are using in updating their development codes and standards are creating a seemingly impossible condition for our smaller business and property owners to grow or even sustain simply due to the current condition of their site. Though I don't feel it is deliberate, very little is really being done to assure these folks are being protected as new codes and ordinances are adopted and, as the son of small business owners, my personal passion is to do what I can to help in these matters. I agree with those who believe small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and we cannot afford to lose them simply due to out of touch policy practices." - Skye Thibodeaux