Our Team

SBN Planning was founded to provide a range of planning services to Washington's communities and businesses.

From writing municipal code and development regulations to updating comprehensive plans and other long-range planning documents, our team has the capacity to address both the city's regular needs and special projects with discrete scopes.

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Aleksandr Romanenko

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Partner

  • Aleksandr specializes in land use and policy analysis. His planning practice involves code writing, permit review, legislative review & analysis,  interagency communication, public engagement, and regulatory compliance. Aleksandr also serves as the Planner for the Town of Yarrow Point.

    His long-range planning work includes three recent comprehensive plan updates, middle housing regulatory work, and a wide range of development regulation updates in several jurisdictions.

    • Drafting and Design in Autocad, Vectorworks, and  sketchup.

    • GIS in ArcGIS & QGIS

    • Design in Adobe CS

    • Plan Review in Bluebeam 

    • Collaborative Work in Microsoft Office, Dropbox, Google Suite, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams

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Dre Avila

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Partner

  • Dre specializes in developing public engagement plans, workshop design and facilitation, crafting surveys, and developing materials to inform and understand residents’ perspectives and support the planning process.

    In addition to their work with SBN, Dre helped steward Seattle Public Utilities’ 50-year plan for drainage and wastewater infrastructure and led community planning initiatives in the Duwamish Valley.

    • Site Design in Sketchup.

    • GIS in ArcGIS

    • Design in Adobe CS

    • Plan Review in Bluebeam 

    • Collaborative Work in Microsoft Office, Dropbox, Google Suite, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams

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James Eager

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Partner

  • James specializes in long-range planning and data analysis, focusing on actionable insights and community-responsive implementation. Through his experience managing long-range planning projects for jurisdictions such as Vader, Yarrow Point, and  Eatonville, James developed an understanding of addressing far-reaching state mandates in smaller communities.

    James previously developed adaptive GIS and data solutions for conservation, transportation, and social topics for SBN clients and organizations, including the Berkshire Natural Resources Council (MA), Seattle Department of Transportation, and Pipeline Safety Trust.

    • Statistical and Geospatial Programming in R & Python 

    • GIS in ArcGIS & QGIS

    • Interactive Visualizations and Dashboards in Mapbox.js, R Shiny & Tableau 

    • Design in Adobe CS

    • Plan Review in Bluebeam 

    • Collaborative Work in Microsoft Office, Dropbox, Google Suite, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams

SBN Planning Provides Services and Maintains These Credentials:

Product Service Codes (PSC)

  • AB41

  • AB42

  • AB43

  • AB46

  • B510

  • B545

  • B599

  • R408

  • R410

  • R429

  • R499

  • R799

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

  • 541320

  • 541370

  • 541430

  • 541611

  • 541613

  • 541620

  • 541820

SBN Entity Registered Entity Information

Business Name: SBN Planning LLC

Established: 2021, WA LLC

WA-UBI: 604-798-970

D-U-N-S: 118285986

CAGE Code: 959S6

SBN Business Certifications and Listings:

King County

Seattle Vendor

APA Consultant Roster

MRSC Consultant Roster