I am currently working towards my ASLA accreditation, and I am keen to work for a reputable firm in which I can grow and continue to develop my skills so I can become certified in the next couple of years. My longterm goal is to become a project manager for a design firm.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
I have over 6 years of experience in urban planning and landscape design. I am particularly self motivated with a successful track record of meeting deadlines. You will find me very friendly and a strong team player. My strengths include: environmental landscape design, herbaceous and woody plant identification, 2D and 3D CAD drafting, negotiating, communicating, people management, and process development.
EMPLOYMENT
June 05 – Sept 07 APEX Environmental (part of the APEX Companies)
15850Crabbs Branch Way, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20855 USA
Team Planner & Landscape Designer
 Met with clients to discuss design needs for projects. Drafted conceptual solutions to meet specific design needs and budget constraints of individual clients.
 Further developed client selected concepts for submission to local authorities for review.
 Supervised and reviewed other staff members on selected design tasks.
 Once plans were reviewed, comments from local authorities would be discussed with the client, and negotiations would commence between all parties to come up with suitable solutions.
 Produced various creative drawing exhibits used for presentations at public forums using Microstation and Auto CAD.
 Oversaw and reviewed subcontractor work concerning various environmental studies.
 Accurately computed landscape bond estimates for urban forestry projects. Inspected construction sites to ensure landscape installation was done correctly for certification and bond release.
 Clients included private sector companies, and public sector agencies. Noted projects included schools, parks, retirement communities, urban renewal projects, and large scale subdivision layouts.
Dec 01 – Sept 05 Dewberry and Davis LLC (Gaithersburg and Lanham Offices)
10003 Derekwood Lane, Suite 204, Lanham, MD 20706 USA
Environmental/Urban Planner
Duties as an Urban Planner included:
 Successfully creating unique lot layout proposals for subdivisions, and designing lively open space areas for recreational use.
 Effectively working with local authorities to connect and create public hiker/biker trails in local parks with proposed sub-divisions.
 Successfully coordinating with engineers and architects to develop functional grading and preliminary plan proposals
 Creating vibrant landscape design plans for commercial and residential areas.
Duties as an Environmental Planner included:
 Conducting botanical surveys, and background research for use in creating comprehensive environmental reports
 Creating environmental landscape design plans for storm water management facilities, ponds, and stream restoration projects.
 Creating photographic presentations for hearings and legal documents.
 Supervised and successfully trained other staff members to assist me in conducting environmental surveys and developing plans on larger scale projects.
 Attending university career fairs to recruit students. Worked on various land development projects ranging from design to permit applications. Design projects mostly consisted of landscape plans, preliminary and final plan layouts. Successfully managed small projects, as well as attended local council hearings and client meetings as needed. Supervised and reviewed other staff members on tasks.
June 00 -Aug 00 Randstad
8850 Stanford Blvd, Suite 1500, Columbia MD, USA
Office Assistant
 Worked during the summer for a construction department of a major grocer chain. Successfully maintained and communicated administrative policies and procedures, organized and maintained office and departmental records, while preparing labour contracts and other documents. Assisted purchasing agent for purchasing office supplies for department. Worked as part of a team creating a newspaper layout for advertisement within the Washington Post.
Oct 98 – May 00 University of Maryland
College Park, MD, USA
Agricultural Technician (Contract: May 99 – May 00)
 Effectively interviewed farmers, while conducting farm risk assessment surveys with county extension agents.
 Worked independently on various plant nutrient accumulation projects related to agricultural nutrient efficiency studies in a lab running various chemical tests, and managing spreadsheets for data entry.
Student Assistant (Contract: Oct 98 – May 99)
 Collected soils from research plots. Prepared and analysed soils in lab. Developed time management and data entry tables using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Work involved interviewing farmers, while conducting farm risk assessment surveys with county extension agents.
May 97 – May 98 Bell Nursery Inc.
3838 Bell Road, Burtonsville, MD 20866, USA
Intern
 Completed an internship project, in which preliminary findings were delivered in front of regional corporate heads of horticulture industry. Internship led to part time employment, for which responsibilities included being in charge of the weekend maintenance and operation of six automated greenhouses. Supervised workers on a variety of spacing, and planting projects in greenhouses. Gained knowledge of commercial ornamental crop production, became familiar with a wide range of herbaceous plants, and learned operation procedures of robotic irrigation/fertigation systems.
EDUCATION
2008 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames, UK
2001 MSC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, AUDITING, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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1998 BSC HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Proficient in the use ARC View GIS, Auto CAD 2008, Adobe CS3 products (including Photoshop, Illustrator, and In Design), Google Sketch-Up, Microsoft Office tools (including Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook), Rhinoceros 4.0, and World Construction Set
CERTIFICATIONS
• Maryland Forest Conservation Qualified Professional (FCQP) license.
• British IEMA approved EMS implementation course towards becoming a certified UK environmental auditor.
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