To gain a challenging and responsible entry-level Landscape Designer position, where my career interests, experience, and capabilities can be best utilized.
Skills Summary:
HAND GRAPHICS
ïµ Freehand sketching
ïµ Hand Drafting
ïµ Rendering with: Ink, Color Markers, Water Colors, and
Color Pencils
ïµ Model making
COMPUTER SKILLS
ïµ AutoCAD 2009
ïµ Adobe Creative Suite 3
ïµ SketchUp 6
ïµ MS Office Suite 2007
ïµ Google Earth
PERSONAL SKILLS
ïµ Self-motivated
ïµ Strong interpersonal skills
ïµ Good communication skills
ïµ Research & Analytical Skills
ïµ Written Correspondence
ïµ Professional Presentations
Education
ï¶ MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CGPA: 3.7 /4.0
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Graduation Date: August 2009 Related Coursework: • Introduction to Natural Resources and Design • Urban Design • Regional Planning • Site Design •
• Grading and Drainage • Site Construction, Materials and Details • Woody Plants • Planting Design •
• Advanced Interiorscaping • Master’s Thesis
ï¶ BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE GPA: 3.5 /4.0
University of Mumbai, Mumbai (Bombay), INDIA May 2004
Related Coursework: • Art Appreciation • Basic Design • Graphics • Building Technology •Town Planning • Landscape Design • Architectural Design • Senior Project: “Multi-Entertainment Complex in Goaâ€
Research Project
RECREATING THE POST-INDUSTRIAL WATERFRONT January 2008 -March 2009
IN SMALL URBAN CITIES
- Research Project on establishing design guidelines to revitalize waterfront brownfield sites into urban parks in small cities
• Case Study analysis of award-winning precedents across the United States • Developing Design Guidelines to aide future studies on designing parks on brownfield waterfronts
• Design of Master plan for an urban park on selected riverfront brownfield site of 27 acres in Wisconsin • Use of design and presentation software like AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and SketchUp
Related Professional Experience
ï¶ SUMMER INTERN Summer 2007
Terry Guen Design Associates, Chicago, IL • Participated in multiple levels of design, including schematic design, construction documents, hand renderings, design proposals, site photography, inventory & analysis and model making. • Communicated directly with clients and consultants and participated in regular site visits and meetings. - Aurora FoxWalk Master Plan: Preliminary site survey visits, sketching, city meetings - DuSable Park: Assisted in model building for various phases - Fontana Duck Pond Recreation Area: Developed Construction documents
ï¶ GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT September 2006 – May 2007
Dr. Louis Mills, Associate Professor – Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Texas Tech University
• Assisted Professor in the Research on “Scenic Resources Design Guidelines for the Texas Coastal Zone†– Texas Coastal Management Program [CMP Grant] • Designed Posters and other graphics for Presentations and helped in compiling “The Texas Coastal Zone Scenic Guidelines Handbookâ€
ï¶ ASSISTANT TO CHIEF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT May 2004 – July 2005
Kalpak Bhave & Associates, Mumbai, India
• Responsible for various projects from conception through development planning, presentations, site
supervisions and installations. - Growel Plaza, Mumbai, India: Landscape development for a 500,000 sq.ft. shopping mall - Burhanpur, India: Design and development of historical interpretative park for Dargah-e-Hakimi - Various residential landscape design and development projects in Mumbai, India.
Honors & Activities
- A. Dale Chapman Scholarship Fall 2005 – Current
- L. Edward Marvin Endowed Scholarship in Landscape Architecture Fall 2006 – Current
- American Society of Landscape Architecture: Student Member January 2006 –Current
- India Students Association, TTU: Student member and volunteer Fall 2005 - Current
- National Association of Students of Architecture, India: Student member 1999-2004
- 2006 International Conference on Water in Arid & Semiarid Lands, Lubbock: Volunteer
References
~ Work Samples Available Upon Request
~ References Available Upon Request
~ Authorized for Practical Training
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