Career
Profile

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Excellent
professional track record of completing projects on-time and on-budget.

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Proven
skills managing multiple, high profile projects at one time.

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Resourceful
thinker, manager and mentor in fast paced work environments.

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Highly
capable of scoping, budgeting and scheduling.

Ø 
Experienced
contracts negotiator.

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Recognized
as a creative and effective designer and manager.

Ø 
Highly
experienced project manager with 15 years experience.

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Extensive
experience writing detailed reports, contacts, cost estimates and project
summaries.

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Exceptional
team player

Licensure
& Affiliations

Ø  California  Landscape Architect: License # LA 4706

Ø  Pennsylvania
Landscape Architect:  License # LA 1456-L

Ø  ASLA: Member
since 1990

Ø  National
Recreation & Park Association –Certified Playground Safety Inspector

San
Francisco Landscape Examiner

Examiner.com, San
Francisco, CA.  January 2011 – Present

·        
Write
landscape advice column for Examiner readers.

·        
Tackle environmental
issues through published articles..

Lead
Project Manager

City of
Sacramento – Park Planning and Development Services

915 I Street,
Sacramento, CA; Supervisor: Tin-Wah Wong 916-808-5540

May 2002 –
July 2009

·        
Managed and
completed over 20 projects in 7 years. 

·        
Designed and
approved project documents and master plans.

·        
Facilitated
approximately 40 public and community meetings.

·        
Managed over
$30 million in project funds.

·        
Prepared and
coordinated 30 environmental, storm water prevention plans and permits.

·        
Supervised and
mentored assistant designers and UCDavis interns from 2002-2009.

·        
Wrote 30
reports for budget transfer and project contract approvals.

·        
Prepared and
executed over 30 consultant and construction contracts.

·        
Monitored site
construction activities and permits.

·        
Successfully
completed projects on budget and on schedule.

·        
Saved over
$100,000 in project funds through negotiations with contractors.

Project
Manager

The
vanderToolen Associates, Inc.

2617 K Street,
Sacramento, CA; Supervisor Karen Blanor 916-244-3000

March 2001 –
Feb 2002

·        
Successfully
opened a branch office. 

·        
Designed
project plans, budgets and schedules.

·        
Prepared
project documents for bid.

·        
Helped
supervise and mentor junior staff in professional development.

Project
Manager

The HLA Group,
Inc.

1050 20^th
Street, Sacramento, CA; Supervisor: John Nicolaus 916-447-7400.  May 2000 – February 2001

·        
Managed 10
design projects for County and City of Sacramento valued at approximately $35
million.

·        
Mentored and
helped supervise junior staff and design interns.

·        
Successfully
completed the Watt Avenue Beautification Master Plan Study and presented it to
the Board of Supervisors for the County of Sacramento.

·        
Successfully
designed project documents for the Stockton Boulevard Streetscape project for
the City of Sacramento.

 Project
Manager

Andropogon
Associates, Ltd.

10 Shurs Lane,
Philadelphia, PA; Supervisor: Yaki Miodovnik 215-487-0700.  February 1998 – May 2000

·        
Created
project documents and performed construction review for 10 projects.

·        
Mentored and
supervised various new staff designers as well as interns from UPenn and Temple
University.

·        
Monitored
local site construction activities valued at approximately $5 million.

·        
Prepared
detail cost estimates and schedules for 10 construction projects.

·        
Successfully
designed and monitored project sites such as the National Cathedral project in
Washington DC; Trinity College Projects in Hartford Connecticut; the Grey
Towers renovation at the National Historic Mansion of Gifford Pinchot in the Pocono
Mountains. 

Project
Manager

The Delta
Group

2400 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, PA; Supervisor: Thomas Schraundenbach 215-567-5252.  May 1995 – January 1998

·        
Managed
multiple projects for private, city and state clients.

·        
Performed  project research, site visits, analysis,
presentation documents

·        
Successfully
produced project documents, budgets, scope and schedules.

Competencies

Ø 
AutoCAD R14, 2004, 2009

Ø 
ArcGIS

Ø 
Irricalc

Ø 
SketchUp

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Microsoft 
*  Project; Word; Excel;
PowerPoint; Access; Windows

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Adobe  *  Photoshop; Illustrator; Pagemaker

Formal Education

Ø  Bachelor of Science – Landscape
Architecture & Planning – Summa Cum Laude

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; GPA: 3.87; 149
Semester Hours

Ø  Associate of Art – Architecture

University of Maine, Augusta, ME; GPA 3.89; 80
semester hours

Ø  Associate of Art – Fine Art

University of Maine, Augusta, ME; GPA 3.89; 80
semester hours