Ben Yahr Email & Phone Number

Wisconsin

Founder of consulting firm providing comprehensive data, design, and resource solutions.•Landscape Architecture•UAV Technology•Restoration Ecology

Milwaukee, Wi

Senior landscape architect and project manager in small private business that attempted to unite the disciplines of restoration ecology and landscape architecture.

Madison, Wisconsin

Landscape architect and project manager in a private sector multidisciplinary coastal engineering firm:•Design and assist in the design of parks, marinas, waterfronts, ports, and riverways•Complete designs at a variety of scales from long term master plans at watershed and regional scales to immediate emergency repairs of individual sites•Practice landscape architecture principles, theories, and applications in projects from concept to construction•Manage projects with multidisciplinary teams of LAs, engineers, surveyors, computer modelers, and architects•Conduct site analysis, comment on site selection, complete conceptual design on-site•Draft plans and specifications, elevations, sections, perspectives, and details with computers and by hand•Design and present conceptual site improvements though photosimulations and “Before/After” graphics•Conduct topographic and hydrographic surveys using traditional, GPS, and Total Station methods•Create basemaps from survey data, aerial photography, and publicly available data•Prepare detailed itemized statements of probable cost based on unit costs, time and materials, and construction methodology•Respond to RFPs, and create proposals and work programs for LAs, engineers, and sub-consultants•Create RFPs and coordinate with sub-consultants for survey, geotechnical, peer review, and traffic engineering services•Coordinate projects with team members, owners, clients, stakeholders, and public officials•Consult with contractors, conduct on-site construction observation, answer questions, troubleshoot problems, insure compliance with construction documents, local codes and prepare daily reports•Review subcontractor and peer produced designs and specs for compliance with design intent, and applicable codes/regulations•Prepare permit documents for local municipalities, DNR, USACE, USFWS, EPA, and Tribal Agencies•Prepare and review grant applications for local, state, federal, and internationally funded projects

Baraboo, Wi

Intern for public sector government agency. Design and construction management tasks including:•Work in a multidisciplinary public sector setting along with engineers, ecologists, technicians, conservationists, construction specialists and contractors.•Meet with clients, develop project programs, complete site analysis, survey site, and create basemaps.•Complete conceptual designs, calculate stormwater volumes and routes.•Carry projects through design development, create bid-packages, and construction documentation.•Assist with construction survey and staking, construction observation, documentation, and close-out.•Attend and conduct pre-bid contractor meetings. Review bids, answer questions, and submit input on recommend contractors.•Designs include prairie restoration, wetland restoration, pond design, gully restoration, barnyard design and runoff mitigation, field erosion control, and stream bank stabilization.•Utilize advanced survey equipment and 3D computer design and drafting technology to create topographic maps, drainage models, and cut/fill computations.•Design to government standard specifications and compile DNR permits while meeting clients’ needs and desires.

Trout Lake, Wi

Base Crew for collection and documentation of ecological data for University and National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research (NSF-LTER) projects. Tasks include:•Collect water quality data (temperature, clarity, dissolved oxygen, pH, chlorophyll, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, etc) via boat.•Complete laboratory tests for water and sediment quality.•Complete surveys, site analysis and basemaps.•Design and construct erosion control and public access stairway to fragile bog ecosystem.•Assist in research projects analyzing lake conditions based on watershed location, riparian landscape interactions with lake health and shoreline composition effects on fish populations.