Engaged in a 1-year contract for specialized research and teaching in landscape architecture and urban planning, and to support local and international projects/engagement with universities, companies, and other groups that focus on urban sustainability, bioregional strategies, and future cities.

Courses taught- (2015-2021) Urban Ecology (critical theory & journal-based research course)- (2013-2021) Site Engineering Design: Studio- (2018) River Urbanism: Studio (joint project, Architecture and Landscape Architecture)- (2017) Coastal Urbanism: Studio (Yale University Architecture; Guest Lecturer)- (2017) Regional Strategy: Studio (Landscape Architecture_- (2016) Analytical Drawing for Design (Landscape Architecture)- (2016) Urban Architecture & Climate Change (Architecture)- (2015-2016) Construction Design: Studio (Joint project, Beca Group Ltd)Graduate Supervision- Yuan Zhang (MLA Distinction, 2018) Urban ecology and the design of a green infrastructure network based on catchments for urban Auckland, New Zealand: the Oakley Creek Catchment case study- Jie Zhang (MLA Merit, 2018) Captain Cook Bio-Regional Park Network- Muyao Li (MLA 2018) Coastal Landscapes and Infrastructural Ecologies- Nemo Li (MLA, 2017) Bicycle revolution: An elevated cycleway network development in Auckland CBD.- Shayne Noronha (MLA Merit, 2016) Rising Tides & the Future of Coastal Communities.- Riyasp Bhadari (MLA Merit, 2016) The urban edge: An integrative approach towards a resilient waterfront- Zara Jawadi (MLA, 2016) Urban Retrofitting: Exploring Possibilities of Remnant Space

Appointment to Discipline Leader in Landscape Architecture with responsibility for quality of outcomes in the development of professionally accredited & graduate landscape architecture programs at Unitec Institute of Technology.Landscape Architecture is a discipline area within the School of Architecture - and operates within a new cross-disciplinary pathway, where we explore initiatives that build outstanding, practice-based learning across aligned design-based practices.

Appointment to Academic Leader in Landscape Architecture, with responsibility for quality of outcomes in the development of all landscape programs at Unitec Institute of Technology.Landscape Architecture is a discipline area within the School of Architecture - and operates within a new cross-disciplinary practice pathway, where we explore initiatives that build outstanding, practice-based learning across aligned design-based practices.

Masters degree program coordination during the absence of MLA Academic Leader

Project Designer, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.Role - Design Development, Construction Documentation, Client/Consultant LiaisonSelect Projects - Cornwall Park, Auckland New Zealand Private Farm Estate, Tennessee USA. Memorial Park, Houston, Texas USA

Awards- (2009) Lecturer of the Year- (2010) Lecturer of the Year- (2011) Lecturer of the Year, Top 20 LecturersCourses taught- (2014) Urban Strategy, Prato, Italy (Landscape Architecture & Architecture)- (2013) Urban Strategy in the Hanseatic, (incl. 5-week tour, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands)- (2012-2013) Urban Design Studio (joint project, AUT Design and AU Architecture)- (2010-2013) Design of Cities (theory, analysis, design)- (2010-2012) 3D modelling & Master Planning Studio- (2008-2010) Landscape Construction & Site PlanningGraduate Supervision- Grace Warne (MLA Distinction, 2014) The Business of Ecology: Finding Value in Industrial Ecology- Elisabeth Kettle (MLA 2014) Daylighting waste: Community-based recycling depots in everyday life.- Elizabeth Milne (MLA, 2011), Spatial Status: The Homeless and Urban Space. - Daniel Coombes (MLA, 2011) Unfamiliar Terrain: The Paradox of Intervention.- Channelle Borsos (MLA, 2010) Perception in the Rural: Designing Within the Rural New Zealand Landscape.