Jay Cranstone Email & Phone Number

• Member of the Forestry and Sustainable Landscapes Team:
• Community Gardens Coordinator and Community Stewardship Coordinator (Interim March 2020 to April 2021)
• Community stewardship programming including attracting and retaining volunteers for stewardship activities, part of the team organizing of community stewardship events such as community cleanups, trail rehabilitation.
• Facilitating securement of grants and sponsors
• Leading the city’s Environmental Restoration Implementation Committee (ERIC) to identify sites for landscape naturalization, developing site specific planting strategies, procuring materials for plantings, scheduling.
• Providing technical expertise to other departments regarding trail planning and design

Ontario, Canada

• Part- time contract position with the Parks Operation and Forestry Department with duties including:
• Coordinating the Community Gardens Program including receiving, reviewing and guiding the approval of new community garden applications, liaison and coordination with the Community Gardens Network Working Group.
• Assisting with the development and implementation of the community stewardship program, supporting the organization of community stewardship events (e.g. tree plantings, community cleanups, boardwalk and trail.
• Liaising with, and supporting neighbourhood groups, outside agencies and service partners in the delivery of community stewardship programming, supporting and recognizing volunteers and facilitating securing of grants.
• Liaising, coordinating with and securing support of other City staff to provide resources and expertise to community stewardship programs
• Compiling, analyzing and reporting on participation in community garden and stewardship programs

Guelph, Ontario

Kitchener, Canada Area

• Manager for a group of 6 Landscape Architects and Designers with experience ranging from intern/students and new graduates to Landscape Architects with 10+ years experience.
• Areas of practice included active transportation and trails, municipal parks, municipal-wide master planning, environmental assessment, ecological design and restoration. Specialist in trails and active transportation.
• Recruiting new team members, teaching and mentoring junior members
• Project procurement, planning, budgeting, tracking and managing project financials
• Participating on national leadership team for Planning Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
• Project Management of multiple projects for municipal and private clients at any one time in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary setting

Kitchener, Ontario

• Project Manager for a variety of park, trail, ecological and residential design projects
• Served as manager of Landscape Architecture Group from 2012-2016
• Involved in all aspects of project work from identifying project leads, proposals, to final delivery of designs, contract packages, contract administration, reports and presentations
• Participated in business planning and promotion
• Designed and delivered stakeholder and public workshops, presentations to municipal councils, presentations at conferences

Guelph, Ontario

• Senior Landscape Architect and Project Manager for assignments varying size and scale with a focus on ecological restoration, planting design, parks, trails and residential landscapes
• Collaborated with other disciplines within the company staff and consultants from other firms
• Liaised with clients and client teams

Guelph, Ontario

• Landscape Architect in an ecological / environmental consulting firm, and focused on parks, trails, naturalization and ecological restoration
• Collaborated with other disciplines and professionals
• Project Manager for select assignments

Cambridge, Ontario

• Supported Senior Landscape Architects and Principals on master plans, concept, detailed design and tender packages for park, open space, naturalization and trail projects
• Assisted with development of materials for public consultation on various projects

Erin, Ontario Area

• Owner and Partner in a residential landscape design – build company specializing in urban residential and rural estate properties. General geographic area of work included Caledon, Brampton, Oakville, Milton Erin.
• Worked with clients to develop landscape designs – from conceptual design to final detailed design
• Lead hand on construction crew – site preparation and grading, stonework, carpentry, planting, garden bed maintenance, tree and shrub pruning

Arkell, Ontario

• Lived on secondary residence on property of a 40 ha (100 acre) rural estate outside of Guelph
• Performed property maintenance (grass, perennial, vegetable and herb gardens pool, tree maintenance, hiking/skiing trails)
• Designed, built and maintained large organic vegetable and herb garden with small greenhouse, for personal and owner’s use, with some herbs and vegetables used occasionally at owner’s restaurant

Guelph, Ontario

• Assisted Landscape Architects with designs for municipal and private landscape projects (full time summer and part time during master’s degree studies)

Erin, Ontario

• Performed various nursery and greenhouse tasks including production of trees, shrubs, annuals, advising garden centre patrons on suitability of various plants, hard goods and plant care products
• Coordinated and supervised a crew of gardeners responsible for constructing and maintaining rural estate gardens for private clients
• Performed tree planting, pruning and maintenance, garden planting and maintenance

Master Of Landscape Architecture (Mla)

Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.)

Bachelor Of Science, Honours (B.Sc.), Ecology And Evolutionary Biology