o Communicate with architects and contractors and individual clientso create and review plans, collaborate on design interventions, recommend vegetation options and draft landscape planso Conceptual design, rendering, drafting and construction of residential landscape plans and their construction ($2K-200K)o Proven ability to hire, manage and lead multiple employee crews, and co-ordinate consultants, subcontractors and other professionals o Skilled in carpentry, stone masonry, and horticultural maintenance o Consulted with school staff, students, public administrators, and community members to initiate public participation design projects, community gardens, and co-design workshops

Instructing adult learners in sustainable landscape design theory and practice.

In this position I worked with a contractor alongside the city of Ottawa and the forestry department to plant over 2200 trees throughout the city.

o Front line face of the newly created LRT providing customer service and wayfindingo Promote, educate and inform the public directly at transit stations by assisting riders with wayfinding, Presto Card and ticket machine use, information boards, and bus route transferso Direct individual riders and large groups pf customers to alternative bus routes during transit line outageso Assists with organization and facilitation of public outreach events for various groups throughout the city and performs administrative and clerical activities in support of multi-modal transportation outreach initiativeo Customer service sensitivity to meet diverse customer needso Able to work independently, with minimum supervision, and with all staff as part of a team

o Conceptual design, rendering, drafting and building of residential landscape plans and their construction ($5K-200K)o Proven ability to hire, manage and lead multiple employee crews, and co-ordinate consultants, subcontractors and other professional services o Skilled in carpentry, stone masonry, and horticultural maintenance techniqueso Consulted with school staff, students, public administrators, and community members to initiate public participation design projects, community gardens, and co-design workshops

o Prepared master plans and planting plans and consult clients regarding design considerations, planting and construction costs and scheduleso Responsible for selling plant material stock and maintaining consistent sales volumeo Coordinated construction crews and timely delivery of product and installations

o Facilitated community group design meetings and workshops and implemented four barrier-free community garden projects (100K) for the Opportunities Waterloo Diggable Communities Initiative. o Presented layout and construction alternatives to each client group and balanced client needs, site opportunities/constraints to develop workable site plan solutionso Inventoried each site, performed site surveys and elevations and drafted construction plans, details and specifications and tendered construction installations

o Consulted with school staff, students, public administrators, and community members to initiate a public participation design project and arranged a co-design workshop to engage student interesto Addressed stakeholders at public forums to provide an overview of project goals and objectives and to gather community inputo Drafted master plan and design details with the intent of increasing an eco-ethic amongst staff, students and community members

o Designed an accessible nature-themed playground experience for children with physical/emotional challenges that included a double pond and stream water feature, a viewing deck, and wildflower gardens ($25K)o Subcontracted construction installation and plantingso Managed and instructed staff members of Japan Tobacco International for a volunteer workday to install many of the features

o Landscape Apprentice in association with the Ministry of Colleges and Univerisitieso Construction team member and horticultural maintenance worker of residential landscapes in the GTAo Trained in carpentry, stonework, horticulture, and industry standards in residential landscape construction practices

o Maintain client base and continuous relationships o Provide personalized residential cleaning and organizational services to a variety of clienteleo Hire, manage, and train employees