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Carlsbad, California, United States

As a Park Planner, I manage the Trails and Open Space Program in the City of Carlsbad, CA. Perform park and trails planning as it relates to the field of landscape architectural work; preparing plans, designs, and project management of horizontal construction projects for the enhancement of Carlsbad Trails and Open Space Program.Develop designs, specifications, cost estimates for landscaping, park improvements and trail projects. Prepare written reports, agenda bills, maps, specifications, drawings and necessary documents related to park development and landscape architectural capital projects. Review park and trail plans for conformance to city policies and program desires. Schedule design and construction work related to park projects, administer contracts and coordinate project development team. Conduct inspections on park improvements and trails. Coordinate and monitor the performance of outside consultants and contractors. Prepare environmental statements, conditional use permits and other planning documents for park projects.Make presentations to the Park & Recreation and Planning Commissions and City Council. Act as liaison and coordinate activities with other city departments, outside adjacent agencies, and various groups related to park projects. Conduct public workshops with various neighborhood communities in the development of parks and trails projects. Interact and organize community volunteers related to trails and park projects. Write grant proposals and research opportunities for funding of the trails project.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

Oversaw construction management and inspection, including scheduling, permitting, bidding, cost estimation, design approval, budgeting, and management of consultants and field staff for projects up to $5M applying knowledge of all associated laws, ordinances, permits, and regulations to ensure compliance with local, state and federal environmental permitting and land use planning initiatives including brownfield development.Created and supervised the production of visual representations such as maps, plans, sections, perspective renderings, sketches, charts, diagrams, explanatory drawings, models and mock-ups to communicate program priorities to the public.Scheduled, presented, produced press releases and set agendas for public meetings to get various approvals and consent on projects from the community, park commission, conservation commission, school committee, and other various advisory committees. Negotiate and establish cooperative/license agreements with the Law Department to ensure a memorandum of understanding with abutters or other key stakeholders.Co-managed the nation's 5th largest open space per capita city park system for the City of Springfield with over 37 Municipal Parks and Open Spaces encompassing 2400 acres. Oversaw team coordination and implementation of short and long-term planning goals of large scale infrastructure and maintenance projects throughout the parks, open spaces, and municipal buildings and school grounds system.Writing, research and manage grants with awards totaling over $2M.Assist and consult on various forestry-related projects

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Assistant to the principal of the landscape architecture firm by administering construction documents including construction details, presentation renderings using Adobe Creative Suite software and preparation of bid proposals.Prepared AutoCAD base plans, building foundation types, site staking plans, plant design and planproduction.

Intern for the summer under the direction of Registered Landscape Architect David Souza in the Rocky Hill, CT. satellite office. I worked with civil engineers and landscape architects on the proposal of the new streetscape cooridor design with the dismantling of RT. 34 exit in New Haven, CT. I also worked on various projects involving site inventory and site analysis for project proposals.

Intern with Bay State Environmental working on various projects from G.I.S. mapping, land title research, reviewing as built drawings and other projects involving land use mangement.

Masters Of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Activities and Societies: American Society of Landscape Architecture International Society of Arboriculture

Bachelors Of Science, Natural Resource Management

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