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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

• Organize and deliver community/corporate partnered tree planting events in coordination with City of Wilmington Parks and Recreation. Develop planting design and native species selection, source trees, and conduct tree planting demonstrations, schedule and deliver maintenance contracts.• Organize and deliver Low-Cost tree sale and tree giveaway events for the public.• Organize and deliver Christmas tree recycling event in coordination with Davey Tree and DNREC.• Provide tree education lectures and demonstrations to children and adults through various DCH endeavors.• Provide tree education programing for Branches to Chances workforce development program for underserved and formerly justice-involved adults.• Work with City of Wilmington to deliver Street Tree Greening Program through Community Block grant, planting over 40 trees in the public right-of-way annually.• Manage and oversee Community Forestry college intern.• Provide guidance, resources and support to Delaware public.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States

• Assisted in construction and installation of various jobs. Including but not limited to:Built deck railings and repainted pergola. Painted and sealed outdoor metal railings and spiral staircase. Assisted in removal of exterior door, repair of door frame and installation of new door. Assisted with pouring concrete footings and framing of shed. Assisted in installation of tongue and groove cedar siding. Assisted in installation of roof and shingles with flashing. Assisted in installation of crawl space insulation. Repointed masonry mortar on fieldstone foundation wall

•Co-managed the woodshop office including developing invoices, estimates, and billing forms, as well as branding, website, and promotional materials. Coordinated communications with clients, vendors, and trade events via phone, email and meetings. •Facilitated production efficiency throughout the shop through time management, shop organization, and proper recycling/reuse of organic materials.•Independently repaired, restored, and refinished client furniture pieces. Contributed to assembly of larger projects and assisted in loading and unloading of heavy materials and deliveries.•Executed concept illustration and design for contractors and clients, providing detailed drawings of client ideas and creative problem solving for salvaged and reclaimed materials.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Maintained PHS Public Landscapes throughout the city of Philadelphia, including The Navy Yard, Logan Circle, Broad Street Gardens, Eco-Pier, Eastern State Penitentiary, Art Museum grounds and Azalea Gardens, Riverfront, etc.• Weeding, cutbacks, pruning, installing, maintaining, and irrigation.• Supported Team Lead and Supervisors in guiding weekly volunteers with plant/weed identification and maintenance of sites on volunteer days.

Rutledge, Pa

•Revived relationships with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) to source trees and maximize plantings of public and private properties throughout the borough twice a year. •Recruited and organized groups of 20+ volunteers for community plantings, park clean-ups and events. Planted over 100 trees since 2014.•Developed and implemented outreach programs focused on educating residents and engaging children through free activities designed to foster interest in trees and horticulture. Programs included: community plantings, park clean-ups, seed plantings, holiday crafts, nature walks, Earth Day composting demonstrations, and a Johnny Appleseed event.•Designed and produced branding, signage, tree catalogs, flyers, brochures, and website.

Greater Philadelphia Area

•Established brand development and marketing campaigns for small businesses and start-ups including identity design, website design, social media content, and branded print collateral.•Designed stationery (including over 100 unique invitation and event packages), greeting cards, original art prints, and decorative paper sculpture designs for retail locations and Etsy.com with over 1,000 sales to 13 countries.

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

•Designed and decorated illustrative and 3-Dimensional cakes, wedding cakes, and fondant elements in an extremely fast-paced environment. Worked as a team to complete hundreds of orders per shift, paying close attention to the detailed specific needs of each customer.•Created custom specialty cookie designs and decoration for weddings and holidays, regularly planning and managing large-scale orders.

Drexel Hill, Pa

•Developed custom order forms, inventory forms, signage, and staff standards for customer service and wedding cake sales. •Initiated and produced complete re-branding and new website with emphasis on social media. •Created advertising content and oversaw ad buys and trade show bookings. Developed trade show brochures, signage, themes, and managed event booths.•Designed and decorated illustrative and 3-Dimensional cakes and wedding cakes.

•Acted as creative leader for the regional team, attending and contributing to design initiative meetings and distributing direction to team members.•Executed layout production design of weekly supermarket circulars for northwest region of Albertsons Supermarkets. Regularly exceeded daily goals set by the client and GA-PRC staff and management.•Exhibited agility, flexibility, and attention to detail in this fast-paced, extremely dynamic environment. Often worked as a team beyond shift hours to meet production deadlines.

Executed re-branding of major GUARD products and created complimentary designs and collateral for existing brands and sales materials.Regular contribution to GUARD intranet via design and editorial writing.Signage, environmental design, and trade show booth design.

Group Two Advertising is a high-volume agency specializing in new-build real estate.As a Graphic Designer in Group Two's Production Department, my daily work-flow included advertisement layout, signage and environmental design, corporate brochures, sales office displays, and direct mail for over 40 of Group Two's clients. I often assisted in preflight and printer comps.