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United States

Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States

Ohio, United States

Designed high-end residential designs and prepared 3D renderings utilizing SketchUp and Lumion

United States

Akron, Ohio, United States

In this role, I managed concept development plans, schematics designs, cost estimates, and enhancement reports for multiple downtown revitalization projects in various cities. I was a key player from conceptual planning to presenting at public community meetings.Some key achievements in this role include:• Showcased a new Story Map on the company website featuring completed downtown revitalization projects to increase public engagement and attract new business leads.• Facilitated Downtown Revitalization Presentation on short notice for the Heritage Ohio 2019 State Conference and secured new client contracts at the event.• Created project booklets to market to potential clients and prepared RFQs and RFPs as part of marketing and business development initiatives.

Akron, Ohio, United States

With this company, I had vast project experience in institutional and public spaces, parks and hike/bike trails. I formulated construction plans for demolition, layout, grading, utility, storm water pollution prevention, details, and planting plans.Some key achievements in this role include:• Developed site plans and planting plans for Timken World Headquarters expansion project, including one of the largest green infrastructure projects in Northeastern Ohio on water quality improvements.• Collaborated with the school district on selecting play equipment and locating athletic fields to produce the master and construction plans for the new Beaver Local School District's K-12 school.• Designed construction drawings for the $180 million building expansion of the new Akron Children's Hospital's Kay Jeweler's Pavilion (Critical Care Tower) including garden plantings, sculptures, play equipment, bosque, engineered slopes, and a carved limestone amphitheater.• Engaged in the green storm water management project by introducing sustainable planting plan for largest bio-retention swale in Ohio.• Provided designs and prepared detailed planting plans for zoo exhibits through collaboration with zoo horticultural and veterinary staff to ensure appropriately themed and safe plantings for visitors and animals, covering Cleveland Zoo's Asian Highlands exhibit and Akron Zoo's Wild Asia exhibit and Pride of Africa exhibit.• Served on the CAD committee and implemented an extensive AutoCAD library by overseeing the standardization of 400 CAD details to ensure efficiency and cost reductions in producing construction drawings.• Acted as a mentor for junior level staff and interns, coaching them on the best practices for preparing construction drawings and cost estimates.

Akron, Ohio, United States

I had extensive project management experience in this role from site investigation to concept development planning. I managed designs and cost estimates for various urban and environmental projects spanning downtown revitalization, natural restoration of parks and recreational space, corporate properties, and urban campus planning.Some key achievements in this role include:• Utilized native adaptive plants and shadow studies to organize planting plans for The National Polymer Innovation Center at the University of Akron.• Negotiated with 80 property owners to obtain landscape and signage easements to initiate the first stage of downtown revitalization project.• Proposed a solution for resolving major project construction issues to rebuild the client's confidence in continuing partnership with the company.

Bachelor Of Science, Landscape Architecture

Activities and Societies: Student Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architectecture

Arts & Sciences / Graphic Design