Experience

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Lifescape Colorado

Senior Project Manager

February 2024 - Present (1 year)

Denver, Colorado, United States

-Responsible for the planning, scheduling, and supervision of 12-16 concurrent projects. -Ensure that projects are built according to the contract documents and to the satisfaction of the clients. Create and complete punch lists. -Manage the scheduling of in house crews and subcontractors, ensure that work is completed on time and under budget. -Maintain active communication with the client, designer, and construction team

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HARRISON GREEN LLC

Director of Installation

July 2021 - January 2024 (2 years 7 months)

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Managing, coordinating, and scheduling all aspects of landscape installation at HARRISON GREEN.

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SiteWorks Landscape Architecture / CM

Horticulturist/ Project Manager

June 2018 - July 2021 (3 years 2 months)

New York City Metropolitan Area

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Construction Documentation- 66 Hudson Boulevard and others

◦ Managed a rigorous process of documenting a unique and ambitious design by BIG L.

◦ Led a team of up to 8 people, created detailed schedules and coordinated task completion.

◦ Researched design elements through references and communicating with the fabricators, to ensure a buildable drawing set.

◦ Cross-coordinated with multiple other design consultants.

◦ Built a dynamic drawing set designed to easily change as the design continues to develop.
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Construction Administration- 66 Hudson Boulevard

◦ Thoroughly responded to submittals and RFI’s in a timely manner

◦ Attended meetings with the design team, developers, and contractors, facilitating the communication of complex information and solving complex design issues

◦ Used effective communication, cool tempers, and any and all resources available to find the solution. Problems will arise, solving them is the fun part.
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Maintenance Planning and Training- Ford Foundation Atrium and others.

◦ Participated in the creation of maintenance and operations manuals and estimates, relying on both real world experience and research data

◦ Created detailed maintenance estimates to assist administrators in understanding the effort needed to maintain their landscapes at the desired levels.

◦ Trained maintenance personnel on site in the maintenance of atypical landscapes, including littoral zones, native wetland plantings, tropical atriums, and biological pest control methods.

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Rutgers University

Graduate Teaching Assistant

August 2017 - May 2018 (10 months)

New Brunswick, NJ

Teaching Assistant for the Landscape Plants Class (Fall) and the Planting Design Class (Spring) in the Rutgers Landscape Architecture Department.

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Harmony Design Group

Design Intern

May 2017 - August 2017 (4 months)

Westfield, NJ

• Surveyed sites to gather information on the existing conditions, including topography, locations of buildings, plants, and hardscape elements

• Drew the existing conditions plan in AutoCAD using surveyed data and any other available documentation

• Prepared and submitted plant orders, drew planting plans in AutoCAD

• Assisted with creating 3-D models of design in Sketchup, and with creating finished renderings of these models

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Rutgers University

Graduate Student Researcher

May 2016 - August 2016 (4 months)

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability: Lead a team of two other students in an effort to identify small brownfields in the city of Perth Amboy, NJ. We also collected extensive data on land use, vacant lots, and abandoned properties.

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Friends of the High Line

Gardener

March 2013 - August 2015 (2 years 6 months)

• Responsible for the total care and management of a 2 block section of the garden including bulb mapping and planting, redesign and replanting of areas in need of improvement, and adjusting the garden to changes in microclimates

• Recruited, trained, and managed volunteers in garden tasks

• Researched and implemented organic IPM techniques• Worked with other staff to maintain The High Line as an excellent high profile public space

• Mastered Peit Oudolf’s garden design techniques to preserve and care for his design

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Kurt Bluemel, Inc.

Horticulturist

February 2011 - February 2013 (2 years 1 month)

Baldwin, MD

• Manage watering and fertilizing programs to grow and maintain approximately 500 thousand plants• Scout for and monitor pests and diseases throughout 16 acre nursery

• Control pests and diseases according to IPM principles using chemical or biological controls• Proactively aid in the improvement and development of operations and production process

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Gygax Gartenbau

Trainee

March 2010 - December 2010 (10 months)

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Seeburg, Switzerland

• Installation of patios, walkways, and driveways with pavers or stone plates• Installation of gardens, lawn, and trees, including stone and ericaceous gardens• Lawn and garden maintenance, including mowing, fertilizing, and pruning

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MDK Plants and Decorations

Trainee

January 2009 - December 2009 (1 year)

Honselersdijk, South Holland, Netherlands

• Harvesting of Monstera deliciosa, Philodendron xanadu, and other floral leaves

• Sorting, bundling, and preparation of the leaves for the flower auction

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Education

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Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Master of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture · (2015 - 2018)

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Virginia Tech

Bachelor of Science (BS), Ornamental Horticulture, Minor in Business · (2005 - 2008)

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