AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO LANDSCAPE DESIGN
SUMMARY CV
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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2012 - 2021:
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Writing/Publishing How-To Manuals on Custom Landscape Features including:
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*Hillside Staircase
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*Custom pre-cast Pavers
*Rammed Earth landscape Walls, Benches & Counters
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*Rebar, Copper & Stainless-Steel Arbors, Pergolas, Trellises & Grow-Poles
*Hidden Springs Water Features
*and much, much more.................
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2006 - 2012:
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*Business consultant to Landscape Contracting Firms
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*Design consultant to Homeowners
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1989 - 2006:
Owner/operator of Desert Oasis Landscape Co Inc (1989 - 2006):
*A full service design and build company, serving the greater Tucson area, and the surrounding foothills. Projects including high-end residential, low-income, commercial, ranches, parks and recreational resorts.
*Development of landscape product lines, including, but not limited to, precast pavers, Cantera stone, and rammed earth.
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Design Services (1986 - 1989):
*Design consultant in the Columbia River Gorge during its transition into a National Scenic Area designation. Acted as a design liaison between private property interests' and governmental oversight.
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SKILLS
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*Design/Build
*Project Management
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*Client Services & custom material procurement
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*Exterior Design Services
*Design Oversight
*Construction Management
*Contract negotiations
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*Exterior Product Development
*Product Manufacturing
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*Sales, Marketing & Advertising
*Re-Purposed Construction Materials and Found Object Elements
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*Custom Home Design/Build, Passive and Environmentally Neutral Building Materials
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*Design/Build/Remodel of Commercial Buildings into Residential
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*Writing How-To Manuals
WORK HISTORY
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200+ Design/Build Projects, Successfully Completed
EDUCATION
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Masters Program of Landscape Architecture
University of Oregon 1983 - 1986
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Bachelors Program of Business Administration
University of Oregon 1980 - 1983
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Graduate Program in the School of Life
Europe and the Middle-East 1975 - 1980
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Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences
University of Northern Arizona 1973 - 1975
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Bachelors Program in the School of Life
North America 1970 - 1973