Cheryl Fields is a Landscape Architect, Senior Project Manager, and a graduate of The University of Guelph, with honors in both a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Sculpture and a Master of Landscape Architecture. She is a full member of the American Societ y of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
Cheryl draws on previous work experience in graphic arts and high-end country estate design to integrate high aesthetic quality in balance with functional, cost-effective design. Her involvement in projects includes development of Multi-family Housing, Planned Residential Communities, Urban Streetscape Design, Custom Residential Planning, park planning of all sizes, themed gardens, and various private/commercial ventures.
Cheryl’s strengths include managing both large and small scale projects, construction detailing, overseeing and developing construction documents, cost estimating, conceptual rendering, and construction observation and management, as well as Specific Plan and Design Guideline development.
Full Resume Available Upon Request, Landscape Architect
Highlights:
• Over 20 years experience in conceptual and detailed landscape architecture, landscape design, project management, and execution of complex projects for large-scale master-planned communities, mixed-use, multi-family in-tract, and in-fill developments, public parks, campus plans, and specific plan writing and illustrating.
• Experienced in all facets of municipal, retail, and commercial landscape projects, and planning and development to stringent budgetary constraints and demanding execution schedules.
• Extensive “hands on” experience in managing and developing landscape architecture projects for resort communities, recreational facilities, sports parks, model homes, housing developments of all sizes, and high-end residential projects requiring cost reduction and managed environmental approaches. Projects executed in U.S.A., Canada, Asia, and the Middle East.
• Accomplished in team coordination and scheduling, document handling, coordination with allied professions, clients, contractors, and municipalities.
• Skilled in proposal writing, budgeting, billing, report writing, project debriefing, building/city code research and adherence.
• Specialized expertise in sculpture and meditation gardens, and cemetery, columbarium and memorial gardens. Influence of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) throughout the design process.
• Exceptional self-driven leadership, cross-functional team building, negotiation, and attention to detail.
• Superior technical communication and presentation skills.
