I have recently relocated to New York, NY and is currently looking for opportunities within the landscape architecture and architecture realms of NYC design discipline.
I have an undergraduate degree in architecture and a master of landscape architecture, and have had approximately 5 years of full time working experience in both landscape architecture and architecture firms in the US.
I am legally able to work in the US without any visa sponsorship. I am also billingual in Chinese and English.
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc, Watertown, MA, US, Landscape Architect
Landscape Architect with focus on graphic presentation/illustration support, planting plan & details for site permit bid set, as well as cost estimate and etc.
Projects include:
CVS site permit bid sets in various MA, CT, and NY location;
Gillette Stadium Parking expansion;
institutional practice works including masterplan for Nassau Community College, NY, dormitory expansion at Merrimack College;
Perkins school for the blind Bradlee Play area conceptual design, powerpoint presentation for streetscape improvements for the Town of Ayer and Town of Carver.
Graphics illustrations that include masterplan and typical roadway sections that involves the use of CAD, illustrator/photoshop/indesign, for client presentation.
Planting plan along with planting detail in CAD and land F/X.
Site furnishings and light fixture research, coordination with various vendors and standardizing landscape typologies/spec sheet for institutional practices deliverables.
SBLM Architects, Dallas, TX, US, Job Captain
Job Captain with focus on construction documents throughout permitting and bidding process.
Projects include:
Best Buy PAC sales floor remodeling project;
J.C. Penney 2013 Home Department roll-out, J.C. Penney 2013 Joe Fresh store roll-out, Sephora stores within J.C. Penney department stores for February 2013 and May 2014 launch;
Retail Group of America brands (Zippy, Lipsy, Promod, Sergent Major, and Cortefiel) CD sets for selected retail location in Pyramid Group malls in New York State and Massachusetts.
Main responsibilities include contacting municipalities to understand and comply with permit submittal requirements, coordinating with GC and MEP consultant, setting up lighting layout (within Sephora and Home department), and permit set layout and submittal for the various assigned J.C. Penney stores assigned within submittal deadlines, and ADA and code compliance with Zippy and Lipsy brands store layout CD package submittal to various municipalities.
Innovative Collaborations Inc, Boston, MA, Architectural Designer
Architectural design and drafting, including schematic design, design development and construction drawings utilizing AutoCAD and Revit software.
Material research, specifications, and site measurement.
Hand sketching renderings for client submittal.
3D computer model.
Bidding negotiation and construction administration.
Carol R Johnson Associates, Boston, MA, Landscape Architect
Team player in conceptual design and master planning phases for large-scale urban projects such as Shams of Abu Dhabi, Kuwait Emerald Gateway, Cambridge Redevelopment Gateway, Atlanta Beltline masterplan and 3D streetscape visualization, Harvard-Allston masterplan and 3D visualization/montages.
Entrusted with various red lines in SD, DD, and CD phases in CAD.
Actively involved with creating photomontages through the use of Photoshop and Sketch-Up.
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, US, Masters, Master of Landscape Architecture
3 year MLA degree
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US, Bachelors, BS Architecture
I transferred into UVA for my third year from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition, 2nd Place
Collaborative effort with students of Columbia University Graduate School of
Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and Graduate School of Business
