NYC Department of Design and Construction, Queens, KY, US, Graduate Summer Intern
Assistant to the Director of the Design and Construction Excellence Program.
Deborah Nevins & Associates, Inc., New York, New York, Draftsperson
Research precedent design work, draft CAD drawings, render designs utilizing Photoshop.
Rooftop Green Works, Chicago, IL, US, Special Projects Assistant
Graphic design of marketing materials; landscape design including drafting and reviewing green roof designs; coordinate and maintain contact lists, job leads spreadsheets; set-up for trade shows, conferences, and events.
Landscape Architecture Foundation Case Study Initiative, Chicago, IL, US, Research Assistant
Assistant in identifying performance benefits and developing research methods; gather project data; project management; prepare Case Study Brief and Methodology for reviews
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, US, Teaching Assistant
Assistant to the Director of the Landscape Architecture Program, Peter Osler.
Chicago Gateway Green, Chicago, IL, US, Landscape Operations Intern
Research and analysis of the landscape operations of Gateway Green’s Expressway Partnership Sites. This project led to key advisory strategies for planting and maintaining the landscape along the Expressway Sites.
Miami University, Oxford, OH, US, Student Associate
Manage several database/archival systems, customer service, supervision of 1-2 student workers and special projects, handling confidential materials, basic knowledge in the fields Human Resources.
Polytechnic Institute of New York University | NYU-Poly, Brooklyn, NY, US, Masters, Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
This program is focused on urban sustainability, which prepares graduates to plan, functionally design, control, operate, and manage municipal and industrial pollution-prevention systems.
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL, US, Masters, Master of Landscape Architecture
At IIT, landscape architecture is grounded in design excellence, technical experience, and developing a mature sense of aesthetics. With a focus on urban issues, projects ranged from small site-specific interventions and plantings, to city- and region-wide infrastructure and landscape urbanism.
Miami University, Oxford, OH, US, Bachelors, Botany; History of Art and Architecture
ASLA Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture Honor Award, 1st Place
Awarded by a jury of ASLA members for my student work 2010-2013.
Graduate Innovation Fellowship at NYU-Poly, Scholarship
Merit-based scholarship program.
Miami University Honors Program, Scholarship
Merit-based scholarship program that required minimum GPA standards, additional coursework, and leadership experience.
