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Lewis Gene Webber, ASLA, CSLA

Lewis Gene Webber, ASLA, CSLA

Montreal, QC, CA

 

About 

I am a Senior Managing Landscape Architect with extensive site planning, engineering and landscape design experience in many  venues including development design and permitting for residential, retirement, industrial and commercial facilities. I have served as Operations Manager for civil/site/landscape groups as large as 27 persons and as small as 4. I grew up in a family nursery and landscape business and have extensive planting design. I served on a Town Planning Commission for 13 years. I am a US citizen and a legal Canadian Resident. I will move to work as necessary.

Resume 

A principal landscape architect, site planner and project manager (municipal, site/civil, planning) with 28 years of professional design experience, who builds & manages effective teams and delivers results for firm, clients and staff. Background includes project management, master planning, detailed site planning & design, staff and client management, business development, marketing, and interdisciplinary team development and management. Works in design, consulting, project management and construction administration. Resume projects include interdisciplinary project management  in civil & landscape design in master planning,  site and land planning, land development, municipal facilities, public recreational facilities, retirement facilities, and industrial park and single family and multi-unit residential communities.

Career Overview
SNC~Lavalin - SNC is an international design/build engineering company of over 23,000 employees.
Principal Landscape Architect(2010-2013)
Landscape Architecture Management, interdisciplinary design, coordination and business development with Municipal Infrastructure, Transportation and Planning divisions in Calgary, AB and Vancouver, BC. Interdisciplinary design and project management in large scale sustainability projects involving treatment wetlands design for major highways, creative storm-water mitigation, national park campground master planning and other sustainability venues, city facilities projects & etc.

UMA/AECOM–AECOM is a firm of over 43,000 employees worldwide. AECOM Calgary is a 400 person consulting firm sector that focuses primarily in Public Infrastructure, Transit, Transportation, Storm-water, Planning, Land Development, and Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture Manager, Community Infrastructure – Alberta South District (2008 -2010).In charge of Landscape Architecture department in coordination with Municipal Infrastructure, Land Development, Transportation and Planning. LA staff consisted of approximately 10 people located in Calgary, Southern Alberta office. Clients consisted of Agricultural Societies, NPO’s and Districts, City Governments, Private Developers. Internal clients consisted of over 100 staff in Transportation, Light Rail, Storm-water, Land Development and Municipal Infrastructure groups within the company.  Responsible for LA Group project management, staff mentoring, construction administration, marketing, staffing and client relationships. Successful in strengthening and diversifying LA work venues including trail and road design, site construction detailing, construction administration and technical excellence of the group .

PLACES, CSI – PLACES, CSI was a 30 person consulting firm in Reno, Nevada that focused primarily in Planning, Land Development and associated Private and Public Civil Infrastructure Improvements.
Landscape Architecture Manager – (2004 to 2008). Recruited and grew landscape architecture staff of 4 to staff of 8 in first year of work to handle intensive land development client design production demand. Resolved pre-existing extreme disputes between civil engineering and landscape architecture departments. Promoted interdisciplinary understanding and respect based on previous personal site/civil project management and design experience. Mentored staff and promoted increased staff technical strength in conceptual design, planting design, site grading, plan & profile trail alignment, stationing, site inspection, and construction administration.  Provided conceptual design, illustrative presentation graphics, detailed design, construction documents, project management, plan review, staff management, staff development, interdisciplinary coordination and final sealing of documents for production group of 10 LA’s working non-stop for 3.5 years during Nevada’s extreme housing and office development boom in the 2000’s.

CLOUGH, HARBOUR & ASSOCIATES, LLP - CHA is an Albany, New York based multi-discipline consulting firm of 500-700 that focuses in the sectors of Transportation, Municipal Infrastructure, Civil/Site Design, Landscape Architecture, Sports and Recreation Design, Commercial and Industrial Development Site Design. 
Corporate Associate, Assistant Office Manager and Civil Section Operations Manager, Keene, NH Branch (1999 to 2004) Provided business development, prepared proposals and provided interdisciplinary project management for all facets of Civil/Site Engineering and Landscape Design projects including planning and design of  multiple industrial park subdivisions, industrial  facility site plans, housing subdivisions, college campus site and facility improvements, sports facilities and retirement facilities. Coordinated and managed interdisciplinary design efforts for survey/civil/site engineering projects, provided site & land planning and landscape design contingent as required, participated in staffing and business development with office manager, presented projects to City and Town Planning Boards and Commissions for approval.

CLOUGH, HARBOUR & ASSOCIATES, LLP - Interdisciplinary Project Manager and Landscape Architect, Keene, NH Branch,  (1991-1999) – Provided business development and prepared proposals for all facets of Civil/Site Engineering and Landscape Design projects including multiple industrial park subdivisions and associated public roads, industrial facility site plans, housing subdivisions and associated public roads, college campus site and facility improvements, sports facilities and large retirement facilities. Coordinated, prepared and managed interdisciplinary design efforts for survey/civil/site engineering projects, provided site & land planning, provided full preliminary grading and drainage for input to Hydrocad for modeling and landscape design contingent as required, participated in staffing and business development with office manager, prepared illustrative presentation graphics, presented projects to City and Town Planning Boards and Commissions for approval.

C.T. Male Associates, P.C. – C.T Male Associates, PC is a 300 person consulting firm based in Latham, New York that focused primarily in Surveying, Planning, Land Development, Transportation, Municipal Infrastructure, Civil/Site Design and Landscape Architecture.

Interdisciplinary Project Manager and Landscape Architect, Keene, NH Branch, , Keene, NH Branch,  (1988-1991) – Provided design and project management of Civil/Site and Landscape Design projects including housing subdivisions and associated public roads, institutional building site plans, sports facilities and large retirement facilities. Coordinated, prepared and managed interdisciplinary design efforts for survey/civil/site engineering projects, provided site & land planning and landscape design contingent as required, prepared illustrative presentation graphics, presented projects to City and Town Planning Boards and Commissions for approval.

Kimball Chase Company – Kimball Chase Company, Inc. was a 200 employee interdisciplinary engineering firm (subsequently absorbed by Parsons) in Portsmouth, NH. The firm intensely involved in land development, transportation, and municipal engineering.
Landscape Architect Project Manager (1985 – 1988): Started as support Landscape Architect and within one year became Project Manager for production staff of two junior LA’s and two drafters, prepared multiple subdivision and condominium site plans, preliminary grading, roadway layouts and illustrative landscape designs for presentation to local Planning  Boards, prepared an urban design study and presentation for relocation of Stratham Village Center, prepared site plans and landscape design for commercial facilities, hospital additions and nursing homes.

Robert B. McKee & ASSOCIATES – Robert B. McKee & Associates is a small sole proprietor firm in Charlottesville, VA. Robert B. McKee is both a licensed engineer and a licensed Landscape Architect.
Junior Landscape Architect and Draftsman
(1984 to 1985) Summer and part time, provided landscape architectural drafting, rendering, model building,
landscape design, traditional land analysis drawings for slope, views, aspect, drainage, building stability.

Yellowstone National Park
Architectural Technician
June –August 1983 Provided site analysis for campground expansions in multiple existing campgrounds within the park, developed concepts for a new north side entrance & prepared irrigation plans.

Plants of the Southwest – A specialty native plants nursery in Cerrillos, New Mexico specializing in drought tolerant native plants.
Nursery Manager
(1980 to 1981) Managed five person nursery production staff of five persons, revolutionized nursery production by utilizing production staff to construct a 7,500 sq. ft. Greenhouse facility
to allow year-round germination and production of native plants from collected seed. Managed payroll, kept books and coordinated work efforts with owner.

Carl Webber & Sons, Nursery and Landscape Service – A family run truck farm, plant nursery and landscaping service in Dublin,  NH.
Nursery and Farm Assistant, Landscape Foreman
(1963 to 1980) Assisted in planting and cultivating large field crops including corn, squash and potatoes. Cultivated perennial flower beds, served as plants and Christmas tree sales staff afternoons and weekends, worked as landscape crew during summers and grew to manage two landscape installation crews
for two years before college and during summer breaks. Designed landscape installations and developed cost proposals for clients.

Education
Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia,   Charlottesville, VA, 1985
Thesis: Central park: A Reflection of Religion and Nature in the Life of Frederick Law Olmsted 1822-1875
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy & Classical Liberal Arts, 
St Johns   College, Santa Fe, NM, 1979
CHA Leadership Training 2003
Dale Carnegie Public Speaking 1999
Franklin Templeton Time Management Training 1998

Professional Affiliations & Registrations
American Society of Landscape Architects
Alberta Association of Landscape Architects
British Columbia of Landscape Architects
        Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
        Council of Landscape Architectural Review Boards
        CLARB Certificate #3758
        Registered Landscape Architect in:
        British Columbia, Canada
        Alberta, Canada
        New York, USA
        Massachusetts, USA
        Nevada, USA
        New Mexico, USA
        Ontario registration pending


Community & Professional Activities
Town of Dublin, NH - Planning Board
Member, 1991-2004
Chairman, 1995-2004

1992- 2002 Travel Soccer Coach

1998-2003 Adult Soccer League

AWARDS

         2007 AIA Nevada Award of Citation :
                  Reno Center Plaza, Reno, NV
         2005  Plan NH Award for Design and Development:
                  Marlboro Street Redevelopment& Streetscape Design, Keene, NH
         2003  Plan NH Award for Design and Development:
                  Newport Road Streetscape, New London, NH
         2002   Plan NH Award for Design and Development :    
                  Industrial Heritage Trail, Keene, NH
         2002  Vermont Public Facilities Award:
\                 Bellows Falls Waypoint Interpretive Center Bellows Falls, VT

Employment 

See "About" above for employment history., Landscape Architect

Sep 1985 - Sep 2013
 

Education 

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US, MArch, Landscape Architecture

Intensive 3.5 year studio program inclusive of landscape design, history, theory, plant ID, planting design & civil design including roads, grading, drainage, surveying and construction tech. This program gave me a better than average range of landscape architecture instruction and capabilities that included major landform/grading, drainage and roads.

Jun 1981 - May 1985
 

St Johns College, Santa Fe, NM, US, Bachelors, The Great Books (Classics)

A non-textbook program based on reading the canon of 'The Great Books" in all subjects including geometry, science, astronomy, math, literature and philosophy are taught through 10-15 student tutorials.

Aug 1975 - May 1979
 

Contoocook Valley Regional High School, Peterborough, NH, US, High School, College Prep

College Prep

Sep 1969 - Jun 1973
 

Awards 

2002 Vermont Facilities Award to Scully Architects and CHA Companies, 1st Place

Vermont Facilities Award for the Bellows Falls Waypoint Interpretive Center in Bellows Falls, Vermont

2014
 

2007 AIA Nevada Award of Citation-Reno Center Plaza, Honorable Mention

An award of Citation to PLACES,CSI in concert with Jack Hawkins Architects for the design of the Reno Center Plaza - A two block central park/plaza covering the sunken railroad line that bisects Reno

2007
 

2005 PLAN NH Award for Design and Development, Award

An Award for Design and Development for the design of a new streetscape including new buildings and trees that strengthen the streets urban form and character in Keene, NH.

2005
 

Newport Road Streetscape-2003 PLAN NH Award for Design and Development, Award

An Award for Design and Development for the design of a new streetscape for Newport Road, segregating a side by side new brick pattern sidewalk and designated bike trail including new buildings and trees that strengthen the streets urban form and character or Newport Road in New London, NH.

2003
 

2002 PLAN NH Award for Design and Development for the Industrial Heritage Trail, Award

An Award for Design and Development for the design of a new bikeway that follows the former railroad track alignment to east Keene, NH and connects to an extensive rails to trails network. This project includes interpretive signage that recounts the influence of the railroad in spurring development of industrial facilities that brought work to the city.

2002
 

Areas of Specialization