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Jose Magan

Jose Magan

Homewood, IL, US

 

About 

  • Registered Landscape Architect in the State of Illinois and Green Roof Professional.
  • Multidisciplinary background in landscape and urban design, land planning and architecture.
  • Experience in elaborating construction documents and specifications for single homes, multifamily residential, offices and corporations, commercial and retail, destination resorts, and parks.
  • Outstanding creative and conceptual designer, able to carry initial concepts through construction details.
  • Exceptional hand sketches and renderings as well as computer generated technical drawings.
  • Effective communicator, able to organize and conduct meetings in Spanish and English.
  • Experience in marketing small and mid-sized landscape and design firms.
  • Experience in supervising the construction of landscape and architecture projects.
  • Principal of a small landscape design firm in the Chicago south suburbs.
  • Consultant for companies based in Singapore, New York, Mexico, and Illinois.

Employment 

Accent Urban Design, Homewood, IL, US, Landscape Architect / Land Planner

Land planning, urban and landscape design for private and public projects in the south Chicago metropolitan area.

Aug 2009 - current
 

Linden Group, Inc., Homewood, IL, US, Landscape Architect / Land Planner

Land planning, urban and landscape design for private and public projects in the Chicago area and throughout the Midwest.

Oct 2005 - Jun 2009
 

Camiros, Ltd., Chicago, IL, US, Senior Associate

Urban and landscape design and land planning for private and public projects in the Chicago area and throughout the Midwest. Planner and translator for community projects in Chicago and in South Bend, IN.

Nov 2002 - Nov 2004
 

HKM Architects + Planners, Arlington Heights, IL, US, Landscape Designer / Planner

Land planning and landscape design for residential and commercial projects in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Apr 2000 - Mar 2002
 

Gage Davis and Associates Planners/Architects, Scottsdale, AZ, US, Senior Designer

Land planning, landscape and architectural design for destination resorts and residential projects in the US and Chile. Selected as Office Manager for GDA's office in Chile. Site visits, client meetings and marketing to expand GDA projects in Chile, Argentina and Mexico.

Aug 1996 - Jun 1997
 

Education 

Ball State University, Muncie, IN, US, Master in Landscape Architecture

Aug 1990 - Dec 1993
 

Ball State University, Muncie, IN, US, MArch, Architecture

Aug 1988 - Dec 1990
 

Academico de Arquitectura, Universidad del Valle, Cali Colombia, Cali, CO, BArch, Architecture

Aug 1976 - Jul 1983
 

Areas of Specialization 
Landscape, Urban Planning

Skills 
Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Land Planning, Architecture