Vincent S. Whitford
Landscape Architect, Municipal parks departments
Sacramento, CA · (916) 555 0180 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/vincentswhitford
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years in public parks, streetscape and civic landscape design
INDUSTRIES
Municipal parks departments, transit agencies, school districts
SPECIALTIES
Planting plans, grading and drainage, irrigation design, construction documents
SYSTEMS
AutoCAD, Land F X, Civil 3D, SketchUp, Enscape
CREDENTIALS
Licensed landscape architect in California, member of the American Society of Landscape Architects
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, California Polytechnic State University
Executive Summary
Licensed landscape architect with nine years on parks, streetscapes and civic plazas in the Central Valley. Designs planting that survives a hundred and five degree summer on the water the district will actually deliver. Passed the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards examination and practices under a California license.
Signature Achievements
- Delivered a fourteen acre community park from concept through construction observation, opened within the bond budget.
- Cut modeled irrigation demand on a streetscape project by thirty eight percent and met the state water efficiency ordinance with margin.
- Redesigned a plaza grading scheme that removed two retaining walls and about one hundred and sixty thousand dollars of cost.
- Specified a shade tree palette on a school campus that reached ninety four percent survival after three summers.
- Ran four public workshops on a neighborhood park and carried the preferred concept to council approval on the first hearing.
- Reviewed one hundred and ten submittals during construction with an average turnaround of four working days.
Professional Experience
Landscape Architect
Valley Oak Site Design, Sacramento, CA 2021 to present
Landscape architecture group of eleven inside a civil engineering firm serving cities across the Central Valley.
- Produce planting, irrigation, grading and layout drawings in AutoCAD with Land F X.
- Coordinate site drainage and utility conflicts with civil engineers and the city public works department.
- Run construction observation visits, review submittals and issue field clarifications.
- Prepare water efficiency calculations and permit documentation for local review.
Landscape Designer
Sutter Basin Landscape Studio, Davis, CA 2017 to 2021
Six person studio doing school yards, small parks and campus courtyards.
- Prepared concept plans, sections and rendered site plans for public presentation.
- Drafted planting plans and schedules and checked nursery availability before issue.
- Assisted with cost estimating and bid tabulation for public projects.
Licensure and Certification
Licensed landscape architect, State of California, license number 6742
Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards certification, 2021
Member, American Society of Landscape Architects Sierra chapter
Education
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, California Polytechnic State University, 2017
Core Skills
Planting design · Grading and drainage · Irrigation design · Construction documents · Public workshops · Construction observation · Water efficiency compliance · Cost estimating · Land F X drafting · Consultant coordination