Design Assistant

Sara Monther

**-** **** ******, * storia, New York 11102 Cell: 9-17-683-****

**************@*****.***

Objectives

To obtain a position as a landscape designer or project assistant that will allow me to develop my

skills and creativity, and apply them to innovative projects.

Professional Profile

• Excellent drafting and graphics skills ranging from conceptual diagrams to presentation

drawings

• Familiar with preparation of master plans, site plans and construction documents

• Broad experience working directly with clients, community members and government

officials within real-world academic design studios

• Strong team player with excellent communication and research skills

• Highly organized and detail-oriented

• Proficient in AutoCAD, Sketch Up, AutoCAD 3D, Photoshop, 3D Max

Work Experience

Landscape Designer September 2011 to January 2013

Green Harmony – Kahale, L ebanon

Designer Responsibilities:

• Produced all design documents from schematic to final designs and construction

documents for single family residential projects and multi-family unit dwellings

• Worked directly with clients in order to design projects to

meet their expectations and construction budget

• Coordinated with other professional design disciplines (civil, structural, architecture) to

produce sound designs

• Performed field inspections and quality control of in-house and sub-contracted work

• Managed landscape design staff

Assistant Designer J une 2008 to August 2008

WassimMadi Architecture – B eirut, L ebanon

• Miscellaneous Projects in Aley and Beirut Lebanon

• Prepared landscape architectural plans for planning board approval and construction

documentation

• Worked with engineers to design aesthetically pleasing sites, routing pedestrian

circulation paths, design of low maintenance planting plans, and drawings to create

unique site designs

Landscape Architect Assistant November 2005 to May 2007

Dr. JalaMakhzoumi, American University of Beirut B eirut, L ebanon

• Primary point of contact to clients to keep them informed of project schedules, progress

and anticipated completion

• Produced preliminary and working schedules, purchase orders, work orders, field reports

and time sheets, to ensure time efficient and profitable projects

• Scheduled equipment, material deliveries and all in-house and sub-contract work projects

($100K to $500K)

• Tracked over/under and budget verses actual reports on projects to ensure efficiency and

profitability and made necessary adjustments

• Prepared and issued change orders and progress billing

Professional Projects

. Private Gardens

• Al-Rayan Palace Aley,Lebanon

• Public Parks Shadi Habib Garden

Syoufi GardenAchrafieh,Beirut Toni Abi Khalil Garden

Sanayeh GardenBeirut, Lebanon Mazen Anouti Garden

Horsh BeirutBeirut, Lebanon

Jesuit GardenAchrafieh,Beirut

Garden of ForgivenessBeirut, Lebanon

Education and Academic Projects

• American University of Beirut B eirut, L ebanon

Bachelors of Science, Landscape Design and Eco-Management 2011

• Dean's List 2008-2011

Coursework included civic, institutional and residential design, site planning and engineering,

hand and computer graphics, horticulture and soils

• Senior Project, Using Landscape for Conflict Resolution

• American University Beirut, Farm Campus Landscape

• Bednayel Public School Playground, Design and Execution

• Quarry Landscape Rehabilitation

Languages

Fluent in English and Arabic, verbal and written

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