ANDREW

BUCK

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EMAIL

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: New York, NY (USA)

: 914-***-****

: ac52m0@r.postjobfree.com

: www.linkedin.com/in/abuck1984

SUMMARY

Experienced urban planning and design professional with over five-years of experience in with both public and private organizations in the United States and China. Interests focus on creating sustainable, resilient, smart, and prosperous urban and rural regions.

EDUCATION CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND PLANNING Master of City and Regional Planning, August 2014

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUAL STUDY Bachelor of Arts, Individualized Major (Journalism and History), Spring 2007 ASSOCIATIONS

APA Member

ULI Member

CERTIFICATES

AICP (Nov 2018 Exam)

LEED GA (2009-2012)

SOFTWARE

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop (PS), Illustrator

(AI), InDesign (ID)

Architectural Drafting

AutoCAD

3D Modeling/BIM

Sketchup, Revit, Rhino

GIS

ArcGIS, Mapbox,

Google Earth

Microsoft Office

Word, Powerpoint, Excel

Web Design

Java, HTML, Wordpress

LANGUAGES

English (Native)

Mandarin (HSK 3)

French (IB Graduate)

PROJECT TYPES

Urban Planning & Design

Sustainability & Resilience

Green Infrastructure

(Sponge City/LID/WSUD)

Transportation Planning

Economic Development

Urban Revitalization

Tourism Planning

INTERESTS

Land Use Planning

Environmental Planning

Regional Development

Economic Development

Resilient City

LID/WSUD/Sponge City

Big Data

Transit Oriented

Development

DETAILED

PORTFOLIO OF WORK

ON REQUEST

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

SENIOR URBAN PLANNER, AECOM - BEIJING

August 2016 – October 2017

Applied experience in green infrastructure and Chinese urban and rural development to several national level projects throughout China for an American multinational engineering and design firm. Gained professional skills as a planner and designer, expanded skills in project management, client relations and development, and furthered my understanding of high level public and private sector urban and rural development. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF URBAN PLANNING, TURENSCAPE - BEIJING December 2014 – July 2016

Broadly exposed to China’s utilization of green infrastructure and sponge city approaches to solve mounting environmental troubles that resulted from decades of policy favoring rapid urban development over ecologically sensitive design. Worked directly with the firm’s principal Dr. Yu Kongjian to understand the Turenscape ecological infrastructure approach to urban planning and landscape architecture.

URBAN PLANNER, SHANGHAI TONGJI URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN INSTITUTE - SHANGHAI

February 2012 – August 2013

Gained experience working on a wide range of projects in China, which gave me a practical understanding of domestic urban planning and development procedures with private, public and educational institutions. RESEARCH ASSISTANT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NY

May 2011 – September 2011

Assisted Professor Susan Christopherson to organize an Economic Development Class addressing topics in global, regional, and local economic development for Masters level students. Topics focused on cluster analysis, creative class orientation, competitive advantage, social capital, business expansion and retention, and learning regions. DRAFTSMAN, PAUL BUCK ARCHITECT - NEW YORK, NY

May 2008 – August 2009

Built technical skills in computer based architectural drafting, modeling, and rendering; gained an understanding of NYC building approval and construction procedures.

PUBLICATIONS &

INTERVIEWS

YANWEIZHOU PARK – ECOLOGICAL DESIGN BUILDS URBAN

WATER RESILIENCY

March 16, 2016 – World Stormwater Management

Published an article regarding ASLA Award Winning Turenscape Park as key pilot for Sponge City Design.

CHINA WANTS TO BUILD “SPONGE CITIES”

November 23, 2015 – The Atlantic Monthly

Interviewed as an expert for implementation of WSUD/LID/Sponge City policy in China.

MASTER THESIS: SETTLEMENT PATTERNS IN WESTCHESTER

July 2014 – Cornell University **Awarded Clarence Stein Grant

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