Project Manager
Landscape Architecture
Customer-focused leader with years of cross-industry experience driving impactful initiatives across multiple channels.
Articulate communicator skilled in delivering insightful presentations and strengthening relationships with business partners, peers and senior leadership.
Proven mentor, trainer and director of multidisciplinary teams in line with diligent performance initiatives.
Systems Analysis
Building & Construction
Employee Training & Retention
Landscape Planning & Execution
Public Safety & Security
Client Relationship Management
Vendor Negotiations
Budgeting & Cost Control
Problem Analysis & Resolution
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FAIRFAX RENAISSANCE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH 1996-Present
Land Reutilization Coordinator
Leadership: Planned, developed, and conducted all aspects of layout and planting by working with engineers, architects, and contractors to determine feasibility of projects and oversee project implementation.
Predevelopment: Perform predevelopment activities related to the construction of new single family homes and townhouses including the assessment of vacant lots for builder disposition and the tracking of delinquent, private and city land bank properties.
Field Control: Perform field checks of parcels and provide information for an organizational database of vacant parcels.
Projects: Design and develop City Works projects pertaining to the Fairfax area.
PHILLIP Q. HATCHER & ASSOCIATES, Cleveland, OH 1994-Present
Owner
Leadership: Provide competitive ecologically sensitive and high quality landscape design services to architectural and design companies which include identifying and locating required materials, and securing competitive pricing.
Services Provided: Services that are provided are planning and urban design, site planning, parks and recreation design, construction management, project management, preparation of contract documents, preparing site assessments, site development, conceptual design, and master plan design.
THE OUTSIDE IN, Beachwood, OH 1992-1994
Partner
Leadership: Responsible for neighborhood park design and development, site analysis and planning, preparation of construction documents, construction management, construction schedules, contract payments, and change orders.
Quality Assurance: Conduct site inspections to compliance with specifications and certify quality workmanship.
Projects: Streetscapes, parking lot development, parks, and recreational site development.
CITY OF CLEVELAND, Cleveland, OH 1990-1992
Landscape Architect
Leadership: Responsible for park design and development, preliminary and final site inspections, preparation of construction documents, coordination of project and construction management, processing change orders, and finalizing contractor’s payments.
Inspection: Perform site inspection to ensure compliance with contract specifications as well as quality assurance.
ELON MICKELS & ASSOCIATES, Detroit, MI 1987-1990
Landscape Architect
Leadership: Responsible for supervising of employees, project site design and development, budget and analysis, supervised all project and construction management activities.
Projects: correctional facility, a major new eight-lane highway, and a park development project.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (Landscape Architecture)
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, Greensboro, NC