Manager Construction Design Landscape Architecture

George Peter Surovov ** Lenox Rd. Apt *k

******@*****.*** 203- 522- 3632 Brooklyn, NY 11226

EDUCATION:

Copenhagen University, Forest and Landscape Department: Copenhagen, DK M.S. Landscape Architecture; Urban Design specialization – September 2011 - September 2013 Boston University School of Management: Boston, MA B.S. Project Management; May 2006 - Dean’s Scholarship—academic merit scholarship award recipient. EXPERIENCE:

Shape Gardens: Brooklyn, NY (Oct 2018- Present)

• Consultant services for garden planning & estimating, construction management, design & installation

• Clients: Open Source Landscapes, Still Gardens, Gogoleyed, Crowhill. Stokkarogsteinar (Iceland) Future Green Studio: Brooklyn, NY (Aug 2017 – Oct 2018) Construction Operations Manager – See below

Crowhill Construction: NY, NY (July 2016 – July 2017) Foreman; assistant wood worker and mason

• Field & shop work: fabricating and installing hardscape for custom urban rooftop gardens o Paving, decking, masonry walls, tile, building mechanical metal frames for green walls and kitchens, wooden planter boxes, pergola, trellis & fencing construction

• Estimating and shop drawings.

Town & Gardens: Queens, NY (Nov. 2015 – July 2016) Senior Project Manager

• Manage client, contractor, subs, and architect relationships for projects in construction.

• Act as site manager for installations (ranging in budget from 250K to 1.5 Mil)

•Critical eye on design concepts, to avoid mishaps in installation process & increase efficiency. Future Green Studio: Brooklyn, NY (Sept. 2013 – Nov 2015) Construction Manager

• Liaison between design, install, and shop teams.

• Oversaw & managed all installations: analyze shop drawings, specs, construction methods, estimates, and value engineered designs when over budget.

• Responsible for weekly scheduling of install crew, deliveries, & shop inventory / material orders. Kept track of daily work log, meeting minutes, researching new sustainable building methods

• Conducting site analysis & documentation of existing conditions and insurance review Danish Architecture Center: Copenhagen, DK (April 2012 –Aug 2013) Researcher, Editor, Writer, Video Producer

• Producing sustainability content (case studies, video interviews) for DAC & CITIES and Arcspace E.C.L. Landscape Designs: New York, NY

Gardener, Project manager, Designer (March 2007 – Aug 2011)

• Maintenance and installation gardener for one season. Promoted to PM, and then designer PM

• Lead team of 5 employees on design and installation projects of various complexities

• Liaison between design professionals, engineers, architects, contractors, and clients

• Improving efficiency of logistics & operations to reach goal requirements.

• Due diligence research for ordinance reviews; insurance compliance reports; city codes.

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