Assistant Design

Adam Gobrecht MSLA, ASLA

adamgobrecht.com

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Education

June 2009 - University of Tennessee Graduate College of Architecture + Design

May 2012 Master of Science in Landscape Architecture

/ Low Impact Development + Sustainable Design

May 2009 University of Tennessee

Bachelor of Science in Plant Science / Landscape Design + Build

May 2002 Pellissippi State Technical Community College

Associates Degree in Visual Communications

Achievements

Spring 2011 • Selected by the University of Tennessee landscape architecture program to lead a sustainable community case study in the town of Montreat NC

Spring 2010 • Inducted into Pi Alpha Xi; the Honor Society for Horticulture

Spring 2009 • Accepted into National Scholars Honor Society for Academic Achievement

• Won first place in the Agricultural Division of the University of Tennessee’s 13th Annual

Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement for an Independent study in sustainable design

Activities

Spring 2010 • Appointed Pi Alpha Xi, The Horticultural Honor Society, U.T. Chapter recruiter

and coordinator

Spring 2009 • Joined Green-T Landscape Design Club at the University of Tennessee

• Competed at 33rd annual Planet Expo with Green-T Club in Los Angeles CA

Work Experience

June 2011 - University of Tennessee - Graduate Research Assistant

September 2011 • Ph. D. research assistant in the Ecological and Environmental Biology Dept.

• Conducted ecological field research at Oak Ridge National Labs

• Learned important lessons about how to conduct Ph. D. level field research

September 2009 - University of Tennessee - Graduate Teaching Assistant

December 2010 • Fall 2009 - Co-taught senior level Landscape Design course

• Learned how to direct student students in creative design application

• Spring 2010 - Co-taught senior level Public Horticulture course

• Learned how to produce lectures and present them in an interactive way to peak student interest and actively involve students in learning

• Fall 2010 - Assistant to Master of Landscape Architecture Program Chair

• Learned how to successfully recruit prospective students and how to produce a program web site to easily inform interested users

June 2010 - University of Tennessee Gardens - Landscape Designer

August 2010 • Designed and built large landscape structure in central Gardens space

• Restored existing landscape structures

• Learned how to manage and motivate a construction crew and how to complete a large construction project on time and under budget

March 2008 - Stanley’s Plant Farm - Special Assistant to the Owner/ Operator

June 2009 • Learned the operation of greenhouse infrastructure by working closely with the

owner/ operator

• Gained experience in caring for a large selection of woody, native and ornamentals

• Provided landscape design consultation to greenhouse clientele

June 2002- Goody’s Family Clothing Corporate Office - Graphic Designer / Junior Art Director

March 2004 • Designed store signage, newspaper inserts and catalogs for large retail merchandiser

• Directed catalog photo shoots in New York NY

• Learned valuable lessons in professional business practices

* References available upon request

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