aala leah arnason

senior parks development planner and landscape architect

About

Experienced Landscape Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Green Infrastructure, Planting Plans, and Sketching. Strong professional with a Bachelor focused in Landscape Architecture from University of Guelph.

Country

canada

City

edmonton

Industry

architecture & planning

Skill

landscape architecture, parks, drawing, streetscapes, landscape design, site planning, site design, urban design, land use planning, sustainable design, construction documents, sketchup, autocad, rendering, concept design, adobe creative suite, indesign, illustrator, photoshop, green roofs, sketching, leed, streetscape, environmental planning, arcgis, autocad civil 3d, low impact development, design research, erosion control, planting plans, wetlands, stormwater management, environmental design, native plants, comprehensive planning, green infrastructure, tree planting, grading, civil 3d, site plans

Experience

treasurer

alberta association of landscape architects

2015-1 - 2017-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

intern landscape architect

exp global inc.

2011-8 - 2012-12 · 1 yr 5 mos

* conceptual design * working drawing production * cost estimates * quality control * correspondence * AutoCAD standards * proposal writing * municipality approvals * low impact development * erosion and sediment control * wetland design * storm water facility design * subdivision detailed design * graphics * AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012

landscape architectural technologist

ibi group

2008-3 - 2010-8 · 2 yrs 6 mos

* Technical drawings (subdivisions, institutional, industrial, commercial, multifamily * residential, parks, resorts) * Landscape architecture graphics (Photoshop rendering, AutoCAD detailing, * presentation boards) * Cost estimates (from $200,000 * 2,000,000) * Conceptual design report formatting using In-Design (including graphics) * AutoCAD manager for landscape architecture department (troubleshooting * drawings and tools within AutoCAD for other technicians)

capital planning intern

government of alberta

2013-1 - 2013-8 · 8 mos

* background research for capital planning - Edmonton region (compilation of management plans, ecological and historic resource constraints, camper satisfaction surveys, GIS opportunities analysis) * Business case update for high priority provincial park facility (re-formatted visually using graphic design software and Government of Alberta standards) * Provincial park base map preparation and consultant distribution * Conceptual design and subsequent working drawings for provincial parks * re-design of landscape architecture plans from consultants as applicable * meeting with regional staff to discuss layout and feasibility within parks * south parks tree inventory and analysis for "urban" parks (manicured, high use) * recommended strategies for vegetation pruning, replacement, maintenance and irrigation

senior parks development planner and landscape architect

government of alberta

2013-9 - Present · 13 yrs 1 mo

* Inclusion Strategy * helping people come to provincial parks from all walks of life * Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park * day use facility upgrades * Strathcona Science Provincial Park * student design competition