rachel burand

senior landscape architect

About

Planner/Designer at SRF Consulting Group

Country

united states

City

minneapolis

Industry

design

Skill

adobe creative suite, social media, indesign, press releases, grant writing, web design, photography, research, html, illustrator, css, arcgis, photoshop, dreamweaver, rhinoceros, autocad, arcmap, microstation, sketchup

Experience

senior landscape architect

srf consulting group

2018-8 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

special projects manager and americorps rare

port of cascade locks

2010-9 - 2011-8 · 1 yr

Designed, implemented, and managed landscape plan for art installation in public park. Created, planned, and implemented Cascade Locks Community Garden. Assisted in planning/permitting process for various community and economic development projects. Redesigned and managed website. Managed social media and quarterly newsletter. Trained in meeting facilitation, project management, community involvement, grant writing, and community development.

summer intern

national audubon society's appleton-whittell research ranch

2009-6 - 2009-8 · 3 mos

Created renewable energy guide for local residents. Conducted research for local renewable energy community group. Assisted visiting researchers in data collection for various biological studies.

planner and designer

srf consulting group

2015-6 - 2018-8 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Assisted with concept/design development and construction documentation on wide range of public projects involving city parks, urban streetscapes, flood mitigation, and light rail transit. Served in project management role on plaza reconstruction project and planting plan in Fargo, ND (coordinated construction documents, maintained communication with external consultants, delegated internal tasks, managed additional staff). Primary writer of Eagan Parks System Plan Update. Contributed writing, graphics, and layout for various other master plan projects. Active member of SRF Social Committee and the Landscape Architecture Studio's Values/Visioning Committee.

graduate research assistant

the trust for public land

2014-6 - 2015-5 · 1 yr

Created GIS maps for potential land acquisitions and project impact analyses. Designed urban youth farm for local elementary school. Wrote monthly e-newsletters for TPL’s 700+ subscribers highlighting current urban park projects.

graduate teaching assistant

university of minnesota

2013-8 - 2013-12 · 5 mos

Assisted professor Kristine Miller in teaching LA 1201 Learning from the Landscape. Graded student work and led review sessions.

graphic designer

computer pundits corporation

2012-4 - 2013-8 · 1 yr 5 mos

Lead role in creating print and web media. Consulted with clients on website design. Built websites using HTML, CSS, & Javascript.

intern

great river greening

2011-9 - 2012-4 · 8 mos

Created fundraising event programs, invitations, posters, and informational brochures. Visited ecological restoration project sites to document progress for brochures.