APRIL PHILIPS DESIGN WORKS
11/2016 - 02/2017 San Rafael, California, USA
| Landscape Designer
+ Worked on illlustrative plans and perspectives. Cleaned up construction plans for illustrative use.
+ Created construction details under senior designers’ guidance
+ Organized material library.
DESIGNJONES LLC
06/2016 - 11/2016 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
| Associate Landscape Designer/Planner
+ Attended meetings with clients and government officials
+ Worked on Stormwater Management Reports to meet the requirements of the City of New Orleans
+ Composed proposals under guidance of principles
MATHES URBAN DESIGN
08/2016 Bellvue, Washington, USA
| Contract Designer/Planner
AGENCE OUVRAY
06- 08/2015 Shanghai, China
| Intern Landscape Designer/Planner
+ Coordinated and collaborated with two planning firms and client team on an urban development project in Fuzhou, China
+ Assisted senior associate designer with project presentation and graphics
YAS DESIGN CO., LTD
11/2012 - 11/2013 Shanghai, China
| Intern Landscape Designer/Planner
+ Managed a small exhibition inside the firm for employees to share their traveling experience
+ Worked with marketing group to manage social platform of the firm
YEYUAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN CO., LTD
06 - 08/2013 Shanghai, China
| Intern Landscape Designer
Collaborated with a colleagues and government officials on a cultural tourism development project.
Louisiana State University
Master of Landscape Architecture
08/2016 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
+ Research Assistant
- Developed case studies on “Transit Desert” for Professor Diane Jones Allen’s publication
- Collaborated with Professor Austin Allen to record Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands Triangle, interviewed residents, extracted water samples and complied a final report
Tongji University
Bachelor of Engineering, Landscape Studies
07/2014 Shanghai, China
+Website Administrator Department of Landscape Studies, Tongji University
- ComposCreated and managed a platform for student and faculty to share their works.
+ Student charrette for 2012 annual IFLA Asian meeting
- Assisted senior charrette coordinating the meeting
- Composed and sent invitation of international student representative from various countries
+ Management and Liaison Director for Association of Young Landscape Architect, Tongji University
- Invited guest speakers and coordinated the lectures
- Organized propagandas, arranged activities for members
- Hosted internal meetings, organized fundraising and adjusted budgets
Graduated in 08/2016 from the Master of Landscape Architecture program at Louisiana State University, I am currently looking for a full-time entry-level landscape designer position. As a designer, I am passionate about creating various scale of urban space to bring happiness into people’s daily lives. My study has been focused how to celebrate the beauty of nature in urban context, to improve the resilience of the city and provide amenity for communities.
