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education
Chatham University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Master of Landscape Architecture, Class of 2008
Study Abroad Germany Innovative Stormwater Design Highlighting Atelier Dreiseitl, Maymester 2007
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania B.A. History & Social Sciences & minor in Business Management, Class of 2002 Juniata College Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Program of Emphasis: History contact: kristi.helfer@gmail.com cell 412.992.0115 address:
1003 Main Street Slickville, Pennsylvania 15684
skills
Software: Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign AutoCAD 2010 Bentley MicroStation V8 MS Office Suite Google SketchUp 6.0 Operating Systems: Windows Macintosh
work experience
Arborel, Inc. Summer 2009-Present Graduate Landscape Architect, Gibsonia, PA Produced innovative design concepts for high-end residential properties, estate gardens & urban open spaces, managed all contract arrangements, client relations, project schedules & cost estimates and performed individual site visits to take site measurements & photographs. Drafted base maps, plans & construction details and hand-selected all planting material as well as supervised all landscape installations. Burt, Hill Summer 2007-Winter 2008 Graduate Landscape Architect, Pittsburgh, PA Coordinated meetings with outside consultants, project owners/investors, & engineers. Assisted in presenting projects to township boards & supervisors. prepared soil resource surveys, flood maps & topographic maps and developed traffic analysis & parking studies. Created 3D computer modeling & visualization imagery, attended online conference calls and electronic meetings with clients & other consultants, and developed Adobe graphic standards.
community involvement
American Society of Landscape Architects Associate Member and Chatham University Student Historian (2006) of student group. Your Town Workshop Blairsville, Pennsylvania Design Team Leader Fall 2006 Friendship Preservation Group Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Member Historical Society of Westmoreland County
Member
attended conferences
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Green Living™ Technologies Training Course Fall 2009 Michael Lin Graphics Workshop Winter 2007 PA/DE Chapter ASLA Annual Meeting Spring 2006 Presented Hays Woods: A forest within the city