2003-2013
MICHAEL PLANSKY
copyright 2013 Michael Plansky. All rights reserved.
MICHAEL PLANSKY PO Box 1982, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448
909-764-0939 | mikeplansky@yahoo.com
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Associate of Arts Landscape Architecture (2009) Truckee Meadows Community College_Reno, Nevada GPA: 4.0 | Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Graduate Coursework in City Planning (48 semester units, 1997-1999) San Diego State University _Department of City Planning Bachelor of Arts Environmental Analysis & Design (1996) University of California, Irvine_School of Social Ecology
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Master of Landscape Architecture (2013) Cal Poly Pomona_College of Environmental Design GPA: 3.85 | Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society
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EDUCATION
SELECTED EMPLOYMENT Demonstration Garden Specialist (Summer of 2011 & 2012) California Tahoe Resource Conservation District (supervised by Brett T. Long RLA/ Jen Cressy TRCD) Management of 2 demonstration gardens; collaborative design, outreach/education, report writing, public speaking, volunteer workday planning & organization Landscape Architect Assistant (08/2010 to 05/2011) Scott Peterson, Landscape Architect Inc_Lake Arrowhead, CA Computer & hand graphics | Research & landscape-maintenance-manual development (07/2010 to 09/2010) Alpenhorn News_Crestline, CA Community Services Graduate Intern (12/1999 to 06/2000) City of Solana Beach, CA (supervised by Andrew O’Leary) California Rail Trail: RFP review, analysis, presentations, grant writing | Neighborhood Watch and Highway 101 signage inventory and report | Website photography Master Plan Assistant (1998 | 6 months) San Diego State University Facilities Planning & Management Campus Master Plan revisions: historical development mapping & written accounting Planning Assistant (Summer 1997) Tahoe Regional Planning Agency_Elks Point, Nevada (supervised by Andrew Strain RLA) Draft Shorezone EIS edits, reccomendations & public comment analysis | Shorezone project inventory & database building | Mapmaking (arcinfo/arcplot)
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Tahoe-Sierra Americorps Intern (1996 | 9 months) Tahoe Regional Planning Agency_Elks Point, Nevada of Capital Improvement Projects | Transportation studies (data collection & analysis) Researcher/ Writer (1995 | 4 months) University of California, Irvine, Parking & Transportation Services Design, dissemination & results analysis of a student commuter survey | Comprehensive report and reccomendations to reduce vehicle miles traveled per South Coast AQMD
COMPUTER / SKILLS
AWARDS, HONORS & COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS Golden Gecko Award | Club Member of the Year, Truckee Meadows Community College 2009 Outstanding Student Leader Award | Truckee Meadows Community College 2009 Edwin J. Hunter Memorial Scholarship | Hunter Industries 2009 USA TODAY Scholarship Team | TMCC nominee & Coca-Cola National Finalist 2010 Howard O. Boltz Memorial Scholarship | Cal Poly Pomona Landarch. Department 2011 Nick Bollman Civic Entrepreneur Scholarship | College of Environmental Design 2011 Chapman Forestry Technolgy Scholarship | Cal Poly Pomona Landarch. Department 2012 Graduate Presidential Fellowship | Cal Poly Pomona University 2012-2013 Golden Key International Honour Society | top 15% in Class (Cal Poly Pomona)
VOLUNTEER & ACTIVISM ASLA Student Chapter President | founded TMCC chapter (12/2008 to 12/2009) Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee member | helped steer SNPLMA funds (‘06 to ’08) South Shore Lion’s Club | Secretary, South Lake Tahoe, Angora Fire Relief (2005-2009) Promoter & Director | Disc N Dig Festival: 5 years in Tahoe & Santa Cruz promoting disc golf and beach volleyball as low-impact outdoor recreational springboards to educate the public about sustainability in Tahoe and raise money for youth environmental education (2002-2006) Children’s Forest Volunteer | San Bernardino National Forest (07/2010 to 05/2011) Public Relations Director | Cal Poly Pomona Environmental Design Council (2011-2012) Subsurface Magazine | Past ASLA award-winning student zine, writer/editor (2010-2013)
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION STATUS C27 CA Landscape Contractor’s License | CSLB application pending CA & NV Landscape Architecture Registration | passed sections I & II of the LARE International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) | completed coursework & preparing for exam Cal-Earth Institute of Art & Architecture UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener | Fall 2013 Lake Tahoe Trainee
MEMBERSHIPS ASLA (2009-present) | Student ISA Western Chapter (2009-present) | Design-Build I (2012-present) REVISED: 10/28/13
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