MICHAELTAUREAN GAGNON
LandscapeDesigner
+1-(413)285-4442 Taureanmg@gmail com linkedin com/in/taurean-gagnon-25a77a144/ Philadelphia, PA
EXPERIENCE
Production Specialist
05/2024 Present
Regenerative Design Group Greenfield,MA
AsaproductionspecialistforRegenerativeDesignGroup,mymainroleistoproduce drawingsfromtheconceptdevelopmenttotheconstructiondocumentation. Sincestarting,myrolehasalsoexpandedtoincluderesearchreports,ASLAgraphic productionforpresentations,embodiedcarbonstudies,andmore ResidentialDesign/Design ConstructionDocumentation
InHouseOfficeTalent Development/GraphicProduction SoftwareTraining ResearchandInformationOrganization/EmbodiedCarbonStudies HealthySoil Research
Landscape Designer II
06/2021 05/2023
OLIN Philadelphia,PA
MycareeratOLINbeganwithpickingupon-goingprojecttasksinconstruction documentationconceptdevelopemntandrefiningdesignprocesses Outsideofprojectwork,IwasalsoanactiveparticipantinthePridescapes seriesWhilemyresponsibilitieshaveremainedconsistent,theyalsoexpandedto includesomeconceptualworkandSustainableSiteDevelopment DepartmentofHomelandSecurityCampus/CybersecurityandInfrastructure SecurityAgencyBuilding/Design ConstructionDocumentation
BuildingBridgesAcrosstheRiver/11thStreetBridgePark/Design Construction Documentation UniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter/PresbyterianTowerExpansion/ ConstructionDocumentation
NationalParkService/DesertShieldandDesertStormMemorial/SustainableSite Development
TheNewYorkBotanicalGardens/25YearMasterPlan/ConceptDevelop.
Landscape Designer Assistant 05/2020 06/2021
CLC Landscape Design Ringwood,NJ ResidentialProperties-20 HomesinNorthernNewJersey
EDUCATION
Master of Landscape Architecture 09/2018 05/2020
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst,MA
Certificate in Climate Change Hazard Mitigation and Green Infrastructure Planning 2020
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst,MA
Master of Ecological Design and Planning 08/2017 06/2018
Conway School of Landscape Design Northampton,MA
Sustainable Community Development 01/2015 05/2016
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst,MA
Associate’s in Liberal Arts 09/2013 05/2015
Holyoke Community College Holyoke,MA
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Philadelphia Flower Show, Best In Show, 2023
Assistedinthedesignandcreation ofanexhibitfor2023'sPhiladlephia FlowerShow
Student Merit Award, ASLA Boston, 2020
HealthyPlacemaking,Revitalizing Springfield'sMedicalDistrict
SKILLS
LandscapeDesign,SustainableSite Development,Construction Documentation
AutoCad,LandF/X
GIS,WebSoilSurvey,CodeReview
PlantIdentification,EcologyResearch
3DModelingwithRhinoandSketchUp