Tristan Fields
cell (503) 201-3076 l email tristan.fields@gmail.com
Summary
As an experienced Landscape Designer with an extensive background in horticulture, design intelligence, graphic design, marketing, and project management. I have had a lifelong passion for Landscape Architecture in all its facets. I am currently working toward arborist and ASLA licensure.
EXPERIENCE APRIL 2017 TO PRESENT
DESIGN INTELLIGENCE LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
CASCADE DESIGN COLLABORATIVE Designer: I specialize in planting layouts and review, drafting, & marketing efforts. Projects include: Greenwood/Phinney & North Rainier Landbanked Site, Giddens Elementary School, and numerous other projects where I assisted in small and large ways. Marketing wins include many. Technical Skills: Land F/X,, AutoCAD, Civil3D, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
FEBRUARY 2015 TO LANDSCAPE DESIGNER FEBRUARY 2017 BIOTOP NATURAL POOLS INC.. Project Manager: Project Manager of Design/Build projects across North America. Managed up to 8 projects simultaneously in all corners of North and South America. Long-distance construction oversight required detailed organizational skills with specific attention to time management, scope, and budget. I also provided on-site project support and analysis, troubleshooting issues and providing solutions. Technical Skills: AutoCAD drafting, system specifications, piping layout, hydraulic analysis, electrical-use analysis, rendering, & details. Interpersonal skills: Worked on a collaborative team including clients, contractors, and sub-contractors.
MARCH TO AUGUST 2016
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER J. A. BRENNAN
Contract Designer: From Juneau, Alaska waterfront refurbishment, campground layout, Mulkiteo waterfront renderings, I rendered concept plans, finalized details, and assisted on multiple levels. Technical Skills: AutoCAD drafting, graphic design, research and landscape architecture.
OCTOBER 2014 TO LANDSCAPE DESIGNER FEBRUARY 2015 ERVIN LOVETT MILLER (CHRIS OVERDORF) Landscape Designer on the San Diego Zoo, Africa Rocks project, specialized on the Penguin Exhibit. I worked from Design Development to Construction Documents, including details for wall texturing, mimicking textures that emulated the original areas of Africa. Marketing Skills: prepared proposals for public proposal requests, creating interesting, succinct presentations that successfully won projects. Graphic Skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Office, and CAD to create excellent communication pieces. Drafting: drafted in AutoCAD, created sketched concepts and evolved the ideas into final details for construction.
JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 2013
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER WH PACIFIC
In this internship position I created 3 planting plans, 1 bicycle feasibility study, 20 environmental exhibits, 1 master plan and graphic design images. Graphic Skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Office, and CAD to create excellent communication pieces.
JUNE 2011 TO JUNE 2014
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Spring Plants Graduate Fellow: Primary teacher for class of 14 graduate and undergraduate students in a plant identification course. Taught 2 classes per week. Principles of Applied Ecology Graduate Fellow: Teaching Fellow for class of 39 students in an intensive applied ecology course. Edible Campus Graduate Fellow: Managed 2 interns & multiple volunteers who contributed over 600 volunteer hours and created a community garden for students, run by students.
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EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED
Tristan Fields
cell (503) 201-3076 l email tristan.fields@gmail.com
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
SEPTEMBER 2010 TO JUNE 2011
GRAPHIC DESIGNER / IT SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
Designed all aspects of businesses as in-house graphic designer using Adobe Creative Suite. Managed office of 25 employees, including all IT development, networking, hardware & software education & maintenance. Maintained PC’s & Macs.
JUNE 2010 TO SEPTEMBER 2010
GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN WEB MD
Furthered skills in informational architecture, usability & aesthetics as a designer in a development team by creating front-end interfaces for multiple internal tools Front-end coding done in CSS, JavaScript & HTML. Integrated code with development team’s ASP.NET
SEPTEMBER 2009 TO JUNE 2010
GRAPHIC DESIGNER CITY OF PORTLAND
Contract graphic designer for Senior Parks and Recreation. Produced 45 page quarterly programs, partial color, in 2 week time lines with Adobe Creative Suite.
FEBRUARY 2007 TO SEPTEMBER 2009
GRAPHIC DESIGNER MAUL FOSTER & ALONGI
Developed marketing materials & layouts of public documents with Adobe Creative Suite. Fostered the concept of integrated habitats by marketing to other architecture / engineering / development firms.
MARKETING EXPERTISE MARCH 2006 TO FEBRUARY 2007
MARKETING COORDINATOR INTEGRAL CONSULTING INC.
Coordinated marketing program representing over 75 consultants nationwide. Designed RFP’s for over 20 projects, winning 75%.
MARCH 2003 TO FEBRUARY 2006
MARKETING & EVENTS COORDINATOR SWANSONS NURSERY
Coordinated all aspects of seminar & events program. Doubled the number of seminar & workshop offerings (to almost 200 a year) & increased attendance by 40% through an intensive on-line marketing campaign.
PLANT KNOWLEDGE MARCH 2002 TO JANUARY 2007
HORTICULTURIST FIELDS DESIGN
Directed high-end organic landscape design & maintenance business. In one year quadrupled clientele through word-of-mouth recommendations. Managed all aspects of a small business: budget, invoicing, client relations & supervising small teams.
MARCH 2002 TO MARCH 2004 & DECEMBER 1999 TO APRIL 2000
HORTICULTURIST
APRIL 2000 TO MARCH 2002
HORTICULTURIST
BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN Garden Intern & Plant Curator: Managed a volunteer curatorial team & worked as liaison with garden partners while working in the garden to gain plant knowledge.
FILOLI HISTORIC ESTATE
Garden Apprentice & Plant Curator: 2 years in an intensive horticulture training program. Increased curatorial efficiency by 50% by designing FileMaker Pro Database. Managed a small team of volunteers.
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Tristan Fields
cell (503) 201-3076 l email tristan.fields@gmail.com
EDUCATION, SKILLS & HONORS EDUCATION
Master of Landscape Architecture: University of Oregon
COMPUTER SKILLS
Bachelor of Liberal Arts: The Evergreen State College
CERTIFICATES
Certified Erosion & Sediment Control Lead: AGC Education Foundation, WA Graphic Design Certificate: Pacific Northwest College of Arts, OR Eco Roof Design Certificate: City of Portland & Oregon State University, OR
◊◊ ArcGIS
◊◊ AutoCad ◊◊ Illustrator ◊◊ InDesign ◊◊ MS Office ◊◊ Photoshop ◊◊ Revit ◊◊ SketchUp ◊◊ HTML ◊◊ CSS
Low Impact Development Certificate: Washington State University, WA Environmental Rehabilitation Certificate: Peninsula Community College, WA
REFERENCES Chris Overdorf, Principal at ELM (206) 650-8589 Mark Hadley, Senior Landscape Architect at WH Pacific (503) 372-3606 Anne Godfrey, Associate Professor at University of Oregon (541) 521-3565
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AWARDS & HONORS
◊◊ 2015 WASLA Annual Conference Speaker ◊◊ 2013 University of Oregon Landscape Architecture Scholarship Winner