Experience Land Planning Design Associates Sterling, Virginia
Zachary J Taylor
Project Designer November 2017-June 2018 (703)-963-5809 • Designer on a range of project types and scales, from commercial to www.linkedin.com/in/zachjt residential development zachary.john.taylor@gmail.com • Budget analysis + value engineering to meet client needs • Designed construction documents + site detailing for projects + successful county submissions • Provided resources on available hardscape and planting materials for project installations • Designed visualizations ( 2D + 3D) to communicate projects for clients and communication with their partners • Assisted with firm marketing efforts and the implementation of graphic standards
Piala’s Nursery & Garden Shop Waukesha, Wisconsin
Landscape Designer February 2014-October 2017 • Designer for 100s of client’s projects taking them from consult to proposal signing • Followed-up with clients to pre-empt warranty concerns and answer project care questions • Trained + managed junior staff, ensured they are capable of performing in a timely and professional capacity • Worked with senior staff on large projects ($20,000-$1,000,000+) finish designs • Acquired project permits, managed company relationship with local permitting jurisdictions • Lead 2D + 3D visualizations ( stills+videos) • Estimated projects for construction, with accuracy, + bringing in subcontractors for additional work • Coordinated construction documents with subcontractors and material suppliers • Lead firm’s print + digital marketing efforts • Streamlined office processes, introducing Kerkythea, furthering integrating Excel, Scribus, Adobe Suite
Quake Brands Toronto, Canada
Brand Development Manager October 2013-December 2015 • Brought saleable products to Amazon • Researched online markets for homogeneous high volume consumer categories with niche product potential • Created product designs to fill high sale product niche • Lead search for reliable supplier, arranged inventory + product sale • Maintained product supply, sales, + marketed product
InSite Landscape Design Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Landscape Designer May 2013-January 2014 | Landscape Design Intern May-August 2012 • Designer on commercial and residential projects • Drafted construction documents, site measurements • Designed new company website and created a marketing and branding strategy • Rendered 2D + 3D projects in a timely fashion, advancing the company’s rendering capabilities • Managed office supplies and maintained office organization
Abilities Skills Client Relations, Construction Documents, Data Visualization, Design, Diagramming/Information
Synthesis, Employee Training/Management, Flemish(Dutch)/French, Illustrative Renderings, Marketing Material, Project Inventory/Measuring/Analysis, Portfolio Management, Presentations, Project Estimating, Sketching, Social Media Management, Task Scheduling, 3D Modeling, Website Modeling
Tools AutoCAD +LT/Civil 3D/Maps, Dynascape, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Camera Raw, Adobe Bridge,
Premiere Pro, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Scribus, SketchUp, Lumion, Kerkythea, ArcGIS, Excel, Word, Outlook, Physical Drawing Mediums, HTML/CSS
Education Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg, Virginia Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Spring 2013 Concentration in community and urban design, Dean’s List
KEM Studio Kansas City, Missouri
Selected Student Spring 2012 Participated in an design studio with students from landscape + architecture, interior + industrial design
Tongji University Shanghai, China
Study Abroad Fall 2011 Excelled with graduate coursework in urban design, planning, film, and architecture
Distinctions Bayshore Volunteering Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2040 Shanghai Masterplan Competition Volunteer 2014 Lead team presentation to show potential community development
Second Place Design Team and Lead Editor Fall 2011 Multi-disciplinary + Multi-national team to imagine Shanghai’s augmented reality future