Overview
Work History
Education
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Amber Petrich

Prospective Paraeducator
Mt. Vernon,WA

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Garden Center Manager and Visual Display Designer

Azusa Garden Centre
03.2023 - Current
  • Increase sales through creative merchandising displays and promotions.
  • Collaborate with customers to develop solutions to complex issues involving local ordinances and laws, as well as ecological concerns, while maintaining aesthetic beauty and personal interests.
  • Maintain a clean and inviting store environment, prioritizing safety for customers and employees alike.
  • Monitor business performance regularly, adjusting strategies as needed to optimize profitability, including remaining updated on trends, customer needs, and desires.
  • Handle customer complaints professionally, resolving issues promptly, to ensure repeat business.
  • Coordinate seasonal workshops for customers, providing hands-on learning opportunities for various gardening topics.
  • Leverage data and analytics to make informed decisions, and drive business improvements.
  • Conduct in-person consultation and design for residential and environmental projects, focusing on encouragement of pollinator habitats, as well as specific other concerns.

Project Manager and Lead Designer

Barker Landscape Architects
08.2005 - 12.2008
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Planned, designed, drafted, budgeted for, and scheduled phases for large projects, working with city officials, community members, contractors, children, parks departments, WSDOT, and school board members.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Incorporated historical, ecological, and cultural significance into the design process while maintaining sensitivity to the goals of community members.
  • Creatively executed experiential learning in atmospheres of play in parks, playgrounds, and other teaching environments.
  • Remediated various habitats, utilizing natural resources and local guidelines to restore at-risk environments and plant and animal species, while beautifying the project areas.
  • Constructed parks, playgrounds, community gardens, and environmental features with community members.


Community Outreach and Park Designer

Volunteer, Jim Diers, Community Partnerships Program, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
02.2004 - 11.2006
  • Worked with the city of Toppenish, WA, (a primarily migrant community) to design and build a neighborhood matching grant playground and park with community members, including children.
  • I attended and recorded various city planning meetings, assisted with obtaining and recording input from community members, and then translated those ideas into a park and playground design.
  • Worked alongside the community to construct their park.

Preschool Teacher and Arts Coordinator

JanSport
03.1996 - 05.1997
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Designed creative lesson plans that incorporated hands-on activities and interactive learning experiences to foster curiosity and engagement in young learners.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
  • Contributed to the successful implementation of school-wide initiatives by collaborating with colleagues on curriculum development, professional development, and other projects.
  • Supported emotional development by teaching and modeling empathy and kindness in daily interactions.

Education

Professional Bachelor, Landscape Architecture - Landscape Architecture

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
05.2001 -

Associate of Arts - Art, Science, And Architecture

Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA
05.2001 -

Skills

Creative engagement

Child advocacy

Integrated teaching of science and cultural arts

Motivational guidance

Responsive to diverse abilities

Analytical problem-solving

Collaborative team management

Efficient multitasking

Sales strategy

Customer relations

Conflict resolution

Responsive to new challenges

Strategic project planning

Reliability

Marketing management

Timeline

Garden Center Manager and Visual Display Designer

Azusa Garden Centre
03.2023 - Current

Project Manager and Lead Designer

Barker Landscape Architects
08.2005 - 12.2008

Community Outreach and Park Designer

Volunteer, Jim Diers, Community Partnerships Program, University of Washington
02.2004 - 11.2006

Professional Bachelor, Landscape Architecture - Landscape Architecture

University of Washington
05.2001 -

Associate of Arts - Art, Science, And Architecture

Skagit Valley College
05.2001 -

Preschool Teacher and Arts Coordinator

JanSport
03.1996 - 05.1997

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