Juan Alvarez

Work History

Associate Designer

Hunter Landscape

7 2016 - Current

Gather and use environmental review, conditions of approval, city specific plan, development standards, city policies, ordinances, environmental laws, civil plans, architectural plans, utility plans, site plans, record drawings, and soils reports to prepare landscape construction documents
Design and manage all of Hunter Landscape’s Irrigation Plans by using Autocad and Land FX
Design planting conceptual plans, color drawings, and construction drawings by using Autocad, Photoshop, and Sketchup
Furthermore perform planning duties in regards to design of parks, open space, trails, and streetscape
Follow through projects from start to finish
From site analysis stage to completion
Conduct drawing quality control from staff and consultants
Using city guidelines and various design standard methods
Submit and track projects to various cities and agencies to obtain approved construction drawings in a timely manner to achieve construction timelines
Adjust and correct drawings per city and various agencies redlines and comments
Conduct site reviews, site inspections during and after construction, complex studies, and comprehensive reports and recommendations
Including cost savings designs
650,000 has been the most I have helped a project save money, even then quality of project was in excellent standard
Coordinate our plans and maintain relationships with building architects, engineers, developers, real estate brokers, public agencies, and property owners
Prepare design cost estimates, RFP’s, staff reports, schedules, presentation graphics, and other miscellaneous project documents
Perform site analysis when designing renovation type projects
Perform irrigation audits per Irrigation Association standards
Perform various types of arborist reports as needed per city and county requirements.

Project Estimator

Benchmark Landscape

04.2015 - 07.2016

Obtained and organized project documentation for cost estimates
Reviewed and analyzed plans, specs, and related documentation
Prepared estimates by itemizing costs of materials, labor, equipment, services, and so forth
Worked with different schedules and budgets
Analyzed project thoroughly by creating a series of outcomes and solutions to include unprecedented costs and / or reduce unnecessary project costs
Obtained a close relationship with vendors to ensure we receive accurate quotes for what we are bidding
Projects that were typically bid consisted of large-scale landscape renovations and new landscape development projects
These included Parks, HOA’s, model homes, track homes, commercial sites, town homes, and others
Conducted landscape project audits to ensure that project is running efficiently.

Irrigation Specialist

LaBrucherie Irrigation Supply

03.2014 - 04.2015

Assisted all types of clients on a regular basis with technical, repair, and installation information
From water departments to home owners
Developed new clients and supported existing client base by networking, cold calls, marketing, trade shows, door to door, and so forth
Worked with both domestic and international vendors, to obtain the best quality irrigation products at the best price
Created a great number of planting and irrigation designs for Residential, Commercial, and Agricultural applications
I would average one irrigation design per week
Designed water systems for customers in Residential, Commercial, Agricultural, and Water Supplier Applications
Purchased, quoted, and invoiced irrigation products on a daily basis
Audited water supply and irrigation systems for Residential, Commercial, and Agricultural applications.

Volunteer

Imperial County Public Works

07.2011 - 09.2011

Was introduced to different county and state agencies and their appropriate roles
Was introduced to projects from preliminary stages to final stages
Produced as builts, concept drawings, building floor plans, elevation plans, building mechanical plans, building electrical plans, building lighting plans, irrigation plans, planting plans, demolition plans, different types of details, and other miscellaneous plans on AutoCAD
Calculated drip and sprinkler systems
Retrofitted various sprinkler systems into micro-irrigation
Was introduced to different types of paperwork in preparation for project funding and building
Was introduced to cost estimations for government projects.

Overview

Work History

Associate Designer

Project Estimator

Irrigation Specialist

Volunteer

Education

High School diploma -

Associates degree in Art - undefined

Bachelors degree of Science in Landscape Architecture, and minored in Landscape Irrigation Design and Music - undefined

Associates degree of Science in Water Resource Management - undefined

Skills

Websites

Certification

Professional References

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