Juan Alvarez
Associate Landscape Designer
Corona,CA
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language
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.
Education
High School diploma -
08.2001 - 05.2006
Associates degree in Art - undefined
06.2006 - 05.2009
Bachelors degree of Science in Landscape Architecture, and minored in Landscape Irrigation Design and Music - undefined
09.2009 - 05.2013
Associates degree of Science in Water Resource Management - undefined
08.2015 - 05.2016
Skills
Bilingual-Spanish: read, write, speak and comprehend
Quick learner, fast, reliable, respectful, and courteous
Teach piano to children and adults on a seasonal basis
Head Music Leader for New Life Church in Corona, have performed and lead many church services, I am comfortable speaking in front of audiences Have spoken to audiences of 200
Certification
ISA Certified Arborist from the International Society of Arboriculture
Professional References
- Edgar Trenado, 207 N Harvard Ave, Claremont, CA, 91711, (951) 858-1066, etrenado@outlook.com, Information Technology Manager, City of Claremont
- Justin Heacock, RLA, 2375 S Mira Court #197, Anaheim, CA, 92802, (949) 683-3110, jjheacock@yahoo.com, Landscape Architect, JJH Landscape Architects
- Ernest Rodelo, 6075 Kimball Avenue, Chino, CA, 91708, (951) 271-6372, ernest.rodelo@gmail.com, Safety Coordinator, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Timeline
Cuyamaca College - Associates degree of Science in Water Resource Management,
08.2015 - 05.2016
Project Estimator - Benchmark Landscape
04.2015 - 07.2016
Irrigation Specialist - LaBrucherie Irrigation Supply
03.2014 - 04.2015
Volunteer - Imperial County Public Works
07.2011 - 09.2011
Cal Poly Pomona - Bachelors degree of Science in Landscape Architecture, and minored in Landscape Irrigation Design and Music,
09.2009 - 05.2013
Grossmont College - Associates degree in Art,
06.2006 - 05.2009
Southwest High School - High School diploma,
08.2001 - 05.2006
Associate Designer - Hunter Landscape
7 2016 - Current