Kimberly Kneifl
Designer
Omaha,NE
Summary
Creative and collaborative Landscape Designer with 14+ years of experience in client services, design implementation, and employee management for residential and commercial clients. Possess extensive knowledge in creating interactive native plant selection interfaces and communications.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Instructor, Horticulture, Land Systems and Management Department
Metropolitan Community College
12.2021 - Current
- Teach landscape design classes to ~25 students through hands-on learning activities and an engaging curriculum to meet learning targets
- Build an application for students to identify landscape plants on campus by using ArcGIS online and attention to detail resulting in increased plant knowledge.
Owner/Designer
Gardens by Kim, LLC
06.2017 - Current
- Engaged with environmentally focused clients to match design requests and integrate natural plantings for residential and commercial clients
- Managed 3 employees and 2 subcontractors installing and maintaining plant materials onsite.
- Increased customer satisfaction by implementing efficient business processes and providing exceptional service.
Contract Designer
Tilly Design
03.2022 - 12.2023
- Engaged with an average of 2 clients per week to tailored design deliverables and match requests with friendly professionalism and active listening to ensure client retention and product satisfaction
- Created and delivered the client design package, acting as the project manager for 3D rendering and irrigation deliverables
- Worked with 2 designers to create a preliminary plant tool to increase proficiency of internal landscape designers.
Research Assistant
University of Nebraska
03.2016 - 06.2016
- Assisted professor of literature with landscape perception studies and research
- Coordinated email surveys, marketing activities
- Cleaned and organized data from survey findings
- Created 3 interactive visuals for future online publications
- Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.
- Translated research findings into actionable recommendations, influencing policy and practice.
Multimedia Specialist
Valmont Industries
12.2010 - 05.2012
- Produced content (graphics, animations, narration timelines) for a series of 6 eLearning courses
- Established a codebook for content creation
- Conducted project management between SME's, marketing and technical roles to create a cohesive eLearning product
- Served as 1 of 3 committee members to represent the Irrigation Division in a corporate-wide search for a more robust LMS.
Education
Master's degree in Landscape Architecture -
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS05.2016
Undergraduate in General Studies -
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE05.2002
Skills
- Advanced in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)
- Familiar with SketchUp
- Proficient in ArcGIS
- Proficient in AutoCAD LT
- Experienced in Content Creation
- Proficient in Graphic Design
- Team Player
- Creative
- Relationship Building
- Verbal and written communication
Awards
- Architectural Research Centers Consortium, King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Research, 05/2016, Awarded through the College of Architecture, Planning and Design, Kansas State University, 2016, Capturing Perceptions: History, Instagram and the Highline
- Student and Emerging Professional SPOTLIGHT mini-series, 05/2016, 1 of 4 graduates from accredited landscape architecture programs selected to create a 45-minute video presentation for 1 ASLA continuing education credit, Capturing Perceptions: History, Instagram and the Highline
Publications
dCODE: A New Tool for Designing the Urban Environment, https://learn.asla.org/asla/sessions/263/view, 06/2016, Architecture_Media_Politics_Society Digital-Cultural Ecology and the Medium-Sized City, Bristol, UK 2016
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