Mary Vavra
Nashville,Tennessee
Summary
Reliable business professional with experience in project management, process improvement, and financial analysis. Proven track record of successfully winning planning projects and leading them through to construction.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Planner/Landscape Architect
Barge Design Solutions, Inc.
06.2016 - Current
- Takes initiative to sell work and then completes it; regularly communicate with clients and key stakeholders for various projects
- Experience includes developing recommendations and 10-year capital improvement plans for several counties including Paulding and Troup County in Georgia and Montgomery County in Tennessee, which identified over $87 million in capital funding
Senior Planner/Landscape Architect
Lose & Associates, Inc.
01.2011 - 05.2016
- Responsible for managing planning and landscape architecture projects; on-call planner for two communities in Tennessee
- Projects include two award-wining transit-oriented developments, land use analysis and conceptual plans, alternative transportation masterplans, parks and recreation comprehensive planning projects, which involve facility assessments, public outreach, conducting online surveys, data analysis, budgeting, and developing 10-year capital improvement plans
Principal
MV Design Studio
03.2010 - 01.2011
- Managing sole-proprietorship
- Projects: Landscape architecture projects including parks, streetscape plans, and creating a Low Impact Development (LID) Guideline for The Nature Conservancy; consulting work for MACTEC
Planner/Landscape Architect
MACTEC, Engineering and Consulting
01.2009 - 03.2010
- Responsible for managing planning and landscape architecture projects
- Projects: Comprehensive and transportation planning updates, neighborhood revitalization plans, conservation subdivisions, context sensitive solutions (CSS), zoning, and subdivision regulation updates
- Experience includes DT-0330 proposals, grant writing and creating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents
Urban Planner
LRK Architects
06.2006 - 07.2008
- Responsible for managing planning projects from site analysis, through the design process to entitlements, and providing design guidelines
- Projects: Master planning communities involving urban infill and sustainable design practices
- Responsibilities include organizing charrettes and workshops, submitting required zoning documents, and creating project booklets and guidelines
- Project management responsibilities include writing contracts, budgeting and approving invoices
Project Manager
TBG Partners
01.2003 - 09.2004
- Responsible for coordinating construction documents, specifications, and providing construction administration
- Projects: Large recreational pools, trail networks, streetscapes, bridges, gateways, monument signs, neighborhood parks and assisting with community guidelines
Senior Landscape Designer
Hodgson & Douglas LLC
08.1997 - 12.2002
- Active in all aspects of the design process including site analysis, code compliance, schematic design development, cost estimation, construction documentation, specifications and construction administration
Landscape Designer Summer Internship
LandDesign Inc.
06.1996 - 09.1996
Education
Masters of Landscape Architecture - Urban Design and Planning
University of Texas
Austin, Texas06.2006
Bachelor of Science - Landscape Architecture
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama06.1997
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Word
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- AutoCAD
Certification
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), #026217, 01/01/12, Present
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate, 01/01/10, Present
- Registered Landscape Architect, Tennessee, #695, 01/01/09, Present
- Registered Landscape Architect, Texas, #2331, 01/01/06, Present
- Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Board (CLARB), 01/01/06, Present
- OSHA - 10 Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training Program Certificate, 01/01/10, Present
Projectawards
- 2022, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Merit Award, Analysis and Planning for Montgomery County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan
- 2020, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Merit Award, Analysis and Planning for Envision Edgehill Apartments
- 2013, Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award, Greensboro North Transit Oriented Development
- 2012, Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association (TAPA) Outstanding Planning Award, Green Development for Greensboro North Transit Ready Development (TRD), Gallatin, Tennessee
- 2011, Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association (TAPA) Outstanding Planning Award, Green Development for Hamilton Springs Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Lebanon, Tennessee
- 2009, Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association (TAPA) Outstanding Planning Award, Project/Program/Tool for East Columbia Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Columbia, Tennessee
Affiliations
- Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, Board Member, 01/01/23, Present
- Mayor Cooper’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, Co-chair of the Mobility Subcommittee, 01/01/19, 12/31/23
- Metro Traffic and Parking Commission, 01/01/13, 12/31/18
- Mayor Barry’s Livable Nashville Committee, 01/01/16, 12/31/16
- Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association, 01/01/08, 12/31/15, President, 01/01/13, 12/31/13
- Nashville Emerging Leader, Class of 2011 and Board Member, 01/01/11, 12/31/12
- U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), 01/01/09, Present
- Nashville Civic Design Center, 01/01/08, Present
- Transit Now Nashville, Founding Board Member, 01/01/08, Present
- American Planning Association (APA), 01/01/12, Present
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), 01/01/95, Present
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Senior Planner/Landscape Architect
Barge Design Solutions, Inc.
06.2016 - Current
Senior Planner/Landscape Architect
Lose & Associates, Inc.
01.2011 - 05.2016
Principal
MV Design Studio
03.2010 - 01.2011
Planner/Landscape Architect
MACTEC, Engineering and Consulting
01.2009 - 03.2010
Urban Planner
LRK Architects
06.2006 - 07.2008
Project Manager
TBG Partners
01.2003 - 09.2004
Senior Landscape Designer
Hodgson & Douglas LLC
08.1997 - 12.2002
Landscape Designer Summer Internship
LandDesign Inc.
06.1996 - 09.1996
Masters of Landscape Architecture - Urban Design and Planning
University of Texas
Bachelor of Science - Landscape Architecture
Auburn University
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