KINDRA J.

ERICKSEN
P.O. Box 235019
Encinitas, CA 92023
ked0cde0@westpost.net
301-332-332-3976
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
My professional goal is to work as a landscape design, CAD-Civil design, and/or
land planning professional. I desire to further my career as a talented plant
ing and site design professional working on interesting and challenging projects
. I am particularly interested in green design and environmentally responsible d
evelopment practices.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
DWG Landscape Architects
Monterey, California
Environmental Planner
March 2010 - Current
Duties: Work includes planting and site design of commercial and residential si
tes. Planting design, irrigation design, parking layout, pedestrian and vehicle
plans, environmental plans, trees conservation, and soil conservation plans are
include in the work. Emphasis on green building and protection of natural reso
urces is very important to the firm and to the local community in Monterey. Work
is carried out using AutoCAD 2008, Land FX, Adobe CS 5 programs, MS Excel, MS
Word, Arc GIS, Photoshop, Arc GIS, and Sketchup.
One of a Kind Studio
Monterey, California/Middleburg, Virginia
Principal Artist-Owner
December 2007 - Current
Duties: Work includes fine art painting, web design, marketing and sale of pain
tings and prints, coordinating showings with clients, working in a gallery, art
shows and local art events. The Studio also functions as a CAD consulting firm.
Work includes painting in Oil, Acrylic, and Watercolor mediums and CAD graphic
design using AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite CS2.
Accomplishments: Work is being shown in a large juried gallery in Moss Landing
California. Winner of several awards in local juried art shows. CAD Graphic wo
rk has been included in many public venues, shown on local Television stations,
and used in large planning conferences in various locations.
Vanasse, Hangen, Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) Vienna, Virginia
Landscape Architect
November 2006 December 2007
Duties: Work included site design for large commercial sites, parking lot layou
t, site grading, landscape plans, proposal and scope generation, site concept de
velopment, GIS/mapping work, CAD graphics and presentations, 3-D graphics, site
plans, truck/delivery route design, storm water concepts, wetland design, enviro
nmental plans, and tree conservation planning. Capital project reports prepare
d for companies like Target and Giant Foods. GIS mapping and due diligence repo
rts prepared for new stores, fuel station locations, and planned development/mix
ed use projects. Clients included Target, Giant Food, Stop and Shop, Prince Will
iam County, Konterra East (Forest City Development), CVS, and many others. Soft
ware used included AutoCAD, Land Desktop, Sketchup, Microsoft Access, Excel, and
Word, AutoTurn, and many more.
Accomplishments: Beautiful CAD Graphics and 3-D simulations helped in the succe
ssful planning of the Dulles Metro Extension in Reston, Virginia. Led design and
 presentation of design and graphics for a large Sports Park in Prince William C
ounty, Virginia. Helped company win several projects through marketing and grap
hic presentation. Met deadlines and budget constraints for many large projects
.
Bury + Partners Virginia, Inc.
Warrenton, Virginia
Landscape Architect
March 2005 September 2006
Duties: Work involved planning and site design for large residential and commer
cial projects. Mixed use project design, environmental constraints, preliminary
and concept development, storm water plans, due diligence work, site visits, tre
e conservation plans, parking lot design, road layout, grading, and presentation
graphics. Directed staff and had direct client involvement on several projects
. Software used included AutoCAD, Land Desktop, Adobe Suite CS2, MS Excel, Word,
and Access.
Accomplishments: Led company in CAD and GIS work. Helped company meet tight de
adlines and get many projects approved with high standard of graphic presentatio
ns and design. Worked as chief landscape architect and planner for Virginia offi
ces promoting responsible design practices. Helped get approval of many project
s which had difficult design considerations and issues for water and sewer desig
n. Led design of large equestrian community in Fauquier County with many envi
ronmental issues
Loiederman Soltesz Associates
Lanham, Maryland
Senior Designer
November 2002 - August 2004
Duties: Work included civil site design, site grading, house and lot layout, pe
rmit approvals, GIS mapping, residential and commercial designs, concept plans,
preliminary plans, landscape plans, soils mapping, Natural Resource Inventory pr
eparation, tree conservation plans, steep slope plans, storm water concept plans
, GIS, and CAD Graphics. Knowledge of zoning, plant materials, special exceptio
ns, preliminary plan, site plan, mark up execution and re-submittal, graphic pre
sentation to support projects in public meetings. Clients included Ryan Homes, K
onterra, Prince Georges County, Washington Homes, and Toll Brothers. Microstatio
n, Arc GIS, Adobe CS2, and Microsoft Office used regularly.
Accomplishments: Met company deadlines and submittal requirements, helped get a
pproval of large projects with many design problems and constraints, designed la
rge developments with mixed use, led design of equestrian community in Prince Ge
orges County. Coordinated project submittals with clients, agencies, and review
ers. Successfully performed in depth research to find new development opportuni
ties in Prince Georges County.
Sage Landscape Architecture Tucson, Arizona
Landscape Designer
July 1998 - September 1999
Duties: Tasks included site, landscape, and irrigation design, park layouts, tr
ail concepts, signage, site analysis, native plant inventories, historic preserv
ation and restoration work, graphic rendering and exhibits. Developed concepts f
rom sketches to construction drawings. Type of work included commercial landsca
pe design, plaza design, public project layouts, traffic interchanges, and City
of Tucson projects. Software used included Microstation, Corel Graphic software
, MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, and Adobe Creative Suite.
Accomplishments: CAD and hand graphics were featured on local network news broa
dcasts and in high profile public meetings for the City of Tucson. Helped compa
ny win large projects including Fort Lowell Historic Restoration project, Tucson
 United Way Community Resource Center, and Tucson Multiple Benefits projects a
city wide water and parks project with several locations for park design.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Proficient in AutoCAD 2009, Microstation, ESRI GIS Arc software
MS PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Project, and Word 2008.
Adobe Creative Suite CS 5 including Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design.
Sketchup 3-D, 3-D modeling skills.
Irrigation Design
Planting Materials, Plants, Native Vegetation Knowledge
Environmental and Land Planning, Land Use assessment, Development Feasibility,
Conceptual Design Plans and Sketches, Civil site plans, transportation plans, en
vironmental plans, soils mapping, steep slope delineation, wetland delineation,
storm water concepts, Bio-retention design, erosion control, Forest Conservatio
n.
Highly developed graphic skills, hand renderings, drawings and sketches, 3-D pe
rspectives and interactive graphics, simulations, photo editing, and aerial phot
ograph enhancement.
Site grading, layout, parking design, housing lot layout, site layout
Forest Conservation Plans, Environmental Plans, Site Plans.
Graphic Design and Layout skills, printing, color management.
Bond estimates, cost estimates.
Excellent presentation/communication, verbal, and written skills.
Good at working in a team environment, problem solving skills.
Experience interacting with clients and agencies.
Fully BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH, written and spoken.
Good project management skills, coordination of project elements, and multitask
ing.
LID and LEED designs
EDUCATION:
B.S., Environmental Management (In Progress), University of Maryland University
College.
Graduation expected approximately 2011 (2 semesters left to complete). GPA 3.8.
A.S., 1995, Environmental Science. Great Basin College, Elko Nevada. GPA 3.8
5 years of Coursework completed for Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.).
University of Arizona