Brett Jackson Resume
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Brett Jackson Resume

Landscape Designer October 2017 - February 2019
Human Nature - Cincinnati, OH
� Experience in public sector projects related to urban design, open space systems,
stormwater management and sustainable design interpretation/education, stream and
native ecology restoration, environmental and land use planning.
� Extensive layout, planting design and construction detailing design for over 30 drawing sets in AutoCAD 2018 and Revit 2018.
� Translate and digitize hand drawn design concepts into working project drawings.
� Prepare concept graphics, animations and visualizations with metrics using
AutoCAD 2018, Revit 2018, SketchUP 2018, Lumion, Adobe CC, and Revu Bluebeam.
� Comprehensive vegetation selection and planting design for a variety of environments. Integral to prairie, riparian and deciduous forest ecosystems design.
� Regularly conduct natural resource vegetation inventories and provide feedback related to LID and Best Management Practices.
� Develop landscape maintenance manuals/guides and associated graphic visualizations.
� Conduct QA/QC of built work to ensure proper site installation/establishment, develop field reports and corresponding plans.
� Review construction submittals for materials, sourcing and project compliance.
� Develop construction specifications, revised and updated soil specifications.
� Generate extensive Opinion of Probable Cost Estimates.


Landscape Designer November 2016 - Present
Old North End Neighborhood; North End Woodlands - Colorado Springs, CO
� Prepare layouts, details and graphics for 13 historic neighborhood street medians in
AutoCAD 2016, LandFX, and Adobe CC.
� Develop City Forestry Division approved street tree species list.
� Conduct site inventories and analytics.
� Design and develop project website in Squarespace: ------------


Landscape Designer January 2015 - October 2017
NES Inc. - Colorado Springs, CO
� Experience in private sector projects related to campus design, community master
planning, streetscape design, land use planning and site suitability analysis.
� Extensive layout, planting design and details for over 35 drawing sets in AutoCAD 2016.
� Integral to plant selection and planting design, City and County approved species lists. Designed waterwise and fire-wise landscapes and design guidelines.
� Prepare visualizations with metrics in AutoCAD 2016, LandFX, SketchUP 2016,
Adobe CC and MS Office to all phases of project development.
� Deliverables included layouts, modeling, diagrams, and analytics (cost estimates,
performance metrics and specs) completed with AutoCAD 2016, LandFX, Adobe CC,
SketchUP 2016 and hand graphics.
� Regularly conduct QA/QC of built work to ensure proper site installation/establishment.
� Prepare design guidelines for commercial and planned community developments.


Design Intern Summer 2011
Ball State University - Muncie, IN
� Produce graphics as educational and fundraising tools in ArcGIS.
� Research and develop water quality Best Management Practices documents for the
Sylvan Lake Homeowners Association.
� Conduct natural resource vegetation inventory and analysis.


Education
Master of Landscape Architecture Graduated 2012
Ball State University - Muncie, IN

Bachelor�s in Biology Graduated 2008
Indiana University - Bloomington, IN