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I' <br />L' <br />MICHAEL D. CONNER, PLA, ASLA, ISA <br />Landscape Architect <br />YEARS WITH THE FIRM <br />15 <br />YEARS OF EXPERIENCE <br />30+ <br />EDUCATION <br />B.S., Landscape Architecture, Ball <br />State University, Indiana, 1985 <br />B.S., Environmental Design, Ball <br />State University, 1985 <br />Ball State Honors College <br />Sigma Lamba Alpha, Landscape <br />Architecture Honor Society <br />CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES <br />Landscape Architect, Florida License <br />#LA0001181 <br />ISA Certified Arborist License <br />#FL0777 <br />PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS <br />American Society of Landscape <br />Architects, Chairperson 1990, <br />Broward Section <br />Landscape Inspectors Society of <br />Florida <br />International Society of Arboriculture <br />Mr. Conner has more than 30 years of combined experience in municipal, commercial, and <br />private sector work. As a Registered Landscape Architect and a Certified Arborist, he is also <br />knowledgeable in all aspects of urban and community forestry planning and tree inventory <br />and appraisal - particularly in built -out environments in the South Florida area. His expertise <br />lies in park design, site planning, hardscape and landscape design. He also has successful <br />experience in public space creation and park planning, environmental mitigation, contract <br />administration, site inspections, and grant writing. He will contribute his expertise in park <br />master planning, capital projects management, grant coordination, native planting design, <br />arborist services, and landscape construction administration for park and landscape projects. <br />RELEVANT EXPERIENCE <br />Patch Reef Park - Synthetic Turf Fields <br />Conversion of three existing football/ <br />lacrosse/soccer fields and included tree <br />relocations, new landscaping, and the <br />design of an automatic irrigation system and <br />booster pump to be able to periodically wet <br />the fields from the sidelines <br />Boca Raton, FL <br />John U. Lloyd State Park -Boardwalk <br />Replacements <br />Prepared detailed design plans and <br />construction drawings for the replacement <br />of four existing wood boardwalks providing <br />beach access at the park <br />Dania Beach, FL <br />Dania Cove Park <br />Developed a waterfront park design on <br />an archaeologically significant site in the <br />City with a scenic mangrove cove, using <br />the site's history as an opportunity to <br />showcase its historical value and ecological <br />importance <br />Dania Beach, FL <br />Precious Paws Dog Park & Memory Gardens <br />Responsible for the design, detailing, and <br />construction administration of a new dog <br />park and memory garden within Patrick J, <br />Meli Park <br />Dania Beach, FL <br />Peace Mound Park <br />Responsible for the design detailing and <br />construction administration of a waterfront <br />passive park with the purpose of ensuring the <br />celebration of existence of an archaeological <br />Tequesta Indian burial mound <br />Weston, FL <br />Miami Gardens - Parks Bond - Construction <br />Management <br />Assisted the City staff with implementation <br />of a $60 million bond program for parks <br />improvements <br />Miami Gardens, FL <br />Rolling Oaks Park - Pedestrian Trail <br />Designed a 1.5 mile long pedestrian trail <br />through Rolling Oaks Park <br />Miami Gardens, FL <br />Mills Pond Park <br />Three new synthetic turf soccer and lacrosse <br />fields including coordinating surveying, civil <br />engineering, electrical engineering, site <br />planning, and landscape architecture <br />Fort Lauderdale, FL <br />Library Park <br />Design detailing and construction <br />administration of a five -acre passive -use <br />park with a signature fountain component, <br />outdoor classroom facilities and a historical <br />narrative trail adjacent to a public library, <br />middle school and high school <br />Weston, FL <br />Mary Saunders Park <br />Detailed site design and landscape and <br />irrigations plans for the improvements at the <br />existing park, which included a new parking <br />areas, an enhanced entranceway and new <br />lighting <br />West Park, FL <br />Vista Park Phase II <br />Landscape park design for the upgrade of <br />park facilities, new trails, expanded parking, <br />and modification of park programming <br />to include new entry signage and the <br />replacement of the football fields with <br />upgraded drainage systems <br />Weston, FL <br />50 <br />