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Landscape Architecture 13-23 I I Education Jason Keese B.S., landscape Architecture, Purdue University Drawings and Specifications Production ' Professional Affiliations American Society of Mr. Keese is a landscape designer in Atkins' planning and landscape architecture division/ Landscape Architects(ASLA) Fort Lauderdale, Florida office. He has two years of landscape design experience involving commercial development of retail space and offices; urban renewal projects; government facilities design; transit projects; streetscape designs; and highway landscape, as well as the layout and design of parks and recreational facilities, and greenway and trail systems. Mr. Keese's current general responsibilities with Atkins include: • Produces schematic and working drawings of residential, recreational, commercial, or industrial site projects for in-house review. • Researches feasibility of alternative design approaches, based upon client's specifications, site conditions, government specifications or regulations, for incorporation into layout. • Determines existing site conditions and prepares site analysis studies. • Designs and draws conceptual plans for site layout, planting and grading, for review by senior landscape architect. • Prepares preliminary construction cost estimates. • Assists in the coordination of design plans with other disciplines. • Observes construction projects to determine if landscape work is followed according to plans and specifications. • Consults vendors for updating research library or obtaining material samples and/or technical literature. ' Mr. Keese's Atkins project experience includes/included: Coconut Creek Parkway Educational Corridor Sense of Place Design Services, Coconut Creek, FL. Landscape designer responsible for developing the initial design concept, overall ' plant selection and palette, and creating visual aides to illustrate the proposed designs and alternatives. This project involved providing engineering and landscape architecture services for this multimodal, transit-oriented corridor. The scope of work involved road realignment, establishment of medians for function and beautification, shared use pedestrian and bicycle paths, and transit upgrades. The Coconut Creek Educational Corridor was chosen as one of only three corridors in Broward County to serve as a model for the Broward County-initiated Sense of Place project. Sense of Place is a Broward County initiative to create a countywide ' design guidebook that promotes and implements design guidelines to create pedestrian friendly spaces and public transit, taking into consideration the distinctive character of each city within the county. SR 5 (US 1) Rehabilitation Design Services, Vero Beach, Florida (FDOT District Four). Landscape designer responsible for working on the planting design and aiding in the development of the hardscape details of pavement patterns and layout as well as the custom tree grate and frame design and layout. This project involved milling and resurfacing of 1.431 miles of SR 5(US 1) in Vero Beach, Florida. Design services were provided for improvements that included replacing the strain pole assembly at 23rd Street with mast arms and installing a new signal at 10th Avenue; signal interconnect; providing upgrades for Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA)compliance; upgrading the guardrail connection to the bridge over the Main Relief Canal; providing new signing and pavement markings; and landscaping. 0006.027944.0512 Atkins I City of Sunny Isles Beach, RFQ No. 12-04-02