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<br /> Michael Conner, RLA, ASLA
<br />Senior Landscape Architect
<br />SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Mr. Conner has more than 30 years of combined experience in municipal, commercial, and private sector work. As a Registered Landscape Architect and a Certified Arborist, he is also knowledgeable in all aspects of urban and community forestry planning and tree inventory and appraisal – particularly in built-out environments in the South Florida area. His expertise lies in site planning, hardscape and landscape design. He also has successful experience in public space creation and planning, environmental mitigation, contract administration, site inspections, and grant writing. He will contribute his expertise in native planting, arborist services,
<br />and landscape construction administration for landscape projects.
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<br />PROJECT EXPERIENCE
<br />Library Park, Weston, Florida; Project Manager, Lead Designer. Responsible for the design detailing and construction administration of a five-acre passive-use park with a signature fountain component, outdoor classroom facilities and a historical narrative trail adjacent to a public library, a middle school and a high school. Mr Connor provided site design beyond the conceptual level, planting selection and irrigation design, implementing the City's adopted wayfinding and branding components, visibility and security design, and coordination with an architectural sub-consultant for the development of restroom facilities.
<br />Peace Mound Park, Weston, Florida; Project Manager. Responsible for the design detailing and construction administration of a waterfront passive park with the purpose of ensuring celebrating the existence of an archaeological Tequesta Indian burial mound. Mr. Connor was responsible for conducting an audit of over 200 existing trees, determining their health and relocation parameters and coordinating the mitigation of any vegetation that needed to be removed.
<br />Bonaventure Boulevard and Blatt Road Roundabout, Weston, FL; Construction
<br />Landscape Architect: Provided landscape design and coordinated with traffic, electrical and civil engineering for a new roundabout. The project included the integration of landscape planting signage, branding, wayfinding, lighting, bicycle trails and pedestrian pathways.
<br />NW 27th Avenue Streetscape, Miami-Dade County, Florida; Project Manager, Lead
<br />Designer. Developed a planting and irrigation design for the FDOT roadway through two cities and several districts. Mr. Connor was responsible for all permitting and coordination of several consumptive-use permits for varying zones through various segmented agencies and three municipalities, the implementation of City wayfinding and detailing specialty planting design to provide each city with their own character.
<br />Memorial Regional Hospital 35th Avenue Streetscape, Hollywood, Florida; Design
<br />Team Member. Responsible for the construction detailing of hardcape components and planting for a streetscape design and wayfinding for a re-dedicated roadway segment to the hospital campus as part of this LEED-Gold project.
<br />SW 48th Avenue Median Enhancement, West Park, Florida; Project Manager, Lead
<br />Designer. Assisted the City in obtaining grant funding for the beautification of roadway medians. Provided landscape and irrigation design as well as construction administration for the four-block project.
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<br />YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
<br />25+
<br />EDUCATION
<br />B.S. Landscape
<br />Architecture
<br />Ball State University,
<br />Indiana, 1985
<br />B.S., Environmental
<br />Design
<br />Ball State University,
<br />Indiana, 1985
<br />Ball State Honors College
<br />Sigma Lambda Alpha,
<br />Landscape Architecture
<br />Honor Society
<br />PROFESSIONAL
<br />REGISTRATION
<br />Landscape Architect,
<br />Florida License
<br />#LA0001181
<br />ISA Cer tified Arborist
<br />License #FL0777
<br />PROFESSIONAL
<br />ASSOCIATIONS
<br />American Society of
<br />Landscape Architects
<br />Chairperson 1990
<br />Broward Section
<br />Florida Urban Forestry
<br />Council
<br />President 1999
<br />Landscape Inspectors
<br />Society of Florida
<br />International Society
<br />of Arboriculture
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