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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Mr. Grasso-O’Brien is a certified Florida Landscape Inspector with more than ten years of experience and a LEED AP. He performs landscape inspections and code enforcement services for various municipalities and brings a wealth of experience in horticultural practices. He will contribute his experience in ensuring that vegetation meets grades and standards and is adequately to survive in demanding harsh environments. PROJECT EXPERIENCE Landscape Inspector, Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (April ’05 – Present) • Conduct landscape inspections for Hallandale Beach Boulevard FDOT Landscape Improvements Project (September 2006). • Conduct landscape inspections for Opa Locka Executive Airport, Miami-Dade County Aviation Department Landscape Improvement Project (January to March 2007). • Conduct landscape inspections for Miami International Airport Landscape Improvement Project (January to March 2007). • Conduct landscape inspections and enforce municipal landscape codes for City of Miramar (April to August 2005). • Conduct landscape inspections and enforce municipal landscape codes for City of North Lauderdale, West Park and Weston. • Arrange and execute annual landscape inspections of commercial properties for City of Weston. Prepare reports and schedule follow up inspection for code compliance. • Meet with landscape contractors, managers and owners to discuss and educate best management practices within the City of Weston. • Meet with irrigation contractors to have them demonstrate irrigation compliance and required irrigation coverage and overlap for City of Weston. • Attend special magistrate hearings for City of Weston and City of West Park relating to tree preservation and landscape code compliance. • Monitor for invasive exotic and nuisance species of plants for City of Weston • Assist Code Compliance Department enforcing health and safety codes for City of North Lauderdale (November 2005 to January 2006). • Process tree removal and relocation permits and responsible for inspection approvals for City of West Park and Weston. • Record GPS coordinates and identify landscape plant material in GIS format for City of Weston and the City of Lauderdale Lakes tree inventory. David Grasso-O'Brien, LEED AP Landscape Inspector YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 11 EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2008 Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2001 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATIONS Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association HP Cert#H67-5646 International Society of Arboriculture ISA Municipal Specialist Certificate #FL-1336AM Florida Landscape Inspector Cert#2003-0236 FACE Code Enforcement Level III Certification LEED Accredited Professional BD+C PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member of International Society of Arboriculture Member of Landscape Inspectors Association of Florida Member of USGBC Member of Florida Association of Code Enforcement