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<br />SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Ms. Nguyen has a master’s degree in landscape architecture and over ten years of experience in environmental science, botany, and landscape architecture. She is particularly well versed in tropical plant taxonomy, physiology, morphology, economic botany, and landscape and tree preservation ordinances necessary elements in providing landscape inspections and code compliance. In addition to being skilled in typical office software programs, she is capable with AutoCAD and Adobe Photoshop. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and has received several grants. <br />PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br />City of Weston. Revised tree preservation ordinance. <br />City of West Park. Co-authored landscape and tree preservation ordinances. <br />Town of Surfside. Co-authored landscape ordinance. <br />Town of Palm Beach. Revised landscape and landscape permitting ordinance. <br />ARBORIST, INSPECTION, TREE MITIGATION PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br />City of Weston, Landscape Code Enforcement. Enforced city landscape and tree preservation codes for compliance and presented violations to special magistrate. <br />City of Weston, Landscape Review and Inspections. Reviewed and inspected new commercial developments and redevelopment as well as single family residences to ensure code compliance. <br />City of Weston, Landscape Inspection Program. Inspect existing commercial developments for landscape compliance. <br />City of Weston, Debris Removal. Monitored and documented trucks removing debris from residential areas. Documented (measured, GPS, and calculated amount) tree stumps removed throughout the city, and evaluated trees requiring removal because of life safety issues (hazardous trees) and amount of damage done to the tree. <br />City of Weston, Tree Permits. Inspector and permit coordinator for commercial, residential and municipal tree removal and relocation permits. <br />Town of Bay Harbor Islands, 96th Street/Kane Concourse. Inspector for landscape renovations. <br />Hardwood Hammocks Recovery after Hurricane Andrew, University of Miami. Collected soil and plant samples. Tagged, labeled, and measured plant specimens. <br />PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & OUTREACH PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br />Roots in the City, Florida International University. As project manager, coordinated garden maintenance and four full-time employees and national volunteer groups. Designed garden layout and wrote grants. <br />Little Haiti Park Design Workshop. Participant of charette for multi-use park for community. <br />BLUEWAYS PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br />Virginia Key Beach Park and Biscayne Blueway. Analyzed and provided conceptual designs that incorporated aquatic and beach front resources with historic segregated recreational areas. <br />Hien Nguyen, ASLA, ISA, FACE <br />Landscape Inspector <br />EDUCATION <br />Master of Landscape <br />Architecture, <br />Florida International <br />University, Miami <br /> <br />B.S., Environmental <br />Studies, Florida <br />International University, <br />Miami <br /> <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />REGISTRATION AND <br />CERTIFICATION <br />American Society of <br />Landscape Architects <br />(ASLA), No. 1087025 <br /> <br />Florida Association of Code <br />Enforcement (FACE), No. <br />4589 <br /> <br />ISA Certified Arborist, No. <br />FL-5282A <br /> <br />Level I Code Enforcement <br />Certification <br /> <br />Level II Code Enforcement <br />Certification <br /> <br /> <br />AWARDS <br />2002 Florida Chapter <br />American Society of <br />Landscape Architects - <br />Professional Merit Award <br />for Virginia Key Beach Park <br />and Biscayne Blueways <br /> <br />2001 Commendation from <br />City of Miami <br />Commissioner Arthur Teele, <br />Little Haiti Park Design <br />Workshop <br /> <br />2001 $25,000 <br />Empowerment Zone Grant <br /> <br />Overtown Horticultural <br />Training Program