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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 <br />grades and standards and is adequately to survive in demanding harsh <br />environments. <br />PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br />Landscape Inspector, Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida <br />(April ’05 – Present) <br />•Conduct landscape inspections for Hallandale Beach Boulevard FDOT LandscapeImprovements Project (September 2006). <br />•Conduct landscape inspections for Opa Locka Executive Airport, Miami-DadeCounty Aviation Department Landscape Improvement Project (January to March2007). <br />•Conduct landscape inspections for Miami International Airport LandscapeImprovement Project (January to March 2007). <br />•Conduct landscape inspections and enforce municipal landscape codes for Cityof Miramar (April to August 2005). <br />•Conduct landscape inspections and enforce municipal landscape codes for Cityof North Lauderdale, West Park and Weston. <br />•Arrange and execute annual landscape inspections of commercial properties forCity of Weston. Prepare reports and schedule follow up inspection for codecompliance. <br />•Meet with landscape contractors, managers and owners to discuss and educatebest management practices within the City of Weston. <br />•Meet with irrigation contractors to have them demonstrate irrigationcompliance and required irrigation coverage and overlap for City of Weston. <br />•Attend special magistrate hearings for City of Weston and City of West Parkrelating to tree preservation and landscape code compliance. <br />•Monitor for invasive exotic and nuisance species of plants for City of Weston <br />•Assist Code Compliance Department enforcing health and safety codes for Cityof North Lauderdale (November 2005 to January 2006). <br />•Process tree removal and relocation permits and responsible for inspectionapprovals for City of West Park and Weston. <br />•Record GPS coordinates and identify landscape plant material in GIS format forCity of Weston and the City of Lauderdale Lakes tree inventory. <br />David Grasso-O'Brien, LEED AP <br />Landscape Inspector <br />YEARS OF EXPERIENCE <br />11 <br />EDUCATION <br />Bachelor of Science <br />in Environmental <br />Horticulture, University <br />of Florida, Gainesville, FL, <br />2008 <br />Bachelor of Science in <br />Agronomy, University of <br />Connecticut, Storrs, CT, <br />2001 <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />REGISTRATION AND <br />CERTIFICATIONS <br />Florida Nursery Growers <br />and Landscape Association <br />HP Cert#H67-5646 <br />International Society <br />of Arboriculture ISA <br />Municipal Specialist <br />Certificate #FL-1336AM <br />Florida Landscape <br />Inspector <br />Cert#2003-0236 <br />FACE Code Enforcement <br />Level III Certification <br />LEED Accredited <br />Professional BD+C <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />ASSOCIATIONS <br />Member of International <br />Society of Arboriculture <br />Member of Landscape <br />Inspectors Association <br />of Florida <br />Member of USGBC <br />Member of Florida <br />Association of Code <br />Enforcement <br />76