Engagement & Internships
Below are the many internships and other engagements that I have participated in and been a part of.
These commitments have taught me much about leadership, the landscaping industry, governing boards, the public-process, and higher education.
Rossen Landscape - Summer 2024
This was a comprehensive internship that allowed me to see and be part of many aspects of the management and design departments within a high-end, residential design, build, manage firm. Some highlights included shadowing a Project Manager to learn more about construction and building processes and helping the design team prepare and set-up photo shoots for completed projects.
One of my biggest responsibilities was a two-part project that involved 1) documenting the locations, conditions and counts of all spring annual installations performed this year, and 2) from that data creating an Excel spreadsheet system to store and organize that data to be used for future annual installation planning purposes. What resulted was an Excel document that contained site maps, site conditions, location descriptions and as-built plant counts for each residence that received annual plantings. I specifically designed the system to integrate into the software already being utilized (ie. Aspire, Excel and iLawn) and to be replicable for future years.
I’m very grateful to Jeff Rossen and the Rossen Landscape team for this opportunity and all the support and knowledge that I’ve gained.
Lindgren Landscape - Summer 2023
This internship was split between landscape construction, accounting/bookkeeping and shadowing the lead designer. For three days each week I worked with a construction crew, helping install hardscape and softscape elements including plants, rock and wood mulch, boulders, flagstones, irrigation components, landscape fabric, edging, and lighting. For the other two days I worked in the office helping with accounting and bookkeeping. Specifically, I was responsible for reconciling and filing invoices between Aspire, Quickbooks and the company's file system. I also assisted with answering phones, organizing files and general office up-keep. Every two weeks, I would shadow the head of the design team and attend site-visits and team meetings.
