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RESUMES \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ PAUL CASSAR SENIOR LANDSCAPE DESIGNER Hasmorethan 13yearsofexperience in landscape architecture working on projects for public agencies. His design expertise ranges from recreational parks to streetscapes, school sites, as well as city design guidelines. A benefit to Mr. Cassar's design ability is his attention to detail and his knowledge of playground design, the latest construction practices and materials, ADA accessibility concerns, and his experience in the installation of hardscape, softscape, and irrigation systems. He brings field investigation, research, and communication experience to each of our projects. Mr. Cassar has been a key figure at DVD in coordinating design development plans and carrying them through construction drawings. He is known for his ability to collaborate with a variety of clients, architects, engineers and designers and to successfully manage projects from beginning to end. He ensures adherence to established project schedules and cost agreements, and monitors production for delivery of the highest quality products to clients. He cooperates well with staff, clients, and agencies to create successful products and works closely with contractors during construction. He is typically responsible for plan checking to ensure the successful completion and delivery of projects. EDUCATION BS, Landscape Architecture, 2005 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona SKILLS Adobe InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch up AutoCAD, Microsoft Office YEARS WITH DVD: 2005 - present AVAILABILITY: 40% ROLE: Responsible for analyzing data from our community input charrette process to help form a common goal of what the community desires, prepares landscape architectural plans, specifications, and cost estimates on a multitude of projects, plan checking to ensure consistent update of plan details from client requests. RECENT PROJECT EXPERIENCE CANYON HIGH SCHOOL, VILLA PARK HIGH SCHOOL & ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL Client: Orange Unified School District DVD provided construction documents for bidding and for the adjacent site improvements of the new turf sports fields and all weather running tracks. JACK HAMMET PARK Client: City of Costa Mesa Improvements including new walkways, parking lot expansion, water facilities and control structures relocation, and a new pedestrian connection will be designed. FREMONT PARK Client: City of Glendale The park's ambiance and the many gathering spaces within the park will be enhanced by new synthetic turf soccer fields, community center, play spaces, picnic grounds, ball courts, and new lighting. CITRUS GLEN& HICKS CANYON PARK IRRIGATION Client: City of Irvine The DVD team concluded that the utility service line, water meter, and irrigation mainline were undersized to provide the capacity that was needed. A decision was made, based upon cost -benefit analysis, to split the park in two. MILES AVENUE TURF REDUCTION Client: City of La Quinta The new street median island landscape : along Miles Avenue will set a precedent for a new beautiful water thrifty and desert efficient landscape. :.................................................... \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 10\yp ON -CALL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SERVICES, CITY OF SANTA ANA