ALLYSON FORSYTHE FIENE

618-535-6519 4696 N Fosterburg Rd

Brighton IL 62012

Summery

Well rounded, motivated, driven professional landscape architect, educator, project manager and community activist. Award winning residential designer, professionally licensed.

Accomplishments

Registered Landscape Architect- Indiana

Master of Science Forestry- Purdue

“Rookie of the Year” awarded by peers- Forest Preserve District of Will County

“Family of the Year”- Forest Preserve District of Will County

Best Residential Landscape Design- Indianapolis Nursery and Landscape Association

Completed Advanced Course at Landmark Education

Completed Burn Training- certified to participate in prescribed burns

Awarded numerous federal and state recreation development grants

Competencies Skills Talent

  • Provisional Teaching License State of Illinois- Horticulture
  • Accomplished and proficient Landscape Designer and Architect, knowledgeable of plant material, diseases, and propagation, hardscape materials and installation. Beautiful hand drawn or computer aided drawings.
  • Effective Project Manager, excellent communicator (oral and written). Organized, timely, budget conscience.
  • Dedicated Educator of clients, community members, and students.
  • Clear and concise Communicator.
  • Accomplished Grant Writer
  • Able to complete federal, state, and local permits
  • Proficient in interpreting ADA accessibility requirements
  • Skilled at using all office equipment, Excel, Microsoft, Billing software, ArcGis, Illustrator, and AutoCAD.
  • Reliable volunteer

Employment

Farm and Home

Alton, IL

2016

  • Garden Center, Animal Health

Landscape Architect/ Designer

Glorious Gardens

St Louis, Missouri

2015

  • Residential landscape designer
  • Project Manager

Landscape Architect/ Manager

Allen Outdoor Solutions

St Louis, Missouri

2014

  • Residential designer
  • Estimator
  • Project Manager

Substitute Public School Teacher K-12, all subjects

Southwester School District

Bunker Hill School District (currently)

Macoupin County, Illinois

2010-2014

  • Lead classroom activities based on lesson plans.
  • Facilitate a positive educational environment

Landscape Architect, High End Residential Design

Outdoor Systems

Saint Louis Area

2009-2010

  • High end residential designs

Landscape Architect- Project Manager, Forest Preserve District of Will County

Joliet, Illinois.

2005-2009

  • Project management from grant application, preliminary designs, hiring of engineers and installers to project follow up.
  • Coordination a local, county, state and federal permits.
  • Liaison between subcontractors and District.
  • Process design change, change orders, inspections, and project close out.
  • Evaluate and Comply with ADA standards.
  • Grant writing.

Landscape Architect

Indianapolis Area

2004-1996

  • High end residential designer. Including landscape plans, pools, pool houses, specialty gardens, hardscapes, driveways, lighting, music access, fences, and artwork..
  • Manage installation of hard and softscape of design.
  • Supervision of subcontractors.
  • Estimation of project costs, material ordering, scheduling.

Community

School Volunteer

  • Assist with school activities, including bring horses in for agriculture days, FFA Forestry instruction

Volunteer Peotone Area

  • Boy Scout leader, Girl Scout leader, 4-H leader, and Sunday school church teacher.

2001-2005

Extensive Volunteer Work, Town of Zionsville

Zionsville, Indiana

1995-2001

  • Grant writing, 4 of 6 funded, $512,000 for parks and recreation programs
  • Chairperson community urban forestry and beautification program

Education

Master of Science in Forestry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Emphasis in Environment Planning and Urban Forestry, Sociology and Wetland Dynamics

Bachelors of Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Registrations and Certifications

Registered Landscape Architect- State of Indiana

Provisional Teaching License- Horticulture- State of Illinois