Cross-cultural sensitive design, planning and research
Bilingual in French and English, basic notions of Spanish and German
Work Experience
2014-Present Landscape Designer & Co-Owner,Gravel To Gold, Inc., San Diego, CA
Design of residential gardens with an emphasis on water conservation
Design of natural playgrounds for preschools
2008-2011 Landscape Architect, Urban Escapes Inc., Seattle WA & Solana Beach, CA
Design of residential gardens
Production of rendered landscape plans, site evaluations, planting plans & schedules
2006-2008 Landscape Architect, GGLO, Seattle, WA
Developed design concepts for senior housing facilities in Northern California
Drafted detailed construction documents for high end hotel in Newberg, Oregon
Designed public spaces, streetscapes, private rooftop decks and gardens, trail network and forest restoration for new condominium development on Mercer Island
Wrote Ko-Kwel Wharf Art Master Plan presenting integration of Art in a new retail development in North Bend, Oregon
2002-2006 Associate, Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects, Ltd., Seattle, WA
Contributed to projects such as urban design plans, zoos, visual analyses, highway design guidelines, public gardens, and urban parks
Worked on planning, design, and production of construction document sets
Assisted in proposal writing, gave public presentations
Summer-Fall 2001 Intern, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Assisted staff members in designing, rendering and technical drawing
Summer 2000 Intern, The SWA Group Inc., Sausalito CA, and Dallas, TX
Completed five weeks of design charrettes for projects of all scales
Assisted principals and staff members in design and technical drawing
Summer 1999 Intern, Design Workshop Inc., Denver CO, and Tempe, AZ
Participated in a design charrette for the revitalization the 14th St corridor and district in Denver
Conducted preliminary design for an archeological park for the City of Mesa, Arizona
Assisted staff members in designing, rendering and technical drawing
Education
2000-2002 Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.), University of California at Berkeley, CA
Master’s thesis in cultural design and cultural preservation
Communications Officer for the Association of Students in Landscape Architecture
Delegate for the department at the Graduate Assembly monthly meetings
1996-2000 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.), University of Montreal, Canada
Coordinated the Final Exhibition of graduating student work
Student representative on committee responsible for electing the new school director
Completed one term as an exchange student at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Coordinated the exhibition for the 1998 Canadian Society of Landscape Architects/Quebec Association of Landscape Architects Conference
Teaching and Research Assistant: evaluated papers and exams for first year undergraduate courses in Landscape Architecture; edited text for verbal accuracy and grammatical correctness
Completed one year of studies in Philosophy at the Université de Paris Sorbonne, Paris, France
Academic Awards
Spring 2002 H. Leland Vaughn Award, University of California at Berkeley
This award is given to students who show both academic distinction and active participation in departmental affairs.
Spring 2002 Stephen Lenci Award, University of California at Berkeley
This award benefits outstanding graduate students in the College of Environmental Design who pursue a cross discipline of study, bridging architecture and landscape architecture, with an emphasis on history.
2000-2002 Beatrix Farrand Memorial Scholarships, University of California at Berkeley
Spring 2000 Department of Landscape Architecture Director’s Award, University of Montreal
This award acknowledges active participation in departmental affairs, and representation of the school abroad.
Personal Interest
Anne-Émilie is the mother of two young children. She loves to bake and cook traditional French fare and exotic foods, pairing them with the perfect wines. She has a natural aptitude for languages, enjoys traveling to foreign countries, and touring the gardens of France, Italy, Spain, and Bali.