PROFILE
Chris brings over 25 years of project leadership, blending critical thinking with a problem-solving skill-set in a collaborative approach to client relationships and design. He is focused on developing a balanced approach to our environments that are mindful of the resources needed to complete a well-designed project. He is conducting a broad-based initiative into introduction of native plants and ecosystems along with resource and energy availability into a comprehensive landscape design kit for future projects. Chris’ project experience varies in scale from residential to master planning design along with the complexity and layers of public engagement. From public projects and museum gardens, corporate campuses, and high-end residential work these are all being developed under the aspics of a plant-forward, climate adaptable, and resource friendly design and implementation. He holds a Master of Landscape Architecture II degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design 2010 and a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from the University of Oregon 1999. He is also a licensed Landscape Architect in the States of California, Arizona, Oregon, and Colorado.
EDUCATION
Harvard University - Graduate School of Design
Master of Landscape Architecture II, 2010
University of Oregon
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, 1999
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CSS D/S LLP, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, Managing Director, 2018-Present
Hart Howerton Inc., San Francisco, California, Associate, 2016-2018
AECOM China and Los Angeles, Senior Landscape Architect II, 2010-2015
Nancy Goslee Powers and Associates, Santa Monica, Senior Project Manager, 2005-2008
Melendrez Associates, Los Angeles, California, Project Manager, 2003-2005
Peter Walker and Partners, Berkeley, California, Senior Project Manager, 1999-2002
ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Institute of Architects
LICENSES
State of California #5947
State of Colorado #1612
State of Oregon #1150
State of Arizona #79510
