OBJECTIVE A co-op position in urban planning allowing me to contribute to a progressive and creative environment. Attentive to detail, hard working, and a good team player. EDUCATION 2008-2014 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Bachelor of Urban Planning, 3.9/4.0 GPA, Deans List 10/10 quarters Link to portfolio: http://www.daapspace.daap.uc.edu/files/taylo2ae/shared
25 West Hollister Street Cincinnati, OH 45219 Cell: (513) 328-4119 Email: taylo2ae@mail.uc.edu
Relevant Coursework: Principals of Planning Design and Graphic Communication, Site Planning and Analysis, Neighborhood/District Planning, Comprehensive/ Regional Planning Design Studio, GIS, Landscape Design, Digital Design, Probability and Statistics, Organizational Theory, Micro and Macro Economics, Urban Planning Law, Urban Geography, Historic Preservation, Methods of Research 2003-2006 Turpin High School High School Cincinnati, OH, 3.7/4.0 GPA WORK EXPERIENCE The Corporation for Findlay Market March 28, 2011-June 17, 2011 Internship: Assistant to the Urban Farm Manager Marketing and selling planning assistance for farmers market Research assistance in developing a sustainable business model for a long term Findlay Market Farms! Furthered a Volunteer Management Plan for FMFarms, and participated in on-site work Urban Farm Managers internship review from the University of Cincinnatis Co-op Evaluation:
Alison is a mature, responsible, sensitive, smart, aware, and talented person. Her sensitivity and awareness are the key characteristics here. Alison observes, listens, thinks, and acts. Her interactions with all parties, from staff, to merchants, to apprentice farmers were professional, on par with any of our staff. Again, Alisons performance was impressive. Her efforts made a large difference allowing the project to move faster and farther than it would have without her
Clifton Natural Foods, Cincinnati, OH July 2007 - Present Sales Associate Manage inventory and ordering of store product and stock Provide strong customer service Training in Vitamin, Supplement, Herb, and Natural/Organic product knowledge Register Management: drawer count, daily deposit and paper work Servatii Pastry and Deli, Cincinnati, OH Sales Associate, Shift Leader January 2007, Assistant Manager, March 2007- June 2007 Responsible for overall store operation in the absence of the manager Regular inventory and ordering of store product and stock Provide strong customer service and register management: drawer count August 2006 - June 2007
SKILLS AND ACHIEVMENTS Computer Skills: ArcGIS, Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, AutoCAD Student Member: Planning Student Organization, American Planning Association Strong Written Communication Skills Highly Enthusiastic attitude Effective problem solver and able to multitask Adept at thoroughly learning new procedures and programs
The first part of this assignment introduced us to drawing man-made and natural site elements to scale in elevation format. The second part taught us how to construct a site-section elevation from the plan on the left. It was prepared with pencil and marker on 24 by 36 inch tracing paper.
For our final poster project we were required to take some of the drawings originally rendered in black and white and add color. The media used included markers, colored pencils, pens, and pastels.
Building Conditions
& Gardens, Community Streets, Neighborhood Niches, Anchoring Institutions, and Public Gardens) and five organizing themes (Location, Scale, Mix, Time, & Movement). The Physical
Concluding Thoughts
Landscape Design I
Residential Site: Master Plan, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
Landscape Design II
Residential Site: Inventory & Analysis, hand drafted
Landscape Design II
Residential Site: Functional Digram, Illustrator & Photoshop Residential Site: Preliminary Design, hand draft and Adobe
Another project I worked on was developing a framework for farmer market selling for the apprentice farmers. I made these logo options for a grower in the Findlay Market Farms program in Adobe Illustrator. Along with designing and making a variety of laminated display signs for multiple farm teams to use in selling their produce, I helped create a system for the apprentices to track their produce, pricing, and market sales.
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Sketch Up Graphics
Site Section and Perspective Views
Amberley Green Road Hierarchy. Prepared for Site Analysis, Planning, and Design Studio
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Sketch Up Graphics
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AutoCAD Graphics
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Hand tool recreation assignment only permited the use of shapes, no pen tool allowed
Pottery
Thrown on the wheel for a scultpture and ceramics class or at home
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Sketches
Various Sketches from notebooks kept over the years. Special thanks to the instructors and peers involved in the work presented in this portfolio.
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