Gowler Designworks
Edmonton AB

Vancouver BC

designer

March 2016 – Present
Feb 2012 – May 2013

Primarily involved with projects involving 3D visualization, sustainable design, transit oriented development, habitat restoration including stream daylighting, and designing net-zero neighbourhoods.

Krahn Group

Vancouver BC

​landscape designer

March 2019 – August 2019

Involved with landscape design on a variety of projects ranging from industrial, multi-family residential and commercial sites, as well as institutional site planning, tree management planning, site reviews, permit drawings and proposal writing.

IBI Group

Edmonton AB

​landscape designer

June 2013 - March 2016

With IBI Group, I was involved with design on a variety of projects from institutional to park planning and design in the Edmonton area.

Gowler Landscape Architecture

Vancouver and Victoria BC

​landscape architect

June 1996 - Feb 2012

Working with collaborative project teams, involved with design and preparation of construction drawings, as well as rezoning and subdivision applications as part of consulting services.

Silk Tree International

Abu Dhabi UAE​

design associate

landscape architect

Sep 2008 - May 2010

While with Silk Tree I was involved with landscape architecture in the Middle East, working on projects in UAE, and Syria. Involved with a number of large scale projects including residential, mixed used, urban planning, institutional and transportation, while making frequent trips to Damascus, Syria.

Bear Mountain Resort

Victoria BC

director landscape architecture

June 2007 - Sep 2008

Bear Mountain is a 36-hole Jack Nicklaus Designed golf resort in Victoria, Canada. As the Director of Landscape Architect, I was responsible for all aspects of landscape design, contract administration and construction.

Designing with Wood

China Landscape Seminars

keynote speaker

October 2005 - Jan 2008

Keynote speaker in a series of half day landscape seminars presented in approximately 35 cities throughout China, organized by Canada Wood Group, as part of their wood marketing initiative.

Belt Collins International

Hong Kong and Philippines

senior landscape architect

March 2003 - Sep 2004

• Directing overall design development, concentrating on conceptual planting design
  

• Presenting design packages to various clients throughout China

• Supervising junior design staff and production

• Numerous public speaking engagements to audiences of up to 400

City of Delta

Ladner BC

parks planner

January 1993 - June 1996

Responsible for various supervisory assignments from reviewing consultant’s preliminary designs through to on-site observation of construction progress. Contract documentation preparation.
Project management, review of consultants and contractors invoices

Philips Wuori Long

Vancouver BC

landscape designer

June 1991 - January 1993

Project involvement ranged from design of institutional site planning to large-scale residential development to park planning and construction management

Life Landscape Planning

Tokyo Japan

foreign intern

February 1990 - May 1991

Foreign intern with a large Landscape Architecture firm in Tokyo. While working in Tokyo, I prepared several designs for smaller parks project, as well as estimating, and detailing.  Gained international experience and exposure to design from a Japanese perspective