ALEXANDER HUGH FRASER

9803 73 Avenue, Edmonton AB, T6E 1B7                 587 335 1697                [email protected]
Landscape Architectural Technologist (April 2017 graduation) with 2+ years’ experience in non-profit administration, green building and permaculture demonstration. I am seeking gainful full-time permanent employment in the field of Landscape Architecture Technology. Beyond the recent experiences listed below, I am familiar with retail, mechanical and animal care environments.

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS, Edmonton AB

Program Leader, Root for Trees, April 2018-Current

• Delivering the Root for Trees Naturalization initiative

• Orienting volunteers to the task of tree planting

PORTICO PERMACULTURE, Edmonton AB

Principal Designer/Owner, April 2017-Currnet

• Providing land management planning services to rural clients

• Providing master planning services for the Landscape Construction industry

• Creating construction details for passive solar greenhouse construction.

ASPEN CENTRE FOR INTEGRAL LIVING PERMACULTURE DEMONSTRATION SITE, Onoway AB

Secretary, November 2016- November 2017

• Built internal and external communications frameworks

• Managed online documents, including newsletters, membership and educational resources

Vice President, November 2015-Novmeber 2016

• Co-facilitated educational workshops relating to land and resource management

• Liaised to manage stakeholder interests on private demonstration site land

• Oversaw “rammed earth” and “passive solar” building construction

MAUDE ISLAND FARM, Haida Gwaii BC

Organic Market Gardening Intern, April 2014 – October 2014

• Used sustainable, organic growing methods to provide produce for families in the Village of Queen Charlotte
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EDUCATION

NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Edmonton AB

Landscape Architecture Technology, September 2015 – April 2017

• Learned drafting, software and design skills required to assist landscape architects, architects, engineers and other professional designers and planners in designing and developing outside and inside environments

STEWARDS OF IRREPLACEABLE LANDS, Haida Gwaii BC

S.O.I.L Apprenticeship, April 2014 – November 2016

• Learned the commerce and practice of sustainable and organic growing methods in a remote environment

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton AB

Cultural Studies, Politics of Food and Natural Resources, January 2013, April 2013

• Learned about the relationships between diverse stakeholders in issues pertaining to food, natural resources and land development
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VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

YEG EARTHSHIPPERS, Edmonton AB

Volunteer, October 2015 – November 2017

• Helped with design, construction, fundraising and volunteer coordination of a rammed-earth building on the Aspen Centre for Integral Living permaculture demonstration site

LONG WAY HOME, San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala

Volunteer, February 2017

• Helped with exterior finishes of a technical school built of recycled materials

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

Imagining Harmony Park Student Design Contest winner

• Created an inclusive masterplan and concept design recognized by the Everyone Belongs Outside: Alberta Parks Inclusion Plan with a cash award of $875

SPECIAL SKILLS

Communication

• Able to understand and align stakeholder root-needs to maintain project momentum

Drawing and Visualization

• Able to quickly and effectively deliver visual documents to convey or clarify mechanical, structural and aesthetic concepts

Community Engagement and Recruitment

• Able to effectively convey the holistic value of well-conceived projects and initiatives to generate buy-in from individuals and organizations at the community level

LICENSES & MEMBERSHIPS

• Class 5/6 Alberta Operator’s License, no restrictions

• National Safety Code NSC-C Driver’s Certificate of Safety Fitness

• Sustaining Member, Aspen Centre for Integral Living

• Student Member, Alberta Association of Landscape Architects

REFERENCES

Eric Jensen

Relic Woodworks, Owner/Operator

780-719-6838

Kurtis Ewanchuck

Aspen Centre for Integral Living, Past President

Expanding Edge Permaculture, Owner/Operator

780-236-3630

Laryssa Toroschenko

YEG Earthshippers, Volunteer Coordinator

587-988-7430

Dori Lavy

Long Way Home, Construction Captain

780-246-0104