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HISTORIC TOWN PLAN LEAF CELL STRUCTURE

In High School I was voted Most Likely to Save the World by my peers, ever since then I have
been developing how I feel, and figuring out how I can actually contribute and develop my skills in
a way that I can become an attribute to help change the world, or at least myself, in a positive
way. I feel as though I personify the meaning of my name: defender of mankind. That theme has
expressed itself in a variety of ways throughout my life, and are particularly present.

I have always had a deep passion for the environment. I grew up on Oahu, Hawaii and was
exposed to the wonder, power and beauty of nature. I was, and still am astonished and
captivated by nature. Since then I have lived in Aspen Colorado, Edina Minnesota and now live in
Boulder Colorado.

I attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and my major is Environmental Design and
Urban Planning. My degree is BEnvd; Bachelors in Environmental Design. I attended CU Boulder
from August 2009 until when I graduated May 2013.

I try to conduct myself in a rational matter by forming beliefs in truth-conducive waysaccepting
beliefs that are well-supported by evidence, avoiding logical fallacies, avoiding contradictions, and
revising ones beliefs in the light of new evidence against them. I try to look at things holistically
and I have an ENFJ Personality. I am intuitive, tenacious, passionate, a visionary, a leader and
creative. When people ask me what I do my standard answer has become tell me what you need
and I will find a way to get it done, or tell me what your problem is and we will find a way to solve
it. I look at things holistically and I have a ENTJ Personality. I deal with things rationally and
logically. I have a quickness to grasp complexity and to make decisive judgments. I constantly
scan the environment for problems, which I can turn into solutions. I am future-oriented and a
natural leader. I love working with people and forming partnerships. I am intuitive, tenacious,
passionate, a visionary, leader and creative. I am also strategic, social impact driven,
entrepreneurial, organized and detail-oriented.


In the last 70 to 80 years, the way we interact with the land and how we develop the
places we work, live, generate energy, grow food, and produce products have dramatically shifted
in a way that I feel disconnects us from nature, creates significant costs and challenges, and
reduces our overall quality of life. The result is both a set of compounding social and
environmental issues and an opportunity to create immense economic and social value if we take
a different approach. That approach is Sustainable Development.

I am not just talking about green development, sustainable agriculture, or renewable energy.
These and other good strategies are being done in many placesbut they are being done in

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isolation. We are talking about sustainable and informed developmentunderstanding the land
in any particular place with site relevancy and designing how we live, work, and produce the
things people need to survive in ways that listen to and learn from that particular natural
landscape. I believe that this approach can unlock the economic, social, and environmental
opportunities of our time.



LEAF VEIN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS

Natural resources are becoming economic drivers in ways that they have not been in the past.
Yet the other side of this very real challenge is a huge opportunity for those who recognize it and
meet the growing long-term demand for reliable and sustainable clean energy, food, water and
development.

As a community member, I value nature and want to see abundant natural resources and beauty
for future generations. I am concerned about the quality of life implications of biodiversity loss,
climate destabilization, water pollution, and resource depletion that we see as consequences of
our current industrial and development practices. I see the real impacts of these practices every
day and in nearly every communityfrom the depletion of aquifers and contamination of
freshwater resources, caused by industrial irrigation practices and antiquated storm/wastewater
management, to the paving of agricultural soils, caused by economic and regulatory incentives
that drive sprawling, low-density real estate development.

Sustainable development is made up of a deep, philosophical belief that healthy, productive,
stable natural systems are at the core of most value creation on the planetthey are the
foundation of food we eat, water we drink, energy that fuels our communities, and materials in
every product we use.

Where and how we live matters and impacts the quality of our lives and our very health. Our
current development patterns create communities that are disconnected from nature, reinforce a
sedentary lifestyle, make good food expensive and unhealthy food cheap, and degrade the
quality of the water we drink and the air we breathe. Conventional approaches to agriculture,
energy, manufacturing, and other industries concentrate toxins and chemicals in our environment
and raise additional concerns for our health. We are not only disconnected from nature, we are
increasingly disconnected from each other with the distances between home and work, lack of
walk-able communities and cities with a degraded sense of place all contributing to greater
isolation and a loss of family and community time.

I have new ways of thinking about sustainability and environmentalism. These ideas encompass
an approach to thinking about land and the activities on that land that can be practiced anywhere
and at any scale for financial, environmental, and social gain.


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WALKABLE COMMUNITY, FITTING TO SOIL TYPE AND TOPOGRAPHY PLANT COMMUNITIES, RESPONDING TO SOIL, SUN AND WATER

We, right now, have the opportunity to shift the very mechanism that has caused severe
environmental and economic equity damagehuman development patterns that ignore and
extract from natureto the mechanism that restores environmental health and builds stronger
communities. I see this not just being embraced by utopian idealists, but also by seasoned
investors, large-scale developers, asset managers, and scientists who recognize the power of
merging of an environmental imperative with a business opportunity. Learning from the land and
environment, through the practices of Biophilia and Biomimicry approaches will aid in the success
of this sustainable ideology. By observing the patterns and processes of nature, we can conclude
to have many lessons to learn about the interaction between humans and the environment.


I have a wide variety of skills and interests. I like to call myself a designer. I am creative,
imaginative, thoughtful, observant and enthusiastic. I am very interested in designing healthy,
interactive, informative, playful spaces, at all scales.
Some of my interests include: Urban Planning, Graphic Design, Green Roof Design and Planning,
LEED, Environmental Consulting, Writing, Research and Development, Marketing, Biomomicry
and Biophilia philosophy, Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Development, Community
Engagement, Visual Communication, Info Graphics, Holistic Practices and Approach, Innovation
and Idea Person, Rock Climbing, Ice Hockey, Yoga. I am an athlete and active person and love
pushing myself not only mentally but also physically. I practice Yoga; play Ice Hockey, Soccer,
Swim, Ski, Hike, Kayak and Rock Climb, amongst other things. I have many skills both on and off
of the computer.
Some of my computer skills include: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, GIS, Ecotect,
Sketchup, Climate Consultant, BEopt, PV Watts, and Revit.
My other skills include: Sustainable Design, Marketing, Research and Development,
Entrepreneurship, Consulting, Project Management, Lifestyle Design, Professional Writing, Green
Building, Sustainable Development, Living Architecture, Urban Design, Written and Oral
Presentation Skills, Land Use Planning, Site Planning, EIA, EIS, NEPA, Community Engagement,
Presentation Design, Sales Support, Sales Operations, Solar Energy, Sustainable Coordinator,
Business Development, Holistic Living, Healthy Living, Social Media Marketing, HTML and Basic
Coding, Website Development, Smart Growth Development, Environmental Impact Statements
and Assessments, Ecological Planning, Green Roofs, Solar Modeling Software, Designing,
Organization, Drawing, Painting, Communicating.
Join me, and let me know how I fit into your goals and aspirations. Get to know me.