Over the past few years, I have helped lay sod, build retaining walls, install plants and maintain existing installations. At each of these tasks, I assisted someone with more experience in order to learn proper technique and the limitations as well as the possibilities of the materials/plants in the different environments. I have also interned at Grimball Cotterill and Associates where I was able to help with the design of several commercial and residential sites, but more extensively the wetlands exhibit within the Saluda Shoals Park near Columbia, South Carolina. With that project, I was responsible for the calculations of the cut/fill and grade to contain the extra runoff in order to enlarge the wetland area. Three dimensional computer generated design, construction documentation via AutoCAD, and assisting with client meetings were also included in my responsibilities during my time at Grimball Cotterill and Associates. 