CV

 

Landscapes are the sum qualities of any environmental condition as perceived through human experience. It is the infinitely multifarious qualities of landscape which excite me as a designer and feed an insatiable curiosity. I am always investigating new ideas, initiating questions, and diving into projects with a relentless motivation and a desire to always learn more.

I am currently a student of landscape architecture at the California State Polytechnic University Pomona.

 

RESUME:

resume.pdf (updated 05/13)

 

SOCIAL LINKS:

a blog of my inspirations
miscbin.tumblr.com/

Other links:
linkedin.com/in/kennysperling
behance.net/kennysperling
vimeo.com/kennysperling
soundcloud.com/cnidarian
youtube.com/user/sperlingk1
land8.com/profile/KennySperling

 

EDUCATION:

BSLA – Landscape Architecture – California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Expected  06/13

 

SCHOLARSHIPS + AWARDS:

  • 03/2013  -  ASLA Student Honor and Merit Award Nominee  -  SCC/ASLA
    • Nominated to present body of work before a jury of professional landscape architects
  • 03/2013  -  Summa Cum Laude Candidate  -  Cal Poly Pomona
    • Honors candidate with a GPA of 3.8 or higher
  • 12/2012  -  Best Cooperative Process and Conceptualization  -  Andy Wilcox (faculty @ CPP)
    • Awarded at the conclusion of the Bobby Brooks Memorial Interdisciplinary Design Studio
  • 12/2012  -  Best “Big Idea”  -  James Becerra (faculty @ CPP)
    • Awarded at the conclusion of the Bobby Brooks Memorial Interdisciplinary Design Studio
  • 05/2012  -  Lifescapes International Scholarship  -  Department Scholarship Committee
    • Scholarship provided by Lifescapes International
  • 05/2012  -  Howard O. Boltz Memorial Scholarship  -  Department Scholarship Committee
    • Landscape architecture student with an expressed and undeniable interest in expanding a personal vision

 

EXHIBITIONS + PRESENTATIONS:

  • 05/2013  -  SCC/ASLA Honor and Merit Award Presentation
  • 03/2013  -  Jury Critique and Review at the Dodger Stadium Club
  • 02/2013  -  CPPENV Pecha Kucha
  • 01/2013  -  ”Topos” Installation
  • 12/2012  -  Exhibition at Walt Disney Imagineering
  • 06/2012  -  Jury Critique and Review at Neutra VDL II House
  • 03/2012  -  Exhibition and Presentation at Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles
  • 03/2011  -  Presentation at Rose Hills Memorial Park

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

03/13 -

LandStudio360

Landscape Designer

Landscape Architecture

02/12 – 06/12

Primate Design Studio

Junior Designer

Graphic Design

06/11 – 02/12

Terry Design Inc.

Design Intern

Landscape Architecture

09/08 -

Kayden Studios

Assistant

Photography

05/06 – 04/13

Starbucks Corporation

Barista

Retail

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient:
3ds MAX, AutoCAD, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Lumion, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Reason, Rhino, Sketchup, Source SDK, WordPress.

Familiar:
After Effects, Cinema 4d, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Maya, UDK, Unity, Zbrush

I want to learn:
Grasshopper, Processing, Revit, VVVV

 

CREATIVE DISPOSITION:

Environments:

  • Landscape Design
  • Urban Design
  • Level Design
  • Concept Development

Photography:

  • Environmental Fine Art
  • Analysis and Documentation
  • Collage Rendering

Graphics:

  • Diagramming
  • Mapping
  • Infographics
  • Marketing and Identity

Other:

  • Intallations
  • Music Composition
  • Web Design