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Kent McCoy Landscape Architect
Website
www.kentmccoy.com

CURRENT RESUME

Street address: 500 w bayshore dr.-st george island fla 32328
Mailing address: po box 976-eastpoint fl 32328
email:
kentmccoy40@gmail.com
cell-mobile:8502479073

CAREER GOALS
Maximum utilization of my skill set acquired over a long period of time
that revolves around harnessing the power of interdisciplinary design.
Develop new technology for sustainable design (solar-reclaimable sites-
off grid--self sustainable habitats)

PRIMARY SKILLS
large scale landscape planning--urban design--new towns
as well as project level landscape architecture--extensive experience
in multidisciplinary environments particularly with urban designers
civil engineers and architects--advanced writing and graphic skills
related to international publications-cad-drawing-etc

EDUCATION-LICENSES
BSLA (5yr program-LSU's School of Environmental Design)
Licensed Landscape Architect (Fla-blockexam)
Licensed Irrigation Designer (Fla-blockexam)
Certificate--US Army-Combat Engineering College-Ft.Lenord Wood Mo.
base planning--infrastructure installation--including bridges-roads and airstrips

RELEVANT JOB SKILLS
--extensive project and personnel management skills
--2 & 3D integrated drawing and presentations using cad-pshop-illustrator-etc
--advanced writing skills (successful international publication in 134 universities)
--advanced irrigation design techniques (solar powered systems etc)

MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE
President-KentMcCoy Landscape Architect
projects have included:
--st george island(sgi) central business district master plan
--100K design and installation of sgi entryway based on master plan concepts
--oceanfront subdivision designs--mahr development corporation
--master planning for 48000 ac. St.James Island New City--St.Joe Dev. Corp
--architectural renovation projects with several major builders

SIGNIFICANT PAST EXPERIENCE
Principal Landscape Architect, National Capital Development Corporation, Canberra, Australia .
Created the landscape planning component of NCDC and built/managed a staff of 12,many consultants and a
annual budget averaging 85 million dollars. see more about this experience on
www.kentmccoy.com

Senior Designer—Cleveland Metro Park System--Cleveland Ohio-- Overall responsibility for Cleveland’s 20,000 acre
continuous garland of metro parks known worldwide as the” Emerald Necklace.” Projects included a master plan for the
Cleveland Zoo, a unique 80-mile multi trail system for horses, bikes and hikers as well and many miles of parkway design.
see more detail on
www.kentmccoy.com

Sinclair Inc—Miami and Palm Beach Florida .
Design Director for the largest design construct company in south Florida accomplishments included the Radisson Airport
Hotel with a 1.2 million dollar landscape budget, the Miami International Trade Mart, 7Lord &Taylor’s from Jacksonville
to the Keys, The Boca Raton Resort and many commercial projects in central and south Florida.see Radisson project on
 www.kentmccoy.com

Outdoor Décor—Palm Beach, Florida .
Kent's own company with projects including shopping centers,industrial parks and over 300 residential lots landscaped via
Crossroads Construction based in Wellington, Fla. --Mark Seach, President

International Publications--Awards
Landscape Planning For A New Australian Town--El Sevier-Amsterdam-New York-
Sydney- 150pp.--85 pen & ink sketches by the author--2 Editions--5 languages

Bits Of Colored Glass--a book of verse by D.Faulkner-formerVP--Case Western Reserve Univ.
with illustrations by Kent McCoy--Oynx Publishing-Cleveland Ohio-USA

 The Sir John Overall award for design innovation

REFERENCES:
Bill Howell (PE)--PBS&J
1141 Jackson Av--Chipley Fla 32428
ph 850-638-1141
email :  
wehowell@pbsj.com
ref projects: st george island entryway landscaping phase 1

Scott Mateo (PE)--DET Engineering
2467 Centerville Rd--Tallahassee, Fla 32308
ph 850 385 5288   fax 850 386 7586
email:
decscott@netally.com
ref projects: st patrick retention basin and site plan

Matt Hudson BSLA--Earthgraphics.com
4519 Q1/2 St.--Galveston, Tx. 77550--phone 409 771 5440
email: tomsthumblandscape@gmail.com

ref projects: design-construct systems project

Bob Davis
Development Director-St.Partrick Church
1080 W.Gulf Beach Dr.--St George Island Fla 32328
ph. 850 927 2148
email: rdavis932@gtcom.net

Cleveland Metro Parks
4101 Fulton Prkwy, Cleveland Ohio 44114--ph 216-635-3200   fax 216-635-3286
email: generalinfo@clevelandmetroparks.com

National Capital Authority
(National Capital Development Corporation)
GPO BX 373, Canberra, ACT, Australia 2601--ph (02) 6271-2888    fax (02) 6273-4427
email:
natcap@natcap.gov.au

Sinclair Landscape Inc
11011 Hagen Ranch Rd.--Boynton Beach Fla. 33437--Ph. 561 292 9899--561 737 6904
Dave, Sue or Scott Sinclair

 

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Kent McCoy Landscape Architect--email: kentmccoy40@gmail.com--- phone 850 247 9073