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Profile

Wade's work demonstrates a unique fusion of design and technical skills. With a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University, an undergraduate degree in Math and Management Information Systems and, a Master of Landscape Architecture from The University of Texas at Arlington, Wade has an unusual combination of technical skills, business acumen and design talent. In practice, he has a proven track record of effective leadership and project management experience combined with a history of successfully building and maintaining customer relationships through the sales and implementation cycle.

Wade's projects cover a broad range of project types and scales. Projects include regional plans and development frameworks, highway gateways, special district landmarks, urban revitalization, entertainment districts, and city parks. His research studies have focused on the disconnection of children and nature and the role that landscape architecture can play in reconnecting children to the natural environment. He has presented his research results at several conferences, both abroad and in the United States.

Wade combines a twenty-five year career using technology in the IT industry with a passion for landscape architecture and urban design, to stay on the cutting edge of the technologies required to best showcase designed projects for clients. His background and skills create the perfect environment for rapid visualization of design concepts and ideas; fully realized 3D models which can be used for photorealistic renderings, animations and fly-through videos; presentation graphics and boards; and, movies using animations, music and other media to allow the client to put themselves into the designed space and experience the space before it is built.

Wade is a 2009 recipient of the ASLA Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects and a recent inductee into Sigma Lambda Alpha, the honor society for Landscape Architecture.

Professional Expertise

Strong verbal and written communications skills, requirements definition and analysis, work globally with distributed teams, confident when presenting to all levels of management, manage projects requiring coordination of international teams and resources, manage relationships with collaborating firms

SketchUp, 3ds Max, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premiere), AccuRender, AutoCAD, Microsoft Movie Maker, Photo Story, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook), Web Design (Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript), ArcGIS, QuickBooks

Professional History

TOWNSCAPE, Inc (2008 - current)
Associate
National town planning and urban design consultancy
Creation of production deliverables, website design and base maps for this firm that creates visions for great places through master plans, concept design, implementation strategies and form-based codes.

Miller, Miller & Sons, Inc (2003 - current)
President
Creative design team applying innovative solutions to real-world needs for website design, landscape design and interior design.

IBM, Inc. (1989 - current)
Consulting IT Specialist (2003 - current)
Senior IT Specialist (2001-2003)
Avisory Software Engineer (1994 - 2001)
Staff Software Engineer (1989 - 1994)
Most recent assignment in the Global Solution Center, a Technical Core Competency Center, focused on working with IBM's leading bank and financial services customers worldwide to architect, integrate, and test scalable, leading edge solutions. Create innovative solutions to be used by sales teams to engage IBM's clients. Manage the center's relationship with business partners who are engaged in the financial services sector solution work.

Honors and Awards

• ASLA Honor Award (2009)
• Sigma Lambda Alpha (2009)
• University Scholar at The University of Texas at Arlington
• Kay Tiller/Alumni Scholarship for Writing in Landscape Architecture (2009)
• Faculty Certificate of Merit, University of Texas at Arlington (2008)
• Richard B. Myrick Scholarship (2006, 2007)
• Awarded two patents for technical inventions at IBM
• Certified as an IT Specialist by IBM and The Open Group
• Awarded full tuition scholarship by Vanderbilt for MBA program

Education

Master of Landscape Architecture, May 2009
The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington TX
GPA 4.0 / 4.0

Master of Business Administration, May 1987
Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, Nashville TN
Awarded full scholarship, GPA 3.5 / 4.0

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Computer Information Systems, May 1985
Trevecca University, Nashville TN