EDUCATION

Master of Landscape Architecture
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA
2007

Architecture B.Sc.
National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan
2003

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Landscape Architect
MINGZHU NERVAL | Shanghai | Paris, 2019–Today
Director for large-scale, complex landscape architecture & vertical garden projects

Co-Founder & Director of Landscape Architecture
URBANGENE Inc | New York, USA, 2020–Today 
Director of Landscape Architecture

Project Manager
RAMBOLL STUDIO DREISEITL | Hamburg, Germany, 2017–2021 
Eco-Water Design, Water Sensitive Development, Resilient Development

Project Manager, Senior Associate, Sustainability Consultant
SWA Group | Sausalito, CA, 2007–2019
Urban hydrology management, low impact development, urban landscapes

Lecturer, Graduate Directed Study (LAN801_03)
Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA, 2014–2017
Site Planning and Sustainable Design Studio (LAN680)

AWARDS

AIA Shanghai – Beijing Chapter Merit Award 2022
in City Planning & District Planning 

Scientific Research Grant 2017 (Beijing, China / Cologne, Germany)
For “High Performance Landscapes in Innovative Design” by Ministry of Urban-Rural Development & Beijing University of City Engineering

ASLA Northern California Chapter Honor Award 2017
For “Rule Lake Metropolitan Park” In Planning & Analysis Category

ASLA Professional Award of Honor in General Design 2016
For “Eco-Corridor Resurrect Former Brown Field” 

ASLA Northern California Chapter Honor Award 2016
In Park and Recreation Category 

ACCREDITATIONS & ORGANIZATION

ASLA – American Society of Landscape Architects
Co-Chair & Leader of International Practice PPN
Since 2015 

EWRI – Environmental & Water Resources Institute
Member since 2014 

California Registered Landscape Architect #5918
Since 2013

LEED AP – Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
Accredited Professional USGBC
Since 2009