Charles J. Cocca, ASLA
Landscape Architect

Responsibilities

Provide site layout, grading, drainage, erosion control, planting design, CRMC and DEM wetlands permitting services. Use AutoCAD R-14 to draft plans.

Professional Experience

Site Planner/Landscape Architect, May 1998 - Present
CHERENZIA &ASSOCIATES, Ltd., Westerly, RI - Provide site layout, grading, drainage, erosion control, planting design, CRMC and DEM wetlands permitting services. Use AutoCAD R-14 to draft plans.

Landscape Architect, February 1998 - May 1998 - KATHERIN FIELD & ASSOCIATES, Newport, RI
Provided site planning and landscape architectural design services. Responsible for converting office from hand drafting to CAD-Rl4 production.

Site Planner, March 1997 - February 1998 - BARUN BASU ASSOCIATES, New London, CT (Architects, Planners and Facilities Management) Provide site planning, architectural and landscape architectural design services. Responsible for the maintenance of the firm's 6 computers, new hardware and software purchases and setups. Use AutoCAD R13 to draft plans.

Landscape Architect, August 1996 - March 1997- ALBERT VERI & ASSOCIATES, INC., Providence, RI (Landscape Architects & Community Planners) Provided site, grading, erosion control & planting design and drafting services for state, municipal, institutional and residential clients. Used AutoCAD R12 to draft plans.

Landscape Architect, June 1995 - August 1996 - CHARLES J. COCCA, Independent Consultant (Providence Plan Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project) Responsible for production of base information. Digitized town parcels, roads, rivers, zoning districts and tax plat index. Used Maptitude software program to manage data, edit and display maps.

Landscape Designer, February 1991 - June 1995 - BURNETT'S INC./SALEM COUNTRY GARDENS, Salem, CT (Landscape Design and Construction) Landscape designer for Connecticut's largest garden center. Provided landscape design and site planning services for residential, commercial and municipal clients. Responsible for all phases of client needs, from initial client contact, formulating design concepts, design and draft plans to scale, building and wetlands permitting, public presentation, calculating cost estimates, ordering materials, overseeing the construction process and employees, invoicing clients, collecting fees and client follow up.

Landscape Designer, November 1989 - February 1991 - CHARLES J. COCCA LANDSCAPE DESIGNER, Hopkinton, RI (Self-employed landscape designer) - Provide land planning, landscape design and construction design services to residential and commercial clients on a contract basis. Articulate with surveying practices, grading, erosion control, planting design, building and wetlands permitting and drafting.

Site Planner, April 1989 - November 1989 - KEYES ASSOCIATES, Providence, RI (Engineers, Architects and Planners) Provide site, layout, grading, erosion control & planting design and drafting services. Responsible for the researek compilation, writing, layout & design of the Environmental Assessment Outline reports for clients to qualify for Federal Grant money.

Site Planner, August 1987 - April 1989 - KASPER ASSOCIATES, Bridgeport, Connecticut (Surveyors, Engineers, Architects and Landscape Architects) Provide site, layout, grading, drainage, erosion control & planting design, planning, zoning and wetlands permitting and drafting services.

Professional Achievements

Licensed Landscape Architect, State of Rhode Island (March 1999)

Professional Memberships

Associate: American Society of Landscape Architects, RI Chapter

Member: Connecticut College Arboretum

Member: Rhode Island Wild Plant Society