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Marie L. Sanchez
757 North Elmwood Drive
Los Gatos, CA 95136
(408) 337-2481 Work (408) 297-3373 Home
(831) 223-9798 Mobile
marie_s@techmail.com

Objective
A position as an environmental planner

Summary
Over 10 years’ experience as a landscaper and landscape
designer as the owner of Big Bear Landscapes, specializing in
native plants, low maintenance gardens, and waterfall design.
Responsible for landscaping a 12-acre property with low-main-
tenance native plants, coming in eight days under deadline and
$1,300 under budget. BS biology, Yale University. Currently
enrolled in a course of study leading to a master’s degree in
environmental planning at California State University at
Burlingame. Flexible, dependable, adaptable to change.

Employment History
Big Bear Landscapes, Saratoga, CA 1993–present
Owner

• Designed and implemented a plan for a 13-acre residen-
tial property in Los Altos, California, using low-mainte-
nance native California plants which was photographed
and printed in Better Homes and Landscapes magazine.
• Saved a total of $1,300 by completing work eight days
before deadline on a commercial property in San Jose,
California.
• Reduced water usage and water bills by an average of 35
percent on each of 23 residential properties.

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