Debbie specializes in site-specific planting design, implementation, maintenance, tree health & risk assessments, mitigation strategies for urban trees, project coordination and nursery management since 2015. She has designed, implemented, maintained spaces and performed tree assessments for local governmental, commercial and residential projects. Her Master's thesis was one of the selected 20 works exhibited at the ASA International Design Competition DENSITY | DENSE CITY Architect 2015. She was also one of the top 4 achievers to attain a 98% score in the Certified Practising Horticulturist (CPH) report, achieved a Merit award for the Design and Build Category organized by the Landscape Industry Association of Singapore (LIAS) and participated as a competition judge for the Green Thumbs 2016 competition. She believes that ethical landscape design, planning and management is vital in mitigating climate change and restoring our well-being especially with the phenomenon of increasing urbanisation.
Her design approach includes:
- Site-specific, people-centric, reinventive / rehabilitative / restorative & responsive design
- Low to minimal use of resources & maintenance
- Resilient plant selection that bring ecological benefits
- Restore & rehabilitate greenery and natural habitats within the urbansphere
- Curating aesthetically intriguing & meaningful experiences
- Facilitate abilities to establish on its own, co-exist and thrive.
Her qualifications include:
Master of Landscape Architecture (University of Melbourne) (2012-2015)
Bachelor of Science in Business (Honours) (University of London) (2007-2010)
ISA Certified Arborist (SG-0666A) (International Society of Arboriculture) (2015-2027)
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ) (International Society of Arboriculture) (2019-2029)
Certified Practising Horticulturist (CPH-SG-18/0241) (Centre for Urban Greenery & Ecology, Australian Institute of Horticulture, Inc.) (2018-2027)
Certified Pesticide Operator - Singapore Food Agency (SFA) (2016-2025)
Certificate in Hydraulic Excavator Operation - Building and Construction Authority (BCA) (2022)
Advanced Certificate in Workplace Safety and Health - NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd (2017)
Certificate in Managing Work-At-Heights course - NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd (2016)
Certificate in Occupational First Aid CPR+AED course - Singapore First Aid Training Centre (2016-2025)
WSQ Certificate: Develop a Risk Management Implementation Plan (2016) - Team-6 Safety Training & Consultancy (S) Pte Ltd
WSQ Advanced Certificate: Implement a tree planting, removal and/or transplanting plan (2016) - Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology
WSQ Certificate: Treat Plant Health disorders (2019) - Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology
WSQ Certificate: Install Irrigation Systems (2020) - Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology
WSQ Certificate: Maintain Irrigation Systems (2020) - Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology
WSQ Certificate: Aerial Camera Operations (2021) - Music Factory Academy Pte Ltd
WSQ Certificate: Customer Management (2022) - NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
WSQ Certificate: Effectiveness Management (2022) - NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
WSQ Certificate: Workplace Safety and Health Performance Management (2022) - NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
Certificate of Completion: LIAS Professional Membership Initiative, Arboriculture Report Writing for Submission (2022) - Landscape Industry Association (Singapore)
Working Experience: 2012 until present.
Expertise: Landscape design, tree inspections, VTA assessments.
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