Lisa Bulman Taylor   
 lbtaylor@hfx.eastlink.ca  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 Curriculum Vitae   
 
 

Education 

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design  (Halifax, NS)  
Bachelor of Design, Environmental Planning (1997)  
Graphic Design Diploma (1997)  

Holland College (Summerside, PEI)  
Architectural Drafting (Residential) Certificate (1992) 30 hour course.  
General Draftsperson's Certificate (1991) 10 month program.  
 

Computer Knowledge  

IBM  PCs  
Win 95, Microsoft Office 97 (Word 97, Excel 97, Power Point 97, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Access), Word 7, Works for Windows, Aldus Pagemaker 5.0, Quark Xpress 3.32 for Windows, Adobe Photoshop 4.0, CorelDraw 7, Netscape Communicator, HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Netscape Page Composer, various landscape and architectural design software (eg. myHouse, LandDesigner 3D), VersaCAD.  
Macintosh  
Word 5.1, MacDraw, NIH Image, Illustrator 6, Deskscan, Epson Slidescanner, Photoshop 4,  
Quark XPress.  
 
 

Employment History  

September, 1998 to present  
Copy Canada  
Graphic Design/Graphic Arts Technician  
Duties: 
Opening and closing store, customer service, quotes, copying, folding, collating, binding, laminating, trimming, computer design, typesetting, scanning, image manipulation and layout.  

October 1997- July 1998  
Edmonds Landscape and Construction Services Limited.  
Landscape and Graphic Design.  
Co-manager of a Production Department.  
Nursery Stock Ordering, Maintenance and Inventory.  
Landscape Labourer.  
Duties: 
2 month term - gardening, landscape maintenance.  
2 month term - various jobs including reception, developing a filing inventory,  
compiling safety skills database.  
Promoted to - landscape design, graphic design of brochures, portfolios and signage, setting up displays, inventory, maintenance and ordering of all nursery stock, and managerial duties.  

August 1997  
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design  (Halifax, NS)  
Mapping for Environmental Planning Department.  
Duties: Mapping and illustrations for wetlands research study.  

May 1997 - June 1997  
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design  (Halifax, NS)  
Publication Design for Art Education and Design Departments.  
Duties: Design and Layout of  book: "NSCAD Papers: Beyond Form".  

July 1995 - Sept. 1995  
Heritage Canada, Parks Division  (Cavendish, PEI)  
Maintenance.  
Duties: General maintenance and upkeep of campground, janitorial duties.  

Sept. 1994 - Jan. 1995,  
Sept. 1992 - Sept. 1993  
Prince Edward Island Bag Company, Ltd.  (Summerside, PEI)  
Labourer.  
Duties: Working on production line, repetitive heavy lifting and physical labour, quality inspection.  

June 1992 - Sept. 1992,  
Feb. 1989 - April 1991  
Brian's Place/Mr. Movie  (St. Eleanors, PEI)  
Clerk.  
Duties: Processing movie rentals and returns, customer assistance, store inventory, janitorial duties.  
 
 

Other Courses  

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems 1997.  
MT&T Professional  Telephone Skills Course 1998.  
Canadian Red Cross Emergency First Aid and CPR Training 1998.  
Nova Scotia Pesticide Applicators Course 1998. Eligible for permit.  
Plant Identification Seminars by Nova Scotia Community College 1998.  
 
 

Research & Project Experience 

Mount Uniacke Community Development Plan  
Planning Studio 6, NSCAD: Senior studio group project. 1997.  

Fort Ives Interpretation Plan, McNabs Island  
Planning Studio 5, NSCAD: Independent study. 1996. 

Watershed Based Approach to Land Use Planning: Model Policy  
Planning Studio 4, NSCAD: Policy report writing. 1996.  

Concept Site Plan: Herring Cove Recreation Centre and Fire Hall  
Planning Studio 3, NSCAD: Site planning and design. 1995. 

Woodens River Watershed Community Based Environmental Management Report.  
Planning Studio 2, NSCAD: Group project. 1994.  
Open house presentation in Tantallon, Nova Scotia. 

Woodens River Watershed Environmental Inventory  
Planning Studio 1, NSCAD: Mapping environmental inventory. 1993.  
Formal presentation to Three Brooks Association 
  
Plans for Two car garage and Typewriter desk.  
Surveying and plotting of lot in Wilmot, PEI.  
Drafting, Holland College. 1991 
 
 

Freelance Development & Achievements  

1990-1998  
- Private commissions for personal portraits, caricatures, landscape designs,  
  architectural perspectives, signs, wall murals and original artwork.  

1998  
- Personal Web Page Design: Gears and Graphics.  
- Signage design and illustration: Edmonds Landscape and Construction truck signs.  
- Brochure design and layout: Edmonds Landscape Design brochure. 
- Business Design for Storybook Weddings and Special Occasions Consultants: 
  business card, letterhead, envelopes. 

1997  
- Poster and flyer design and illustration: Heartwood Bird In Heart Auction poster and flyers.  

1996  
- T-shirt design: TUNS University graduation.  
- Poster illustrations: SuperNova Science and Engineering Camps.  
- Political illustration published in May 20 issue of Journal Pioneer newspaper, PEI. 

1994  
- Published untitled poem in 1994 anthology of North American Poets.  

1993  
- Published untitled poem in "Wind in the Night Sky"; anthology of  North American Poets.  
- Editors Choice Award by National Library of Poetry, US. 
 
 

Interests  

Painting, reading, local history, architecture, gardening and horticulture, hiking, fishing,  
racquetball, photography, darts.  
 
  Environmental Planning 
  Landscape Design   
  Graphic Design   
  Illustration   
  Drafting		 References and/or portfolio available upon request.