Both a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and a distinguished alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Christian brings 20 years of global expertise as an award-winning designer, policy innovator, and major public builder.  

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Trained in design, ecology and anthropology; his built work, design research, and enacted public policy bridges future parks, civic infrastructure, urban ecology + nature-based systems.   Delivering work under challenging jurisdictional, operational, economic, physical, and political conditions, Christian has completed dozens of celebrated projects. Unique amongst his peers, Christian has authored and implemented design policy, designed innovative capital projects, and developed inventive approaches to re-envisioning campuses, real estate portfolios, and park systems.

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Christian has served as the first National Design Director for Landscape Architecture at the United States GSA, as a senior designer at nationally prominent New York City design studios, and as the Deputy Director of a major urban parks agency. Christian has played a leading role in shaping progressive federal design policies and in developing both the 'National Disaster Resilience' and the 'Rebuild By Design' competitions for the United States federal government.  In addition to directing PVBLIC NATURE PROJECTS, Christian is both a founding board member of the Ian McHarg Center for Ecology and Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania (2017), and a member of the Board of Directors for the National Recreation and Parks Association (2024).

Christian has made the creation of immersive environments, functional excellence, climate responsiveness, and environmental performance, a cornerstone of his career.