Landscape Architect

Education

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Kansas State University, 1998

Professional Registrations

Licensed Landscape Architect

#669 - State of Kansas

Professional Affiliations

• Member, American Society of Landscape Architects

• Member, Prairie Gateway Chapter/ American Society of Landscape Architects

• Past Executive Committee Member (Wichita Member-at-Large), 2003-2004; 2009, Prairie Gateway Chapter/ American Society of Landscape Architects

• Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB), National Registration Exam - Section C (Site Design) Grader, Present

• Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB), National Registration Exam- Section C (Site Design) Committee Member, Present

Brent joined Ruggles & Bohm in September 2007.  His responsibilities include site planning, parks and recreation planning, hike and bike trail planning, streetscape design, entry feature and open space design in our residential developments, as well as conceptual and presentation graphics.

Mr. Thomas has been practicing in Wichita since 2001 and has worked for both public and private clients in the Wichita area, as well as western Kansas.  His experience includes development of construction documents for site planning projects; parks and recreation planning; hike and bike trail design; creation of land development plans; development of streetscape projects; construction staking; NPDES permitting; and creation of presentation and marketing graphics.  The range of projects he has worked on varies in scope from small retails sites to large residential neighborhoods, as well as projects for national retailers, including Kohl’s, Michael’s, Walgreen’s and Sportsman’s Warehouse.

Brent began his career working for Carter & Burgess in Denver.  During his three years in Denver, he was the lead urban designer for the $1.7 billion Transportation Expansion (T-REX) Project, which included reconstruction of almost 20 miles of the I-25 and I-225 corridors in south metro Denver, along with the construction of a new light rail line paralleling the highways, including 13 new light rail stations.  Mr. Thomas was responsible for the preliminary design of the light rail stations and assisting with the development of an aesthetic program for corridor bridges, noise walls, and retaining walls, as well as preparation of a corridor bike/ pedestrian plan.