WPL
Aubrey Pontious is a Landscape Designer and Certified Drone Pilot at WPL since September 2018. Previously, Pontious worked as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture from October 2017 to August 2018. Pontious also has experience as an Independent Business Owner at Pontious Designs, a Design Intern at K&K Nursery and Landscape, Chief Plant Operator at Environ Strategy Consultants, Inc., and Field Service Manager at Galaxy One Marketing Inc. Pontious has a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with a specialization in Metalsmithing from Southern Illinois University. Additionally, Pontious has experience as a Welder at Wherry's Machine and Welding, Undergraduate Woodshop Tech at Southern Illinois University, Apprentice Welder at MacDonald Forge and Design, and ran a self-employed firewood sales service.
WPL
Rooted in Virginia Beach, WPL is an enthusiastic team and a sincere design practice dedicated to quality work. Their multidiscipline design professionals are all active and recognized in their own fields of work. Although relatively small in size (one office of 25 people), WPL has served public and private clientele locally on many high profile projects since 1960. They have truly offered transformative design for much of Tidewater and in many areas beyond. Given some of their high profile work, they continue to put an emphasis on public places and matching client values of sustainability, resiliency, beauty, functionality, and longevity. WPL is a SWaM VA certified and a Virginia S-Corporation offering a full range of professional services in landscape architecture, land surveying, and civil engineering throughout southeastern Virginia. They take great pride in their traditional work ethic and their ability to apply new information toward evolving processes.