Mrs. Faith C. Rickert is the managing member of the firm, Prodesign Plus, L.L.C. Prior to opening the firm in 2012, Mrs. Rickert worked for a Frackville based Landscape Architectural Firm (Prodesign Plus, P.C.) for a little over seventeen years. During that time Mrs. Rickert developed plans for site grading, commercial and industrial land development, erosion and sediment control, post construction storm water management and assisted in preparation of bidding documents.
While employed with the Landscape Architectural Firm, Mrs. Rickert worked with the grant programs and acted as the firms Grant Manager. Mrs. Rickert managed grants for both entitlement and non-entitlement communities. Her responsibilities included the preparation of Keystone Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG & CDBG-R), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and HOME program applications, preparation of environmental review records, performing employee interviews and overseeing rehabilitation construction projects. She has obtained training in the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) utilized by the Commonwealth in tracking all of the Community Development and HOME funded programs. She has also obtained training in Fair Housing standards, labor compliance issues, Davis Bacon wage determinations, environmental compliance standards, MBE/WBE standards, Section 3 requirements and State historic preservation standards.
In order to further her abilities with community housing rehabilitation programs, Mrs. Rickert trained and received a Certificate in Lead Safe Work Practices. In addition, she went through rigorous training seminars in lead-based paint inspections and risk assessments. In 2001, she obtained her Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Lead Based Paint Risk Assessor license.
