- Downhill Mountain Biking, Road biking, Rad biking
- Camping, hiking, anything outside with my partner and our 7 year old
- Snowboarding - anything in snow
- PNW Surfing - Twins, PA, Westport
- Pottery and sculpture
- Crafting, crocheting
- Figure skating
Christina Knight
Seattle
Summary
I wish to use my 5 years of experience in fish passage landscape design, construction, maintenance, design-build, design bid-build, and arboriculture with WSDOT, 1 year as SDOT PSM Permit Reviewer, 1 year as SDOT Urban Forestry Senior Forester and move into the role of Sr Transportation Planner-Bike Program.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Civil Engineer Associate: Street Use Public Space Management Permit Reviewer
Seattle Department of Transportation
Seattle, WA
07.2023 - Current
- Provides subject matter expertise for long-term and short-term uses of the public right of way, applying and interpreting relevant codes, regulations (e.g. Streets Illustrated, Seattle Municipal Code, City Spec & Standard Plans, and SDOT Director’s Rules).
- Programs included: waterway/underwater streets, areaways, outdoor dining, public/private events, private structures, public amenities, private utilities, block parties, vending, shoreline street end improvements, pole banners, and public artwork.
- Performs technical and field reviews for long and short-term uses of the public right of way.
- Project management of Street Use review processes, guiding external applicants, and reconciling internal and external stakeholders’ comments through coaching, application screening, and subsequent review cycles.
- Facilitates and leads site and virtual meetings with business owners, residents, community organizations, city agents and permit reviewers, and senior level staff across various agencies.
- Acts as the Review Official when a public notification and comment period is required which involves publishing the notice, responding to comments received, and identifying and evaluating mitigation measures as needed to resolve potential impacts.
- Transmits and provides review and denial recommendations to SDOT Deviation Committee, Street Use Director, and SDOT Director’s Office.
Senior Forester (OOC), Sr Civil Eng Spec
Seattle Department Of Transportation
Seattle, WA
11.2024 - 12.2025
- Reviews plans and development proposals for impacts related to utilities, traffic, transportation, and street improvements.
- Coordinates and cooperates with permit applicants and other agencies, departments, divisions, and private utilities involved in or affected by project(s).
- Recommends permit revisions and requirements to mitigate negative impacts of development on street trees and ensure plans meet Seattle Municipal Code requirements and City of Seattle design standards.
- Enforces compliance with terms of permits authorizing development and construction projects related to street trees and landscapes in the right-of-way. Serves as subject-matter expert for soil protection, environmentally critical areas, tree selection, and urban forestry elements of projects. Ensures that street trees are posted with placards to provide 14-day public notice prior to removal in accordance with municipal code.
- Responds to inquiries from the public and other departments about the process, requirements, and procedures of the development process. Investigates and resolves complaints from the public. Performs regular site walk-throughs for projects in construction to assess the conditions of existing trees, inspect tree protection, and provide oversight of pruning (root and canopy) to conform with ANSI A300 standards.
- Performs contract administration activities including reviewing change orders and responding to submittals; preparing field notes; collecting material samples; attending final walkthroughs; and compiling as-built records.
Transportation Planning Specialist 2, Landscape Designer and Arborist
Washington State Department of Transportation
Shoreline, WA
02.2019 - 06.2023
- Tree replacement policy writing for DBB and DB projects.
- Tree Reviews, Landscape Detail design and review.
- Design-build process, plan review, submittals, site walks, material approval.
- Extensive bioengineering experience and report write-up
- Construction Estimates
- QA/QC/Review Experience with agency standard roadside restoration/design and construction.
- PS&E process with project office coordination.
- Experience with WSDOT standard specifications, roadside policy manual, design manual, etc.
- Project management from conception through completion.
- Plant selection including plant establishment (PSIPE)
- Task agreements.
- Functional analyses.
- Fish passage project design and construction.
- Specifications writing.
- Wetland mitigation design and construction.
- Coordination with plant establishment crew, handing off projects to crew and WSDOT maintenance.
- Contractor monthly PSIPE meetings and recommendations reports.
Landscape Designer
Core Design, Inc.
Bothell, WA
11.2017 - 02.2019
- Experience with section and elevation work, tree retention plans, planting plans, recreation design, playground design, skate park design, detail design for housing developments, resorts and retail establishments.
- Site Walks for as-built sheets to ID plants and compare design to final plant installation.
- Extensive graphic design experience with rendered plans using Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design and Civil 3D 2018.
- Wayfinding and interpretive signage design.
- 3D Modeling in SketchUp.
- Code research, preliminary design through as built sheet preparation.
Marketing & Production Specialist
Rolluda Architects Inc.
Seattle, WA
07.2015 - 02.2017
- Performed production work for landscape and urban design projects, space programming and allocation, parks and recreation design.
- Experience with plant material suggestions and AutoCAD rendered landscape conceptual design.
- Re-designed various graphics for RFQs in InDesign and Illustrator.
- Brochure and report layout and graphic design work for feasibility studies, needs assessments and general condition reports for cities throughout Washington including Seattle and Youngstown.
- Protected the RAI brand and image as it relates to RFQs submittals, signage, presentation at conferences and sponsored events.
Marketing & Graphic Design Assistant
Coal Creek YMCA
Newcastle, WA
06.2014 - 09.2015
- Designed marketing collateral such as flyers, posters, brochures, video and banners following the YMCA branding guidelines for display throughout the YMCA branch, website, intranet (Sharepoint) applications.
- Developed signage and outreach efforts for YMCA events.
- Maintained Group Wellness class schedule, attendance and monthly CCYMCMA volunteer hours.
- Developed new quality control guidelines throughout Group Wellness classes and workshops; managed 60+ Group Wellness instructors’ schedules.
Landscape Architecture Intern
National Park Services
Estes Park, CO
09.2010 - 04.2011
- Collaborated on the Glacier Basin Campground Amphitheater re-design.
- Prepared details, cross-sections and conceptual design and presented for approval to NPS Landscape Architect.
- Obtained spot-elevations to extrapolate park topography.
- Worked in the field through site walks to document site inventory.
- Measured out amphitheater site for topography extrapolation.
- Please note that for a reason unknown to me, NPS does not have a record of my interning here
Energy Efficiency and Graphic Design Intern
Downtown Colorado Inc.
Denver, CO
05.2010 - 10.2010
- Re-designed company logo.
- Researched energy efficiency for retrofitting historically relevant buildings in rural Colorado.
- Edited marketing proposals.
- Traveled to commercial districts and provided downtown revitalization through a comprehensive framework of downtown management, marketing, design, and economic development.
- Prepared PowerPoint presentations for rural towns upon completion of Colorado Revitalization Projects (CRP’s).
- Provided street-scape solutions for rural CO towns.
- Designed layout for final booklet with all final recommendations to submit to the community.
Education
Dual Masters Degree - Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
University of Colorado at Denver, College of Architecture and Planning
06.2010
Summer Urban Design Study Abroad Program_Turkey - Landscape Architecture & Urban Design
University of Colorado At Denver
Datca, Turkey09-2010
Bachelors of Science - Plant Biology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
06.2007
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University of Hawai’i, Manoa
04.2001
Skills
- Bluebeam Revu 21
- AutoCAD
- Microstation
- Microsoft Office Suite
- SharePoint
- Accela
- Projectwise
- Unifier
- Primavera
- Specification Writing Programs
- Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Certification
- ISA Certified Arborist PN-9497A / ISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor
- Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead/ CESCL
- Pesticide License, LAWS & SAFETY, ORNAMENTAL INSECT + DISEASE , NON-AG WEED SERIES
- Flagger Certification
Interests
Timeline
Senior Forester (OOC), Sr Civil Eng Spec
Seattle Department Of Transportation
11.2024 - 12.2025
Civil Engineer Associate: Street Use Public Space Management Permit Reviewer
Seattle Department of Transportation
07.2023 - Current
Transportation Planning Specialist 2, Landscape Designer and Arborist
Washington State Department of Transportation
02.2019 - 06.2023
Landscape Designer
Core Design, Inc.
11.2017 - 02.2019
Marketing & Production Specialist
Rolluda Architects Inc.
07.2015 - 02.2017
Marketing & Graphic Design Assistant
Coal Creek YMCA
06.2014 - 09.2015
Landscape Architecture Intern
National Park Services
09.2010 - 04.2011
Energy Efficiency and Graphic Design Intern
Downtown Colorado Inc.
05.2010 - 10.2010
Bachelors of Science - Plant Biology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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University of Hawai’i, Manoa
Dual Masters Degree - Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
University of Colorado at Denver, College of Architecture and Planning
Summer Urban Design Study Abroad Program_Turkey - Landscape Architecture & Urban Design
University of Colorado At Denver
Organizations & Awards
- Space for Race Committee Member, SDOT Street Use, Public Space Management 2024-2025
- International Society of Arboriculture Professional Member, Pacific NW Chapter Member 2022-present
- Creeks, Drainage and Wastewater Advisory Committee Board Member, SPU Seattle 2015-2019