- 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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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