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1 Katherine Montgomery Personal website and portfolio: katemg.weebly.com 212 Buckingham Ave, Syracuse, NY

2 Katherine Montgomery EDUCATION SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) Fall 2012 May 2017 Bachelor in Landscape Architecture GPA: 3.7 SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS Winner of Upstate NY Chapter ASLA student poster competition 2016 William Munsey Kennedy Jr. Scholarship in Landscape Architecture James E. Glavin Scholarship 2014 SKILLS Woody plant and perennial identification, Mac and PC platforms, Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator; AutoCAD, and SketchUp ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK Independent Study Tree sketches and fact sheets Jan May 2014 Chose 10 native tree species and sketched, photographed, and researched each Compiled a 1 page fact sheet for each species from the information gathered INTERNSHIPS AND WORK EXPERIENCE Ballantyne Gardens employee, Liverpool, NY May 2014 August 2015 Manage store and garden center Customer service, organize inventory, make displays, fill custom orders for planters Plant selection for rain garden designs, planting bed layout and placement in the field Member of landscape crew: weeding, trimming, mulching and planting Sales Associate Onondaga Historical Association, Syracuse, NY June Aug Sales associate at gift shop kiosk Conducted sales, cataloged inventory, and tended to customers with minimal supervision VOLUNTEERING AND LEADERSHIP Vice President, Garden Chair for ESF s Green Campus Initiative Club Organize seed planting and plant propagation in campus greenhouse and off campus garden Work with other club members to ensure plant survival at greenhouse and garden Teach fellow students about gardening, plant care, and harvesting annual and perennial plants April Present Tree Steward Volunteer with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County Summer 2013 Attended 5 training sessions to obtain certification. Volunteered on steward teams throughout the summer maintaining city trees ADDITIONAL INTERESTS Gardening, Jewelry making (Etsy Site: KateMG Designs), cooking, and recreational downhill skiing Resume pg. 1

Upstate NY ASLA student poster competition winner, Explore Chain Works District is a design for a post industrial complex on South Hill in Ithaca, NY.

3 Upstate NY ASLA student poster competition winner, Explore Chain Works District is a design for a post industrial complex on South Hill in Ithaca, NY. Our vision was to create a neighborhood district which caters to active lifestyles for all ages and becomes a recreation center for the city of Ithaca and its visitors. One of our key design moves is a proposed aerial tram called the Ithaca pulley that would allow for safe and convenient transportation between the site, Ithaca College and the Ithaca Commons Downtown. The overall site design was a collaboration between me, Pam, and Val but we each focused on detailing a different space within the design. I worked on the Hub, Pam designed the ice rink, and Val designed the Gallery space. We collaborated in drawing the line work for the site plan in AutoCAD and it was then exported to illustrator where Pam worked on creating this illustration. Kate Montgomery Senior Studio Fall 2015 Work Examples - Chain Works District Pamella Selby and Val O Brien also contributed to this design and graphics

4 Elementary School North Entrance Trail to Rink The Gallery Studios The Front Yard Shopping Playground Downtown The Hub Upper Plaza Ithaca College CHAIN WORKS DISTRICT Creek Walk Ithaca public library The Commons Shopping Bus stop Bars and restaurants The Spine Fountains Kiln Dry Café and Bar Shopping Bus stop Rock climbing Rooftop sports fields Trail access Ice Rink Outdoor movies Trail access Bus stop Butterfield Stadium Sports fields Athletic / Event Center Ithaca College Library Bus stops THE ITHA exploration through recreation A PULLEY This is a diagram I created with inspiration from Pam to represent the aerial tram we proposed. The Pulley would traverse the Drumlin topography of Ithaca to make travel between our Chain Works site, Ithaca College, and Downtown Ithaca easily accessible. Each point is a stop on the pulley and the icons (borrowed from the Noun Project state parks collection) show the activities available at each stop. Kate Montgomery Senior Studio Fall 2015 Work Examples - Chain Works District Pamella Selby and Val O Brien also contributed to this design and graphics

The Pulley Building 6 Building 35 The Pulley at the Ice Rink Building 33 To Bike Storage THE HUB To Bus Stop and Underground Parking Downtown The Hub Upper Plaza Ithaca College I worked

I started with a screen shot from a sketch-up model Val created which included the buildings and I-beams for reference.

5 The Pulley Building 6 Building 35 The Pulley at the Ice Rink Building 33 To Bike Storage THE HUB To Bus Stop and Underground Parking Downtown The Hub Upper Plaza Ithaca College I worked independently to create this Photoshop perspective of my vision for the Hub. I started with a screen shot from a sketch-up model Val created which included the buildings and I-beams for reference. I worked primarily on the design of this central entry space where the pulley, the bus, and pedestrian traffic all enter the site and are greeted by restaurants, shoppings, a play area and access to recreational opportunities throughout the site. Kate Montgomery Senior Studio Fall 2015 Work Examples - Chain Works District Pamella Selby and Val O Brien also contributed to this design

33 34 5 6 8 4 15 14 35 13A 1 17 2 18 3 10A 10 13B 21 24 THE HUB Downtown The Hub Upper Plaza Ithaca College This is a section cut through the Hub that I create with the use of Illustrator and

6 A A 10 13B THE HUB Downtown The Hub Upper Plaza Ithaca College This is a section cut through the Hub that I create with the use of Illustrator and Photoshop. Val added to it in the final stages of the project to update some of the graphics to match the other sections that she worked on. Kate Montgomery Senior Studio Fall 2015 Work Examples - Chain Works District Pamella Selby and Val O Brien also contributed to this design and graphics

Extending Tides Extending Tides is a design study and proposal for Shooters Island in Newark Bay that exposes the subtleties of the tidal zone to maximize potential area for tidal wetlands.

7 Extending Tides Extending Tides is a design study and proposal for Shooters Island in Newark Bay that exposes the subtleties of the tidal zone to maximize potential area for tidal wetlands. This study looks at the possibility of extending the tidal zone by modifying the land form of the island and removing existing bulkhead to create a shallower slope and greater tidal gradient, from subtidal to upland. The resulting transformation will convert the island s upland habitat, into an extension of the tidal zone that will foster the establishment of new tidal wetland habitat through natural processes. Once established, cord grass (a key wetland species,) will promote sedimentation and allow for wetlands to expand into the bay over time at a rate that will potentially keep up with sea level rise for the next century. The final poster for this project was a total of 12 feet in length. The context plan and poster shown above are the final graphics. Kate Montgomery Junior Studio Spring 2015 Work Examples - Extending Tides Nicholas Shannon and Claire Hilton also contributed to this design and graphics

8 This is a zoom in on the poster which is focused around a long section cut of the island. It shows the existing and proposed conditions and how the processes that act upon the island will change with our proposed change to the island topography. The lighter graphic elements represent future projected conditions such as how the tidal zone will increase after our proposed changes and how wetland development causes sedimentation to increase. I collaborated with Nick and Claire on the entire poster and contributed primarily to the researching and depicting the tidal data, working with Nick to project the tide data using Rhino and Grasshopper, and annotating and diagramming how the wetland development, sedimentation and tides would perform over time. Kate Montgomery Junior Studio Spring 2015 Work Examples - Extending Tides Nicholas Shannon and Claire Hilton also contributed to this design and graphics

Sedimentation Shifting of habitat zones The sedimentation and shifting habitats diagrams shown above are two of the diagram I created to illustrate the natural processes acting on tidal wetlands.

These diagrams depict how cord grass causes sedimentation to occur which allows the cord grass habitat to move further out into the bay.

9 Sedimentation Shifting of habitat zones The sedimentation and shifting habitats diagrams shown above are two of the diagram I created to illustrate the natural processes acting on tidal wetlands. The diagrams are meant to break down some of the information shown in the section. These diagrams depict how cord grass causes sedimentation to occur which allows the cord grass habitat to move further out into the bay. The decomposition of cord grass in the higher area of its range allows salt hay to shift into this new peat layer previously occupied by the cord grass. Theses process work together over time to extend the tidal wetland habitat. The challenge for our group was learning how to depict multiple processes happening over time and how to show the present, proposed, and future conditions in one sectional drawing. Kate Montgomery Junior Studio Spring 2015 Work Examples - Extending Tides Nicholas Shannon and Claire Hilton also contributed to this design and graphics

NATURE PLAY The Village of Cazenovia is interested in building a small play area along a portion of Chittenango Creek that sits behind the Cazenovia Public Library.

My studio visited the site and were able to talk to some members of the community before doing research of our own, finding design precedents, and proposing a design.

10 NATURE PLAY The Village of Cazenovia is interested in building a small play area along a portion of Chittenango Creek that sits behind the Cazenovia Public Library. The community is looking for an alternative to the typical prebuilt playground structures and hopes to incorporate an educational component into the design. My studio visited the site and were able to talk to some members of the community before doing research of our own, finding design precedents, and proposing a design. This process took place over two weeks and ended with a presentation of our design ideas to the mayor, librarian and other community members. My design focused on creating space that could be used for gathering, playing and library programs. It includes creek access for fishing and education and a variety of plant species that can become educational components for library programs and playful exploration. Kate Montgomery Spring 2014 Work Examples - Cazenovia, Creek Park

11 Hand Drawings These construction details of structures around campus were for a final assignment for Materials and Structures and drawn based on my knowledge after taking the course. Kate Montgomery Spring 2015 Work Examples - Hand Drawn Details

Hand Drawings Eastern White Pine American Basswood American Beech White Ash Pinus

americana Spring semester of Sophomore year I did an independent study where I

I looked at the branch structure, buds, cones, and bark to become better at identifying

From my sketches, photos, and research I compiled a fact sheet for each tree.

12 Hand Drawings Eastern White Pine American Basswood American Beech White Ash Pinus Strobus Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus Fagus grandifolia Tillia americana Fraxinus americana Spring semester of Sophomore year I did an independent study where I sketched, photographed, and researched 10 trees native to the northeast. I looked at the branch structure, buds, cones, and bark to become better at identifying the trees in winter. From my sketches, photos, and research I compiled a fact sheet for each tree. The fact sheets can be found by clicking the link in the lower right hand corner. Kate Montgomery Spring 2014 Work Examples - Tree sketches, fact sheets click here to see more at katemg.weebly.com

13 Katherine Montgomery Personal website and portfolio: katemg.weebly.com 212 Buckingham Ave, Syracuse, NY

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SARAE13@GMAIL.COM PORTFOLIO Education Fall 2005 - Present Fall 1998 - May 2003 Employment Jan. 2008 - May 2008 Fall 2007 Fall 2006 - present Summer 2006 and 2007 Aug. 2006 - May 2007 Sept. 2003 - Sept.