Matt Weir, PLA

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Timeline
About me
Project Manager / Landscape Architect
Education
- The Pantheon Institute
  2011 - 2011
  Semester-long Study Abroad Landscape Architecture
- Penn State University
  2007 - 2011
  Bachelor's Landscape Architecture
  Activities and Societies: See organizations section. I graduated from Penn State University's LAAB-accredited five-year Bachelo'rs of Landscape Architecture program. During my time at Penn State, I earned minors in Geography and Environmental Inquiry. My academic career included semesters abroad in Tanzania and Italy, where I researched environmental/cultural implications of development adjacent to Udzungwa Mountains National Park and the importance of design sensitivity in historically-significant urban contexts, respectively.
Experience
- Hershey Country Club
  Jun 2006 - Aug 2010
  Cart Attendant and Golf Course Starter
  Acquire experience regarding golf course design principles, planting design, and the resort sector while interacting with guests, golf professionals, maintenance, and food service to ensure positive golfing experiences
- Penn State University
  Aug 2010 - Dec 2011
  Research, analyze, and interpret potential outreach design solutions for Tanzania study abroad program Provide student-to-student advising regarding available programs, application process, and previous experiences to prospective study abroad students while working closely with Education Abroad advisers and other staff
  - Community Research and Outreach Assistant
    Sept 2011 - Dec 2011
  - Office of Global Programs Peer Adviser
    Aug 2010 - Sept 2011
- Conewago Creek Initiative
  Aug 2011 - Nov 2011
  Student Outreach Representative
  -Leader of a collaborative design team (of PSU Capital Campus Hydro-Engineering graduate students and community representatives) addressing stormwater issues in Lebanon, Lancaster, and Dauphin Counties-Direct an educational community workshop and produce an informative 47-page stormwater booklet (distributed to community residents) demonstrating the implementation of sustainable stormwater strategies
- AMT Engineering
  Apr 2012 - Sept 2021
  -Planting Design: construction document-quality landscape plans for state highways, stormwater management facilities, residential properties, schools, and commercial properties;-Environmental Permitting: fieldwork for tree surveys/assessments, forest stand delineations, and wetland delineations; stream restoration environmental permits include; NRI/FSD, FCP, 404 permits;-Design Standards: manuals that discuss and analyze design/cost/maintenance/installation of LID as it pertains to stormwater, landscaping, permeable pavement, streetscape design and structural soils;-Schematic Roadway Design: horizontal alignments, vertical profiles; preserving desired views, minimizing cut/fill;-Project procurement: pre-bid meetings for public and private projects, proposal resumes, writing and submission-Mixed-Use Trail Design: CDs (site plans, details, schematic bridge design, specifications), cost estimates, IFB manuals, county/state review -Residential Design: site assessments, utility markings, infiltration testing, CDs, sub-consultant coordination, construction administration, as-builts;-Public Hearings: digital renderings (plans, sections, elevations) and visual representations to communicate design intent and the proposed design’s relationship to existing site features to interested stakeholders;-Botanical Gardens: drafting and design assistance; responsibilities included: site layout, design details (site walls, weir walls, water features, trail design, pavement treatments), grading design and QAQC Show less
  - Project Manager / Landscape Architecture
    Jun 2018 - Sept 2021
  - Senior Project Landscape Architect
    Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
  - Project Landscape Architect, RLA
    Apr 2012 - Apr 2017
- Bradley Site Design, Inc.
  Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
  Project Manager / Landscape Architect
- Montgomery Parks
  Mar 2022 - now
  Project Manager / Landscape Architect
Licenses & Certifications
- Registered Landscape Architect
  Maryland department of labor, licensing and regulation
  Feb 2015
  View certificate
- Certified Landscape Architect
  Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
  Sept 2016
  View certificate
- Certified Arborist
  International Society of Arboriculture
  Jul 2016
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Matt Weir, PLA
  Certificate of Merit American Society of Landscape Architects PA/DE Chapter Apr 2011 Awarded for outstanding academic achievement and landscape architectural designs attained during collegiate career, occurring from August 2007-April 2011
- Awarded to Matt Weir, PLA
  Merit Award American Society of Landscape Architects PA/DE Chapter Apr 2011 Awarded for outstanding design and analysis achieved on personal "Adaptive Planning Strategies" project. The site was a 366-acre post-industrial coal mine located in Hazleton, PA.
- Awarded to Matt Weir, PLA
  Alumni Society Award and Scholarship Penn State College of Arts & Architecture Mar 2011 Awarded for exhibiting outstanding leadership and participation regarding extracurricular activities, employment, and community service
- Awarded to Matt Weir, PLA
  Reuben and Gladys Golumbic Scholarship Award Penn State College of Arts & Architecture Feb 2011 Finalist for humanistic achievement of landscape architectural design in Tanzania
- Awarded to Matt Weir, PLA
  John O. Simonds Honor Award Scholarship Penn State Department of Landscape Architecture May 2010 Awarded for excellence in landscape architectural design creativity
- Awarded to Matt Weir, PLA
  Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture Penn State Department of Landscape Architecture May 2009 Awarded for excellent design achievement and originality
- Awarded to Matt Weir, PLA
  Dean's List Penn State University Aug 2007 Achieved 8/8 semesters for achieving a semester grade point average of greater than 3.50
- Awarded to Matt Weir, PLA
  Whole World Scholarship Penn State Undergraduate Office of Global Programs Awarded for expressing diverse interests, displaying enthusiasm for learning about other cultures, and participating in a non-traditional study abroad location (Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania)