DESIGN FOCUS & RESUME
K E L S E Y J A M E S - K A V A N A U G H
My design interests lie in incorporating wildlife habitat within the urban core to improve human lives and enhance the city experience. Consequently, my work focuses on healing the lost connection between people and nature, demonstrating how we too are part of the ecosystem and the role we play. I strongly believe that city and nature should not be separated but rather woven together, creating a thriving new type of ecosystem.
E D U C A T I O N
Master of Landscape Architecture | The University of Texas at Austin | May 2020
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology | University of California, Davis | June 2014
W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
Landscape Designer & Ecologist | Lionheart Places LLC | Austin, TX | 2020 - Current
Landscape Designer | Groundwork LLC | Austin, TX | 2019 - 2020
Landscape Designer & Administrative Assistant | Cultivate LLC | San Francisco, CA | 2016 - 2017
Research Assistant | Environmental Law Institute | San Francisco, CA | 2015-2016
Animal Management Intern | African Lion & Environmental Research Trust | Livingston, Zambia | Aug - Oct 2014
Wildlife Management Intern | City of Davis Public Works Department | Davis, CA | 2013 -2014
Intern | Geosyntec Consultants, Inc | Oakland, CA & Austin, TX | Summer 2011-2015; 2018
V O L U N T E E R L E A D E R S H I P
Student Chapter Secretary & Social Media | American Society of Landscape Architects | Austin, TX | 2018 - 2020
I-35 Redesign | Urban Land Institute Advisory Service Panel | Austin, TX | Feb 2020
Butler Trail | Urban Land Institute Advisory Service Panel | Austin, TX | Aug 2019
East Bay President | Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association | Oakland, CA | 2015 - 2017
A W A R D S & H O N O R S
Independent Summer Travel Scholarship | The University of Texas at Austin | 2019
Kappa Kappa Gamma Graduate Student Academic Scholarship | Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation | 2019
Merit Award: Austin Green Master Plan | Texas Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architecture | 2019
School of Architecture Scholarship | The University of Texas at Austin | 2017 - 2020
S K I L L S
Digital: AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office Suite, SketchUp, Photography, BlueBeam, LandFX, QuickBooks
Analog: Sketching, Rendering, Model Building, CNC Routing, Laser Cutting
Other: Bird & Wildlife Identification, Ecological Conservation Practices
I N T E R E S T S
Classical Piano | Soccer | Beach Volleyball | Bird Watching | Outdoor Recreation | Photography