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My most recent job experience has been centered around operational improvements to the timbersale and reforestation programs in South West Washington. My previous experience has been a mixture of academic, research, teaching and industry. I have cruised timber in the coastal plain of South Carolina and marked timber sales in Coastal Redwood stands of California. I have taught at a community college and worked as a laborer in a steel foundry. My past and future experiences have shaped who I am and who I will be. Below is a description of my previous professional experiences.
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7/2014 - Present Silviculturist
Washington Department of Natural Resources, Pacific Cascade Region
Castle Rock, WA
7/2011 – 7/2014 Graduate Research Assistant
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Blacksburg, VA
Conduct and assist with various research projects including water quality impacts of forest harvesting activities, forest road erosion, growth response associated with site preparation, impacts of biomass harvesting, etc.
8/2011 – 2014 Teaching Assistant
Virginia Polytechnic State University, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Blacksburg, VA
Courses Taught:
Dendrology, Lead Instructor, Dr. John Seiler
Procurement, Lead Instructor, Dr. M. Chad Bolding
Timber Harvesting, Lead Instructor, Dr. M. Chad Bolding
10/2010 – 5/2011 Interim Instructor of Forestry
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Reedley College
Reedly, CA
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Forestry (NR 1)
Wildland Fire Technology (NR 5)
Dendrology (NR 6) (Lab Instructor)
Silviculture (NR 11)
Forest Surveying (NR 17)
Aerial Photogrammetry and GIS (NR 18)
Forest Measurements (NR 20)
Forest Products (NR 21)
Orienteering (NR 91)
Career Leadership Seminar (AGNR 2)
6/2010 – 10/2010 Seasonal Forester
W.M. Beaty and Associates,
Susanville, CA
Assisted staff foresters with timber harvest plan preparation including property line determination and marking, endangered species surveys, archeological site inspection and determination, watercourse and lake protection zone marking, timber marking and timber sale contract administration.
1/2009 – 5/2010 Graduate Research Assistant
University of Idaho, Department of Forest Products
Moscow, ID
Conducted research on biomass harvesting in northern Idaho.
1/2009 – 5/2010 Instructor and Teaching Assistant
Department of Forest Products
University of Idaho
Courses Taught:
Forest Measurements
Forest Harvesting Systems, Lead Instructor, Dr. Leonard Johnson
Seasonal 2006 - 2009 Forest Technician/Intern
Swanton Pacific Ranch, Cal Poly Corporation
Davenport, CA
Assisted staff and faculty with non-industrial timber management plan preparation, harvest closeout, timber cruising, timber marking, stream restoration, water system infrastructure upgrades, equipment maintenance and repair and general ranch labor.
Seasonal 2005 - 2008 Laborer and Equipment Operator
California Electric Steel
Angels Camp, CA
Worked as a laborer specializing in steel recycling in a small family owned steel foundry. The work consisted of using heavy machinery including overhead cranes, power saws, oxy-accetaline torches, backhoes, forklifts, etc to prepare scrap steel to be recycled and melted to produce new products.
9/2007 – 6/2008 Grader and Teaching Assistant
Department of Natural Resource Management
California Polytechnic State University
Courses Assisted:
Careers in Forestry and Environmental Management
Forest Practices and Environmental Protection
Wood Properties and Products
6/2006 – 9/2006 Forest Technician (Marking Crew)
W.M. Beaty and Associates
Susanville, CA
Marked timber, property lines and stream protection zones in a team environment with a five person crew.
6/2004 – 9/2004 Crew Foreman
California Reforestation
Sonora, CA
Lead site preparation crews of up to 30 people on industrial forest lands in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Washington Department of Natural Resources, Pacific Cascade Region
Castle Rock, WA
7/2011 – 7/2014 Graduate Research Assistant
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Blacksburg, VA
Conduct and assist with various research projects including water quality impacts of forest harvesting activities, forest road erosion, growth response associated with site preparation, impacts of biomass harvesting, etc.
8/2011 – 2014 Teaching Assistant
Virginia Polytechnic State University, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Blacksburg, VA
Courses Taught:
Dendrology, Lead Instructor, Dr. John Seiler
Procurement, Lead Instructor, Dr. M. Chad Bolding
Timber Harvesting, Lead Instructor, Dr. M. Chad Bolding
10/2010 – 5/2011 Interim Instructor of Forestry
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Reedley College
Reedly, CA
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Forestry (NR 1)
Wildland Fire Technology (NR 5)
Dendrology (NR 6) (Lab Instructor)
Silviculture (NR 11)
Forest Surveying (NR 17)
Aerial Photogrammetry and GIS (NR 18)
Forest Measurements (NR 20)
Forest Products (NR 21)
Orienteering (NR 91)
Career Leadership Seminar (AGNR 2)
6/2010 – 10/2010 Seasonal Forester
W.M. Beaty and Associates,
Susanville, CA
Assisted staff foresters with timber harvest plan preparation including property line determination and marking, endangered species surveys, archeological site inspection and determination, watercourse and lake protection zone marking, timber marking and timber sale contract administration.
1/2009 – 5/2010 Graduate Research Assistant
University of Idaho, Department of Forest Products
Moscow, ID
Conducted research on biomass harvesting in northern Idaho.
1/2009 – 5/2010 Instructor and Teaching Assistant
Department of Forest Products
University of Idaho
Courses Taught:
Forest Measurements
Forest Harvesting Systems, Lead Instructor, Dr. Leonard Johnson
Seasonal 2006 - 2009 Forest Technician/Intern
Swanton Pacific Ranch, Cal Poly Corporation
Davenport, CA
Assisted staff and faculty with non-industrial timber management plan preparation, harvest closeout, timber cruising, timber marking, stream restoration, water system infrastructure upgrades, equipment maintenance and repair and general ranch labor.
Seasonal 2005 - 2008 Laborer and Equipment Operator
California Electric Steel
Angels Camp, CA
Worked as a laborer specializing in steel recycling in a small family owned steel foundry. The work consisted of using heavy machinery including overhead cranes, power saws, oxy-accetaline torches, backhoes, forklifts, etc to prepare scrap steel to be recycled and melted to produce new products.
9/2007 – 6/2008 Grader and Teaching Assistant
Department of Natural Resource Management
California Polytechnic State University
Courses Assisted:
Careers in Forestry and Environmental Management
Forest Practices and Environmental Protection
Wood Properties and Products
6/2006 – 9/2006 Forest Technician (Marking Crew)
W.M. Beaty and Associates
Susanville, CA
Marked timber, property lines and stream protection zones in a team environment with a five person crew.
6/2004 – 9/2004 Crew Foreman
California Reforestation
Sonora, CA
Lead site preparation crews of up to 30 people on industrial forest lands in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains.