Environmental Consulting

Work Experience

Bureau of Land Mgmt
8/2009 - Present
Springfield, OR
Grade Level: GS6
Hours per week: 40

Forestry Technician (Cruising), Technical
My duties include performing several different cruising methods that include but are not limited to 3-P and variable plot sampling. I am very familiar with using a relaskop, laser range finder, clinometer, compass, d-tape, logger's tape, and the Allegro CX hand held data recorder. I am very comfortable and confident in using all of these tools to gather data in order to obtain as accurate as possible cruise volume data. Along with the field work portion of this position, I have also had the opportunity to take the role as lead cruiser on timber sales as well. These duties include organizing and analyzing the pre-cruise data, taking this data and applying it to the sale as a whole, determining the BAF, big BAF, random number generator, number of plots, and the KZ to be applied to a timber sale. Once the sale has been cruised I determine the volume in board feet and write an appraisal to be used in the timber sale notice and contract stating the value of the sale as a whole. I have been responsible for making the cruise maps in ArcMap 9.3 for every timber sale. I am very comfortable using this software.

Oregon Department Of Forestry
5/2008 - 7/2009
Toledo, Oregon
Hours per week: 40

Forest Officer
As a forest officer, the crew continually looks to me for leadership as well as guidance for fire suppression, daily activities and projects. Duties during the summer have included but are not limited to: fire suppression, fire prevention, compound maintenance, prescribed fire exercises, trail building, progressive hose lays, chainsaw work, fireline construction, engine maintenance, general maintenance of vehicles on the compound, tool sharpening, chainsaw work, etc. Part of my duties specific to the title of forest officer include supervising a crew of 5 laborer 1s and 1 student worker, coordinating training days, evaluating task books of fellow crew members as well as members of other ODF offices/rural fire departments, issuing the allowed warnings and citations for a class B fire warden, assigning work for the crew, overseeing projects, completing fire reports, writing burn permits, etc. My red card qualifications are Fire Fighter Type 2, Fire Fighter Type 1, Crew Boss, Engine Boss, Incident Commander Type 4, Infrared Equipment Operator, Strike Team Leader Engines Trainee, dozer boss trainee, and Task Force Unit Leader Trainee.

Oregon Department Of Forestry
10/2007 - 4/2009
Philomath, Oregon
Hours per week: 40

NRS1 Timber Sale Prep Forester
My duties in this position include, but are not limited to, the following activities that are mentioned in the next paragraph.

I had to be proficient in GPS, map reading, and compass skills. It has been necessary to be able to properly look at stereo photo pairs, both in the office and in the field, in order to establish and determine numerous features on the landscape such as: draws, streams, boundaries for cable and ground logging, road placements, landing locations, timber sale boundaries, buffer zone locations, etc.

My duties have included a number of different forest management activities ranging from all stages of forest development. I have participated in surveying stands in order to determine whether or not they are ready for a pre-commercial thinning entry. This included establishing a fixed-area plot, measuring the diameter at breast height (DBH) of all "in" trees, measuring the height of the first “in” tree, identifying the trees species, and measure the height of the first “in” tree. The last 5-years growth was measured to 1/20” and was determined using an increment borer. All this data was collected, written down, and the data was processed back at the Philomath office.

Other duties included the recon of future potential timber sales areas. While doing this, I had to determine potential road and landing locations, where cable and ground logging areas would be, and potential reserve areas. I also had to determine where all streams were located. All of this information was then drawn onto a stereo pair of photos.

My main duties involved timber sale prep work. My duties included posting area, timber sale, and patch cut boundaries. I also had to locate streams and post the appropriate buffer width. I had to mark trees to leave/wildlife trees. This involved looking at the location and the quality of the tree while considering the potential benefit to different species of birds, amphibians, and mammals. I also had to cruise the stand using variable-width plots. This involved taking the DBH and total tree height to a pre-determined diameter, as well as a count of all “in” trees. I entered cruise data for numerous stands into the SUPERAce program. The majority of my time involved field work, but preparing, proofreading, and finalizing timber sale contracts was also included as a major duty.

I am familiar with numerous computer applications including: Word, Excel, TAS, FIRS, SUPERAce, Outlook, and Access. I am very comfortable with using Arc Map 9.3 for various tasks. I have used this program to create cruising maps, exhibits for timber sale contracts, logging plans, and vicinity maps. I am confident in my ability to add, edit, and create several types of data. Some of this data includes: timber sale boundaries, streams (Type F, N, and D), roads, stream buffers, etc. I have also been using personal geodatabases to store and manage the data for each timber sale I complete.

Oregon Department of Forestry 6/2002 - 10/2007
Philomath, Oregon
Hours per week: 40

Laborer 1
Duties during this period included but were not limited to: fire suppression, compound maintenance, prescribed fire exercises, trail building, chainsaw work, road brushing, engine maintenance, general maintenance of vehicles and the compound, tool sharpening, chainsaw work, concrete pouring, etc. At this years interagency fire school, I had the opportunity to be a crew boss for a week, these duties included the supervision of 20 people, making sure their time was filled out correctly, supervising in trail building, firefighting, and suppression activities. I worked this summer on fires as engine boss, crew boss, and ICT4. I was also able to gain experience by working for the state forests division every Thursday. These duties included but were not limited to: timber sale boundary posting, the posting of fish and non-fish streams, timber cruising, patch cut boundary posting, wildlife tree marking, etc.

Education

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon US
Bachelor's Degree - 6/2007
202 Semester Hours
Major: Forest Management
GPA: 3.2 out of 4.0

Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, Oregon US
Associate Degree - 6/2005
Major: Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer

Languages

German
Spoken: Intermediate
Written: Intermediate
Read: Intermediate

Affiliation

Society of American Foresters member