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Forestry, Arboriculture, and Wildland Forest Fire Assessments

ID: 737588 Oregon, USA

Arboriculture, experiences over 40 years, forestry field experiences over 45 years, wildland fire leadership roles over 25 seasons, working as a consultant in arboriculture, forester and wildland fire over 27 years. Have worked as an expert witness for over 27 years in arboriculture, forestry, tree forensics as to why a tree or tree part hurt or killed someone. Tree risk assessments, Visual Tree Risk Assessments Levels 1-3, Tree health assessments, arborist reports, plant appraisals, tree inventories and tree protection plans. Servicing the western United States.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1983	Degree: BS	Subject: Forestry: Resource Recreation Management	Institution: Oregon State University
Year: 1995	Degree: BS	Subject: Science with Sociology Minor	Institution: Portland State University

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1986 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Owner	Department: Arboriculture / Forestry / Wildland Forest Fire Assessments
Responsibilities: As Employer and Forester, Expert conducts Wildland Forest Fire Assessments: Tree health assessments, tree risk assessments Level 1-3, tree forensics of why a tree or tree part failed and hurt or killed someone, plant appraisals, expert witness testimony, tree inventories, tree protection plans, arborist reports, teaching about trees. Expert has accrued over 45 years' field experiences in forestry, 25 seasons' wildland fire in leadership roles, and over 28 years of consulting and expert witness work. His expert witness services address Arboriculture, Forestry, Wildland Forest Fire Assessments and Tree Falling. His firm services the western United States.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Insurance and other legal consultation projects: Hundreds since 1996 Expert Witness: 47 cases since 2000

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Boy Scouts of America- Forest Management Committee Cascade Pacific Council Society of American Foresters member Tree Care Industry Association member American Society of Consulting Arborists, registered member International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist, member Pacific Northwest Chapter International Society of Arboriculture member Society of Commercial Arborists member Society of Municipal Arborists member Forest Grove, Oregon Chamber of Commerce member. AG/ Forestry Committee member Community Corridor Commission, City of Forest Grove, Oregon City of Forest Grove OR Community Forestry Commission

Associations / Societies

Boy Scouts of America- Forest Management Committee Cascade Pacific Council
Society of American Foresters member
Tree Care Industry Association member
American Society of Consulting Arborists, registered member
International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist, member
Pacific Northwest Chapter International Society of Arboriculture member
Society of Commercial Arborists member
Society of Municipal Arborists member
Forest Grove, Oregon Chamber of Commerce member. AG/ Forestry Committee member
Community Corridor Commission, City of Forest Grove, Oregon
City of Forest Grove OR Community Forestry Commission

Licenses / Certifications
American Society of Consulting Arborists- Registered Employer ISA Certified Arborist ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualified USFS Tree Risk and Health Assessor since 1978

Fields of Expertise

arboriculture, forestry, rain forest, wood forestry, Wildfire, wildland fire, tree forensics, tree protection, tree inventory, plant appraisal