Experience

Pryor & Rickett Silviculture

• United Kingdom
• Forestry and Logging
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Wales, United Kingdom

• Regional Manager - West

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2022

  Brecon, Powys, United Kingdom Leading a team of Professional Foresters and Woodland Managers to deliver excellent service and new business in Wales and West England.

• Forest Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2019

  Brecon & South Wales I manage woodlands on behalf of land owners in South Wales.



Institute of Chartered Foresters

• United Kingdom
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chartered Forester

  • Jan 2006 - Present

  Wales & UK. I am a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters: Vice President April 2023-present Member of Council & Exec Team Finance Officer 2017-21 Wales Committee Chair & Vice Chair 2013-2015 Wales Committee Secretary 2007-10



Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Harvesting Team Leader

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2016

  South Wales, Wales, UK. I lead a team of 5 contract managers and 10 site supervisors to deliver a timber harvest of 350,000m^3 per year to roadside. I plan annual production programmes, maintain consistent contract management standards and ensure that sufficient volume is put to sale to meet our marketing strategy.



Welsh Government

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Officer - Living Wales Programme

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2012

  Nantgarw, Cardiff On secondment from Forestry Commission Wales, I work in the Operational Readiness Team to prepare the new organisation 'Natural Resources Wales' for Day 1. I support the work to ready 'Evidence & Advice' functions for Day 1 and advise on applying the Ecosystems Approach to forestry projects.



Forestry Commission

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planning Manager, Wales

  • Dec 2008 - Mar 2012

  Resolven I led forest planning on the Public Forest Estate in Wales (112,000 Ha) by setting standards in operational planning and aligning all plans to the FC Wales Corporate Plan. I also managed a team of Planning Foresters that developed a range of forest plans for the South Wales Valleys, this included operational plans for harvesting and restocking, forest design plans and strategic programmes.

• Harvesting Forester

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2008

  Llandovery I managed 120,000 tons/year of harvesting contracts through standing sales in South Wales. I continuously managed 12-16 contracts for thinning and clear-fell with the assistance of a site supervisor.

• Project Manager, OSU

  • May 2006 - Sep 2007

  I led the renewal of Forestry Commission GB guidance on Forest Design Planning. This included consulting across three countries, leading a steering group of experts, writing the guidance and running the initial training. The secondment also involved a review of forest design and contract mapping.

• Planning Forester

  • Nov 2001 - Apr 2006

  I developed the clear-felling production programme for an annual timber harvest of 140,000 tons per year and managed a team of forest surveyors that produced timber production estimates and mapped site constraints. I managed the renewal of forest design plans in the forest district and helped develop best practice for using spatial data and GIS in Forestry Commission Wales.