Experience

PA Dcnr

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Forest Assistant Manager

  • 2019 - Present



PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry

• Forester

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2019

  We complete inventory plots which drive the Bureau's CFI program as well as complete other inventory protocols in State forest Natural Areas and Wild Areas. The collection of this data is one of the factors which keep Pennsylvania State Forests SFI certified. We specialize in mensuration and dendrology, focusing on taking tree measurements and identifying and tallying woody and succulent flora statewide. We complete inventory plots which drive the Bureau's CFI program as well as complete other inventory protocols in State forest Natural Areas and Wild Areas. The collection of this data is one of the factors which keep Pennsylvania State Forests SFI certified. We specialize in mensuration and dendrology, focusing on taking tree measurements and identifying and tallying woody and succulent flora statewide.



Fulton Electrical Services

• Sub Contractor

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2014

  When work is available, the position requires 'roughing in' electrical devices and wiring, panel installation, fixture installation, some mild carpentry, and finish work such as light drywall repair/patch and installation of trim/plates for a finished look. When work is available, the position requires 'roughing in' electrical devices and wiring, panel installation, fixture installation, some mild carpentry, and finish work such as light drywall repair/patch and installation of trim/plates for a finished look.



Pennsylvania Game Commission

• FIA Forest Techincian

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2013

  The main objective is to complete inventory of permanent plots established to be used in a Continuous Forest Inventory on Public Gamelands within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This includes using various tools of the trade to identify species and measure overstory trees, mid-canopy trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, regeneration, ferns and forbs as well as down woody debris. Other necessary skills include but are not limited to 4x4 on and offroad operation, chainsaw use and maintenance, the ability to work on varying difficult terrain, working in adverse weather conditions and coping with strenuous activity as the job demands.



Cumberland Valley Tree Service

• Tree Worker

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

  Worked with a crew foreman and other climbers/ground workers to climb, prune or remove trees using accepted arboricultural practices (ANSI approved) as per a work order, operate aerial lifts, chainsaws, brush chippers, dump bodies, bucket/chip trucks, dump trucks, stump grinders and other small skid-steer machinery to complete jobs as well as clean up and remove debris to erase signs of activity. Worked with a crew foreman and other climbers/ground workers to climb, prune or remove trees using accepted arboricultural practices (ANSI approved) as per a work order, operate aerial lifts, chainsaws, brush chippers, dump bodies, bucket/chip trucks, dump trucks, stump grinders and other small skid-steer machinery to complete jobs as well as clean up and remove debris to erase signs of activity.