Brian Reed
Procurement Manager at Highland Pellets- Claim this Profile
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Larry Weick
I met and hired Brian back in 2008 to bring fiber sourcing expertise to Zilkha Biomass in support of the company's plans to build multiple pellet plants in the U.S. Brian brought a wealth of industry knowledge to the table about the way business is conducted in the forest, sawmill, pulp, and now bioenergy business. He is a career forestry industry professional with a natural talent and ability to work with a clear business objective while at the same time being polite and considerate, which translated into being effective. Brian secured and managed fiber flow for both Crockett and Selma while searching out, vetting, and ranking other opportunities for wood-based energy projects. He managed positive relationships with vendors even during the challenges of up and down startups of new facilities. Brian went on in the organization to work in other areas including alongside plant operations. Calm, considerate, steady, and very knowledgeable. And a friend. He will be a net add to any organization involved in forestry management, harvesting, or forest products manufacturing.
Larry Weick
I met and hired Brian back in 2008 to bring fiber sourcing expertise to Zilkha Biomass in support of the company's plans to build multiple pellet plants in the U.S. Brian brought a wealth of industry knowledge to the table about the way business is conducted in the forest, sawmill, pulp, and now bioenergy business. He is a career forestry industry professional with a natural talent and ability to work with a clear business objective while at the same time being polite and considerate, which translated into being effective. Brian secured and managed fiber flow for both Crockett and Selma while searching out, vetting, and ranking other opportunities for wood-based energy projects. He managed positive relationships with vendors even during the challenges of up and down startups of new facilities. Brian went on in the organization to work in other areas including alongside plant operations. Calm, considerate, steady, and very knowledgeable. And a friend. He will be a net add to any organization involved in forestry management, harvesting, or forest products manufacturing.
Larry Weick
I met and hired Brian back in 2008 to bring fiber sourcing expertise to Zilkha Biomass in support of the company's plans to build multiple pellet plants in the U.S. Brian brought a wealth of industry knowledge to the table about the way business is conducted in the forest, sawmill, pulp, and now bioenergy business. He is a career forestry industry professional with a natural talent and ability to work with a clear business objective while at the same time being polite and considerate, which translated into being effective. Brian secured and managed fiber flow for both Crockett and Selma while searching out, vetting, and ranking other opportunities for wood-based energy projects. He managed positive relationships with vendors even during the challenges of up and down startups of new facilities. Brian went on in the organization to work in other areas including alongside plant operations. Calm, considerate, steady, and very knowledgeable. And a friend. He will be a net add to any organization involved in forestry management, harvesting, or forest products manufacturing.
Larry Weick
I met and hired Brian back in 2008 to bring fiber sourcing expertise to Zilkha Biomass in support of the company's plans to build multiple pellet plants in the U.S. Brian brought a wealth of industry knowledge to the table about the way business is conducted in the forest, sawmill, pulp, and now bioenergy business. He is a career forestry industry professional with a natural talent and ability to work with a clear business objective while at the same time being polite and considerate, which translated into being effective. Brian secured and managed fiber flow for both Crockett and Selma while searching out, vetting, and ranking other opportunities for wood-based energy projects. He managed positive relationships with vendors even during the challenges of up and down startups of new facilities. Brian went on in the organization to work in other areas including alongside plant operations. Calm, considerate, steady, and very knowledgeable. And a friend. He will be a net add to any organization involved in forestry management, harvesting, or forest products manufacturing.
Credentials
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Professional Logging Manager-MS/AL
Alabama Forestry Association/SFI
Experience
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Highland Pellets
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United States
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Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Procurement Manager
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Dec 2017 - Present
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Self-employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Forest Resource Professional
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Feb 2017 - Dec 2017
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Zilkha Biomass Fuels
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United States
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Paper & Forest Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Biomass Manager
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Sep 2008 - Jan 2017
Fiber procurement for company pellet mills, due diligence for additional plant locations including fiber, transportation, site selection, other logistics. Fiber procurement for company pellet mills, due diligence for additional plant locations including fiber, transportation, site selection, other logistics.
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Procurement Manager
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Nov 1983 - Mar 2005
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Education
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Mississippi State University
BS, Forestry