Environmental and Social Governance Manager, Archer Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited

• Mar 2022 - Present

Manager of Wildland Fire Management - Prevention and Mitigation Branch

• Nov 2020 - Mar 2022

Forester

• Oct 2011 - Jun 2019

• Leading and collaborating with an expert community, including staff from other resource agencies, in development of performance standards, strategies and appropriate management practices for forest fuel management related activities including; planning, engagement, contracting, implementation and reporting. • Developing reports, briefing materials and issue alerts, providing technical advice and recommendations regarding local forest fuels management issues to staff, managers and senior management. • Working with the WFM Planning and Science Program to promote inter-agency research, planning and networking initiatives and sharing of local research results to ensure that forest fuels management activities are coordinated and cost-effective, and that results are incorporated into development of management strategies. • Developing, with a multi-disciplinary team, operational plans that contain objectives, results, strategies and standards to ensure effective resource management. These plans support achievement of government goals and contain information on a variety of resource values, as outlined in related legislation (Forest Resources Act, Forest Protection Act, Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Act, etc.), and include recommendations to the Branch Director. • Leading the technical review of referral documents from other agencies pertaining to planning and resource initiatives and providing operational expertise in forest fuels management projects and applications. • Providing communications products and information, such as guidelines and training, related to developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating operational plans and other planning documents • Negotiating, managing, monitoring and evaluating contracts and agreements for professional services and funding proposals including certifying release of payment for satisfactory performance and project applications. Show less

Forest Research

• Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

• Administered and applied natural resource legislation as it related to forest and environment acts law and forest stewardship principles • Collected, analyzed and provided professional expertise regarding results from monitoring data for consideration in future sustainable forest development planning • Worked with various levels of government including First Nations, Canadian forest service, stakeholder groups, and contractors to negotiate and resolve issues • Collaborated with colleagues to develop forest harvesting ground rules, guidelines and policies for new forestry legislation in the Yukon Territory • Provided professional expertise in identifying forest resource stewardship concerns and recommending improvements to colleagues • Applied harvesting ground rules and guidelines in active tenure areas • Worked with foresters to prepare forest tenures across the southern Yukon to legislate research reserves for long-term studies • Managed and supervised 2008 forest monitoring program and coached summer student through field work and data analysis and report writing • Participated in Occupational Health and Safety Committee in determining hazard assessments and drafting safe work practices and safe operating procedures Show less

Forester

• Apr 2006 - Dec 2006

• Wrote a forest development plan and forest engineering recommendations for timber volumes along the Dempster highway • Applied forest harvesting ground rules and guidelines as it related to responsible forest management and stewardship • Worked regularly with various levels of government, First Nations, stakeholders in negotiating and resolving issues • Communicated direction and decision support to assist in ensuring a sustainable forest resource through silviculture systems and monitoring of previously harvested areas • Developed, prepared and published a forest development plan to mitigate the risk of wildland fire for two Yukon communities • Administered and applied resource legislation when developing forest management plans and marking boundaries in proposed tenure areas • Provided professional expertise on a complex range of natural resource disturbance areas and recommended and implemented improvements Show less

Forest Hydrologist / Research Assistant

• Apr 2004 - Nov 2004

• Applied and administered forest harvesting ground rules and guidelines in forest tenure areas in southern Alberta • Worked with forest tenures holders to proposed changes to harvest schedule and operations to mitigate long-term impacts from effects of wildfire • Worked with local Forestry Contractors, oil and gas representatives, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development and municipality to negotiate and resolve issues • Developing contracts and supervising forest contractors to achieve a variety of forest management goals • Collaborated in writing proposals, forest development plans and funding appeals for continued research in the southern Rockies watershed • Provided expertise regarding forest engineering and operational concerns within watershed affected by wild land fire and subsequent soil displacement • Supported implementation of long-term study through exploring and securing financial and academic resources. Show less

Woodlands Forester

• Sep 1999 - May 2000

• Worked with various levels of government including First Nations, stakeholders and contractors to negotiate and resolve issues • Collaborated with colleagues in writing forest engineering and infrastructure development plans to access quota areas • Evaluated harvest level and mill recovery to incorporate and write into forest development plans • Applied and administered forest resource legislation as it related to industry contracts, mill and yard operations, and reporting requirements • Engaged with forest officers to develop forest tenure terms and conditions for cutting authority and sequence on DMI quota lands • As a tenure holder, applied forest harvesting ground rules and guidelines in active quota areas • Developed and supervised contracts for silviculture and log-haul operations for DMI • Participated and provided expertise for study involving multi-disciplinary team to determine effects of linear disturbance on caribou populations Show less

Silviculture Forester

• May 1999 - Sep 1999

• Applied forest harvesting ground rules and guidelines in active forest districts • Met with various levels of government, land owners, and contractors in negotiating and resolving issues • Applied forest management resource legislation • Collaborated with SCA foresters to administer and manage forest tenures in Sweden • Supervised and lead the 1999 forest monitoring contract to determine the impact of moose browse in Scots pine plantations • Provided area foresters with data and expertise to support an increased moose harvest rate in forest development plans • Worked with SCA foresters and various levels of government to educate tenure holders about forest management practices and understanding resource legislation Show less