David Zhong, RPF, MBA
Timber Pricing Forester at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations- Claim this Profile
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English Professional working proficiency
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Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteDec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Registered Professional Forester (RPF)
Association of BC Forest ProfessionalsJun, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
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Canada
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Government Administration
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400 - 500 Employee
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Timber Pricing Forester
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Sep 2023 - Present
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Forest Technologist
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Dec 2021 - Sep 2023
• Determined Change Circumstance Post Award Status for three TSL's, including collecting TSL holders' actual road-building costs at the post-harvest stage;• Administrated about 10 Timber Sales Licences (TSL's);• Led three TSL harvesting pre-works;• Conducted harvesting (Environmental Management System) inspections and post-harvest cutblock inspections.
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Acting Planning Forester
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Apr 2021 - Nov 2021
• Prepared one FSP amendment; • Responded to First Nations' concerns regarding several proposed TSL's during the BCTS consultation process; • Conducted field reconnaissance for the old-growth replacement project.
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UBC Faculty of Forestry
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Canada
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research&Partnership Development Coordinator
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Jun 2019 - Jun 2020
• Provided planning work and research initiatives for the UBC online credit course, including the completion of several technical reports; • Initiated the Faculty's new Vancouver Summer Program by completing the project proposal writing. • Provided planning work and research initiatives for the UBC online credit course, including the completion of several technical reports; • Initiated the Faculty's new Vancouver Summer Program by completing the project proposal writing.
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Skeena Sawmills Ltd.
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Canada
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Paper & Forest Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Planning Superintendent
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Apr 2018 - Jan 2019
• Provided direction for the development of more than 500,000m3 in one forest licence in 4 months; • Coordinated with logging supervisors and mill supervisors to ensure the quality of western hemlock logs met the sawmill's preferred processing standards; • Provided planning work for acquisition of TSL's and administration work for harvesting operations; • Managed to build and maintain trustworthy work relationships with about 10 First Nation groups and a variety of external stakeholders, including Ministry representatives and bank partners. Show less
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Planning Forester
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Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
• Performed analysis for delivered log costs for about 10 cutting permits;• Performed sensitivity analysis for log hauling and block configurations for appraisal purposes• Reviewed about 10 site plans and five appraisal submissions;• Prepared about 10 site plan amendments and one FSP amendment.
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Practices Forester
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May 2016 - Jan 2018
• Prepared five TSL appraisal submissions, and some licences were very complex (i.e., consisting of multiple blocks and having multiple engineering structures in the licences)• Reviewed about five site plans• Prepared three site plans, including field data collection, and completed two site plan amendments; • Assisted in two multi-phase contracts' coordination and administration.
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Forest Technologist
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Jan 2016 - May 2016
• Prepared TSL bid package;• Administrated about five TSL's (post-award);• Led two TSL harvesting pre-works; • Conducted harvesting (Environmental Management System) inspections and post-harvest cutblock inspections.
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DWB Consulting Services Ltd.
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Canada
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Forest Technician
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May 2015 - Jan 2016
• Completed fieldwork for all phases of timber development projects such as cutblock and road layout, SP fieldwork, stream assessments, and cruising. • Completed fieldwork for all phases of timber development projects such as cutblock and road layout, SP fieldwork, stream assessments, and cruising.
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Education
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The University of British Columbia
Professional Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General -
The University of British Columbia
Master of Sustainable Forest Resource Management, Natural Sciences in Forestry -
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Science in Forestry, Forest Resource Management