Experience

Oregon Department of Forestry

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Unit Forester

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Responsible for management of professional staff spanning multiple program areas including forest resources, protection from fire and administration. Responsible for fiscal budget development and management. Responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships with diverse partners and stakeholders to include private landowners, federal agencies, tribal governments, other state agencies, local governments and the general public. Serves as deputy agency… Show more Responsible for management of professional staff spanning multiple program areas including forest resources, protection from fire and administration. Responsible for fiscal budget development and management. Responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships with diverse partners and stakeholders to include private landowners, federal agencies, tribal governments, other state agencies, local governments and the general public. Serves as deputy agency administrator for wildfire incidents.

• Wildland Fire Supervisor

  • Apr 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Responsible for management of seasonal fire crew including interview, selection, and scheduling • Responsible for management of unit fire budget • Responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships between diverse stakeholders and cooperators • Responsible GIS integration of fire preplanning and active fire mapping • Responsible for initial and extended attack fire suppression activities on the ODF Pendleton Unit • Certified as a firefighter type one… Show more • Responsible for management of seasonal fire crew including interview, selection, and scheduling • Responsible for management of unit fire budget • Responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships between diverse stakeholders and cooperators • Responsible GIS integration of fire preplanning and active fire mapping • Responsible for initial and extended attack fire suppression activities on the ODF Pendleton Unit • Certified as a firefighter type one, incident commander type four, task force leader, engine boss and heavy equipment boss • Responsible for enforcement of fire regulations under Oregon Revised Statue 477 • Northeast Oregon Fire Danger Technical Specialist • Northeast Oregon lead for integration and implementation of the National Fire Danger Rating System • ODF representative for the revision and implementation of the Blue Mountain Fire Danger Operating Plan

• Forest Officer

  • May 2016 - Apr 2017

• Wildland Fire Suppression Specialist

  • Jun 2009 - May 2016



University of Idaho

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  Assisted in instruction of courses within the Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences in the College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho including: • FOR 407 – GIS Applications in Fire Ecology and Management • FOR 554 – Air Quality and Smoke Management • FOR 427 – Prescribed Burning Lab • FOR 433 – Fire and Fuel Modeling • REM 459 – Rangeland Ecology • FOR 557 – Advanced Fire Behavior Assisted in instruction of courses within the Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences in the College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho including: • FOR 407 – GIS Applications in Fire Ecology and Management • FOR 554 – Air Quality and Smoke Management • FOR 427 – Prescribed Burning Lab • FOR 433 – Fire and Fuel Modeling • REM 459 – Rangeland Ecology • FOR 557 – Advanced Fire Behavior



Diggins Ranch

• Pendleton, Oregon, United States

• General Ranch Hand

  • 2004 - 2013

  Preformed general ranch work. Built and maintained fences, raked, bailed, stacked and delivered hay. Cleaned stalls. Doctored animals. Vegetation management. Preformed general ranch work. Built and maintained fences, raked, bailed, stacked and delivered hay. Cleaned stalls. Doctored animals. Vegetation management.