Experience

Project Forest

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Rewilding the Canadian Landscape One Forest At A Time Rewilding the Canadian Landscape One Forest At A Time



Tree Time Services Inc.

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2018 - Present

• General Manager, Reclamation and Forestry

  • May 2020 - Dec 2021

  At Tree Time Services Inc. I am tasked with coordinating, managing, and growing the Reclamation and Forestry Division into a robust business group capable of executing complex projects of all sizes safely, on time and on budget.

• Reclamation Coordinator

  • Dec 2014 - May 2020

  • Responsible for the coordination and management of land reclamation projects• Responsible for the coordination, delivery, harvest, and planting of 1 million plus seedlings annually for wellsite and pipeline right of way reclamation reforestation projects. • Responsible for silvicultural prescriptions and vegetation management on reclaimed facilities • Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of reforestation plans for various disposition holders in Alberta. This work includes reforestation projects on pipelines, transmission lines and wellsites. • Responsible for seed collections for 150 different varieties of plant material• Responsible for seed calculations for conventional O&G, Oilsands, and Forest Products companies.• Responsible for sourcing seed and seedlings for conventional O&G



Pratum Resource Consultants Ltd.

• Environmental Scientist

  • Feb 2012 - Nov 2014

  As of January 1, 2014 Pratum has opened up an office in Edmonton and I am managing the new location. I am in the Calgary office Monday through Wednesday and in Edmonton Thursdays and Fridays. As part of my responsibilities I actively seek out new client opportunities while initiating, operating and supervising current field activities and reporting. I provide leadership and training to staff while supervising work quality and managing costs. I have experience working with both federal and provincial regulatory bodies and am responsible for submitting work plans, budgets and schedules for all of Pratum’s sites north of Calgary. I hold a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta in Forest Business Management (2006) and a Technical Diploma from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Forest Technology (2002). I am a Professional Forester as recognized by the College of Alberta Professional Foresters. I have six years of experience in the forest industry and two years of experience in the environmental consulting industry. I have experience in the areas of Phase I, II, & III Environmental Site Assessments (ESA), including remediation and reclamation, program planning and management, Silviculture prescriptions (planting, site preparation and vegetation management), ecosystem classification, DSA surveys, and reclamation reporting. I have also initiated trials with respect to transplanting established trees and monitoring the natural ingress of aspen on a fully disturbed and reclaimed well sites.



Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.

• Canada
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Planning Forester

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2012

  As the Planning Forester I was responsible for getting all of the logging plans approved by the government and stakeholder consultation. I was responsible for getting Boyle certified to the SFM (Sustainable Forest Management) certification standard and was a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee for the entirety of the my time with Millar Western.

• Field Technician

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2010

  I was responsible for cut block and road layout as required by the Planning and Operations Foresters. I was responsible for all site preparation (excavator mounding and ripper plow), log quality, survey program (establishment and performance), tree planting (field supervision and prescription), water course crossing maintenance and field supervision of the vegetation management program.



Manitobia Agro Woodlot Program

• Woodlot Forester

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2007

  I helped landowners make educated decisions regarding their woodlots, shelterbelts and treed areas on their land. I acted as a liaison between the landowner and loggers representing the interests of the landowner during harvesting activities. I was responsible for providing landowners with management plans which could include anything from a wildlife enhancement strategy to a logging plan or help them with the development of a small business related to the forest industry. I helped landowners make educated decisions regarding their woodlots, shelterbelts and treed areas on their land. I acted as a liaison between the landowner and loggers representing the interests of the landowner during harvesting activities. I was responsible for providing landowners with management plans which could include anything from a wildlife enhancement strategy to a logging plan or help them with the development of a small business related to the forest industry.