Jesse Spitzer

Experience

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  Fordham University

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Louis Calder Center Undergraduate Research Opportunity (REU)

  REU Internship with Fordham Unvisery at their Biological Research Station in Armonk, NY.I performed an independent research project on vernal pool food web ecology titled: “CanVariations In Leaf-litter Inputs Induce Bottom-up Effects In Vernal Pool FoodWebs?”https://www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/6026/csur_2011_jesse_spitzer_posterpdf.pdf

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  North Carolina State University

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Research Assistantship with the NC State Tree Improvement Program. My Master's thesis research was on Loblolly Pine and Fusiform Rust resistance breeding:“Correspondence of Loblolly Pine Response for Fusiform Rust Disease fromLocal and Wide-Ranging Tests in the Southern United States.”https://academic.oup.com/forestscience/article/63/5/496/4583993https://ci.lib.ncsu.edu/citations/93846

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  NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2017

  Forester

  - Perform tree risk inspections, parks inspections, respond to citizen inquiries, and maintain workingrelationships with community boards, community groups and officials within and outside of the agency.- Bronx Forestry Liaison to Con Edison.- Oversee Con Ed, DDC, and Interagency forestry permitting.- Respond to and resolve forestry emergencies.- Manage tree removal and stump removals contracts.- Perform inspections for block pruning, trees and sidewalk program, and Dutch elm disease treatment contract. Show less

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  Environmental Conservation Consulting NY, LLC.

  Oct 2017 - now

  Urban Forestry Consultant / Field & Technical Operations Manager

  - Manage and oversee company operations and employees.- Point person for communication and coordination with clients (Con Edison, DDC Contractors, Utility Contractors, Building Developers, and Homeowners) on tree consultations, permits, project management, and scheduling.- Apply for NYC Parks construction and forestry permits, inform NYC Parks personnel on tree related impacts, and make recommendations for tree protection & mitigation in advance of construction projects.- Respond to tree hazard related emergencies for clients in utility construction and coordinate handling of restitution costs.- Provide onsite arborist coverage for clients throughout the course of construction projects and enforce NYC Parks Tree Protection Policies.- Perform tree risk inspections, make tree health and safety recommendations, and evaluate tree pest and disease issues for clients. Show less