Lee Bialozynski

Experience

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  Center for International Trade In Forest Products (CINTRAFOR)

  Jan 1991 - Sept 1993

  Research Assistant

  Research the US millwork industry, a segment of the secondary forest products sector, to determine its economic scope and market behavior. Provide statistical analysis and interpretation of a national market survey. Document the extent of integration of wood substitutes and determine if non-wood materials are displacing wood as a raw material component. Document regional wood flows and quantify the industry's response to supply uncertainties of Western conifers and tropical hardwoods. Identify economic, social, and environmental impediments to industry expansion. Show less

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  Weyerhaeuser

  Jun 1992 - Feb 1993

  Engage in forest taxation modeling to provide timber and timberland valuation analysis for the purpose of executing tax impact analysis for legislative proposals. Design and execute a forest taxation study that required the collection of forestland property tax data from 25 states. Compile results into a comparative forestland property tax burden analysis intended to affect taxation policy. Work jointly with internal and external stakeholders to research, compile and deliver a wood product market analysis of Japan, China, and Korea. Quantify and qualify the demand for logs and other key wood products in the Pacific Rim in order to facilitate internal decision-making and strategic planning. Identify and procure all available information sources including external market studies, public log export data, academic studies, and export facility records.

  • Forest Tax Intern

    Sept 1992 - Feb 1993

  • Export Log Marketing Intern

    Jun 1992 - Dec 1992
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  The Timber Company

  Apr 1994 - Oct 2000

  Timber Inventory Forester/GIS Specialist

  Responsible for forest inventory and GIS functions on two working forests and totaling over 300,000 acres. Inventory data management tasks include stand delineation, data processing, harvest depletion, and volumetric reporting. Stand level inventory management entailed contractor selection, cruise design, and contract compliance. In this capacity I successfully provided GIS services; layer maintenance, data conversion, and spatial analysis while implementing ArcInfo, ArcGrid, Genysys, and Trimble software. Show less

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  Weyerhaeuser

  Nov 2000 - Apr 2009

  Administer silvicultural activities on a 210,000-acre operational forest including pre-commercial thinning, slash burning, fire suppression, fertilization, and site preparation. Ensure contract compliance while adhering to environmental, legal, and safety framework. Perform project management and budgeting functions in a team-based environment. • Innovate idea which reduced seedling trucking costs by 33%.• Institute competitive bidding process reducing planting costs by 20% and pre-commercial thinning costs by 15%.• Initiate climate resilient reforestation. Show less Execute operational forest inventory and GIS functions in an intensive forest management and harvesting system. Responsibilities include spatial analysis, statistical review, and managing data collection, input, and output within a GIS framework. Mentor team members on managing GIS data flow. Ensure compliance with state and federal forest practices rules. Execute strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.• Two certificates of recognition for reducing project costs by 10% while overseeing an extensive project expansion. • Self-initiated a correction of pre-existing data that materially benefited a critical habitat conservation plan target. • Developed a compliance protocol enhancing data collection and contract compliance. Show less

  • Forester

    Mar 2004 - Apr 2009

  • GIS/Inventory Forester

    Nov 2000 - Feb 2004
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  Campbell Global

  Jun 2009 - Sept 2019

  Oversee valuation for domestic properties representing 3M acres and $6B of AUM. Generate and report gating metrics related to land transactions. Provide carbon project feasibility analyses, transactional financial support, and system development while supervising interns and mentoring team members. • Build cradle-to-grave, demand-driven, regional wood basket model to evaluate economic and biological impact of forest restoration.• Align budget actual and model forecast values by institutionalizing inter-departmental review. Show less Engage in thousands of forest valuations in exceedance of $100 billion in asset value. In this role I analyzed financial performance and management alternatives and reported executive summaries of those findings. Assess third-party appraisals and respond to auditors. Provide acquisition due diligence and disposition analysis while maintaining property and portfolio valuations.• Develop a valuation history database and streamline year-end valuation process to reduce labor from 320 person-days to 60 person-days.• Initiate a redesign of two regional financial models increasing efficiency by 1,800% while enhancing accuracy. Show less

  • Manager of Internal Valuations

    Jul 2014 - Sept 2019

  • Timberland Valuations Analyst

    Jun 2009 - Jun 2014
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  Standing Nation LLC

  Oct 2019 - Jul 2021

  Owner

  Successfully create a forest advisory organization advancing sustainable and ESG-focused investments. Liaise with impact investors, tribal organizations, and conservation entities. Inform international REDD+ carbon development project feasibility using VCS methodology. In this role I determine the financial impact of conservation scenarios and generate acquisition strike prices.• Construct client-specified financial models to evaluate carbon development and land acquisition projects exceeding $400M in value.• Initiate investment to secure fire impacted forestland, creating opportunity space for carbon insetting and holistic forest restoration. Show less

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  Manulife Investment Management, Timberland and Agriculture

  Aug 2021 - now

  Lead a team of professional analysts by setting performance standards, executing key workflows, and identify process improvement opportunities. Collaborate with other teams and clearly communicate findings to stakeholders. Provide harvest scheduling and DCF analysis leadership for the collection of North American Timberlands. Oversee the annual update of property level Long Term Plans and develop timber product price schedules. Oversee the production of internal and external stewardship reports.

  • Analysis Manager

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Senior Resource Planning Analyst

    Aug 2021 - Mar 2023