Dustin Brooks

Experience

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  Central Purchasing, LLC. - Harbor freight tools

  Jan 2004 - Mar 2010

  Buyer

  Acted as the primary contact to the vendor & manufacturer supply chains. Built and maintained vendor relations and participated in product development. Directed product sourcing, sales, and business development functions, including new product rollouts, key account management, and vendor contract negotiations. Performed market and internal sales and merchandising analysis. Management experience: Interviewing, hiring, training, and managing staff members in areas of assignment delegations and project management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office suite and proprietary databases/systems. Ability to travel frequently and conduct business amidst culturally diverse situations. Mostrar menos

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  Redwood Community Action Agency

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Field Supervisor - Natural Resources Services Division

  Provided primary on-site supervision of field projects, assists with the development of project implementation, strategies and logistics, and scheduling and supervision of field equipment and crews. Implementation of natural resources projects, including watershed restoration & enhancement, invasive species eradication, erosion control, re-vegetation, and in-stream habitat improvement. Development of natural resources projects implementation strategies and techniques using watershed, forestry, and fisheries management principles. Coordination and communication with the media, landowners, and project funding sources and regulators. Knowledge and experience with organizing and assimilating complex information. Fundamentals of natural sciences, permitting, resource management and habitat restoration. Mostrar menos

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  ACRT Pacific

  Jan 2019 - Sept 2020

  Performs identification, inspection, and evaluation of trees and brush along utility lines and submits inspection results to clients with recommendations. Plans, directs, and coordinates the activities of assigned tree clearance crews. Discusses and negotiates line-clearance crew access issues, and serves as a liaison between clients, tree crews, and client customers.

  • Consulting Utility Forester 2

    Mar 2020 - Sept 2020

  • Consulting Utility Forester

    Jan 2019 - Mar 2020
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  CN Utility Consulting

  Sept 2020 - Mar 2024

  Manage all aspects of inspection of the distribution power supply in Northern Humboldt for Pacific Gas & Electric company. Manage a team of foresters in PG&E’s Enhanced Vegetation Management (EVM) program. Successfully lead a team of over 30 foresters focusing on arboriculture, tree hazard assessment, tree species identification, and safety. I've successfully developed new work processes which ensure productivity and safety, both internally and for the utility client. As the main point of contact between the utility and various public and private stakeholders, I successfully negotiate, communicate, and execute complex data and work processes which ensure power continuity and wildfire safety. Mostrar menos Train, supervise, and audit pre-inspectors and line clearance crews.Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of assigned line-clearance crews.Serve as a liaison between clients, tree crews, and client customers.Help enforce on-the-job safety practices.Inspect, identify, and evaluate trees and brush along distribution power lines.Notify customers and obtain work authorization of vegetation management with private, local, state, and federal landowners.Submit inspection results and work plans to utility clients with remediation recommendations.Utilize GIS maps and planning software. Mostrar menos

  • Regional Supervisor

    Jan 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Project Manager

    Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Senior Consulting Utility Forester

    Sept 2020 - Jun 2021
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  Eocene Environmental Group

  Mar 2024 - now

  Regional Supervisor, Forestry and Utility Division

  I currently oversee daily operations on Eocene Environmental Group's (formerly CNUC) Northern-Midwest Forestry & Utility contracts, working closely with onsite supervisors and clients to assure employee safety and high quality of work.