Ben Dow

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    General Manager at Weyerhaeuser

  • Education

    • University of Maine

      1998 - 2001
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Forestry
    • University of Maine

      2001 - 2003
      Master's of Forestry (M.F.)
  • Experience

    • JD Irving

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

      Management and oversight of the planning for 1 million tons of annual harvest for Irving's Maine Timberlands. Coordination of all process improvement for Irving's Maine Timberlands. Focused on improvements with contract timber harvesting operations, where the objective was to increase productivity and share the gains with mill, landowner, and contractor stakeholders. Management of timber harvesting operations for 100,000 tons of annual harvest in Irving's Oakfield, Maine District.

      • Planning Forester

        Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
      • Process Improvement Coordinator

        Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
      • Harvesting Supervisor

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
    • Plum Creek

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2013

      Oversight and management of all timber harvesting and timber marketing on 450,000 acres of North Florida Timberland. Management of all harvesting and marketing of 175,000 annual tons of southern yellow pine in western South Carolina.

      • Resource Supervisor

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      • Senior Resource Forester

        Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
    • Plum Creek

      Oct 2013 - Feb 2016
      Senior Resource Manager

      Management of forestry operations on 976,000 acres of timberland in northern New England

    • Weyerhaeuser

      Feb 2016 - now

      Management of Forestry Operations on 976,000 acres of timberland in northern New England.

      • General Manager - Northern Timberlands

        Aug 2022 - now
      • Area Manager

        Feb 2016 - Aug 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Maine Licensed Forester

      Nov 2005
    • Six Sigma Green Belt

      Alignment Strategies
      Jan 2006