Kristopher Lewis

Experience

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  TAMKO

  Jun 2004 - Aug 2005

  Utility/ Dry End Quality Control/ Shipping/ Receiving

  Only worked when school was out during the summer breaks.

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  Boise Cascade Company

  Dec 2004 - Jan 2006

  Utility/Laborer

  Worked through Manpower as utility/laborer for the green end during the Winter break from school in 2006 and 2007.

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  Weyerhaeuser

  Jun 2008 - Dec 2009

  Engineering and Forestry Intern

  Worked as an intern performing a variety of tasks including managing road construction contracts, performing bridge and culvert inspections as well as working with the inventory team to gather Lidar data and post thin data with timber cruises. This work was done when I was off from school in the Winter and Summer time.

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  Weyerhaeuser

  Jun 2010 - now

  -Leadership responsibility for two woodflow managers, two harvest mangers, and two resource foresters, as well as region level delivered volumes and cost management of H&T program.-Serve a dual role as the Foothills Area Manager responsible for financial performance, budgeting, and forecasting as well as collaborating between functions to insure seamless communication on commitments and margin optimization. -Southern Safety Council Representative for PDMT and Safety Lead for the Region in 2018 and 2019.Responsible for executing Region roadmap strategy to expand delivered production. -Responsible for harvest team leadership to successfully negotiate harvesting rates while meeting customer commitments and thin plans. - Responsible for development, coaching, and succession planning of woodflow managers, harvest managers, and resource foresters as well as lead team collaboration in workforce planning. Show less -Managed the delivered volume to market destinations/commitments and tract sequencing of harvest contractors within the Hattiesburg Area of MS/LA Timberlands.-Role modeled safety and environmental stewardship for the harvest managers in the Hattiesburg Area.-Negotiated packaged harvest units and worked with local marketing manager to package stumpage sale. -Special projects: Intern/PDC training, STL Pole Charter Team, STL Merchandising Rep for MS/LA, Arc GIS Collector Strike team, WY Representative for the final year of the IP Bogalusa FSA, Hattiesburg Area Manager Delegation (6.26.17 - 8.8.17). Show less

  • Area Manager

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Harvest and Transportation Manager

    Apr 2018 - Dec 2021

  • Woodflow Manager

    Apr 2016 - Apr 2018

  • Harvest Manager/Contract Administrator

    Aug 2010 - Apr 2016

  • Silviculture Resource Forester

    Jun 2010 - Aug 2010