Benjamin Flint

Assistant forester (contract)

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About me
Sr. Manager, Acquisition & Divestiture at Weyerhaeuser
Education
- Oregon State University
  2010 - 2013
  Master of Science (MS) Forest Engineering
  Activities and Societies: Member of the graduate student council Earned a M.S. in Forest Engineering where my area of study was harvest system management.
- West Virginia University
  2006 - 2010
  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology
  Activities and Societies: Member and President of the forest products society student chapter. Member of xi sigma pi forestry honorary fraternity. Earned a B.S. majoring in wood science and technology with an emphasis in forest utilization and minoring in forest resource management.
Experience
- U.S. Department of the Navy
  May 2010 - Sept 2010
  Assistant forester (contract)
  Conduct field forestry operations on timberlands owned by the department of Navy. Including: timber sale layout, volume estimation, development of silvicultural perscriptions, contract administration, public outreach and NEPA review.
- Oregon State University
  Sept 2010 - Mar 2012
  Graduate Research Assistant
  Conduct steep terrain ground based timber harvesting research in the coast range of Oregon.Perform teaching assistant and lecturer duties in two undergraduate harvesting courses.
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources
  Mar 2012 - Apr 2014
  Straits District Engineer
  Supervisory engineer overseeing all aspects of road layout, design, contract administration, public works and policy for the district (2 direct reports).
- Weyerhaeuser
  Apr 2014 - Jan 2020
  Directly Manage and oversee the company road crew and the mechanic shop (8 direct reports). Functional engineering lead for the southwest Washington tree farm.
  - Harvest Manager
    Jul 2018 - Jan 2020
  - Road Manager
    Nov 2016 - Jul 2018
  - Land Use Manager
    Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
  - Forest Engineer
    Apr 2014 - Jul 2016
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources
  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
  Adaptive Management Supervisory Project Manager
- Weyerhaeuser
  Jan 2021 - now
  Regional functional lead for harvesting operations in the North Washington Region
  - Senior Manager, Acquisition & Divestiture
    Dec 2024 - now
  - Area Manager
    Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
  - Region Harvest Manager
    Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
  - Roads Manager
    Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
Licenses & Certifications
- Master Logger
  Washington Contract Loggers Association