Experience

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  Auburn university - school of forestry & wildlife sciences

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Forestry technician

  -Student summer internship. -Worked on student and faculty research projects in Congaree National Park (Columbia, South Carolina), Apalachicola National Forest (Apalachicola, Florida), and Tate's Hell State Forest (Carrabelle, Florida). -Used tree identification, forest measurements, GPS, GIS, and soil sampling.

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  Jasper lumber company, inc.

  Feb 2012 - Jun 2017

  Certification forester

  -Forest Certification (SFI Certified Sourcing, FSC Chain of Custody) compliance for Jasper Lumber Company Inc, Southern Wood Chips Inc, and B&T Shavings Inc.-FSC Forest Management Group compliance for private forest lands enrolled in the group-Conducted internal certification audits and represented company during 3rd party certification audits-Procured per unit timber sales to supply the company mills-Set up logging contracts and timber sale agreements-Land management and silvicultural activities on company owned and managed timberland. -Harvest monitoring on company timberland and purchased stumpage timber tracts. -Maintained an ArcGIS database of company owned and managed timberland. -Used GPS to map stands, find tract corners, and flag/paint boundary lines. Show less

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  Auburn university

  Jun 2017 - Nov 2022

  Forest systems management

  -Manage the forestland that is owned or under the control of Auburn University-Perform all duties as University Forester including forest management plans, timber sales, property leases, forest inventory, boundary line maintenance, reforestation and other silvicultural activities-Advise AU units that have forestland on management goals, objectives, and revenue potential-Evaluate potential properties that could be donated to the University-Work with faculty and outside agencies to assist in research and outreach performed on AU lands-Maintain an ArcGIS database of AU properties with stand level information-Assist with teaching classes related to timber procurement, forest management, and prescribed fire Show less

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  Cushman & wakefield

  Dec 2022 - now

  Trust asset manager - timber

  -Manage client timberland as a part of Bank of America, N.A.’s asset management services relationship with Cushman & Wakefield-Investment and Trust properties under BofA Specialty Asset Management (SAM) Real Estate Group-Coordinate timber sales, leases, site prep, reforestation, budgeting, land sales, and client reports-Experience managing timberland assets throughout the Gulf South; including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, & Mississippi