Bryan Burch

Experience

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  Florida Division of Forestry

  Jun 2001 - Feb 2002

  Forester
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  Rayonier

  Feb 2002 - Jul 2006

  Maintained the Integrated Forest Resource Information System by processing various updates to the system for planting, harvesting, remeasurements, acquisitions, timber sales, fertilization, etc. Provided support to all levels of personnel for GIS analysis, cartographic production, user training and field support, etc.Assisted with development of tactical harvest schedules.Provided data necessary for SFI certification.Supervised two foresters to ensure the maintenance of the GIS database. Show less Organized and supervised the operational fertilization program.Assisted with budget preparation and processed bills to ensure that expenditures on fertilization were proper.Selected sites for treatment and prepared contracts.Supervised contractors to ensure that tracts were being treated following standard operating procedures and in compliance with Best Management Practices.Assisted with applied research in silviculture, genetics, and forest management of plantations and natural stands. Show less

  • Technical Forester

    Feb 2004 - Jul 2006

  • Silviculture Operations Forester

    Feb 2002 - Feb 2004
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  Smurfit-Stone

  Jul 2006 - Mar 2007

  Technical Forester

  Conduct forestry procurement analysis projects that involve data acquisition and manipulation and report generation to facilitate various forest resources activities and decision making. Confer with forest resources personnel to analyze current operational procedures, identify problems, and provide solutions to improve processes. Work with other technical team members to create SAS programs that enter, manipulate, and report data. Update and make changes to procurement intranet site.

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  HANCOCK FOREST MANAGEMENT

  Mar 2007 - now

  Provide direct support for strategic planning to ensure forest planning assumptions and models are accurately constructed. Provide and maintain timely, accurate, value-added information in the realms of harvest scheduling, tactical and long term planning, and timber investment analysis  Develop and maintain long-term forest resource management plans and annual updates of the timber investment models for each client property  Advance business development objectives including property acquisitions, property disposition strategy, timberland investment analysis and decision support tools, and other strategic business objectives. Support conformance with certification requirements and supportmanagement systems that enable the advancement of foreststewardship. Show less

  • Strategic Planning Manager

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Resource Planning Analyst

    Oct 2012 - Dec 2016

  • Resource Information Forester

    Mar 2007 - Oct 2012