 Oversee, develop, and coach 5 Field Supervisors and 45 Utility Foresters across four Distribution programs. Track production and quality of programs to ensure benchmarks are consistently met and exceeded. Forecast monthly costs and expenditures. Identify program inefficiencies and collaborate with GIS/IT personnel to implement tracking, data entry, and reporting innovations.  Communicate with client to determine needs and interact with Field Supervisors to implement solutions. Prioritize a strong safety culture and field presence, enabling Utility Foresters and Arborists to conduct work safely and effectively. Manage Davey Resource Group fleet of 50+ vehicles on contract. Direct employee onboarding from interview to orientation and training. Develop weekly, monthly, and yearly Vegetation Interruption Reports based on investigation field data to determine greatest vegetation risks. Present interruption analyses at quarterly meetings and educational conferences. Lead Davey Resource Group storm response team during weather events.

 Prepared timber sales by identifying adequately stocked stands, implementing necessary property boundaries using Trimble GNSS and marking dominantly northern hardwoods in compliance with FSC standards. Spearheaded modernization of KLA cruise data gathering from paper to digital format. Cruised minimum of 3500 acres of KLA ownership per year. Created maps and updated harvest/cruise data using ArcMap 10.

 Mark timber in northern hardwoods using single tree selection Identify healthy and/or resistant beech to retain best residual genetics Incorporate wildlife, legacy and seedtree designations to diversify forest usage

 Located and mapped areas containing invasive species Eliminated invasive species using pesticides, biological controls, and manual removal Developed skill set to identify native and invasive species