Benjamin Richard Email & Phone Number

Exeter, NH

-Assist Manager Forestry Operations in management of the Vegetation Management program for Unitil.-Coordination, direction, and inspection of vegetation management contractor activities within an assigned area, to ensure they consistently improve reliability, are cost effective, environmentally acceptable, promote a safe work environment, and are.

Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

- Organize and supervise the work of line-clearance contractor crews to ensure safe, efficient and effective performance that drives customer satisfaction. Ensure that line-clearance vegetation management activities comply with all federal, state, and local regulations, and company procedures.- Responsible for the coordination and supervision of field.

New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

• Perform identification, inspection, and evaluation of trees and brush along utility lines to ensure the safety and reliability of the power source to the customer.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of assigned tree clearance crews.
• Perform tree vendor safety visits to worksites acting as the lead safety officer to ensure the safety of the crew as well as the surrounding public.
• Discuss/negotiate line-clearance crew access issues.
• Serve as a liaison between clients, tree crews, and client customers.

Horseneck Beach State Reservation

Crawford State Park

Fort Collins, Colorado

Flagstaff, Arizona

-Directly work with and mentor ACE crew leaders and crew members in the field and during trainings.-Train Crew Leaders and members in the maintenance and upkeep of all chainsaws, crosscuts, brushcutters, and other equipment relevant to restoration projects while keeping ACE shops tidy and above OSHA standards.-Guide Crew Leaders in reporting tool logs.

Flagstaff, Arizona Area

In addition to all of the corps member duties, crew leaders are responsible for: - Safety and comfort of all corps members on the crew when on project. - Great communication skills within the organization and with project partners. - Ability to motivate and safely lead a crew toward the projects goal in a timely manner. - Wilderness First Aid, Chainsaw.

Flagstaff, Arizona Area

Corps Member duties include: trails maintenance and construction, invasive species removal/ habitat restoration, fence installation/ repair, fire fuels reduction, and wildlife surveying.

Mystic, Connecticut

Responsible for daily maintenance of systems, detailed analysis of specimens, and careful data recording. As well as all of these daily responsibilities I am also in charge of my own research project on the Nitrogen cycle in an aquatic system.

Conway, SC

Investigated potential differences in Blenny habitat use on four fringing oyster reefs in North Inlet, SC from May-November 2013 and February-October 2014. Blenny presence/absence data was evaluated with respect to environmental data including: water temperature, salinity, reef slope, and percent shell cover of oyster shells. Performed data analysis using.

Conway, SC

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area

- Managed a 50-member senate and ran meetings using Robert's Rules of Order. - Budgeted and apportioned over $60,000 for all university clubs under management. - Educated new senate members, assigned committees, and put together large-scale student events on campus.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area

Responsible for excellent customer service in a fine-dining seafood restaurant, as well as general cleanliness and organization

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Marine Sciences, Present Cummulative: 3.35

Activities and Societies: Vice President of the Student Body, Member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity

Hs Diploma, 3.45 Graduating Gpa

Activities and Societies: Captain of Ice Hockey, Lacrosse school team