Forest management executive with broad expertise in forest science, timberland evaluation, financial analysis and forest information systems. Summary: 30 years of forest investment management and valuation advisory experience, in the US and Latin America, including:− Six years with publicly-traded corporate enterprises managing timber division financials and controls − Twenty years with privately-held property and investment management firms operating in variety of acquisition, valuation, and operational capacities on behalf of institutional investment and private equity clients − Four years private consulting for investment funds, timber investment advisors and investors on strategic options and investment analysis.• Manager of Research and Analysis with Forest Systems Holdings, an enterprise focused on the development of carbon forestry and forest-based renewable energy projects in the Southeastern US and Brazil. − Financial analysis and feasibility analysis of biomass projects designed to employ short-rotation woody crops of advanced clonal species. • Founding partner and managing director of forest operations at Forest Systems, LLC, an $800 million boutique forest investment firm that was acquired by a competitor in 2007.− Grew assets under management to $800 million− Managed all phases of forest operations for 500 k acres.− Generated realized investment returns that surpassed industry benchmark rates by 40 + percent on a since inception basis− Assessed and valued more than 10 million acres of forestland on behalf of institutional investors and private equity clients such as Madison Dearborn Partners and The Blackstone Group• Senior manager with Resource Management Services, Inc., which oversaw land management of on behalf of Hancock Timber Resource Group.− Directed financial accounting, budgeting, and information systems as well as acquisition valuation analysis and harvest planning.
Listed skills include Biomass, Renewable Energy, Energy, Sustainability, and 12 others.
