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Developed computer tools to analyze environmental samples. Published manuscripts and books for practitioners of ecology, forestry and geographic information systems. Negotiated, planned and administered project budgets, schedules and deliverables. Developed innovative software solutions to characterize past, current and future forest conditions using remotely sensed data, ground samples and previous inventories for over 5,000,000 acres. Delivered software to optimize daily operations, tactical scheduling and asset allocation. Recruited and developed multidisciplinary teams to publish technical articles and books.

Led research functions, supervised research staff and worked closely with support staff and company officers to help them achieve their research goals. Led by example to research new developments, bring leading-edge technologies to the forefront of financial and investment planning tools to existing and potential clients, and support existing operations to provide objective, technologically appropriate, constructive, actionable advice.

Collected data for, translated and converted computer files; generated inventory for large forest areas using custom growth and yield software, GIS data, and examined remote sensing analysis methods for Biscuit Fire Restoration Project. (500,000 acres); Developed geographic information inventory to enhance strategic fire risk assessment and risk management Fire Risk and Small Diameter Wood Utilization Assessment for Jackson County, Oregon (1.2 million acres); Presented progress reports, analysis results, and preliminary findings to committees and groups of stakeholders; Performed economic analysis; generated alternative silvicultural prescriptions; generated computer models and software to model physical fire processes, fire characteristics, predicted fuel models, and independently validate results of computations; Obtained satellite imagery, imputation methods; landscape analysis; visualization; generated human and machine readable files for consumption by other researchers, policy makers, and members of the public. Assisted senior scientists with quantitative analysis; Developed alternative fuels treatment regimes; Developed software using physical fire process models, synthesized science research, and developed computer simulation and geospatial database methodologies to determine the for economic impact of wildland fire risk management.

Designed, developed, tested and installed algorithms and computer programs for on-line/real-time sawmill breakdown and optimization software with complex material handling requirements, programmable primary breakdown capabilities, automatic log grade classification; high precision opening faces calculations; Created program for long term development and internationalization of software projects, programmable logic controller interfaces, and network communications for projects in New Zealand, South America, and Europe; Travel required frequent on-site visits, up to five (5) months; Evaluated new user features based on system requirements, available resources, and technical capabilities; Assisted other developers; junior developers, and project managers with software project planning, and documentation.

Designed, prototyped, and developed sawmill, timber supply, and log recovery simulation software; Developed and maintained sawmill simulation; Performed sawmill production, timber supply simulation, and recovery analysis for evaluating capital projects; Designed new user interfaces, developed documentation and software requirement specifications relational database systems for sawmill, timber supply, and log recovery simulation software; Ported legacy FORTRAN simulation software into C/C++ class libraries and developed libraries to interface proprietary file formats with standard Structured Query Language (SQL); Designed, developed, and installed data entry, editing, and conversion software for field personnel; Provided guidance, support, technical advice, made hardware and software recommendations to other programmers and analysts.

Designed and developed forestry databases, sample processing, growth, yield, economic analysis, and communications software and libraries for Windows 95/NT/3.11/DOS/UNIX to support investment analysis, capital budgeting, inventory analysis, forest operations, and appraisal; Ported legacy code from FORTRAN and COBOL into C/C++ class libraries; Implemented, administered, and maintained regional geographic information system (GIS); Coordinated regional developers, provided technical assistance, and support for hardware and software.

Developed capital budgets and project plans, including unit selection, data collection, economic analysis, contract administration, supervision, and coordination with other departments for reforestation, mechanical site prep, broadcast burning, vegetation management, aerial spray, fertilization, precommercial thinning, commercial thinning, and small clearcut logging projects; Developed basic road designs, estimated costs, and performed layout with engineering department for thinning and logging units; Responsible for developing safety standards, safe working habit presentations, and compliance auditing for personal protective equipment used in sampling, logging, and helicopter operations.

Performed traverses, designed sample plans, plot designs, all other aspects of inventory, cruising, and sampling for fee timberlands, bulk sales, and land transactions; Generated estimates for logging costs, regeneration and reforestation costs for harvest units; Designed and implemented samples to evaluate thinning units for economic feasibility; Performed cutout analysis for thinning, logging and bulk sale units; Performed updates to regional timberlands database; Responsible for retrieving, converting, and analyzing cruise and vegetation sample information from alternate sources for timberlands acquisitions; Coordinated inventory technicians for sampling larger projects and contract supervision.