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Sustainable biomass supply analysesProject managementBio-economy investment ratingModelling biomass supply chainsSupply chain economicsSustainable community developmentForest and ag residue availability and costing methodologies

• Sustainable Indigenous Community development• Forest to market value chain valuation/integration • Advanced decision making methodologies• Sustainable forest biomass project deployment in Canada and internationally• Technical and economic studies of bio-energy applications in communities• Methods of estimating logging residue volumes and costs• Biomass quality control• Sustainability assessments of forest-based supply chains in Canada and internationally

• Developed a research, education, and technology transfer program in biomass to bioenergy value chains (bio-fuels and bio-energy)• Taught two hybrid courses (classroom and web-based): Natural Resources Policy and Forest Management and Economics• Mentored six graduate students (1 PhD and 5 Master), one post-doctoral fellow, and supervised 2 technicians• Networked with public and private organizations to promote research cooperation and dissemination of information• Wrote and submitted grant proposals to public and private organizations.• Wrote scientific and technology transfer papers• Participated in international, national, and regional conferences, symposia, workshops• Organized the first regional North West Florida Bioenergy Conference and Expo in 2008 (Silver Award for Excellence, 2009. Southern Regional Extension Forestry)• Co-authored “Using Wood for Energy: A High School Education Program (Gold Award for Long Publication, 2011. Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals; Silver Award for Excellence, 2009. Southern Regional Extension Forestry)

• Developed a national research program to increase the competitiveness of Canadian Forest Products Industry.• Liaised with government, industry, and academia to develop, plan, and implement a research-government-industry alliance program.• Lead and worked on a national research project to increase the competitiveness of Canadian Forest Products Industry.• Lead a project to develop a sustainable utilization of forest understory biomass in Alberta, Canada.• Updated, calibrated and deployed a global trade model to analyze actual and projected global softwood lumber trade.• Participated in a project to optimize production of a remanufacturing facility.• Supported the Markets and Economics group on various market studies.• Represented the corporation in conferences, symposia, and workshops.• Developed and submitted proposals and contracts to various Canadian funding institutions

• Developed a multi-criteria timber allocation model for the analysis of sustainable forest management decisions based on a Hierarchical Planning structure.• Developed and integrated value-chain models for the optimization of timber allocation, log bucking, lumber processing, and value-added manufacturing decisions.• Taught course WOOD 335 – Statistical Quality Control for three years (two as a TA and one as a lecturer).• Teaching Assistant for the following courses: WOOD 120: Introduction to Wood Processing, WOOD 290: Wood Products Manufacturing, WOOD 430: Plant Layout and Design, WOOD 485: Furniture Construction, WOOD 492: Modeling for Decision Support.

• Managed the production and logistics of three furniture manufacturing facilities.• Represented the company in an international fair and competition in The Netherlands.

• Supervised road construction and logging operations.