Matthew Shields Email & Phone Number

Kimberley, BC, CA

Vancouver, Canada Area

I contribute to the firm's consultancy in urban forestry, arboriculture, environmental assessment, and community wildfire protection.-I conduct professional assessments for forest stand stability and wildfire risk. -I manage production and delivery of strategic plans for urban forests and community wildfire preparedness, informed by technical analysis and.

North Vancouver, BC

Contributed to a variety of projects as part of the firm's full-service consultancy, with a focus on operational forestry. Projects included field work and plan preparation for forest development in the Cascades NRD, preparation of Fire Suppression Rehabilitation Plans for post-fire mitigation of fire control impacts, plan preparation for silviculture.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Assisted Dr. Janette Bulkan with project to bring blended learning into undergraduate programs in forestry. Communication and coordination between Faculty of Forestry personnel and UBC Studios. Drafted and implemented feedback survey for student use. Video post-production using Camtasia 9 software.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Led volunteers in the removal of invasive plant species at municipal and regional parks in the Metro Vancouver area. Guided volunteers through testing of six water quality parameters at each event. Delivered educational materials related to urban watershed health and invasive species.

Vancouver, Canada Area

CONS 210: Visualizing Climate Change. Dr. Stephen Sheppard and Fernanda Tomaselli, instructors.Responded to student questions and requests; grading; facilitated in-class activities; collaborated with other teaching assistants and course instructors.

Mackenzie, BC

Completed block layout in the Mackenzie TSA. Experience in conventional and cable layout; road location; stream classification and ecotyping; stream crossing surveys. Data editing in ESRI ArcView; layout package preparation.Trained and supervised high school students in the field.

Maple Ridge, BC

Performed educational and archival role at the community museum in Maple Ridge, BC. Processed and filed documents, photographs, and other materials. Performed research related to archival materials and developed displays of historical items for placement in the museum galleries and the public library. Wrote historical articles for publication online and in.

Master’S Degree, Sustainable Forest Management

Activities and Societies: Thunderjacks - UBC amateur logger sports team.

Bachelor’S Degree, Geography - Urban Systems

Activities and Societies: German Students' Association - President; Journal of the McGill Undergraduate Geography Society - Editor-in-Chief