Patrick Cole Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Interpret and apply knowledge of city by-laws to plan and monitor city street and park tree planting programs and update city tree inventories
• Monitor contractor compliance, ensure contract specifications are met and adhered to while maintaining positive working relationship
• Exercise positive verbal communications to educate the public on city forestry programs, available resources and By-Laws
• Utilize database management systems such as Microsoft Excel and ArcGIS and TMMS

Petticoat Creek Conservation Area

• Assess tree health, identify defects, determine hazards, schedule and/or perform maintenance
• Conduct meetings, inspections and investigations as the worker representative of the Joint Health and Safety Committee
• Fulfill Acting Supervisor as required
• Manage, train, and provide guidance to staff
• Exercise strong communication and conflict resolution skills to effectively deal with a wide variety of situations

• Interpret construction/landscape plans, aerial photography, maps, and technical drawings to complete fieldwork
• Assess and reforest areas, using standard tree planting procedures, to help re-naturalize lands the Greater Toronto Area
• Analyze and report on biological data collected using computer software such as: Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, & ArcView.
• Coordination of daily field work for the Canada Goose Project which required organization, communication and critical thinking skills

Fish & Wildlife Tehnician

Forest Tecnnician