I work on a 4 man crew trimming and removing trees within power line rights-of-way. I work on the ground crew operating wood chippers and chainsaws as well as aerial lifts. I have also assisted in emergency storm cleanup. I am actively developing skills around trimming trees grown into power lines and operating aerial lifts from the bucket.I also work on a 2 man spray crew applying both bare-ground and brush herbicide applications within power line rights-of-way and substations.I am actively seeking a Category 6 Indiana Pesticide license as well as a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL). I am also actively developing skills and knowledge toward becoming a crew foreman.

I work on a 4 man crew trimming and removing trees within power line rights-of-way. I work on the ground crew operating wood chippers and chainsaws as well as aerial lifts. I have also assisted in emergency storm cleanup. I am actively developing skills around trimming trees grown into power lines and operating aerial lifts from the bucket.I also work on a 2 man spray crew applying both bare-ground and brush herbicide applications within power line rights-of-way and substations.I am actively seeking a Category 6 Indiana Pesticide license as well as a Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL). I am also actively developing skills and knowledge toward becoming a crew foreman.

My district covered 10 Counties in Indiana: Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, and Warren. I managed the Classified Forest & Wildlands program within my district. I also provided technical assistance to private landowners looking for help with woodland management.

• Mark timber and coordinate timber sales• Discuss landowner preferences and concerns about forestry work with clients• Maintain working relationships with loggers• Oversee invasive spraying jobs and timber sales with 2-5 employees• Learn and conduct small business operations• Assist in the writing and editing of CAP 106 Forest Management Plans

• Coordinate an Invasive Plant Field Day at Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center (Aug 2016)• Design, film, and edit an educational YouTube video on Winged burning bush control• Mix and apply herbicides in forest settings• Operate and maintain chainsaw for Crop Tree Release (CTR) Timber Stand Improvement (TSI)• Collect and record Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI) data• Develop Microsoft Excel templates for forest inventory purposes• Aid in oak savannah establishment at the Purdue Wildlife Area

•Pruned trees with the intent of producing veneer quality trees•Controlled invasives using chainsaw and herbicide application•Mark TSI in a plantation setting

•Designed tract cruises and wrote management guides for state forest property managers•Performed forest inventories on state forests•Wrote management plans for tracts averaging around 90 acres in size•Performed active logging site inspections while full time staffer was out

•Performed a variety of forest management activities intermittently over time•Applied herbicide as an invasive control measure both through foliar and cut stump application•Ran a chainsaw doing post-harvest Tree Stand Improvement (TSI)•Planted trees with a pull behind planter and tractor

•Conducted research through PACE Program at Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center comparing the health quality of various oak species across elevation gradients•Collected data including DBH, height, course woody debris, and measured butternut canker •Applied herbicide to invasive species to Japanese stilt grass and amur honeysuckle •Conducted TSI thinning in oak stands of varying ages