Forestry and natural resource management form the foundation of this forestry expert witness’s work in forest inventory, timber cruising, silvicultural prescriptions, and timber harvest analysis, supported by more than 20 years of experience. Their work in dispute-related matters includes providing consultation and deposition in a forestry expert capacity, particularly in cases involving forest management practices, timber valuation, vegetation conditions, and resource use. The expert holds a Master of Forest Resources in Forest Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science and History. They are a Registered Professional Forester and have served as a Technical Service Provider with the USDA NRCS and the ODF Forest Resource Trust program. Professional affiliations include membership in the Society of American Foresters, the Forest Guild, and the Alsea Stewardship Group.

The expert’s experience encompasses multiple areas of forestry operations and analysis. Their work includes timber sale layout design, harvest system analysis across ground, skyline, and helicopter logging systems, and detailed vegetation inventory and mapping using GIS-based tools and field data collection systems. They have developed and implemented management and restoration plans across diverse forest types, including Douglas-fir, mixed conifer, and Oregon white oak ecosystems, and have conducted watershed analysis and fuel inventory projects supporting both ecological and operational objectives. Additional responsibilities have included supervision of logging contracts, evaluation of timber volumes and log markets, and application of forest practice regulations and harvest permitting requirements across multiple states.

Their background also includes contract negotiation, cost-by-volume timber analysis, and oversight of logging operations with attention to log accountability, resource protection, and coordination with contractors and stakeholders. Experience extends to herbicide application oversight, prescribed fire planning, and forest road design, as well as analysis of forest ecology, silvics, entomology, and vegetation conditions in support of timber and watershed-related evaluations. Their work incorporates regulatory and compliance frameworks, including forest practice regulations, FSC standards, and programs associated with the USDA NRCS and ODF Forest Resource Trust.