Detail-oriented leader and team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and award winning results.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Forestry Manager
City of Greeley
12.2009 - Current
Manager who excels at analyzing, prioritizing and completing tasks in professional manner. Experience making critical decisions in fast-paced environment.
Organize and host annual tree education workshop for industry professionals.
Approved for grant funding for strategic planning from US Forest Service, 2023.
Colorado Tree Coalition Communitree Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023.
Created sustainable funding mechanism for residential tree planting programs, 2021.
Created sustainable residential treatment program for Emerald Ash Borer, 2020.
Concurrently managed Natural Areas, Trails and Medians Maintenance Programs.
Built organization-wide claims and reporting procedures for Risk reporting and expense reimbursements
Transitioned related municipal ordinances from criminal to administrative process to build more effective code compliance system.
Re-organized staff, procedures and licensing standards to build Program that is balanced more towards pro-active approach in extremely tight economic environment.
International Society of Arboriculture Rocky Mountain Chapter (ISA RMC) Outstanding Member, 2007.
Board Member, GreenCO and GreenCO Foundation, 2012-2014.
State of Colorado Director ISA RMC, 2012-2014
Led program to receive five (5) Community Landscape Beautification Gold Leaf Awards presented by ISA RMC, 2000—2016
Forestry Specialist
City of Greeley
03.1998 - 12.2009
Vice President, President Elect, President and Past President of ISA RMC, 2008-2011
Led Town of Windsor Cemetery planting volunteers to re-plant donated trees after devastating tornado, 2008.
Produced and directed DVD titled “Basics of Tree Planting and Pruning,” 2007.
Received ISA RMC Outstanding Member Award, 2007.
Authored article titled “Ips Beetle Has Unwelcome Home in Colorado” printed in City Trees, Journal of Society of Municipal Arborists March/April, 2004.
President of City of Greeley Associated Municipal Employees, 2003-2004.
Served as volunteer for many years for annual Sick Tree Day event in Windsor.
Forestry Code Compliance Inspector
City of Greeley
06.1996 - 03.1998
Ensured compliance with industry regulations through meticulous attention to detail during inspections.
Upheld codes and regulations governing materials, processes, and procedures.
Town Arborist
Town of Berthoud
01.2000 - 01.2007
Acquired GOCO grant funding to construct Hillsdale Park in Berthoud, utilizing volunteers, 2006.
Reorganized Development Code incorporating design review process for more effective oversight of landscapes
Education
B.S. Natural Science and Mathematics - Botany
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
01.1994
Skills
Integrity as guiding principle
Team and organizational loyalty through dedicated professionalism
Customer service centric mindset
Builds incredible, effective teams who take great pride in professional outcomes
Always seeking solutions to obstacles
Analytical problem-solver
Certification
Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture