Biographical Sketch
OBJECTIVE:
Forest management for the private landowner. Skills utilizing forest management, land and timber appraisal and procurement, wildlife management, logging operations, and forest economics.
EDUCATION:
M.F., Duke University, The Nicholas School of the Environment,
Durham, North Carolina, May, 1979. Areas of emphasis: forest management and quantitative analysis in natural resource management.
B. A., Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, August, 1976. Major: Biology, Minor: Sociology.
St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, North Carolina, 1972-74.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Consulting Forester: Hiott Forestry Consultants, Inc., York, South Carolina, July, 2000 - present.
District Manager: Willamette Industries Inc., Chester, South Carolina, March, 1988 - July, 2000.
Procurement Forester: Boise Cascade Corporation, Chester, South Carolina, July, 1983 - March, 1988.
Unit Manager: Scott Paper Company, Mobile, Alabama, May, 1979 - July, 1983.
Teaching Assistant: Duke University, The Nicholas School of the Environment, August, 1978 - May, 1979. Responsible for part-time teaching, writing computer programming assignments and conducting help sessions in natural resource computer programming.
OTHER:
Professional Organizations: Society of American Foresters, SC Forestry Association, York County Forestry Board, Nation Ford Land Trust Board Member, Registered Forester: Alabama, North Carolina & South Carolina, ISA Certified Arborist