(859) 238-2212 chris@ckfm.net

Qualifications

Central Kentucky Forest Management is a private consulting forestry company. I provide forestry services to forest landowners for a fee. Below you will find my educational and professional background.

Education

  • STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY

    1 Forestry Drive
    Syracuse, New York 13210
    Bachelor of Science: Forest Resources Management, May 1986

 

Professional Experience

  • Present CENTRAL KENTUCKY FOREST MANAGEMENT
    Danville, Kentucky
    Consulting Forester
    Timber Sales
    Forest Stewardship Plans
    Timber Appraisals

  • 1993 to 1999 AMERICAN WOOD FIBERS, INC.
    Lebanon, Kentucky
    Corporate Raw Material Manage
    Supplied two manufacturing facilities 35,000 tons of red cedar annually
    Supervised 4 wood yard managers and 2 procurement foresters.

  • 1986 to 1993  THE FREEMAN CORPORATION
    Winchester, Kentucky
    Veneer Sales, Log Yard Manager, Log/Timber Procurement
    Negotiated and purchased logs and timber in Kentucky and Ohio.
    Graded, sorted, and prepared hardwood veneer logs for production.
    Sold hardwood veneers to furniture manufacturers.

  • 1986 US FOREST SERVICE
    London, Kentucky
    Inventory Forester
    Cruised timber and collected data for Forest Service publication.

 

Professional Associations

  • Society of American Foresters, since 1986
  • Kentucky Association of Consulting Foresters, since 1999
  • Association of Consulting Foresters of America since 2001

References available upon request.