Management Manager
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R. Scott Berg
R.S. Berg & Associates, Inc.
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
Serve the forest and paper products industry in addressing policy and
environmental issues, advancing the goal of sustainable forestry, and providing cost-
effective options for achieving forest certification.
UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS
* President of an international forestry consulting firm for ten years.
Prepared 200 organizations for SFI, FSC, Tree Farm & ISO 14001 certification.
* Trained ISO 14001 EMS Lead Auditor, served as SFI Lead Auditor for internal
and independent audits, accredited Tree Farm Lead Auditor.
* Developed pre-packaged SFI, FSC, & PEFC Chain of Custody Programs.
* Fifteen years of forest industry trade association experience in Washington, D.C.
* Lobbied Congress, Administration and federal and state agencies.
* Built coalitions with allied interest groups on critical national policy issues.
* Regular speaking engagements, writing testimony, and preparing formal industry
comments on legislation and regulations.
* Close personal working relationships with forestry professionals from all major
forest and paper companies.
* U.S. Expert to ISO/TC 207/Forestry Group and Co-chair of Drafting Committee.
* Represented the U.S. Paper Industry at over thirty international forestry meeting.
EDUCATION
Master of Forest Resources, University of Washington, 1981.
-Thesis addressing nutrient cycling in douglas fir forests.
-Forest and environmental policy specialization.
Bachelor of Science--Forest Impact Assessment, Southern Illinois University, 1976.
-232 hour s credit: Biology and Botany Minors.
-Xi Sigma Pi Honorary Society.
-1989 Alumnus of the Year Award.
Graduate Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, 1971
EXPERIENCE
Forest Certification Consultant 11/99-Present
R.S. Berg & Associates, Inc.
Consult with over 200 forestry organizations preparing them for ISO 14001, SFI, FSC
and Tree Farm Group Certification. Conduct internal and external audits to the above
standards. Prepare FSC and SFI Chain of Custody & On-Product Labeling. Develop
pre-packaged SFI, ISO, FSC and Tree Farm programs for dual certification. Write
Standards and Procedures for the SFI/FSC/PEFC and Tree Farm Standards.
Director, Private Forest Policy 10/94-10/99
American Forest & Paper Association, Washington, D.C.
Administer a $1.25 million budget for the Forest Resources Group. U.S. Expert on ISO
14000 Standards and other forestry certification and product labeling programs
(FSC/PEFC/CSA). Strong international and domestic professional experience.
Vice President, Forest Policy & Research 1/88-10/94
American Forest Council, Washington, D.C.
Provide policy direction to the industry's private forest policy and research committees:
serve as primary contact between the forest industry and Congress, federal agencies, and
forestry school directors; develop strategic plans for implementing industry policies; and
build coalitions.
Director, Lands and Timber/Manager, Water Quality 6/85-1/88
API/NFPA Environment and Health Program, Washington, D.C.
Provide technical expertise and advice on all environmental and regulatory issues
affecting forest management and pulp and paper manufacturing facilities. Analyze and
present complex issues to six industry committees and API/NFPA governing bodies for
policy development. Present testimony Federal officials and congressional committees.
Private District Forester 8/81-5/85
Industrial Forestry Association, Olympia, Washington.
Serve as a technical and policy representative for the forest products industry in Oregon
and Washington on all regulatory and state legislative issues affecting private land
management. Audit management on every industrial Tree Farm in Western Washington.
Environmental Protection Specialist 9/79-6/81
Environmental Protection Agency, Seattle, Washington.
Review and prepare formal comments for EPA Region X on over forty resource
management EIS's prepared by state and Federal agencies. Gain experience in all Federal
laws and regulations addressing the forest and paper industry.
Peace Corps Volunteer, Honduras 10/76-12/78
Los Laureles Watershed Research Project
Implement a pilot hydrology research station in conjunction with the U. of Arizona, FAO
and the Corporation for Honduran Forestry Development.
Biographical Abstract
Scott Berg is the principal in the international consulting firm, R.S. Berg & Associates,
Inc. that provides a full range of consulting and auditing services to the SFI, FSC, ISO
14001 EMS and Tree Farm Certification Standards. He has over thirty five years in the
forest and paper industry working for national and regional trade associations, as the
owner of a consulting firm. He has had major responsibilities in developing and
implementing the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard and Certification Procedures,
as well as the American Tree Farm System Group Certification Program. He has
represented the U.S. forest and paper industry before a number of international standards
bodies including Technical Committee 207 of the International Standards Organization
(ISO), the Economic Commission for Europe, and the Pan European Forest Certification
Council (PEFCC). Scott has also represented the forest and paper industry before
congress and the federal agencies addressing the private forest policy and research issues.
R.S. Berg & Associates, Inc. has developed Template Programs addressing SFI, FSC,
PEFC, and the American Tree Farm Programs to help over 220 forest, wood and paper
product, and secondary processing organizations achieve certification. He has also
conducted over forty (40) internal and independent audits. A listing of some of the
largest clients from 2000 to 2012 in sequential order includes:
1. Packaging Corporation of America, Lake Forest, Illinois
2. Alabama River Woodlands, Inc., Claiborne, Alabama
3. Hancock Timber Resources Group
4. Boise Cascade Corporation, Boise, Idaho
5. Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, Washington
6. Plum Creek Timber Company, Atlanta, Georgia
7. Glatfelter Pulp Wood Company, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
8. Sappi Fine Paper North America, Skowhegan, Maine
9. Forest Investment Associates, Atlanta, Georgia
10. Appleton Papers, Inc., Appleton, Wisconsin
11. NewPage Corporation, Dayton, Ohio
12. MeadWestvaco Corporation, Richmond, VA.
13. Sonoco Products Company, LLC, Hartsville, South Carolina
14. Green Bay Packaging Inc., Morrilton, Arkansas
15. Domtar Paper Company, LLC Johnsonburg, PA., Rothchild, Wisconsin
16. Rock-Tenn Company, Norcross, Georgia
17. MeadWestvaco Envelope Products Division, Springfield, Mass.
18. Thilmany LLC, Kaukauna & Nicholet Mills, Wisconsin
19. KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC, Charleston, South Carolina
20. Evergreen Packaging Inc., Canton, North Carolina; Pine Bluff, Arkansas
21. Johnson Timber Corporation, Hayward, Wisconsin
22. Allegheny Wood Products, Petersburg, West Virginia
23. Verso Paper Co., Sartell, Minnesota
24. Louisiana Pacific Corp., Nashville, Tennessee
25. U.S. Corrugated, Newark, New Jersey
26. Greif Packaging, LLC, Riverville, Virginia
27. American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio
28. Clearwater Paper Corporation, Warren, Arkansas
29. Graphic Packaging International, Marietta, Georgia
30. Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri
31. Temple-Inland Particleboard Division, Austin, Texas
32. Enviva Materials, LLC, Bethesda, Maryland
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