Self Employed Technician

James Arnold

**************@*****.*** / 662-***-**** / Grenada, MS

Summary

I graduated Forestry technician school in Grenada Ms at Holmes community college in 1989. I have worked at Forestry commission in two different counties in the state of Mississippi giving me knowledge of management Forestry. I have also worked as a timber buyer with Tri Lakes timber company for 7 years and a log Scaler at Hankins lumber company for 6 years giving me a diversified knowledge of the forestry industry. Experience

Bought and sold timber for private landowners

Self employed timber cruiser / buyer • Grenada ms

07/2007 - Present

I managed private landowners timber on there lands. I maintained a good working relationship with all landowners for Future business.

Log scaler

Hankins Lumber company • Grenada ms

06/2000 - 07/2006

scaled logs for quality and board feet

Bought and sold timber to various timber mills

Tri-lakes timber company • Batesville ms

08/1993 - 08/2000

surveyed boundary lines for correct land line perimeter so logging could proceed. Cruised timber for value of timber to buy said timber. maintained a good working relationship with loggers and landowners throughout logging said timber. I made sure all BMP's were followed.

Forest technician

Mississippi Forestry Commission • Yalobusha county 06/1990 - 08/1992

maintained tree farms, forest fire control, prescribed burning, tree planting (survival checks and compliance checks), timber marking, timber cruising, weekly-monthly-yearly maintenance on equipment. Education

Forestry

Holmes community college • Grenada, MS

06/1989

3.2GPA

Forestry

Holmes community college • Grenada, MS

06/1989

2.7 GPA

Archery, fishing, studying about all cultures of Indians Hobbies of mine that are great for relaxation

My skills include: line plot cruising, rectangular cruising, fixed radius cruising These skills have been modified over 25 years experience in buying timber and comparing my cruise to stands I have bought to within 3 to 5 percent accuracy of actual volume of stand in numerous tracts I have managed.( If stands are infrequent in tree type or trees per acre after walking through stand I can improve my accuracy by strip cruising or 100 percent count of stand.

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