Marc D. Barnes Resume

EDUCATION

Master of Forest Resources, Forest Management, 1989, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Thesis: A Road Management System for Private Industrial Timberland Owners.
Course work: silviculture; forest ecology; forest management; economics; timber valuation; mensuration; statistics; operation management; finance; accounting; and forest policy.
Papers: Second Place in Charles Lathrop Pack Essay Contest – The Chaining of the Pinyon Pine/Juniper Woodlands, Its Past and Its Future. c. 1988. Marc D. Barnes.

Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Science & History,1987, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
Thesis: A Case Study of Forestry in Digby County, Nova Scotia.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES

Registered Professional Forester #2538, State of California
Certified Forester, Society of American Foresters
Private Pilots License, 1998

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The Basics of Forest Land and Timber Appraisal,  Corvallis, OR,  June 2011
Accelerating Structural Complexity to Develop Ecologically Diverse Douglas-fir Forests, Portland OR, May 2011
Forest Projection System – Forest Carbon Sequestration and Management Workshop, Philomath OR, March 2010
Forest Vegetation Simulator Training, Vancouver WA, February 2010
FSVEG Training, Portland OR, February 2010
ArcPad 8.0 Advanced ArcPad Solutions, Resource Supply Inc., Sisters OR, January 2010
ArcGIS 9.0 Intermediate Applications in Natural Resources, Oregon State University, 2007
ArcGIS 9.0 Advanced Applications in Natural Resources, Oregon State University, 2007
ArcView GIS Applications in Natural Resources, Oregon State University, 2000
Forest Stand Dynamics, Chadwick Oliver and Bruce Larson, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2000
Forest Projection System, Jim Arney, Forest Biometrics, Portland, OR, 1999
Logging Skyline Symposoium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1999
Mass Wasting for Registered Professional Foresters, CA Licensed Foresters Association, Arcata, CA, 1998
Professional Timber Cruising, Atterbury Consultants, Inc., Beaverton, OR, 1994
LoggerPC, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1992
Variable Probability Sampling, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1990
The Integrative Program in Administration, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1988

PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND MEETINGS

• Northwest Natural Resource Group, McMinnville OR, May 2010 – Presentation: Timber sale Workshop for Small Landowners
• Society of American Foresters, Oregon State Meeting, Albany OR, March 2010 – Presentation: Innovative Technologies in Forestry
• Northwest Forest Restoration Thinning Conference, Forks WA, June 2009
• Northwest Natural Resource Group, Philomath OR, May 2009 – Presentation: Inventory and Modeling Workshop.
• Oregon State University Class 454-554, Corvallis, OR, November 2008 – Presentation: Sustainable Forest Management Business Strategies.
• NW Forest Guild Meeting, Seattle WA, June 2008
• Woody Biomass Heat – Making it Work for Communities, Bend OR, May 2008
• Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Region Annual Fire and Fuels Conference, Billings MT, March 2005 – Presentation: From Plot to Plotter – Conducting a Fuels Inventory and Using Fuels Management Analyst to Interpret the Data
• Oregon State University Extension Tree School, Corvallis, OR, June 2002 – Presentation: Low Impact – Low Cost Logging Equipment for your Tree Farm

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

November 1993-Present
President and Owner
Integrated Resource Management
Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing a growing forestry consulting firm
• Leading Watershed Analysis Projects
• Writing Silvicultural Prescriptions
• Employee Management and Training
• Marketing and Public Relations
• New Client Recruitment
• Proposal and Bid Development

May 1992-October 1993
Project Manager/Forester
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. Consulting Foresters, Portland, OR
Responsibilities included:

• Coordinated and led the field work of the Shamrock EIS for the Tongass National Forest
• Development of integrated silvicultural prescriptions, using “New Forestry”, and alternative harvesting techniques, on over 75 harvest units.
• Leading a six person field crew which preformed stand exams and unit layout
• Writing both the Integrated Silvicultural Prescriptions as well as the Logging Engineering Report
• Participating in Interdisciplinary Team meetings
• Representing MB&G in meeting with the client (USFS)
• A forest inventory for the Avery Properties in Scio, Oregon
• Logging contract supervision; herbicide application supervision; and mechanized thinning supervision on the Avery Properties
• Timber sale layout and logging contract supervision including tree planting supervision and road maintenance supervision on the city of McMinnville Watershed
• A forest inventory for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources
• A forest inventory for the Hill Timber Corporation, Sweet Home, Oregon

March 1991-May 1992
Project Coordinator
Oregon State University, Research Forests, Corvallis, OR
Responsibilities included:

• Coordinating research projects on the 14,000 acre McDonald-Dunn Research Forest
• Assisting with and facilitating over 70 research projects
• Supervising and coordinating the implementation of the College of Forest Integrated Research Project (CFIRP) – a stand level multi-disciplinary research project studying the effects of “New Forestry” techniques on: reforestation; timber production; logging costs; wildlife; and recreation
• Logging contract supervision including: log marketing, harvest supervision, and log tracking
• Conducting tours of CFIRP for: industry, federal, and state agency representatives; foresters; and researchers

June 1989-March 1990
Forester
Weyerhaeuser Co., Cosmopolis, WA
Responsibilities included:

• Development and implementation of a computer based road management system for the 650,000 acre Twin Harbors Region tree farm
• Supervised PCT, slash burning, and planting crews herbicide application
• Development of foam fire fighting tankers
• Representation of the company at Timber, Fish & Wildlife Meetings

January 1987-September 1987
Research Assistant
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Responsibilities included:

• Assisted on an entomological study of bark beetles in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California
• Coordinated field work
• Collection of beetles from Lindgren traps
• Data input and analysis