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Nicole Younger

Project Manager

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Forest Biometrics, 2007
Oregon State University – Corvallis, OR
Thesis: Volume, taper, and Crown Responses of a Swiss Needle Cast Infected Douglas-fir Stand to Sulfur Treatments in the Oregon Coast Range.

Bachelor of Science, Forestry, 2002
University of Maine, Orono, ME

Minor in Equine Management

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES

Oregon Commercial Pesticide Applicators License, in progress
Project Learning Tree Certification, 2004
Wildland Firefighting Certification, 2003
Wilderness First Responder Certification, 2000

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SAF Mary’s Peak Chapter, 2006 - 2008, current Chair Elect and Program Coordinator

Accurate Forest Land Appraisal Workshop, Corvallis, OR, 2007

Arc 9 GIS OSU College of Forestry Refresher Courses, Corvallis, OR 2006, 2007

Society of American Forester National Conventions, 2005 - 2007

Western Mensurationists Annual Meetings, 2005 - 2007

Growth Model Users Group, Vancouver, WA, 2006 – 2008

Pacific Logging Congress Show, Tour leader, Clatskanie, OR, 2006

SAF OSU Student Chapter, 2004 - 2006

Managing forest nutrition in the PNW, Corvallis, OR, 2006

IUFRO 5th International Conference on Vegetation Management, Tour leader, Corvallis, OR, 2005

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

December 2006-Present

Project Manager

Integrated Resource Management

Responsibilities include:

Managing forest inventory and cruising projects (bidding projects, organizing and coordinating new inventory projects, supervising field technicians and contract cruisers, managing project budgets, designing appropriate inventory and cruise systems, and compiling and writing technical reports.)
Providing project support to IRM’s senior project managers (supervising contract crews, applying herbicide and performing manual labor, compiling data and completing project summary reports, conducting marketing and outreach efforts)

September 2003 - December 2006

Teaching Assistant

Oregon State University – Corvallis, OR

Responsibilities included:

Create lesson plans, prepare field sites and lab homework
Teach Forest Mensuration field labs twice weekly

November 2003 - December 2006

Research Assistant

Oregon State University – Corvallis, OR

Responsibilities included:

Research topics in Forest Biometrics
Organize reference database using EndNote software

June 2004 - September 2004

Intern

Weyerhaeuser Western Timberlands – Albany, OR

Responsibilities included:

Conducted vegetation surveys
Analyzed and conducted regeneration surveys
Planning, mapping and permitting for roadside and aerial spraying projects
Marked harvest unit boundaries and stream buffers

March 2004 - June 2004

Intern

Weyerhaeuser Western Timberlands – Goshen, OR

Responsibilities included:

Conducted seedling regeneration surveys and planting space surveys
Created fish-use stream layer in RMS
Assisted in aerial spraying
Marked harvest unit boundaries and stream buffers

May 2002 - August 2003

Timber Cruiser

Starker Forests Inc. – Philomath. OR

Responsibilities included:

Prism cruised timber with handheld data logger
Performed stand exams and regeneration surveys
Assisted in research study measurements and analysis

September 2002 – December 2002

Rock Climbing Instructor/Monitor

University of Maine Rock Gym, Orono, Maine

Responsibilities included:

Teach 1-hour introduction to rock climbing course
Conduct belay certification tests
Monitor and enforce safe climbing and rope handling techniques

April – September, 2000 and 2001

Raft Guide

North Country Rivers – Bingham, Maine

Responsibilities included:

Guide rafts of 6 – 8 people on class 5 white water of the Kennebec, Dead, and Penobscot Rivers
Lead morning safety sessions for 8 – 180 customers
Raft maintenance and repair

May 1999 – September 1999

Milker

UM Witter Farm – Orono, Maine

Responsibilities included:

Milk 30+ head Holstein cattle 3 am and 3 pm daily
Attend to health, breeding, and birthing of dairy heifers and cows
Feed and train Black Angus and Belted Galloway beef cattle