2002-          Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello, AR

1996-2002 Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello, AR

1995-1996 Research Ecologist, USDA-FS, Southern Research Station, Center for Forested Wetlands Res., Charleston, SC

Developed and implemented a study to evaluate and characterize nutrient cycling, litterfall production, foliage leaf area, and growth efficiency of four bottomland hardwood communities in a blackwater floodplain.

1988-1995 Research Scientist/Engineer, School of Forestry & Wood Products Michigan Tech. University, Houghton, MI     

Developed proposals related to long-term monitoring of nutrient status of forest ecosystems, effects of electromagnetic fields on forest health and development, alteration of forest ecosystem nutrient cycles by pollutant deposition, and changes in coarse woody debris and micro-relief related to forest management

Advised graduate students and served on M.S. and PhD. graduate committees

Taught Forest Ecosystem/Timber & Yield undergraduate course to approximately 50 students and a graduate Research Methods course.  Served as instructor for USDA silvicultural short course

Planned and implemented measurement, archiving, statistical analysis, summarizing, and documentation of climatological data, forest productivity, chemical cycling, and nutrient status in two long-term ecosystem research projects.  Instructed student assistants in proper ecological research methods

Obtained funding in association with other staff and faculty members of over $1,500 k.

1988-1990 Consultant to Northern Hardwood Div., Mead Inc., South Range, MI

Developed log yard scaling and forest stand inventory software for hand held computers

Modified and customized general business PC database program to maintain inventories, summarize customer purchase orders and receipts, and print invoices applicable to hardwood dimension mill

Wrote manuals and instructed company employees on software use and application

1985-1988

Assembled and maintained automated climate monitoring system hardware

Planned and developed databases and computer software associated with data measured in two long-term forest ecosystem research projects (6-9 years in length)

Coordinated and supervised work of 4-5 students/year in two long-term research projects

Oversaw water chemical analyses and designed quality control procedures for water collection and analysis by three laboratories in cooperative acidic deposition study

Developed experimental and statistical designs to be utilized in studies of effects of electromagnetic fields on forest health, acidic deposition on chemical cycling along a gradient, and clear cutting on forest microclimate

1985            Research Associate, School of Forestry & Wood Products, Michigan Tech. University, Houghton MI

Installed and maintained hardware associated with electronic automated climate monitoring systems in long-term forest research sites

Development of protocols and computer software for quality control of data obtained in a long-term ecosystem research project.

Determined optimal thinning regimes for high quality red pine stands in regard to economic returns and volume production

1982-1983

Organized field work associated with the development of biomass equations for northern hardwood species and evaluated the effects of fertilization hardwood coppice production

Performed statistical analyses using mainframe computers to determine effects of fertilization on northern hardwood biomass production.

1980           Forest Technician,

  Marked northern hardwood stands for timber stand improvement cutting.

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