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Consulting Arborist Tree, Arborist, Tree, services for landscape architects, landscape contractors, developers, builders, municipalities, golf course managers, homes associations, homeowners, insurance companies, commercial property owners managers, attorneys, Tree Maintenance Programs, Diagnosis of Tree Landscape Problems, Insect Disease Identification Management, Tree Appraisal Valuation of Landscape Plants, Loss Eminent Domain Taking, Tree Inspections Risk Assessment, Tree Accident Investigations, Line of Sight Safety Issues, Litigation Support, Building With Trees Tree Protection During Construction, Development of Contract Specifications, Tree Landscape Inventories, Site Maps, Landscape Plan Review, Second Opinions, Arboricultural Training, Seminars, working arborist, engaged in tree pruning removal, tree preservation, landscape management of commercial residential properties
Professional Experience
1992-present:
Consulting arborist / tree expert, providing services for landscape architects, landscape contractors, developers, builders, municipalities, golf course managers, homes associations, homeowners, insurance companies, commercial property owners and managers, and attorneys, on topics of
Tree Maintenance Programs
Diagnosis of Tree and Landscape Problems
Insect and Disease Identification and Management
Tree Appraisal and Valuation of Landscape Plants
Loss To Eminent Domain Taking
Tree Inspections and Risk Assessment
Tree Accident Investigations
Line of Sight and other Safety Issues
Litigation Support – Expert Witness
Building With Trees: Tree Protection During Construction
Development of Contract Specifications – Needs Analysis
Tree and Landscape Inventories – Site Maps
Landscape Plan Review – Second Opinions
Arboricultural Training, Seminars
1964-present:
Owner/manager of a professional tree care service, established 1948. More than 40 years experience as a working arborist, engaged in tree pruning and removal, tree preservation, and landscape management of commercial and residential properties.
Education
Rockhurst College, 1964-1965
University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1965-1967
Certifications
International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist, 1993-present
Board Certified Master Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture, 2005-present
Kansas Arborists Association Certified Arborist, 1993 – present
Professional Associations
Board of Directors, Kansas Arborists Association, 1998-2004
Past President; 2002 Honorary Life Member, Kansas Arborists Association
Board of Directors, Midwestern Chapter International Society of Arboriculture, 2000-2004
Financial Officer, Midwestern Chapter International Society of Arboriculture, 2004-present
Member, American Society of Consulting Arborists, 2004-present
Recent Continuing Education
Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course, Ames, IA, March 13-14, 2007
Midwestern Chapter ISA Annual Conference, Topeka, KS, February 28 – March 2, 2007
Kansas Arborists Association Annual Shade Tree Conference, Topeka, KS, January 10-12, 2007
American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference, Napa, CA, December 3-6, 2006
SEAK National Expert Witness Conference, Hyannis, MA, June 20-23, 2006
Shade Tree Short Course, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, March 14-15, 2006
Missouri Community Forestry Council Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, March 8-9, 2006
International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference, Bismarck ND, February 21-23, 2006
Kansas Arborists Association Shade Tree Conference, Holidome, Topeka, KS, January 11-13, 2006
American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA, December 4-7, 2005
Trees and Planting Conference, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, November 10, 2005
Shade Tree Short Course, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, March 15-16, 2005
Connecting the Heartland Conference, Adams Pointe Conference Center, Blue Springs, MO, February 16-17, 2005
Kansas Arborists Association Shade Tree Conference, Holidome, Topeka, KS, January 19-21, 2005
Urban Trees Conference, Kansas Forest Service, Wichita, KS, December 15, 2004
American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, December 4-7, 2004
Tree Appraisal Theory and Practice, Denver Stapleton Hotel, Denver, CO, August 26-27, 2004
National Arbor Day Foundation: Hazard: Trees; and Trees, People, and the Law, Discovery Center, Kansas City, MO, September 14-15, 2004
Shade Tree Short Course, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, March 9-10, 2004
International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference, Tulsa, OK, February 11-13, 2004
Community Public Service Projects
John Wornall House Museum, 2000 – 2007
Linda Hall Library, UMKC Campus, 2005 – 2007
Overland Park Arboretum, 2005 -2007
Elmwood Cemetery, National Register of Historic Places, 2005
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