FIELD EXPERIENCE
- Arborist for Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, Texas
- Arborist for Umlauf Sculpture Gardens, Austin, Texas
- Arborist for Mayfield Park, Austin, Texas
- Arborist for Pease Mansion, Austin, Texas
- Arborist for Olu Pua Botanical Gardens, Kauai, Hawaii
- WINNER: ISA Texas Tree Climbing Championship. Represented State of
Texas at International Tree Climbing Championship near New York
City (1999)
- Represented State of Texas at International Tree Climbing
Championship in Birmingham, England (1998)
- Took and passed the first Certified Arborist Exam given in
Texas (1992)
- Treated Austin's Treaty Oak after its infamous poisoning in 1990
- Provided pruning for LBJ's Boyhood Home and LBJ's Ranch in Central
Texas
- Provided care for oaks in Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA
- Dutch Elm Disease treatment applicator and tree care technician,
Boston, MA
EDUCATOR/AUTHOR
- General public tree care training for:
- TreeFolks, Austin, TX
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX
- Central Texas Arborists Association
- Guest Instructor:
- Texas A & M University
- Mira Costa College, San Diego, CA
- Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
- Professional Training for:
- International Society of Arboriculture
- Author, tree care articles:
- Austin American Statesman
- International Journal of Arboriculture
- Southwest Trees and Turf
TREE CARE ADVOCATE
- International Tree Climbing Championship - Aerial Rescue Head Judge
- Member and Arboricultural Advisor, City of Austin Heat Island
Reduction Task Force (2001)
- Member, Board of Directors, International Society of Arboriculture,
Texas Chapter. (1995-1998)
- Chairman and member, City of Austin's Urban Forestry Board
(1990-1997)
- Coauthored and lobbied for passage of Public Tree Care Ordinance.
Adopted by Austin City Council in 1997.
- Past President Central Texas Arborists' Association
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