This expert has more than 25 years of experience in landscape economics, arboriculture, forestry, and horticulture, with a focus on tree, landscape, and natural area values and the evaluation of land improvements. Their experience includes assessing the health and condition of landscape plants, conducting landscape and tree risk assessments, and performing landscape and tree value and damage appraisals. Their work also includes expert witness services involving vegetation, arboriculture, urban forestry, and landscape topics, including expert testimony in matters related to landscape damage and land improvement conditions.

Their work includes detailed damage assessments and valuation analyses for trees, landscapes, and natural areas. This includes storm and fire damage assessments, recovery planning, restoration planning, restoration cost estimates, and damage claim reporting with itemized valuations of affected property elements. Their experience extends to vegetation types, soil erosion conditions, and property improvements, including fencing, outdoor lighting, trails, roads, and drainage systems. These analyses are performed across agricultural, urban, rural, and suburban properties, including large-acreage sites where sampling methodologies or full inventory assessments are used to evaluate damages and support valuation.

Additional experience includes landscape, arboricultural, forestry, and environmental project management; environmental permitting and mitigation planning; municipal tree inventory and urban forest management planning; GPS/GIS environmental mapping projects; and forest resources management planning. Their work also includes evaluation of landscape installation practices and standards, arboricultural practices and standards, and grounds maintenance practices and standards. They have developed and delivered technical training and education programs and have participated in professional activities related to vegetation valuation and appraisal.

Their educational background includes a Master of Science in Forest Economics, a Master of Business Administration in Organizational Management, a Bachelor of Science in Resources Management, and an Associate of Applied Science in Natural Resources Conservation. Credentials include Registered Consulting Arborist, Certified Forester, Certified Arborist, Certified Landscape Inspector, and trained Tree and Landscape Appraiser.