Work & Volunteer Experience

April 14, 2016

 Currently work for Bartlett Tree Service as a production arborist. I am competent and qualified in:

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• Tree Climbing

• Chainsaw Safety and Use

• Bucket Truck Operations

• Chipper Operations

• Site Safety and Risk Assessment

• Rigging (Ariel and Ground Control, PortaWrap, GRCS, Hobbs, Blocks)

• Knots (Sheet Bend, Fisherman's, Bowline/Running, Cow hitch, Timber Hitch, Clove Hitch, Quick Hitch, Blakes hitch, Taughtline Hitch, Distel, Schwabish, VT, Butterfly, Three Ring Bowline, Figure eight, Slip Knot)

• Structural Tree Support Systems

• Pruning Operations

• Removal Operations

January 01, 2017

I am an assistant trainer with ArborCanada. So far I have assisted/Co taught the following courses: 

• Ariel Lift Emergency Evacuation and Extrication

• Ariel Lift Operations and Fall Protection

• Chainsaw Safety Cutting Techniques

• Emergancy Rediness and High Angle Rescue

• Hazard and Danger Tree Cutting and Falling

• Production Tree Removal and Rigging

• Technical Tree Felling and Cutting

• Structural Tree Support Systems

• Tree Climbing, Fall Protection and Work Positioning

• Tree Climbing, Stationary Rope Systems

• Tree Pruning

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I continue to work for ArborCanada and aim to soon become a full lead instructor for all courses.

July 01, 2014

I was fortunate to have the experience of working in Basel Switzerland for Mark Bridge and his company Baumpartner tree service. Here I worked full time as an production arborist. I developed and practiced allot of fine pruning and structural pruning techniques while working for Baumpartner.

July 01, 2013

Worked as an Arborist for Arborwood Tree Service in Ontario. This was my first official employment as a tree worker. Primarily ground support. This was were I gained some of my first production climbing experience.

I have been a Volunteer for the International Tree Climbing Competitions for the past 9 years. I continue to volunteer my time to this wonderful organization helping introduce the world to the wonders of trees. I have taken on many roles at the annual event. Everything from score sheet runner to in tree technician!