Marius Ellis
Education:
1987-1989
Saasveld School of Forestry – George,
South Africa
National Forestry Diploma
Iternships: Longmore State Forest , Africa (1987):
Pine Sawlogs & Pulp
- Cape Province , SA
Rosough (1989): Eucalyptus Mining Timber, - Mpumalanga , SA
1990-1992 Saasveld School of
Forestry - George , South
Africa
Timber Production Engineering Diploma
Internships: Sappi Boskor (1990) – Pine Sawmill
producing construction and value added products Cape Province, SA
Springfield Forest Products (1992) Mixed Specie
veneer mill producing veneer for plywood and LVL – Oregon , USA
Experience:
Aug
2000-Present Forest Solutions, Inc. – Pahala/Paauilo, Hawaii
General Manager
Attends to all Forest Solutions
Client needs. Coordinates and plans activities and operations with
two district & one
research forester. Guides in the development and review of forest management
plans, practices and operations. Part of the Research steering committee.
Reports directly to the President.
2001-2002 Sappi Forests – Kwazulu
Natal , South Africa
Projects Manager
Project leader for a committee developing
a spatial relational database on South African forest resource by specie
and owner using Arcview GIS and Microsoft Access.
1999-2001 Forest Solutions, Inc. – Hawaii
, United States
Forester
Constructed a Eucalyptus seedling nursery capable
of producing 2 million seedlings per year. Oversaw establishment and
management of Eucalyptus plantations.
1998-1999 LIRO/SAFCOL – Rotorua , New Zealand
Forester
Computerized handheld tree optimization and log
stock management in logging operations of New Zealand plantation pines.
Participated in the trial implementation of the Timber Tech system in
South Africa for SAFCOL.
1997-1998 Borneo Pulp and Paper – Sarawak
, Malaysia
Sector Manager
Responsible for planning and budgeting sector
infrastructure.
1994-1997 Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper – Sumatera,
Indonesia
Regional Plantation Controller
Coordinated
Silviculture operations on 100,000 acres of Acacia Spp with an annual
establishment of 25,000 acres. Constructed 5 clonal nurseries producing
5 million cuttings/seedlings per nursery a year. Served as a member of
the Research steering committee. Involved in tree improvement program
with Queensland Forestry Research Institute. Planned stand register maintenance
for all regional plantations. Administered training of local staff for
expatriate succession. Responsible for all regional silviculture budgets
and cost control.
1993-1994 Mondi Forest - Zululand , South Africa
Silviculture Forester
Established 3,300 and managed 22,000
acres of Eucalyptus clones including clone site matching. Responsible
for weed control management, land use planning, fire fighting, and
plantation protection.
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