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R. William Rice
Education
June, 1996 Punahou School , Honolulu , HI
May, 2001 BS, forestry (Biology concentration); minor in spatial information
management systems.
Colorado State University , Fort Collins
Study Abroad Exchange: Staffordshire University ,
Stoke-on-Trent , England - 1998
Experience
Jan
2004-Present Forest Solutions, Inc.
- Paauilo , Hawaii
District Forester:
Responsible for ecosystem
management for Kamehameha Schools’ lands of over 165,000 acres
in West and East Hawaii. Implement and manage both conservation and
production forest activities: weed control, silviculture, reforestation,
planting, road maintenance, forest health, ecosystem monitoring,
fire planning and protection. Resolve GIS & remote sensing queries
from other company foresters and clients. Manage a 5,000 acre Eucalyptus
forest in Kau, Hawaii. Coordinate and supervise contractors and
field operations. Responsible for annual plans and budget reviews.
April 2003-Dec. 2003 Hawaii Forestry
Specialists
Owner/Forester:
- Grant coordinator for 2003/04
Wildland Urban Interface grant.
- Design and manage tropical forestry plantings on the island of Hawaii.
- Herbicide use for forest management.
- Timber inventory design and field work for native and exotic tree
species.
- Supervised field crews of 3 workers.
May 2002-June 2003 Hamakua Wildfire Planning
Project
GIS Technician:
- Create
and manage a new GIS database to be used in community first Grant
Coordinator hazard mitigationpurposes for the Hamakua
Coast, Hawaii.
- Educate Hamakua Coast communities
on wildfire risks and hazards.
- Create maps for use by various state, county, and private first
response agencies.
Jan. 2001-July 2001 Colorado Natural
Heritage Program
GIS Mapper
- Used
GIS systems based theories in Arcview 3.2 for protection of Colorado’s
rare andimperiled species.
- Digitized occurrences of rare plant species.
- Created generic maps for every county in Colorado to
be used as references by conservation scientists.
Jan. 2001-July 2001 Colorado State Forest
Services
Volunteer
- Implemented
and educated fire mitigation techniques in the wildland/urban interface.
- -Field research for
Colorado State’s
gypsy moth monitoring program
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