Our Team
Tree Tracker® has been developed by professionals with over 50 years of experience in urban forestry. Their knowledge of tree inventory software is based on their experiences while working with several of the leading urban forestry consulting firms. Tree Tracker® has been designed to better meet the needs of a community's urban forestry program.
Ben is a consulting arborist responsible for administering to the urban forestry needs of a number of northeast and central Ohio communities. His duties include the organization and administration of maintenance and planting projects, grant applications, public relations and resident requests. His turnkey services include attending community staff meeting and amending or creating city ordinances, addressing tree planting and tree preservation. His responsibilities cover virtually every phase of municipal tree management.
Education
B.S., Wildlife Biology, 1989, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Experience
1989-1991 Work Planner, Metropolitan Foresters, Inc., South Bend, Indiana
1991-1993 Arborist/Sales Representative, F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co., Indianapolis, Indiana
1993-1997 Contract Forester, ACRT, Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
1997-2001 Senior Urban Forester, Davey Resource Group, Stow, Ohio
2001-Present Owner, Askren Municipal Forestry, LLC, Painesville, Ohio
Certifications/Special Training
ISA Certified Arborist (#OH-0432A)
NAF Building with Trees Course
NAF Trees and the Law
Professional Affiliations
International Society of Arboriculture
Ohio Chapter International Society of Arboriculture
Society of Municipal Arborist
American Forests
National Arbor Day Foundation
Jason is a consulting municipal forester responsible for providing urban forestry services to municipalities, colleges, parks, and other facilities. He has over sixteen years of experience in preparing contract packages and detailed work specifications for the planting, pruning, protection, fertilization, and removal of trees. This experience has given him extensive knowledge in urban forestry operations and the credentials needed to work effectively with urban forestry and grounds maintenance staff.
Education
B.S., Urban Forestry, 1993, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
Experience
1992-1993 Nursery Sales and Management, Timber Hill Nursery, Macomb, Illinois
1993-1998 Inventory Arborist, ACRT, Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
1998-2007 Senior Urban Forester, Davey Resource Group, Stow, Ohio
2007-Present Owner, Knowles Municipal Forestry, LLC, Kent, Ohio
Certifications/Special Training
ISA Certified Arborist/Municipal Specialist (#PD-0438AM)
Trees and the Law Courses
Professional Affiliations
International Society of Arboriculture
Ohio, Michigan, Penn-Del Chapters, International Society of Arboriculture
Society of Municipal Arborist
Northern Ohio Service Directors Association
While working for both A.C.R.T. and Davey Tree, Jeff has programmed applications, trained (on-site), and supported hundreds of municipalities on these applications including A.C.R.T.’s Tree Manager and Davey’s TreeKeeper. With 10 years of real-world experience creating custom solutions for both municipalities and electric utilities, he understands the urban foresters’ specific software needs including ease-of-use and flexible reporting. Jeff also has created numerous remote data collection applications for use on hand-held devices that are used to efficiently collect the data needed by the various forestry management applications.
Education
B.S., Business Administration - Information Systems, 1989, Fisher School of Business, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
M.S., Management Information Systems, 2001, Weatherhead School of Management,
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio
Experience
1990-1990 Applications Programmer, Baker & Hostetler Attorneys at Law, Cleveland, Ohio
1991-1997 Programmer / Project Manager, ACRT, Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
1998-2000 Programmer / Project Manager, Davey Resource Group, Kent, Ohio
2001-Present Contract Programmer / Systems Analysts
2002-Present Business Systems Analyst, Banking Industry
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