David Fox

Current

Technical Services Manager at Natural Resource Planning Services, Inc.

Past

Vice President Environmental Services at Forest Resources Management, Inc.
On-air Personality at WAYJ-FM (WAY-FM)
Forestry-Environmental Consultant at W. Dexter Bender and Associates, Inc.

On-air Personality at WOOJ-FM (Orange 107 FM)
Forester at Florida Division of Forestry
On-air Personality at WVCC-FM

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Education

Duke University
Thiel College

Connections

36 connections

Industry

Paper & Forest Products

Websites

David Fox’s Summary

I have had to change areas of professional specialization several times during the course of my career. I consider myself a life-long learner, able to become a quick-study on new subjects of interest.

My past positions include public forester, environmental consultant, and consulting forester. My professional expertise over the years has included urban forestry/horticulture, plant taxonomy, wetland delineation and vegetation cover type mapping, CAD mapping, urban tree inventory, database and software design, computer network management/help desk, and GPS/GIS mapping.

I have a strong interest in tropical forestry/agroforestry and urban agriculture as these subjects relate to poverty relief - interests that are not satisfied by my current employment. To "scratch that itch" I travel on periodic volunteer trips where I can use my expertise to help educate people while learning about their life and culture.

Experienced in broadcast radio including on-air and audio spot production. Experienced public speaker.

David Fox’s Specialties:

- Certified Forester by the Society of American Foresters
- Certified Arborist by the International Society of Arboriculture
- Daily use of ArcGIS 9.3 for timberland management mapping and data management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office XP/2003
- Conducted over two dozen urban tree inventories using field computers and GPS
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English. Familiarity with German, Brazilian Portuguese, and Bahasa Indonesia/Malaysia.
- Amateur radio call NN4DF

David Fox’s Experience

Technical Services Manager

Natural Resource Planning Services, Inc.

(Environmental Services industry)

1995 — Present (14 years)

Gainesville, Florida

Daily use of ArcGIS 9.3 and management of company mapping system, including technicians.

Responsible for computer workstations, servers, and network operation as they relate to business processes and goals. Prepare company technology budget and periodic management reports.

Direct and conduct computerized urban tree inventories and other urban forestry projects.

Participate in traditional forestry projects, such as timber inventory, prescribed burning, and other field operations.
Vice President Environmental Services

Forest Resources Management, Inc.

(Environmental Services industry)

1990 — 1995 (5 years)

Fort Myers, Florida

Directed dredge/fill permit projects including client management, field data collection, permit sketch and application preparation, mitigation design/monitoring, and project management.

Developed urban tree inventory software "SilviBASE" and performed several urban inventories in Florida and South Carolina.

Participated in traditional forestry operations such as data collection, timber sales, prescribed burning, economic analysis and forest management planning.

Sold FRM to and merged with NRPS July 1995.
On-air Personality

WAYJ-FM (WAY-FM)

(Broadcast Media industry)

1988 — 1991 (3 years)

Fort Myers, Florida
Part-time volunteer job at non-commercial Christian radio station
Forestry-Environmental Consultant

W. Dexter Bender and Associates, Inc.

(Environmental Services industry)

1985 — 1990 (5 years)

Fort Myers, Florida

Helped the company transition from pen/ink drafting to AutoCAD.

Participated in the dredge/fill permit process including client management, field data collection, permit sketch and application preparation, mitigation design/monitoring, and project management.

Performed over 100 development suitability studies on land parcels in SW Florida.
On-air Personality

WOOJ-FM (Orange 107 FM)

(Broadcast Media industry)

1983 — 1986 (3 years)

Fort Myers, Florida
Part-time job at local commercial radio station.
Forester

Florida Division of Forestry

(Government Administration industry)

1982 — 1985 (3 years)

Blountstown, Florida

Began my FDOF career as "Pine Reforestation Initiative Forester" in Calhoun County. As such, I contacted landowners about planting pine trees on fallow land. Prepared investment analyses illustrating the economic advantage of practicing forestry.

Transferred to Fort Myers to assume position of Lee County Forester

As County forester I assisted public and private landowners concerning forestry and land management issues. Lee County, containing the cities of Fort Myers and Cape Coral, was considered a 50% Urban Forestry project. I fielded "shade tree" calls from homeowners, spoke to civic groups, and provided urban forestry expertise to local governments.
On-air Personality

WVCC-FM

(Broadcast Media industry)

May 1975 — August 1975 (4 months)

Summer job at local commercial radio station while attending college.

David Fox’s Education

Duke University

MF , Forestry , 1976 — 1978

Major professor: Dr. C. W. "Bill" Ralston

Activities and Societies:

SAF Student Chapter/FOREM Club, On-air personality at UNC college radio station WXYC-FM
Thiel College

BA , Geology , 1973 — 1977

Activities and Societies:

On-air personality on college radio Station WTGP-FM

Additional Information

David Fox’s Websites:

David Fox’s Interests:

Forestry, land management, urban forestry, tropical forestry, agroforestry, urban agriculture, GIS, GPS, conversational English/ESL, personal computing, amateur radio, photography, cooking

David Fox’s Groups:

Society of American Foresters
International Society of Arboriculture

The Florida GIS Group
GIS and Geo Technology Professionals - Now 3,800+ strong!
GIS
ARRL HAM Radio Operators
Friends of Malaysia
ISA Certified Arborists
Friends of Indonesia
Duke University Alumni Network
Inclusive Development Professionals
Amateur Radio Enthusiast
Carbon Forestry
PROFESSIONALS WINNING ACROSS BORDERS ▪ PWAB ▪ International & Diverse Network of 160+ Countries
Advanced Wood Combustion
Indonesia Forestry Community
International Society of Arboriculture