Natural resource management
Alex Jay is a professional Forester and Resource Economist with over 25 years experience in natural resource management in a wide range of Australian environments. He has worked as research forester and university lecturer, and has undertaken projects for a diverse range of clients including State and local government, corporate land-managers and private farmers. He operates a successful plantation management and natural resource consultancy business in northern NSW .
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Forestry Consultant 1996- current
Principal Consultant for Kiri Forestry Enterprises Pty Ltd also T/as BlueChip Forest Services specialising in:
- Forest resource mapping and inventory
- Plantation management services
- Environment and sustainability assessments
§ Silviculture and growth modelling
- Financial feasibility studies for forestry purposes
- Landholder forest and harvest management planning
- Timber stand valuation and marketing
- Managed investment reports
Lecturer , tutor and research consultant 2003- 2006
Southern Cross University Lismore NSW 2480
- Teaching duties in Fire Ecology & Management, Earth Systems (Geology), Statistics, Resource Survey & Management
- Senior principal researcher – bid, won, managed and successfully completed $300K total research contracts
Natural Resources Consultant 1985-current
- Vegetation Fire Hazard mapping 36,000 ha Lismore LGA
- Littoral rainforest environmental effects studies, Fingal
- Rare rainforest tree species Recovery Plans, NE NSW
- Fire damage assessment and valuation, 1000ha native forest
- Coastal dune management: $0.5m plan&budget Kingscliff
- Botany survey and ecological pattern analysis: Elcom EIS
- Wetlands and hydrology impact assessment 300Ml irrigation
- Numerous forestry client assessments and management plans
Project Officer NSW NPWS Kyogle 1988-89
Tertiary Lecturer NRCAE Lismore 1986-1988
Orchardist/Farmer Kyogle 1985-1996
Research Forester Melville Is NT 1981-1985
Tree Planting Team Supervisor Tasmania 1981.
Technical Assistant CSIRO Fire Research 1980
Community projects
Member of first Richmond Total Catchment Management Committee
Community review panel Casino forests EIS
Memberships
Australian Forest Growers (AFG) (current Nthn NSW branch president)
Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA)
International work/study experiences
South America 1982, Indonesia 1984,1994, New Zealand 1992, Papua New Guinea 1993, USA 1993, Fiji 1993, Vanuatu 1993, Senegal 1996, France 1996,1997, Thailand 1996, Brunei, 1997, United Arab Emirates 1996, 1997, China 1997, UK 2001, Laos 2001