I completed a B.S. in Forestry with a minor in GIS for Agriculture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. My research interests are focused on the production and exploitation of forest resources. I am currently working on a GIS-based model which defines the economics and logistics of centralized biomass grinding operations. I am working with silviculturist from Green Diamond Resource Company and a private contractor from Steve Morris Logging. Their combined years of experience are being used in developing system logistics for my model.