Staff Details
Stephen Frank
Managing Director - Consultant Arborist
Experience: 24 years in the horticulture and arboriculture industries (private and local government)
Expertise: Tree selection and planting, and street tree management programs.
Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Horticulture).
Glenn Waters
Director - Consultant Arborist/Sales
Experience: 21 years in the arboriculture industry (private and local government)
Expertise: Tree root damage assessment and containment as well as tree valuations, tree hazard assessment and computerised tree surveys/inventories.
Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Horticulture) degree from the University of Melbourne.
David Balsamo
Director – Manager Physical Services
Experience: 23 years arboricultural/horticultural industry (commercial and local government)
Expertise: Specialised planting systems, tree planting and establishment maintenance programs, transplanting of broadleaf trees and palms, plant health care systems and root zone maintenance and improvement.
Education: Trade qualification in horticulture. Certificate in business and administration
Former President of Australian Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture in 2000
Former Director on the ISA's board for 3 years
James Martens-Mullaly
Director – Consultant Arborist/Training
Experience: 14 years in the arboricultural industry (private and educational sectors)
Expertise: Tree issues relating to planning frameworks, tree assessments, tree surveys and inventories.
Tree management policies and strategies for local government, forensic arboriculture and Plant Health Care.
Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) (Horticulture) from Melbourne University
Dean Simonsen
Director – Consultant Arborist/Asset Systems
Experience: 20 years in the horticulture industry
Expertise: Municipal tree assessments and large scale tree surveys and inventories. Tree issues relating to planning frameworks
Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Horticulture)
Dr Matthew Parker
Consultant Arborist
Experience: 8 years in the landscape horticulture industry and education sector
Expertise: Municipal and commercial tree assessments, tree surveys and local government planning
Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) (Horticulture) Dux.
PhD from the University of Melbourne for his research into the management of tree replacement in mature urban landscapes.
Bruce Callander
Consultant Arborist
Experience: 13 years in the arboriculture industry
Expertise: Field data systems, hazard tree assessment, planning reports
Education: Certificate IV in Arboriculture
Rebecca James
Consultant Arborist/Plant Health Care
Experience: Private and educational horticultural/arboricultural industry sectors
Expertise: Plant health care and tree assessments. Urban landscape design and installation.
Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Botany),
Advanced Certificate in Horticulture-Parks & Gardens
Certificate IV in Arboriculture
Michael Tracy
Consultant Arborist
Experience: 10 years in the horticultural/arboricultural industry
Expertise: Field data systems, hazard tree assessment, planning reports
Education: Certificate IV in Arboriculture
Currently completing a Bachelor of Horticulture at Melbourne University, Burnley Campus.
Wayne Bloxidge
Team Leader Physical Services/Consultant Arborist
Experience: 11 years in Arboricultural / Forestry Industry, education, private and commercial sectors both in Australia and internationally.
Expertise: Tree planting, plant health care, inventory data collection, supervisory and consulting work
Education: Bachelor of Science Degree (Forestry) from Colorado State University
Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture
Greg Pollard
Consultant Arborist
Experience: 14 years in the amenity horticulture, nursery and arboriculture industries.
Expertise: Tree assessment.
Education: Bachelor of Applied Science (Horticulture).
Lee Carr
Office Manager
Experience: 24 years in Office Administration
Expertise: Bookkeeping and Office Systems
Education: Advanced Certificate in Microsoft Access
Certificate in Workplace Leadership
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