Principals
Philip
L. Tedder
Dr. Tedders
background in the forest products industry spans work as an academic,
consultant, and forest products executive. For ten years, Dr. Tedder
was Professor of Forest Economics at the University of Arkansas
and Oregon State University teaching forest economics, management,
operations research, and markets. Research activities covered economics
and North American timber supply. Dr. Tedder and Richard La Mont
constructed the US governments timber supply projection model.
Dr. Tedder has published over 60 articles relating to timber supply,
forest products management, econometrics, and operations research.
As a consultant,
he specializes in timber and timberland appraisals for large acquisitions,
multi-client supply and demand studies for the forest products industry,
and development and application of turnaround strategies.
As an industry
executive, Dr. Tedder was Senior Vice President and General Manager
for the Seneca group of companies which included two of the most
efficient sawmills in the World along with 170,000 acres of timberland.
Most recently, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Pacific
Lumber & Shipping Company, a $400 million dollar (gross) US
forest products company. His task was to develop a business plan
for company restructure, refinance current debt, achieve profitability,
and sell the company, a goal achieved for the shareholders.
Following Dr.
Tedders Bachelors degree in forest management, he was
an officer in the United States Marine Corps for four years. After
military service, he achieved a Masters degree in forest economics
and worked as an administrator in State government. He returned
to university and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural
Economics. He also holds the designation of Accredited Senior Appraiser
in timber and timberland from the American Society of Appraisers.
Richard
N. La Mont
Mr. La Mont
is a leading consulting authority in the supply of the worlds
timber resources and in the design and construction of complex timber
inventory management programs. He also has recently completed an
in-depth study titled Pacific Rim Wood Supply and Demand: A Global
Perspective , An Analysis of Chilean and New Zealand Radiata Pine
Products in International Markets. Mr. La Monts computer programs
span the length and breadth of timber inventory collection and data
management providing complete integration into the appraisal, end-of-year
accounting, development of taxation strategies, and overall strategic
planning associated with the owning of fee timberland. His programs,
TRIM Plus, TIMS and CRZ are the most widely used timber inventory
systems in the Western US.
Mr. La Mont,
over the last 10 years, has appraised in excess of $9 billion USD
of timberland. His analytical approach to appraising has been recognized
by clients as providing instant operational capability allowing
the purchaser to immediately begin operations.
Mr. La Mont
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Resource Management
from Oregon State University and has completed graduate work in
statistics, operations research and business. He is an appraiser
in the American Society of Appraisers with the specialty of timber
and timberland.
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