Consulting Forester with over 35 years experience in Virginia and the surrounding states. Graduated with honors from Penn State University in 1976. Since 1987, he has been self-employed as a consulting forester, operating Sims Forestry Services. Before then:

1984-1987 - Area Manager for Continental Can Company at Chase City, Virginia, responsible for 76,000 acres of timberlands in south Central Virginia, a forester, and two laborers. Activities included timber sales, timber sale preparations, road location, site prep burning, and prescribed burning.

1977-1984 - CFM Forester with Westvaco at Covington, Virginia, The work involved procurement and landowner assistance activities including writing forest management plans, cruising timber, laying out timber sales, located logging roads, and monitoring the activities of loggers on private land and company purchased timber in Highland, Bath, Allegheny, and Craig Counties.

Consulting Forester with experience in Virginia and the surrounding states. Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2008. Since 2013, he has been self-employed as a consulting forester, working with Sims Forestry Services. In 2018 he joined the firm as a partner.