Problem Solver
Matthew Tuten
Areas Matthew Tuten is Knowledgeable in:
Geographic planning problems; ecological/environmental planning or implementation issues; beta-testing software-specifically mapping/GIS/geospatial software; design problems relating to limited or non-optimal resources; data visualization needs; workflow planning; contracting problems
Techniques Matthew Tuten Uses:
Creating models, visualizations and experiments that address contentious or unsolved problems associated with a problem that can often point the way towards potential solutions or highlight areas of importance
Matthew Tuten's Problem Solving Skills:
- Forest Management and Silviculture
- Collaborative decision-making faciliator
- Government timber sale and stewardship contracting
- Meeting/Communication Facilitation
- Spatial and statistical Data Visualization
- GIS Analysis/Spatial Analysis
- Ecological Restoration/Forest Restoration
- drawing/painting/illustration
- woodworking
- statistical techniques, including spatial statistics
Matthew Tuten's Problem Solving Experience:
- I helped a collaborative forestry group implements over 2400. acres of intensive forest management on a diverse forest landscape.
- Reduced per acre forest management costs by 50% in successive forest fuels reduction contracts
- Developed a working model that demonstrates the effect of forest management activities on the spread of wildfires throughout western US fires
- I developed an applied forestry evaluation experiment that allowed government land managers to understand the effects of harvesting treatments on spatial forest structure.