Richard N. La Mont

RLaMont@TimberlandAppraisal.com

Mr. La Mont has valued billions of dollars of timberland in the U.S. and overseas over the past 25 years. His analytical approach to appraising has been recognized by clients as providing the capability to allow the purchaser to immediately begin operations.

Mr. La Mont is a leading consulting authority in the supply of the world’s timber resources and in the design and construction of complex timber inventory management programs. Mr. La Mont’s computer programs and experience 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.

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, and is a licensed appraiser in the states of Oregon and Washington. He has also completed all of the educational requirements of the MAI designation.

Ryan S. Ferrill

RFerrill@TimberlandAppraisal.com

Mr. Ferrill has been working continuously at Timberland Appraisal/Resource Programming Inc. as a direct assistant to Mr. La Mont since February of 2006. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management with a minor degree in Business & Entrepreneurship from Oregon State University. Mr. Ferrill has a background in timber cruising and property inspection. His past work experience has been with the BLM and independent timber cruising firms.

During his time with the firm, Mr. Ferrill has been involved in the appraisal of millions of acres of timberland. He was in charge of the research for an extensive wood product supply study that determined the level of available timber in the Northwest United States and British Columbia.

Ryan received an honorable discharge from the United States Navy in June, 2003 where he worked as a Quartermaster Second Class Petty Officer on the USS Hopper and USS Higgins. During his four years in the Navy, Mr. Ferrill toured extensively in Asia and the Pacific.

Associates

• Brian Bottoms - GeoElement LLC is a GIS consulting company. Mr. Bottoms provides senior level analyst and project management skills to consulting firms, private organizations, and governmental departments in need of GIS services.
• Dennis Neilson - Dennis Neilson is a Director of the New Zealand based international forest industry advisory and publishing firm, DANA Limited. Before founding DANA in 1992, he held a number of management positions with Fletcher Challenge Ltd. in its forestry and pulp and paper sectors. DANA undertakes benchmarking, strategic planning, investment and marketing assignments for corporate clients in New Zealand, Australia, North and Latin America, Asia and Europe. His experience enables him to benchmark the New Zealand tree farm and wood processing industries against a number of others worldwide.
• Dr. Phillip Tedder - World recognized expert in timber supply and demand, harvest scheduling and timber inventory management systems. Consultant to over 150 forest products companies around the world. Major client studies involved strategic planning for corporate development based upon raw material resources. Appraised billion of dollars of timberlands. Published nine multi-client studies on the supply and demand of timber in the US and the World. Professional Experience: President Centralia Sawmill Company; President and COO, Pacific Lumber & Shipping Company; Senior Vice President and General Manager, Seneca Sawmill Company; President, Resource Economics Incorporated; Professor of Forest Economics and Management, Oregon State University; Assistant Professor of Forestry Economics and Management, University of Arkansas; Officer, United States Marine Corps.