CURRICULUM VITAE - NaturaCulture...Assistant arboriculturist – 5 week working holiday with North Carolinian ISA Master Arborist Guy Meilleur, attended Toronto ISA conference and

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Compiled by Cassian Humphreys Arboricultural Consultant & Vegetation Manager

CURRICULUM VITAE

CASSIAN HUMPHREYS

D.O.B 5/8/68

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Personal Details

Name: Cassian Humphreys

Age: 48 Years

D.B.O: 05/08/68

Height: 5’11

Weight: 80 kgs

Fitness: Military level

Home address: 1 Archbrook house 2 West hill Budleigh Salterton

Devon EX96BW

Telephone: 01395 446323

Mobile: 07821 536920

Email: [email protected]

Current: Full driver’s licence.

mailto:[email protected]

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Employment Details

(Combined Horticulture and Arboricultural experience – 30 years.)

August 20th 2016 to current - CRH Consulting Conservation

Arboriculturists (self employed)

• Tree surveillance, reporting, tree surgery, soft landscaping, project management.

March 20th 2015 to August 11th 2016 – Self employed freelance

consultant contracting as CRH Arboricultural Consultants

Free-lance consultancy to arboricultural companies in Greater Brisbane & Canberra –

Brisbane Tree Experts - Glenn Walton - [email protected]

Gold Leaf Tree Services (Canberra ACT) - James Macpherson -

[email protected]

• Tree surveillance, aerial & ground based inspections, report writing, consultancy.

• Operations management - veteran tree crown works & soil restoration operations

management.

• Seminars & workshops on arboricultural science and arboriculture (Mattheck,

Shigo & Ingham) for the Queensland Arboricultural Association.

September 20th 2014 – March 20th 2015 – employed

Senior Arborist with Toowoomba Regional Council

Working for Parks & Recreation TRC, responsible for proactive tree assessment projects,

tree risk/tree health management plans, staff mentoring, training and assisting P&R with

strategic development. Most major proactive projects – The Peacehaven Botanic

Parkland Veteran Tree Risk Management project and the Goombungee Median strip

Refurbishment project. Ref: Arboricultural coordinator David Edwards

[email protected], mobile – 0061 (0) 417715718 (drop 0 for

calling from OS).

May 7th 2014 – to September 20th 2014 – employed

Technical Officer with the Queensland Arboricultural Association

Working for the Executive Committee of the QAA - http://www.qaa.net.au

Responsible to the committee and QAA membership with the development, promotion &

maintenance of the QAA qualified members register. The development/delivery of the

QAA educational package (workshops & seminars etc.) and the QAA business plan.




http://www.qaa.net.au/

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September 2013 – April 2014 – Self Employed

Arboricultural contractor & Tree assessor in Devon United Kingdom, carried out a

tree assessment contract with Hampshire County Council working for the

Arboricultural Officer Mark Weal - [email protected] the contract involved

hazard assessment of vegetation on highways throughout Hampshire

http://www.hants.gov.uk/highways, for the project I utilized the tree management

software – easytreev – mobile – 07717843313.

August 2013 – September 2013 Assistant arboriculturist – 5 week working holiday with North Carolinian ISA Master

Arborist Guy Meilleur, attended Toronto ISA conference and Biomechanics week Ohio,

co-worked on arboricultural projects in North Carolina. http://www.bettertreecare.com/

June 2012 to August 2013 – Self Employed contracted to Naturaculture

Ltd - Director and Senior Arboricultural Consultant of Naturaculture Ltd

• Not-for-profit Vegetation Management Company

http://www.naturaculture.com.au

• Specialising in sustainable management of ancient, veteran trees and their

associates. Developed the Naturaculture web site and business plan.

March 2011 to June 2012 – Self Employed

Director and Senior Arboricultural Consultant of Naturaculture Contracted to ETS

• Consulting/reporting and tree surveillance on the ETS/Energex VTA Program

• Specialising in sustainable management of ancient and veteran trees

• Management of S. E. Qld Vegetation

November 04 to March 2011 – Employee – ETS - Eastern Tree Service

Head Consulting Arborist/Arboricultural Manager

Co-founder of the Tree Care Division (evolved into) ETS Environmental Services.

Role involved the development of the Tree Care division, covering the Tree Care

Business Management System and Educational Package.

Worked as a contractual manager, consultant and utility arborist, carrying out

arboricultural/vegetation management-related operations (concerning veteran trees)

and writing technical reports – specialising in tree mechanics (VTA) assessment.

My most major projects to date are the development and management of:

• The Tree Culture Courses for vegetation managers

• ETS VTA Program a tree hazard assessment project (involving the successful

reduction of electrical outages on the Energex power line network) for trees in

urban/rural utility environments – clients Energex (Brisbane), Integral Energy

(Sydney) and Caboolture Shire Council (Brisbane).


http://www.hants.gov.uk/highways

http://www.bettertreecare.com/

http://www.naturaculture.com.au/

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Employment Details (Continued)

• ETS VTA Induction/mentoring program for Cert 4/5 Arborists working on the

program. I also ran Tree Care crews carrying out works on the program (CBSC).

• ETS VTA Program for the Office of Australian War Graves at Bomana war

cemetery Papua New Guinea (tree assessment & crown works).

• ETS VTA Program tree assessment project for Main Roads – Road Tek Mount

Glorious Road Mt Glorious S.E. Qld.

General Manager Ashley Thomson - 0061(0) 400186707 - [email protected]

March 03 – 22nd November 04: Worked as an Arboricultural Consultant for commercial and domestic

clientele following a Vegetation Management Review for Ergon Energy

(carried out for the then Vegetation Management Officer Ashley Thomson).

November 02 – To March 03:

Worked in Devon Britain as a contract tree climber carrying out crown

works on trees, as well as a part time crowd controller.

Jan 02 - November 02:

Worked as a sub contract tree climbing arborist/part time crowd

controller.

July 30/2001 – Dec 28/01:

Employed by Maroochy Shire Council as Tree Maintenance Co-ordinator.

July 2000 - July 01:

Part time crowd control / part time sub contract tree climbing services.

June 93 - July 01: Self employed - Director of ‘Tree Care’.

• Contractual Arboricultural business

• Crown maintenance of trees (AS/4373 1996)

• Tree removals

• Training – tree climbing & aerial rescue (for local government

– TCC, BCC, Pine Rivers SC)

• Education (educational service for clients)


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Govt. Clientele: Toowoomba City Council

David Edwards 0417715718

Brisbane City Council Keith Foster 34034974

Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens Curator - Ross McKinnon 3403 2531

Established a wide range of domestic clientele and carried out contracts for the

EPA.

Oct 92 – May 93: Subcontractor to Wichman,

Frankfurt, Germany

Worked for Acer Wood tree services in Britain carrying out

crown maintenance and tree removals in Frankfurt, Berlin &

Potsdam West & East Germany.

Contracted to Schmoll Landscape Company, Berlin and

Potsdam, East Germany

Carried out crown maintenance on trees in 500

year old cemetery with a team of 8 tree surgeons.

Jan 92 – Sept 92: Jensen Urban Forestry, Loganholme,

Brisbane

Tree Surgeon- Assisted with major tree transplantation projects.

Worked for Adam Tom, now running The Tree

Doctor Brisbane.

Oct 91 – Jan 92: Tree Surgeon for Gold Coast City Council

Arborist – Joe Hance, Bundall Rd,

Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

June 91 - Oct’91: Contracted to Schmoll Landscape Company, Berlin,

East Germany

Working for Mark Harrison of Acer Wood Service, Berkshire,

England.

Sub-contractor-Tree surgeon.

Sept 89 – Aug 90: Basingstoke and Deane, Borough Council, Basingstoke,

Berkshire, England.

Groundsman / Tree surgeon.

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Jan 89 – Sept 89: Chainsaw operator working on windblown timber.

Pine plantation, Bracknell, Berkshire, England.

July 87 – Dec 88: Horticulture employee with private horticultural business

Torquay, Devon, England.

Oct 84-Apr 86: East Devon Golf Course,

Budleigh, Salterton,

Devon, England

Assistant Greenkeeper

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QUALIFICATIONS: CPD Seminars and Courses of Study.

2013: (September 10th) AA (UK) Conference Exeter – Trees & Risk – Conference dinner

2013: (August 12-18th) US - Biomechanics Week (Davey Research Farm) Kent Ohio –

Attended/assisted as a field technician with Guy Meilleur (NC)

2013: (August 3-7th) ISA - International Conference Toronto Canada

2013: (July 21st) QAA – VTA an Australian Perspective – Ran by Cassian on behalf

of the QAA & Naturaculture – 1 day presentation/work shop

2012: (August) QAA - SE QLD Local Authorities Information Session: Arborists

Reports, Local Legislation

2012: (March) QAA - Trees & Development: The Roots to Best Practice 2 – David

Evans & other QAA presenters

2011: (November) QCAT seminar on tree dispute resolution – Carman Caroll

Re: Tree dispute resolution laws

2010: (May) ISAAC Conference Adelaide – attended workshops – Balancing

Soil Biology Dr Elaine Ingham (USA) & Wind Dynamic Loading

on Trees – Ken James (Aus)

2010: (March) Trees and Development Sites the Roots to Best Practice

Terra Ark (Aus) – David Evans 2010: (March) QTRA (Quantified Tree Risk Assessment) seminar

licensed user upgrade – David Evans – Arbor centre 2009 (May) ISAAC Conference Newcastle

2009: (January) Australian Diploma in Arboriculture – level 5 - AQF 2008: Up by Roots James Urban 2 day seminar run by Enspec –

Healthy trees and Soils in the Built Environment

2008: Introductory Seminar the Soil Food Web –

Dr Elaine Ingham/ABCT

2008: Tree logic Sustainable Tree Management Seminar

2008: QTRA (Quantified Tree Risk Assessment) Seminar licensed

User No – 1372

2008: Energex General Contractor Induction (Refresher)

2007: Blue Card – No – 0766178

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Qualifications: Seminars and Courses of Study Continued –

2007: Advanced tree climbing and aerial rescue with Arborclimber

Director and International tree climbing competitor – Brett

Hamlin – Practised the Belayed Tree Climbing System

2007: Qualified instructor – Cert 4 Trainer/Assessor – TAA4014

2006: Jeremy Barrell (Barrell Tree Care U.K.) 2 Day workshop

run by Enspec. Tree A-Z (formerly SULE) Report writing for

consulting arborists and trees on construction sites, May 2006.

2005: Tree Logic seminar with Key Note speakers – Jill D.

Pokorny presenting the Urban Tree Risk Management

Community Guide, USDA Forest Service. And David

Evans of the Arbor Centre UK presenting Quantified Tree

Risk Assessment.

2004: Prof Claus Mattheck 2 day seminar – VTA and bio mechanics

of tree root systems. Run by Peter Blank of IML

Australia. I developed a full summary and report of the

seminar, the report was published in the Australian Arbor Age.

2000: Claus Mattheck seminar – The Body Language of Trees. Run by

the Australian Institute of Applied Science.

1998: Arbormaster workshop

Arbor Institute, Brisbane.

Advanced climbing / rigging systems

1997: Arbormaster training workshop

Ken Palmer, Maine, USA

Arbor Institute, Brisbane.

Latest in climbing techniques and equipment

1993: Instructional skills course

Ithaca TAFE, Brisbane.

1992: Bridging studies to British Diploma in Arboriculture

Merrist Wood College, Guilford, England.

1990-1991: National Certificate in Horticulture ARB, full time course

Merrist Wood College, England equivalent to

Cert 4 under Australian Qualifications Framework

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Qualifications: Seminars and Courses of Study Continued –

1986-1987: National Certificate in Horticulture

Amenity Horticulture

full time course Cannington College, Somerset, England

1985: City and Guilds Phase One, Horticulture Bicton College,

Devon, England.

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TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Since 1993 I have a history of training and education with a number of SE Qld Councils

and Utility companies.

Current Courses Include:

Theory courses on the science of trees (specialist)

Current theory courses – Tree Culture Course, VTA (Visual Tree Assessment)

an Australian Perspective & an Introduction to the Tree System.

Practical Arboricultural skills training

Current practical skills course covers – Complex Tree Climbing RTF-3031A &

Aerial Rescue RTF-3702A (delivered in association with Interlink Training)

Theory Courses - Developing (Edition 5) and running the Tree Culture Course from

Mount Cootha Botanic Gardens. The course content being focused on the work of plant-

cultural scientists and authors, Dr Alex Shigo, Prof. Dr. Claus Mattheck and Dr Elaine

Ingham. I ran courses internally for ETS and people involved in the

arboricultural/horticultural and allied professions, courses being targeted for tree

managers. The 2 day Tree Culture Course I have run over 50 times since 2004. Most

recent course - An Introduction to the Tree System I ran for the QAA 2013

Current practical skills course – Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue I run for Eastern Tree

Service depots throughout Qld (since 2004). I have run this course numerous times in the

past for councils – BCC, PRSC, TCC and Bundamba Tafe.

INDUSTRY RELATED GROUPS

Queensland Arboriculture Association (QAA) – A member since 1995 (and current

member). I was the Public Relations Officer and member of the Executive Committee,

1995-1998.

In 1995 I was on the Curriculum Develop Advisory Committee (CEDAC) for reviewing

teaching material for the Australian Qualifications Framework.

A founding (and current) member of the Australian Chapter of ISA (International Society

of Arboriculture), I attended the 2006, 2008, 2009 & 2010 ISAAC conferences held in

Geelong, Brisbane, Newcastle and Adelaide.

A founder Member of the Veteran Tree Group Australia

Director and founder of Naturaculture Ltd (June 2012) a not-for-profit tree management

company – www.naturaculture.com.au

http://www.naturaculture.com.au/

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SPECIALISATION – Notable Career Achievement

As a manager and tree mechanics assessor/educator (VTA - Visual Tree Assessment) I

co-developed the Utility ETS/Energex VTA Program which ran from 2007-2012, (the

program was suspended in the 2012 Queensland Government cutbacks) though fully

covered the Energex Network (Brisbane to Tin Can Bay), assessed by myself and tree

surveyors that I trained for Eastern Tree Service (ETS). At the 2009 Newcastle ISAAC

conference the VTA Program was publically credited to me (for technical development)

on behalf of ETS by Energex Guest speakers Matthew Palmer and Paul Blackmore.

Since 1999 I have written numerous technical reports/articles, which were published in

the Australian Arbor Age.

As a part of my development of a Target Pruning Manual (based on the work of Dr.

Alex Shigo) for ETS, I created the Target Pruning Poster in 2008, which achieved over

100 sales Australia/NZ wide. The poster is a significant educational tool for staff training

(note – the manual was also published as an AAA article).

ETS Target Pruning Poster

The Target Pruning Manual was reviewed by prior to publishing by Judy Shigo –

daughter of Dr. Alex Shigo the father of Arboriculture

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Notable Career Achievements Continued –

Following the November 16th storm I requested and gained a commission from Energex

to gather data on tree failures and veteran trees of the storm. The trees on the 3 HV

feeders hit by the storm in the Gap I had previously inspected for Energex, utilising the

ETS VTA data collection system as a means to observe and record the trees mechanical

status.

As a result of 90 hours in the field (immediately after the storm and during the storm

clean up) I gained significant insight into the urban forest surrounding the Gap.

With over 1200 photographs taken the report is a summary of my observations in relation

to storm damaged trees and veteran trees of the storm (a total of 136 hours to complete

the project).

I re-appraised all trees that I had scheduled for work in my original inspection in mid

2007 ref - Risk Category Energex Maintenance Instruction MI-019.

With data collection as well as reassess the trees adjacent to powerlines I incorporated the

random meander method, I appraised parks, streets and domestic gardens where visible

from the street or where I was invited by members of the public.

The report was published as a two-part Australian Arbor Age article (2008), I also

developed a power point presentation on the storm data which was run for BCC and the

QAA (Qld Arboricultural Association). The ETS/Energex report/Arbor Age article can

be seen via this link -

http://www.naturaculture.com.au/sites/naturaculture.sites.go1.com.au/files/ETS%20Ener

gex%20Nov%2016th%2008%20Gap%20Storm%20Report%20-

%20As%20Australian%20Arbor%20Age%20Article.pdf

19 Past articles - 2008 to 2015 can be viewed under Education on Naturaculture a not-

for-profit arboricultural web site www.naturaculture.com.au

Since working on the ETS/Energex VTA Program and assessing numerous Gum tree

populations throughout S.E. Qld I observed and recorded a range of unusual symptoms

relating to VTA. These where recorded in past Energex reports and AAA articles. The

most significant of which involves a serious disorder affecting gum trees. The disorder I

named Canker Syndrome causes gum tree decline, death and mechanical failure. This

follows four years of data gathered by me for Energex. The full report can be viewed

under the Education link to Naturaculture – ETS/Energex report – Canker Syndrome

update - http://en.calameo.com/read/0000053575b0748c8080d

http://www.naturaculture.com.au/sites/naturaculture.sites.go1.com.au/files/ETS%20Energex%20Nov%2016th%2008%20Gap%20Storm%20Report%20-%20As%20Australian%20Arbor%20Age%20Article.pdf



http://en.calameo.com/read/0000053575b0748c8080d

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REFEREES: -

Matthew Palmer – Utility Arborist

Vegetation Policy Manager

Energex

Mobile – 0061 (0) 438 720 235

[email protected]

Ross McKinnon

Curator

Mt Cootha Botanic Gardens

Ph: 07 3403 2531

Brett Hamblin – Arborist

Arboricultural Trainer –

Interlink Training

Mobile – 0488 050 648

Kurt Quambusch –

Editor

Australian Arbor Age

Ph – 1300 764 688

Robert D’Addario

CPA

Ph – 07 54996050

Peter Bishop – Consulting Arborist

Arboricultural Consultant/Educator

Mobile – 0437 043 324

Scott Mackenzie

Senior Environmental Officer

Integral Energy

Mobile – 0432 753 571

Ashley Thomson

ETS General Manager Northern

Mobile – 0061 (0) 400 186 707

[email protected]

Sam Cowie - Arborist

Arboricultural Consultant – Expert

Witness

Ph: 07 54867164

Jan Allen

Terra Ark – Consulting Arborists

Mobile – 0412 529 946

Mark Weal

Hampshire County CouncilHampshire SO32 1DRUK

Arboricultural Officer Hampshire County Highways

Mobile - 07717843313

[email protected] www.hants.gov.uk/highways



http://www.hants.gov.uk/highways

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Qualifications – Scans

Merrist Wood NCH Hort (ARB) – 1990/1 – Equivalent Cert 4 Arb – AQF

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Merrist Wood Cover Letter - NCH Hort (ARB)

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AQF Cert 4 Training and Assessment – 2007

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AQF Cert 5 Hort Training Diploma Hort (ARB) – 2009

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Hort Training Diploma Hort (ARB) – 2009 Hort Training Diploma Hort Cover letter

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Hort Training Diploma Hort (ARB) – 2009 Units of competency

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Certificate of attendance QTRA current licensed user No 1372 (License 2008 to current)

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