Aaron Drake

Aaron graduated from the University of Maine in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management with a concentration in GIS and Remote Sensing. In 1996, Aaron worked as a GIS Analyst for Rust Environment and Infrastructure’s Boca Raton, FL office, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Management, in support of their water/waste water management services. Starting in 1997, Aaron spent the next six years as the GIS Manager for MeadWestvaco’s 660,000 acres of forestland in Maine and New Hampshire. As a result of the sale of MeadWestvaco’s New England region forestland in 2003, Aaron began work for The Forest Technology Group in Charleston, SC. While there he served as the Migration Coordinator and as a Customer Service Representative for clients using the web-based webFRIS(tm) forest management application. Aaron joined the Hancock Land team in March of 2006 and was responsible for all aspects of the company’s GIS and IS resources. He also served as the coordinator for land management certification projects. In the Winter of 2007, Aaron joined Integrated Forest Management, where he serves as the Vice President of GIS/IT & Certification.

Integrated Forest Management
Integrated Forest Management was formed by a group of management professionals dedicated to expert management of forest resources of all sizes and complexities. IFM's strengths are intimate customer service applied to forest management and GIS data management and map creation.

Our forest management experience stems from our professional staffs employment with large industrial landowners and small private landowners. They know exactly what it takes to manage the smallest, most intimate client projects all they way up to managing a very complex, very large forest management project. Our staff has had the combined responsibility of managing 30,000 - 500,000+ acres of land at any one time.

Our professional GIS data management, GIS technology utilization, and mapping capabilities stem from experiences maintaining data sets, computer systems, software, and a user community of 40+ foresters responsible for managing over a half million acres of industrial forest 

Forest Stewardship
Several professional foresters licensed in the states of Maine and New Hampshire.
30+ years combined experience assisting a wide variety of landowners in achieving their forest stewardship objectives.
Assist with every aspect of responsible forest management practices.
Whether our clients wish to have an initial evaluation of their forest asset or more involved management including an inventory, written management plan, and coordination of harvesting, IFM has the experience to get the job done right.

FSC Certification
Intimately familiar with creating FSC certified management procedures, policies, and practices.
Responsible for the successful maintenance of an FSC certified forest management program since 2002.
Enables certified landowners to ensure their stakeholders of responsible forest stewardship
Provides improved market access and financial returns for harvested forest products.

GIS and Mapping
Custom GIS data layer creation and management as well as custom mapping.
Use of the most current industry standard software to bring our customers the professional results they deserve.
40+ years of combined experience managing GIS data and applications as well as creating custom mapping solutions.
 

Aaron Drake Integrated Forest Management Vice President GIS/IT & Certification 1071 D Auburn Road Turner, ME  04282 Phone: (207) 225-5202 Fax: (207) 225-5203  Visit Website