John A. Harris, Principal of Landscape Economics, LLC, and President of Earth Advisors, Inc., is a LANDSCAPE ECONOMIST who has worked in the Arboriculture, Forestry, landscape and horticultural fields for over 20 years. Mr. Harris has provided reputable consulting, education and project management services for a wide variety of projects across the United States and internationally, in both temperate and tropical ecosystems.

Areas of Expertise:

Expert Witness for Arboricultural, Landscape, Nursery Values and Conditions

Landscape and Tree Risk Assessments

Landscape and Tree Value Appraisals

Landscape and Tree Damage Appraisals

Storm Damage Assessments and Recovery Plans

Landscape Health and Condition Evaluations

Arboricultural Health and Condition Evaluations

Landscape, Arboricultural, Forestry, Environmental Project Management

Environmental Due Diligence

Environmental Permitting and Mitigation Planning

Environmental Permit Negotiations

Municipal Tree Inventory and Management Plans

GPS/GIS Environmental Mapping Projects

Forest Resources Management Plans

Grounds Maintenance Practices

Arboricultural Practices

Eric H. Hoyer is a Certified Arborist involved in all aspects of Forestry and Arboriculture on both private and public lands. A Registered Consulting Arborist through ASCA, his background includes timber sales, reforestation, prescribed burning, management plans, herbiciding and appraisals. Mr. Hoyer coordinates site prep and herbicide / reforestation contractors and has experience with site preparation and reclamation planting on phosphate mines. He has also been a party to several real estate transactions involving acreage.

Mr. Hoyer has been involved in numerous court cases, providing depositions and serving as a qualified expert witness. His clients have included attorneys, landowners, homeowners, governmental entities, appraisers and others.

Services Offered:

Forestry Management

Forest Management Plans

Urban Forestry Management Plans

Timber Appraisals

Tree Inventories

Tree Risk Assessments

Tree Appraisals

Protection of Trees During Construction

Expert Testimony

Steven Geist, Plant Pathologist, has 25 years of Landscape Care Experience with Swingle Lawn, Tree and Landscape Care in Denver, Colorado. He is a Registered Consulting Arborist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, and a Certified Professional Agronomist.

Mr. Geist specializes in working with urban landscapes, diagnosing plant problems and designing solutions. As part of his work at Swingle, he has had the opportunity to consult with homeowners concerned with a single tree all the way up to 1,000 acre casualty losses.

Mr. Geist's consulting has included property in Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado and NewMexico.

Russell E. Carlson, DBA Tree Tech Consulting, is a Registered Consulting Arborist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and Forensic Arborist.

Qualifications:

Member, American Society of Consulting Arborists

Registered Consulting Arborist #354, 1994

Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers, Representative and co-author

Member: International Society of Arboriculture

ISA Board Certified Master Arborist #PD-0008B, 1983

Certified Tree Risk Assessor #891, PNW ISA

Court-approved witness in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Services: With more than 32 years of experience in Arboriculture, Tree Tech Consulting offers services in the following area:

Diagnosis of Tree and Landscape Problems

Risk Assessment and Hazardous Tree Inspections

Forensic Investigations

Litigation and Insurance Support

Tree and Landscape Appraisal and Valuation

Arboricultural Practices

Insect and Disease Identification

Tree Protection and Management for Construction

Preparation of Contract Specifications

Tree

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Kirk D. Kleckner, CPA, MBA, ABV, AM is the Managing Principal of ValuationUSA, a boutique Valuation / Litigation Support firm. He is also the current President of Automotive Group Capital and Consulting, LLC - a ten person business specializing in the dealership industry.

Mr. Kleckner is a CPA, MBA and is professionally accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is also an Accredited Member (AM) of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). Mr. Kleckner is a Qualified Expert Witness with experience in complex business litigation.

Mr. Kleckner's experience includes seven years as Chief Financial Officer for a well respected top 50 dealership group. He spent nineteen years with an accounting firm as its Chief Operating Officer, Director of Business Valuation and Litigation Support Services and Shareholder.

Mr. Kleckner's expertise leverages both his professional and hands-on industry experience. His practical experience includes buying, selling and integrating of businesses, managing businesses, instituting process management and rationalization, implementing business intelligence systems and organization and owner tax planning.

Mr. Kleckner provides services for the following industries: Automotive, Retail, Dealership, Insurance, Reinsurance, Distribution, Manufacturing, Construction, Service, Financial Institutions, Retail, Tool and Die, Technology, Trucking and Warehouse, Machining, Value added Retailers, Real Estate and Warranty.

Areas of Expertise:

Business Valuation and Acquisition / Merger Advisory

Real Estate Appraisal

Cost Segregation Studies

Succession and Business Owner Wealth Transfer Planning

Litigation Economic Loss / Damage Analysis and Independent Opinions

Timber Appraisals