Bryan Beck, Senior Consultant

Since joining The Beck Group in 2003, Mr. Beck has been heavily involved in the development and implementation of a variety of timber appraisal and procurement planning systems. In addition to system development and customization activities, Bryan has been extensively involved with organizing and administering sawmill log tests to develop the data needed to support these systems, in addition to conducting user training sessions.

He also has been involved in a number of capital planning, sawmill modernization, and new facility feasibility studies. As a part of these projects, Bryan has analyzed the benefits of installing or upgrading optimization technology; has predicted impacts on piece counts at machine centers and the related effects on mill flow; has assessed timber supply to determine appropriate equipment configurations; and has determined financial impacts related to lumber recovery, productivity, and product yield changes.

Other projects he has been a part of include timber/biomass supply and demand analyses, lumber market surveys, competitive assessment (benchmarking) studies in various lumber segments, operational audits, and assistance with legal expert witness work.

Prior to joining The Beck Group, Bryan worked for Zip-O-Log Mills in Eugene, OR, a company specializing in custom timbers and clear lumber. His responsibilities included production tracking and log and lumber inventory management. Mr. Beck’s experience also includes working jointly with Jeld-Wen and Neste Resins to optimize resin formula and implementation in Jeld-Wen’s MDF door skin production. He also has worked in sawmill quality control for a dimension lumber producer and participated in market research for Chilean radiata pine exports.

EDUCATION

B.S. Forest Products, Oregon State University, (1997)