About Me

Jesse joined the Arboriculture Canada team of instructors in 2014.  He is now a lead instructor in many climbing, chainsaw and rigging courses.  Jesse is a well-rounded expert in arboriculture and brings to our customers a wealth of prior experience and knowledge in the industry.  He is well known for his successful competitive climbing career, as he has been a multiple winner of the Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Competition and competed numerous times at the International Tree Climbing Competition and the North American Tree Climbing Competition.

Business & Previous Experience
 

Owner / Operator of Trilogy Tree Services Ltd.

 

6 time ITCC (International Tree Climbing Competition) competitor with ranking of 10th overall (up to 2019 )

 

2nd place at the North American Tree Climbing Competition (2016 )

 

Chainsaw Train the Trainer (2014 )

 

Student / Assisted / Lead instructor in the following courses for Arboriculture Canada (2000 - present)
 

• Tree Climbing, Fall Protection & Work Positioning

• Technical Tree Falling & Cutting

• Spar Pole Rigging

• Chainsaw Train the Trainer

• Aerial Lift Operations and Emergency Evacuation & Extrication

• Modern Tree Climbing Systems

• PMP's and Fiddle Blocks for Mechanical Advantage

• GRCS for Tree Felling

• Chipper Operations

• Emergency Readiness & High Angle Rescue

• Production Tree Removal & Rigging

• Tree Dynamics & Integrated Risk Assessment

• Chainsaw Safety & Cutting Techniques

• Arborist Technical Rigging

• Hazard & Danger Tree Cutting & Falling
  
  Qualifications & Memberships
   

• ISA TRAQ Qualified (Tree Risk Assessment Qualification)

• ISA Certified Arborist (2000 - present)
  
  Service & Research
  Volunteer on theArbor Day organizing committee (2012 - present)
  
  Awards
  6 time ISA Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Competition Champion (as of 2019 )