{"id":80,"date":"2025-06-13T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:25:19","slug":"consulting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/?page_id=80","title":{"rendered":"Consulting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Consulting Services by Mark Wentzell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking for an experienced and innovative individual to make your project a reality?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a forestry consultant with ten years of experience across the industry. During my career I\u2019ve worked with an international set of clients including provincial\/state\/federal governments, sawmills, pulp and paper producers, electric transmission utilities, non-profits and universities with landholdings from&nbsp; &lt;100 hectares all the way to millions of hectares.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1284-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1284-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1284-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1284-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1284-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_1284-2048x1539.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>My work has varied from ecosystem management all the way to land valuation and supply chain planning. My skillset combines traditional forestry knowledge with a comprehensive set of technical skills that expands into geomatics, statistics, and computer science. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I began my training as a forest technologist and continued on through undergraduate work and graduate level Geomatics and programming training. Many of the skills I\u2019ve developed have been self-taught or learned while working on projects for clients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" data-id=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHM-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHM-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHM-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHM-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CHM.jpg 1261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1003\" height=\"848\" data-id=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-26-083856.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-26-083856.png 1003w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-26-083856-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-26-083856-768x649.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"343\" data-id=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-120422.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-120422.png 589w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-30-120422-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"885\" data-id=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-18-071526.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-18-071526.png 961w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-18-071526-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-18-071526-768x707.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I favor solving complex problems with simple, innovative solutions. I possess not only the technical skills, but the communication and project management experience to make implementation smoother, faster and more cost-effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can help you bring solutions to bear in a number of areas, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operations research and forest modelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Growth and yield modelling (Including carbon accounting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Database and system integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geospatial analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application development (Including desktop and web applications, from REST APIs to custom applications with user interface)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forest visualization and gamification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical training and training material development&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>If you have a challenging problem that requires an innovative solution, please reach out to me with the form below<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full wpforms-block wpforms-block-ec66755c-0003-4055-a6e5-379221514a97 wpforms-render-modern\" id=\"wpforms-81\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-81\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"81\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F80\" data-token=\"4576058ccaf924bd65642d6bcf9faf97\" data-token-time=\"1777021767\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-hidden\" id=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-81-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-81-field_1\">Your Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-81-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-small wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-81-field_1-error\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-81-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-81-field_2\">Work Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-81-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-small wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-81-field_2-error\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-81-field_5-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\" data-field-id=\"5\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-81-field_5\">Company <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-81-field_5\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][5]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-81-field_5-error\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-81-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-81-field_3\">Your Message <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-81-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-81-field_3-error\" required><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><!-- .wpforms-field-container --><div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[id]\" value=\"81\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_title\" value=\"\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_url\" value=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"url_referer\" value=\"\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" id=\"wpforms-submit-81\" class=\"wpforms-submit\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Submit\" aria-live=\"assertive\" value=\"wpforms-submit\">Submit<\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sawflycode.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpforms-lite\/assets\/images\/submit-spin.svg\" class=\"wpforms-submit-spinner\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" alt=\"Loading\"><\/div><\/form><\/div>  <!-- .wpforms-container -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consulting Services by Mark Wentzell Looking for an experienced and innovative individual to make your project a reality? 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