The document summarizes the experience and qualifications of M. Keith Ford II, who is seeking to expand his career in the forestry and timber procurement industry. Ford has over 10 years of experience in business, banking, and timber brokering. He has a proven track record of successfully sourcing and negotiating timber contracts, facilitating harvests and replants, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ford holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and is proficient in GIS software and mapping tools relevant to the forestry sector.

1. M. KEITH FORD II
903-244-3334 3014 E. 46th St. Texarkana, AR 71854 mkfordjr@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Talented and experienced business professional looking to expand career in the Forestry and Timber
Procurement industry.
EXPERIENCE
Independent Timber Broker/Dealer, Texarkana, TX/AR, July 2013 - Current
 Locate and source privately owned tracts of timber and contact landowner
 Verify timber volume, quality, and product breakdown per tract via timber cruise
 When necessary provide landowner with a report of stand health and condition
 Verbally negotiate offers for purchase of timber harvest rights
 Finalize all offers with a legally binding contract and obtain timber owner signature
 Schedule harvests and work with loggers regarding landowner objectives and SMZs
 Collaborate and strategize with vendors around product needs, schedules, and weather
 Facilitate and manage replants, and ensure BMPs
Wells Fargo Bank, Largo, FL, Investment Banker, May 2012 - April 2013
Personal/Business Banker, June 2011 - May 2012
 Primary responsibility is to maintain the highest level of moral and ethical standards
 Generate new accounts and maximize customer relationships
 Increase investment and insurance products with affluent clients
 Profile for opportunities that include both consumer and business credit products
 Maintain customer interaction records with SVP and SVT
 Increase cross-sell effectiveness with use of CNA and BNA
 Organize At Work and Business to Business presentations
SunGlo, Clearwater, FL, Internal Client Manager, June 2010 - June 2011
 Responsible for internally managing SunGlo's largest buyer of aerospace products
 Tracked pricing and purchase orders through DataPro and Oracle
 Managed key relationships by providing key delivery information ahead of schedule
 Liaison between department managers to ensure NADCAP compliance
 Created a database of daily records through excel to track shipping, receiving, and rejects
Buckle, Clearwater, FL, Manager, November 2009 - June 2010
 Increased revenue by improving and streamlining sales presentations
 Communicated with upper management on income reports and progressive goal setting
 Exercised superior communication in order keep the team organized and on task
 Responsible for daily financial duties such as balancing registers as well as making deposits
 Effectively worked in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment daily
 Organized sales projections, managed recruiting, assigned employee responsibilities and schedules

2. Enterprise Commercial Truck, Nashville, TN, Assistant Mngr, July 2007 - October 2009
Enterprise Car Rentals, Columbus, MS, Trainee, February 2007 - June 2007
 Averaged ten new business accounts and $30K worth of revenue eight months in a row
 Verified certificates of liability, organized CRM programs, compiled operational profit data
 Helped assess tax certificates and insurance analysis of corporate clients
 Recognized by upper management for providing exceptional customer service
Best Flooring, Starkville, MS, Installer/Crew Leader, May 2003 - January 2007
Shifted to Part Time Customer Service, February 2007 - August 2009
 Significantly increased business profitability through the role I played in sales and operations
 Acted as an intermediary between installation crews and homeowners
 Fostered and maintained relationships with clients that created positive word of mouth referrals
 Handled estimates and pricing as well as selling the competitive advantage of a various range of
tile and hard wood floor products
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelors of Business Administration
Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
Graduated December 2006
Competencies
Microsoft: Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point
Mac OS: NeoOffice
Esri: ArcGIS, ST-Links, ArcView, QGIS
GPS plotting, 2D & 3D Cad Programs, Adobe
Topographic and Aerial maps
Researching records held at local courthouses and appraisal district
Working knowledge of Grantee/Grantor books for cross reference of deed records
HONORS & ACTIVITIES
Former NCAA collegiate athlete
NCAA All Conference-All Academic Award
Henderson State University Academic Athletic Award
Former member of the HSU Marketing Society
Former member of Junior Achievement
Former member of EDGe continuing business education
Active member of Calvary Chapel volunteer group
T-Black Aviation (PPIT)