Brad Ellis

Brad joined F4 Tech in January 2022 and is a professional forester with over 30 years of experience. He has assisted hundreds of forestland owners to manage and conserve their forest resources. In addition, he has spent much time managing the natural resources on public lands. Prior to joining F4 Tech, Brad worked for the Florida Forest Service (FFS) for 32 years serving in various capacities including a County Forester, Forestry Supervisor, Forestry Resource Administrator, and Forest Management Bureau Chief. He is skilled with timber sale administration, prescribed burning, site preparation, tree planting, controlling invasive/exotic plant species, forest inventory and land management planning. Brad has been a Florida Certified Wildland Firefighter since 1994. He has completed many National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) training courses including Advanced Fire Behavior Calculations (S-490), Intermediate National Fire Danger Rating System (S-491), Geospatial Fire Analysis (S-495), Wildland Fire Chainsaws (S-212) and Southern Area Engine Academy. Brad has been a Florida Certified Prescribed Burner since 1992. He completed the Florida Division of Historical Resources (DHR) Archeological Resource Management (ARM) course and has been a trained monitor since 2002. He successfully completed FSU’s Florida Center for Public Management Certified Public Manager (CPM) program in 2007. Brad holds an A.S. in Forest Technology from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and a B.S. in Forest Management from Louisiana Tech University.