Matthew Perkowski

Matthew Perkowski

Senior Forester - Biometrician

Matthew Perkowski Senior Forester

Matthew Perkowski is a Senior Forester, Biometrician and Lead Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Validator/Verifier for Aster Global Environmental Solutions with over 15 years experience. His responsibilities include meeting the internal and external client objectives in the fields of forest inventory and sampling, growth and yield modeling, and directly in support of offset validation/verification projects. In addition, he focuses on streamlining and developing quantitative tools as part of ongoing continuous improvement efforts. This latter focus assures increasing product and service value for clients.

Previously, Mr. Perkowski worked in timber market and forestry supply chain analysis. He incorporated his academic background experience in forest biometrics, growth and yield modeling, and related matters to various projects throughout that period. Additionally, Mr. Perkowski spent considerable time developing software routines to automate the collation and analysis of millions of transactional data records to ensure statistical accuracy and expedience.

Mr. Perkowski is a professional member of The Society of American Foresters (SAF) and is a Certified Forester within this organization. He is also a Certified Project Specialist for the U.S. Forestry and Urban Forestry Protocols of the Californian Air Resource Board.

Matthew's Resume

Education Level:

Master of Science - Forestry
West Virginia University

Bachelor of Science - Forestry
West Virginia University

Years of Experience:

15

Professional Affiliations:

  • Society of American Foresters

Certifications:

  • Society of American Foresters
    • Certified Forester No. 60106
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  • California Air Resources Board Lead Verifier H2-19-164
    • U.S. Forest Project Specialist
    • Urban Forest Project Specialist
  • Climate Action Reserve Lead Verifier
    • Grasslands
    • Forests

GHG Validation and Verification Experience

The Aster Global staff has been conducting third-party validations and verification since 2007 and has been accredited by ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB). under the ISO 14065:2007 since March 2010. Due to strict confidentiality requirements associated with many of our current and past projects we are unable to discuss full details of projects; however, the following is a list of programs for which Matthew has conducted past and current project validation/verification efforts:

Specific Project Experience

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[gdoc title="California Air Resources Board (ARB)" key="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzMo22dU4AfXDhcrK1LJ6BzGZdwRo74cdqPiDatbYEo/edit#gid=592642543" query="select B,C,D where A contains 'ARB'"]
[gdoc title="British Columbia (BC)" key="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzMo22dU4AfXDhcrK1LJ6BzGZdwRo74cdqPiDatbYEo/edit#gid=0" query="select B,C where A contains '(BC)'"]
[gdoc title="Climate Action Reserve (Reserve)" key="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzMo22dU4AfXDhcrK1LJ6BzGZdwRo74cdqPiDatbYEo/edit#gid=592642543" query="select B,C,D where A contains 'Reserve'"]
[gdoc title="Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standard" key="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzMo22dU4AfXDhcrK1LJ6BzGZdwRo74cdqPiDatbYEo/edit#gid=592642543" query="select B,C,D where A contains '(CCB) Standard -'" ]
[gdoc title="ISO" key="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzMo22dU4AfXDhcrK1LJ6BzGZdwRo74cdqPiDatbYEo/edit#gid=592642543" query="select B,C,D where A contains 'ISO'"]
[gdoc title="Natural Forest Standard (NFS)" key="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzMo22dU4AfXDhcrK1LJ6BzGZdwRo74cdqPiDatbYEo/edit#gid=592642543" query="select B,C,D where A contains '(NFS)'"]
[gdoc title="Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)" key="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzMo22dU4AfXDhcrK1LJ6BzGZdwRo74cdqPiDatbYEo/edit#gid=592642543" query="select B,C,D where A contains '(VCS) -'"]
[gdoc title="Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standard" key="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzMo22dU4AfXDhcrK1LJ6BzGZdwRo74cdqPiDatbYEo/edit#gid=592642543" query="select B,C,D where A contains 'Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standard'"]
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