Geoff Watson

Geoffrey Watson joined Davey in 2008 as a consulting utility forester. Since then, Watson has been promoted to director of technical operations and support, where he is responsible for a range of teams and systems, including advanced data analytics and performance reporting, recruiting, onboarding and training, disaster response, field operations safety management system, technical process development and documentation, and fleet management. Watson’s project management expertise includes transmission and distribution right-of-way management, risk assessment, Emerald Ash Borer programs, herbicide and right-of-way reclamations, workload studies, customer communications, reliability-based hardening programs, and GPS/GIS-based paperless flow program development.

Watson holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science with an emphasis in urban forestry from Western Illinois University. He is an ISA Certified Arborist® and Utility Specialist. In addition, Watson volunteers with Adopt-a-Highway.