Geoff Watson joined Davey in 2008 as a utility forester. Since then, Watson has been promoted to an area manager of Davey’s UVM Data Science team in Kent, Ohio. Watson’s project management expertise includes data science, 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.