Arborist

Trained first as a wilderness guide with a degree in history, Kyle managed to pay his way through his University Degree as a climbing instructor and wilderness guide. After a brief and very eventful time working as a guide, it became clear that leading tourists in the wilderness wasn’t dangerous or scientific enough. As a result, Kyle became an apprentice in arboriculture, a silly mistake Kyle insists on calling ‘the third best decision of my life’.

After a four year apprenticeship, and two years in the Humber College Arboriculture-Urban Forestry program, Kyle realized that the learning had just begun. He spent the next year working as a journeyman in Australia, learning the trade from down under.

Kyle started Ironwood in Australia in 2016 as a contract climber while working in the state of Victoria. Since then Kyle has continued to develop his knowledge of plant biology, the biochemistry of decay, and the impacts of invasive species on our urban forests, all while growing the company.

Kyle enjoys axe throwing and writing in the third person.