Aaron Gilland, CFE, founded Dendro Resource Management Inc. (DRM) in 2001 as a company that focuses exclusively on timber audit and security services. 

Aaron is a graduate of Virginia Tech and holds a B.S. in Forestry & Wildlife with an emphasis in Industrial Forestry Operations.  He began his forestry career in 1987 with Canal Wood Corporation as a wood procurement forester in Camden, SC, where he remained for eight years.  In 1995 he was promoted to an Audit Forester for Canal Forest Resources where over the next five years he gained valuable experience in performing internal audits for Canal Industries.   In 1999 he became the Operational Audit Manager for Canal Industries where he managed a staff of auditors tasked with performing internal audits for Canal Industries chip mills, wood procurement operations and land management operations.  In 2000 he became the Audit Services Manager for Canal Forest Resources where he began an external audit services program for the forest products industry.

Aaron is a Certified Forester with the Society of American Foresters and holds membership in the South Carolina Forestry Association, Forest Resources Association, Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association Certified Fraud Examiners.  He is the past chair of the National Forest Products Security Group within the FRA and is a Registered Forester in North and South Carolina.  He has been a member of the Southeastern Forest Products Security group for 12 years.

Contracting with DRM will provide your company with independent analysis regarding internal controls.  With over 19 years experience in the forest products industry, a customized program can be tailored with your companies needs in mind. Highlighted in yellow (below) are states that Dendro Resource Management has operational experience.