Senior researcher at LSFRI Silava 2020-Present, associated member of the Association of Open Technologies of Latvia 2019-Present, corresponding member of the Academy of Agriculture and Forestry of Latvia 2012-Present, Senior researcher in the field of forest technologies and climate change mitigation 2012-Present, board member of the National Peat Society, representing LSFRI Silava in the Latvian Peat Association since 2019 2010, Doctoral degree in Forest Ecology from the University of Agriculture of Latvia 2006-2012, Researcher, head of Laboratory of forest environment 2001-2006, Researcher, head of Laboratory of forest soils 1995-2001, Research assistant in Laboratory of forest soils Research fields: forest operations, biofuel, forest fertilization, climate change mitigation in land use, land use change and the forestry sector