Kellan Creek Consulting, LLC
 
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7934 Boone Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Phone: (225) 931-0963

Email: kellancreek@cox.net

 

Kellan Creek Consulting, LLC specializes in market research and business development strategies in renewable natural resources. Our clients receive actionable information that directly impacts bottom line outcomes. We use statistical and strategic analytical tools to help clients develop rational strategies and make decisions in competitive environments.

With over 30 years in industry and academia, we have the breadth of perspective to provide value in a myriad of areas including strategic positioning, sector-driven economic development, market analysis, market penetration tactics and customer satisfaction analysis.

 

Richard P. Vlosky, Ph.D., President
Dr. Richard Vlosky is Director of the Louisiana Forest Products Development Center and Professor of Forest Products Marketing at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center in Baton Rouge. He received his Ph.D. in Wood Products Marketing at Penn State University, an M.S. in Forest Economics & International Forest Products Trade from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Natural Resources and Forest Management from Colorado State University. His areas of research include: Applications of interorganizational information technology in business relationships and supply chain management, Domestic and international wood products marketing and business development, Certification & green marketing, eBusiness, eCommerce, and forest sector driven economic development. He has authored or co-authored over 125 refereed publications, 11 book chapters and 2 books. Dr. Vlosky has made over 300 presentations on a variety of topics in the U.S. and 24 countries. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Forestry Association, Team Leader for the Team of Specialists for Forest Products Markets and Marketing-United Nations Economic Commission for Europe/FAO in Geneva and Chair for the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Working Group on Forest Products Marketing and Business Development.

Partial List of Research Clients

  • ArchWood Protection Corporation
  • Boise Cascade Corporation
  • Champion International Corporation
  • Chemical Specialties, Inc.
  • Clark Sustainable Resources Development, LLC
  • Clorox Company
  • Colfax Treating Company, LLC
  • Contact Lumber Company
  • Cox Industries, Inc.
  • Elder Wood Preserving Company
  • FIDE – Honduras Government Foreign Investment and Export Development Division
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Forest City Trading Group
  • Forintek Canada Corporation
  • Georgia-Pacific Corporation
    • Information Systems
    • Building Materials Distribution
    • Environmental & Governmental Affairs
    • Gypsum Division
  • Hampton Affiliates
  • Hickson Corporation
  • Huber, Inc.
  • Kop-Coat, Inc.
  • Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc.
  • Lumbermen’s Merchandising Corporation
  • John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • Microban (Americas)
  • Norbord, Inc.
  • North Pacific Lumber Company
  • Osmose, Inc.
  • Plum Creek Timber Company
  • Rayonier Corporation
  • SmartWood/Rainforest Alliance
  • Stora Enso North America
  • Temple-Inland Corporation
  • TrusJoist, A Weyerhaeuser Company
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe/FAO Timber Branch/Geneva
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
    • Honduras
    • Bosnia & Herzegovina 
  • US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
  • USDA Forest Service
  • Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Wood Promotion Network
  • WoodPlanet.com, Inc.
  • World Wide Wood Network, Ltd.