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
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.