Brooks serves as a qualifier for the contractor’s license in NC for Grading, Highway and Public Utilities.  Brooks is also a certified stream contractor and has worked to establish Cole Land & Timber, LLC as a Clear Water Contractor as designated by the NC Division of Water Quality as well as established a safety training program that meets the stringent Duke Energy requirements as well as a MSHA approved safety program for all employees.  He manages the day-to-day projects and bidding as well as many other supervisory rolls.  Brooks worked with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission for 5 years, starting in 1986.  He has worked with the Land Quality Section for 13 years, the last 5 as an assistant regional engineer in the Winston-Salem Regional office.  Brooks has been a CPESC for 20 years and has a lot of experience with erosion control, stabilization, stream restoration and grading in general. Most recently, Brooks worked as the qualifier and manager of Quartermaster Environmental for 8 years, where he left a thriving business in environmental restoration and construction.

Brooks education background is primarily in Forestry and Wildlife with an Associate Degree in Forestry from Haywood Technical Community College as well as an Associate of Arts from Brevard College with a focus on Forest Management.  Brooks has played a lead role on many stream restoration and stabilization projects.