John Beagle is the Assistant Forest Engineer for the Facilities, Fleet and Bridge Programs on the Umpqua National Forest. John began his career with the Forest Service in 2008; previously he had worked in the private sector as an engineering consultant.

John attended Oregon State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Oregon.

Some of John’s recent accomplishments include developing a procedure to predict asbestos in all Forest Service facilities nationwide as required by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. This procedure was independently audited and has become the adopted method for predicting national asbestos abatement costs for the Forest Service. The procedure that John wrote allowed the calculation to be done at the Washington Office level and prevented a nationwide data call.

On the Umpqua, John continues to innovate and develop elegant solutions to our infrastructure challenges. One example includes reducing costs associated with sludge disposal at Wolf Creek Job Corps through the use of geotextile filtration bags. John also has begun designing Variable Frequency Drives into new and existing pump systems on the Umpqua. These drives use less energy, prolong the life of the pumps, and are relatively easy for the end user to operate. These are just a few examples of how John continues to innovate creative solutions to sustaining our infrastructure.

John attributes these successes to the professional, resourceful, and hardworking employees within the Umpqua engineering staff, and the forest as a whole, which has a collaborative and cooperative environment that fosters innovation.

John resides in Roseburg, Oregon, with his wife, Jennifer, and twin toddlers Audrey and Ethan. John spends most of his free time remodeling his house. His hobbies include downhill skiing, hiking and woodworking.