Mr. Gene Birilorang is a Natural Resource Economist by profession and currently works as a forestry consultant.
As a senior civil servant in the 1970s, Mr. Birikorang developed a rich professional background that brought him in the 1980s to the positions of Project Analyst of the former Ghana Industrial Free Zones Authority, Chief Economist and later Ag Chief Director in Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources where the record recovery of the forest industry and mining sector through economic rehabilitation measures in the 1980s is partly credited to his technical leadership in the ministry.
He has been working as a full time consultant for close to 20 years, including periods as a Private International Consultant working on International Donor-Assisted projects in Ghana and participation in foreign missions as a forestry expert. In recent times, he has been with international groups on a research work on alternative forest tenure and business models for bringing about economic growth and poverty reduction to the West and Central African regions.
His experience extends from forest policy analysis, public and private sector dialogue and negotiations of policy reforms, institutional building for forest products inspection and marketing to forest industry analysis and trade association development and international trade policy development.
Presently, Mr. Birikorange is the Chief Executive Officer of HAMILTON RESOURCES AND CONSULTING p.l.l.c., a natural resource management and auditing consulting firm based in Ghana.

Hamilton Resources and Consulting p.l.l.c. (HRC) is a limited liability company duly registered in Ghana with the objective of providing consulting services in the areas of natural resource and environmental management, policy and institutional development and resource and standards auditing. It regulates, coordinate and control the conduct and performance of Associate Consultants in the delivery of consulting services to Ghanaian public and international institutions, as well as programmes funded by International Donor institutions. A second aspect of HRC's business is the promotion of Corporate Social Responsibilities among private organizations. HRC also pursues non-conflicting interests through the use of specialized subsidiaries in promoting commercial ventures and investments that also promote sustainability of the environment and forest ecology.
Together with its Associates, HRC has capabilities and expertise in diverse areas in terms of public sector, private sector and international sector.
HRC is regulated by a 5-member Board and is under the corporate management leadership of a Chief Executive Officer with 20 years experience in consulting and previous 8 years experiences as Chief Economist and Acting Chief Director in Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (Forestry and Mines).

FOCUS ON WEST AND CENTRALAFRICAN FOREST POLICY, PRODUCTION, TRADE AND INVESTMENT