Ben Larkey Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Multi-sector corp. responsibility, compliance & sustainability success including purchasing, waste prevention/ recycling, and renewable energy /conservation. (during career transitions). Also see "Volunteer Experience" below.Started firm, managed clients / deliverables. Selected examples:RECENT: Energy & Sustainability Manager, Javits Convention Center, NYC (Interim: 5-1/2 mo. maternity leave coverage, extended from original 4-1/2 mo.). Program management, facility audits/report, mandatory reporting, green roof/ farm, recycling/ donations (ex: I supported pilot programs during large "Toy Fair" conf.) foodservice (ex: implemented my suggestion to add coffee grounds/tea sachet diversion to organics anaerobic digestion), green purchasing, energy conservation, hazwaste shipment, PR and training.Strategic Sustainability Consulting-Contributed to annual waste audit team and report (NJ-based global high quality home textiles wholesaler / major importer).Newark (NJ) Economic Development Corp. – Led $ 250,000 EPA (grant funded) brownfields redevelopment project w/ > 8 sites / 12 stakeholders. Provided real estate development, EPA/ NJDEP contractor management / marketing support for urban env. projects (incl. hotels, transfer stations) worth > $50 Million; led meetings; produced newsletter. Joel Freiser recommendation below. Offered FT position.U. S. Filter – Saved over $100K by preventing an acquisition, based on potential problems identified during an env./ operations audit for organics recycling facilities. Offered FT position.Energy Answers Corp.– Created waste to energy ash recycling system marketing proposals ($ 7M); managed team of > 20 corp. mgt, legal, financial, plant mgrs, marketing, permitting, CAD design, construction contractors, safety and scientific professionals• Recommendation below: Larry D. Richardson, Pres. of EA Operations, Inc. (past)

Recent performance of originals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcjYSrAb6A8&feature=youtu.be

July 2019-United Way implemented my idea for family Caregiver “panel” to discuss experiences/best practices as part of monthly Caregivers training. Panelists (incl. me) & attendees praised the outcome & future ones were proposed.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Opened/closed/security, financial; team training/feedback, customer service, merchandise management, and facility operations including corp. responsibility/sustainability, EHS, waste management / recycling.

Montvale, Nj, Us

Managed US HQ team of Japanese-based global firm, incl.: • 100% successful compliance monitoring & assurance incl.: product, packaging, operations and facility, such as audit survey via Japan HQ of non-US factories that confirmed product compliance with dozens of toxics and packaging regulations; TSCA, RCRA, EPCRA, CERCLA; ODS's; CA Prop 65 and conflict minerals• Contributed to supply chain and product end of life solutions, incl. waste reduction, e-waste and cartridge recycling• Investigated LEED product challenge & identified next steps for appeal to USGBC• Corp. Social Responsibility committee- activities / partnerships, including Biodiversity, Habitat for Humanity & vetting/approving the first no-cost autism training e-waste recycling program @ US HQ• Energy-incl. EPA Energy Star-researched, prepared and/or submitted application & won: 2013 PARTNER OF THE YEAR2012 EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCT DESIGN AWARD; incl. building relationship with EPA team, developing new training/marketing initiatives.(see attached press releases)• Managed ISO14001 program incl. preparation for successful 2013 third year recertification audit• Supported sales / supply chain teams incl. created videos (ex: Times Square display), banners, brochures, website; and FTC Green Guide-based green wash audits• Representative for trade assoc. committees: SEIA, ITIC, CEA, AHAM etc...• Recognition programs incl: Newsweek Green Ranking (provided review / input, resulted in #40 / Global 500) & World Env. Center Gold Award application• Chaired 2011 US HQ regional meeting for North American operational sites• Developed employee trainingATTACHMENTS: (copy & paste link to browser to open) :• 30 sec. video for trade shows, training, website-EPA Energy Star award winner: https://vimeo.com/58411095• 60 sec. video: Sustainable Sharp-global program: https://vimeo.com/58410667• Recommendation letter-David Alai, VP HR: https://www.box.com/s/zs4510h30mfoh3b4z0oj

Houston, Texas, Us

Sustainability consulting for waste, energy, water & metrics including support for certification programs such as LEED.• Managed successful large hazardous & universal waste disposition project at a closed office/R&D site for a Fortune 500 Energy company• Designed, performed, managed and contributed to sustainability & zero waste audits and reports resulting in expense reducing recommendations for diverse customers including healthcare, consumer products warehouse, toys, food / feed processing firms, pharma, corp. HQs with cafes, and real estate and property managment firms• Designed / installed single stream recycling programs in commercial office buildings, including tenant training• Hired, developed and contributed to teams to review & improve customer sustainability programs• Contributed to business development incl. identifying / forwarding prospects based on consultative selling• Created improved sustainability reporting format from existing database to provide customer data• Provided organics expertise to Sustainability Services team• Participated and helped improve exemplary co-wide safety training and practices• training: EHS, RCRA, LEED GA (exam prep)

Westborough, Ma, Us

• Managed portion of NJ Board of Public Utilities-sponsored “Clean Energy Program“: “Clean Power Choice Program” in which consumers purchase clean power/support renewable energy. • Managed Clean Energy provider annual Renewable Energy Certificate audit & verification report review.• Resolved 4 non-conformance issues.• Managed stakeholder relationships/meetings; created and developed metrics/procedures/forms to improve management; website redesign; report writing; supported project financing program.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Supported Corporate Responsibility/report; regulatory liaison, research and compliance support; discovered, improved and expanded metrics/programs; participated in multi-department teams re: cost effective waste/energy reduction/recycling and green procurement • Vendor/contract management; • Board member/representative to outside organizations• Developed successful recognition and awards programs (won 2 EPA Wastewise, Partner of the Year, Very Large Business) including integration of energy efficiency/Green House Gas reduction initiatives; created presentations • Implemented facility and vendor audits; and volunteered for waste minimization training team.

Ohta-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Promoted to manage/hire U.S. team support for* Effective Internal/external compliance, chemical & product safety, green house gas (GHG) reductions and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)* Proactive/innovative sales and customer support; employee and sales training* Resource conservation; recycling; green procurement (ex: cartridge return program patent)* Created successful “green marketing” strategy:Identified business value of third party rating/recognition programs for competitive advantage and won 8 awards; created innovative approach to use awards to continuously improve CSR program* Ex: Built on excellent corporate culture (still strong today), https://blog.reputationinstitute.com/2018/04/17/how-to-earn-a-strong-us-corporate-reputation-in-an-era-of-disruption/and continued award winning w/ 3 Energy Star awards, 2001, 2002, 2003: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/about/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-details/2018/20180402-energy-star/20180402-energy-star

Provided audits, permits, siting, design, planning, development, operations and remediation expertise to organics recycling production facilities worldwide and acquisition review team.

Increased sales from $ ½ Million to over $ 1 Million of start-up environmental service firm; also sited, designed, remediated, monitored, permitted, developed and managed organics recycling production facilities; liaison with regulators/neighbors, and teamed with consultants

Various environmental projects for County govt clients:• Recycling market survey• Multi-family recycling guide• Bulky waste report• Compost site design

Revamped and developed County recycling program incl. coordination with then new waste to energy facility w/ municipal "put or pay" contracts;• 1st County office building paper recycling program• requested and obtained Wheelabrator letter endorsing energy/ environmental value to divert organics from waste to energy facility• 1st municipal awards program• 1st community audit/metrics/ratings• 1st oil recycling survey/info brochure• community program support incl program design, pr/education and eqt selection• internal education program• networked w/ NJ county recycling coordinators & NY counties, shared best practises/program start-up.• Recommendation attached below from Jim Hogan, successor Recycling Coordinator

Various organizations, including •National Recycling Coalition (1st full time Mgr)-incl. mbrship, grants (1 YEAR)•VISTA volunteer (NYC)-solar, recycling, urban redevelopment, food coop (1 YEAR)•Bronx Frontier Development Corp-urban redevelopment w/ compost, wind/solar power, green packaging (SUMMER JOB-awarded Noyes Fdn internship)•CT PIRG-started/managed on-campus recycling, submitted city composting grant proposal to USDOE (@ U. Hartford)•CT Citizen Action Group-fundraising, article author•GOVT: U.S. Indian Health Service-EHS waste audits, article author (SUMMER JOB)•Institute for Local Self Reliance- research, author (FOR-CREDIT SEMESTER LONG INTERNSHIP)

Mba, Marketing

Bs, Environmental Engineering

Social Ecology-Summer Program