Sam Holland Email & Phone Number

Squamish, Bc, Ca

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

CSR Representative

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Plastic Bank® empowers the regenerative society. We build ethical recycling ecosystems in coastal communities, and reprocess the materials for reintroduction into the global supply chain as Social Plastic®. Our members receive a premium for the materials they collect which helps them provide basic necessities such as groceries, cooking fuel, school tuition, and health insurance. Our proprietary blockchain platform secures the entire transaction and provides real-time data visualization – allowing for transparency, traceability, and rapid scalability.

- Led a team of 4 consultants, facilitated client engagement, team meetings and project workflow.- Constructed a wedge model illustrating factors that reduce Alaska Airlines’ carbon footprint, including a Monte Carlo simulation.- Modeled the present and near-term financial cost between sustainable aviation jet fuel (SAJF) and conventional jet fuel.- Evaluated contracting models that would allow Alaska Airlines to purchase SAJF in the near term.

Eugene, Oregon Area

2018-2019 Chapter Focus: Impact Investing - Supported five MBA teams’ participation in international business competitions, including MBA Impact Investing Network and Training (MIINT), Berkeley Haas Patagonia Case Competition, and Kellogg Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge.- Launched and incorporated an active student led impact investing fund into the University of Oregon MBA finance curriculum.- Founded the inaugural University of Oregon Impact Investing Forum, hosting impact investing leaders from across North America in front of an audience of 200 students and faculty.- Increased student engagement to an average 25 members regularly attending meetings, including students from a variety of programs: Sustainable Business Practices, Finance and Securities Analysis, Masters of Finance, and Advanced Strategy and Leadership

Remote

Everybody.World makes and sells thoughtful apparel conscious of workers, ecology, and ideas. - Developed a holistic direct to consumer marketing strategy. - Performed strategic competitive analysis and identified gaps in current market offerings to clarify brand direction.- Recommended tactics to increase awareness, consumer engagement, and improve conversion rates.

Greater Los Angeles Area

WAYB is a family travel gear start-up.- Researched international regulatory requirements to assist the international expansion of the WAYB product line.- Collaborated with University of Oregon Green Chemistry to research recycled polymers and natural materials for use in future products- Researched internal initiatives to support the brand's commitment to social and environmental sustainability- Presented research findings to executive team at quarterly meeting

Vancouver, Canada Area

Blue Sky Ranch is a vertically integrated pasture-raised meat start-up.- Maintained relationships with ten restaurants through storytelling and communication of Blue Sky Ranch’s commitment to a responsible and sustainable supply chain. - Increased customer satisfaction by supporting customers throughout the ordering and delivery process by developing a standard for quality control and customer service with our team. - Managed and maintained operations using e-commerce and route management tools to support interdepartmental communication. - Led company shutdown – customer communication, inventory liquidation, and closing of accounts

Monrovia, Liberia

- Established a network of entrepreneurs and mentors for a small business incubator in Monrovia by conducting customer discovery interviews with eight socially minded business owners.- Designed an intuitive database to assist in forecasting honey harvests and track honey production to better serve Liberian beekeepers.- The beekeeping program has subsequently grown to a total of 2000 farmers trained and drawing interest from the World Wildlife Fund and Egyptian Embassy.- Currently serving as Member of the Board.

Halifax, Canada Area

- Dream job, resulting from international development degree and international experience.- Informed training materials by facilitating focus groups, and workshops on topics such as: the role of women in the security sector; the role military chaplains’ have in reducing the effects of PTSD; and private security interactions with children.- Streamlined the organization’s monitoring and evaluation framework to measure the impact of scenario-based training on participants’ behavior and actions to prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

- Conducted primary and secondary research on topics and issues related to the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers and children and armed conflict. This research was used to inform training and advocacy materials.- Drafted internal/external project reports and academic articles to inspire discussion and debate with academics and practitioners alike.- Developed the Dallaire Initiative's social media presence through content creation to engage supporters and general public.

Monrovia, Liberia

- Managed a team of five personnel in rehabilitating freshwater wells and conducted educational hygiene and water management training for men and women in rural communities. - Developed and implemented an educational hygiene and sanitation program for children in six rural communities by using song and culturally specific language.

Goma, Democratic Republic Of Congo

- Collaborated across departments to inventory three shipping containers of international medical equipment donations.- Created and implemented a protocol for receiving, sorting and storing equipment and supplies by collaborating with local pharmacy and logistics staff.- Overcame culture and language barriers by building conversational skills in elementary French and conversational Swahili.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Center For Sustainable Business Practices

Activities and Societies: Net Impact Graduate ChapterVice President, Net Impact Graduate Chapter Graduate Ambassador, Lundquist College.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Development Studies