Hollie Janson Schmidt is a Principal and the Global Solutions Director for Sustainability, Resilience & Climate Response for the Americas Region at Jacobs. She provides consulting and advisory solutions to all markets. She manages a Business Advisory which serves as a portal into Jacobs’ vast technical services for logical, defendable, and fundable solutions. In Hollie’s role, she represents eight core capabilities at Jacobs and aligns with the global leadership of those capabilities which are:• Decarbonization and Green House Gas (GHG) Management• Resilience & Adaptation• Social Value & Equity• Nature Positive• Restorative Redevelopment & Circularity• Built & Natural Environments• Energy TransitionIn her 29 years of practice, Hollie has honed an integrated planning and delivery approach, with a particular focus on large-scale, complex projects. She is a SME for Strategic and Master Plans, Feasibility Studies, Business Case Analysis and Site Selection. She is a consultant who leads large, diverse teams of planners, designers and the full spectrum of technical experts to collaborate with decision-making leaders to develop actionable solutions. Hollie is known for an integrated delivery approach and building interdisciplinary A Teams. Hollie provides resilient solutions either as a preventative or recovery service for large-scale clients who are experiencing vulnerabilities to natural and man-made shocks and stressors. She addresses ESG and climate response while holistically considering the physical, human, and business environments. Hollie knows how to bridge the gap between ambition and action. She has led inter-disciplinary teams across the natural and man-made environments for multi-billion-dollar programs and smaller scales.With a strong foundation in facilitation, coordination, communication, and problem solving, Hollie has a long history of successfully leading complex, mega-projects for clients with large real estate and facility holdings. She is a fierce advocate for her teams and prides herself in her ability to lead large groups of SME’s in demanding environments. She promotes solutions through extremely compelling business cases focused on life-cycle analysis, ROI and non-financial benefits such as wellness, equity, revitalization, environmental/community impacts and brand enhancement.Hollie also owns SKy Developers https://skydevelopers.blue/ where our vision is to acquire land along pristine habitats and waterways for highly sustainable, eco-space development and maximum environmental, social and cultural benefits.