Hugh Johnson Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Leading start-up operations of the Institute, launched December, 2013, including recruiting affiliated faculty, external marketing and development of industry partnerships. The Institute represents almost 100 affiliated faculty representing 11 Colleges and Schools• Develop new multidisciplinary educational and research opportunities within the energy and environment realm such as expanded scholarship opportunities for students, public education events and multi-institutional research partnerships• Contribute technical expertise to special projects including the development of a GHG mitigation plan for Philadelphia in conjunction with the City’s Mayor’s Office of Sustainability• Advisory Board Member, School District of Philadelphia, GreenFutures Energy and Efficiencies Sub-committee• Executive Committee Member, North American Hub, Urban Climate Change Research Network• Advisory Committee Member, DOE Allegheny Cleantech Collegiate Competition• Water and Transportation Working Group Member, Philadelphia 2030 District• Drexel Delegation Member to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP21 Paris, France• Lead for Drexel Delegation to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP22 Marrakesh, Morocco and COP 23 Bonn, Germany

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Managed and oversaw all energy, green building and sustainability consulting work including business development, project management and operations• Provided financial due diligence and modeling for alternative energy and energy efficiency projects for clients in the public and private sector as well as private equity investors• Green building, including LEED, consulting and project management from development of owner project requirements to selection of specific strategies and materials and credit documentation• Conducted technical due diligence and developed marketing and investor presentations for clean tech companies in start-up and growth stages• Managed the measurement and verification (M&V) work for three separate programs on behalf of a Conservation Service Provider in accordance with Pennsylvania’s ACT 129, which sets efficiency standards for utilities across the commonwealth

* Designed, created and populated a computer-based training for retail sales teams to more effectively leverage sustainability initiatives, create indispensable partnerships and support corporate and business unit-level strategies* Evaluated alignment of training content with customer team needs through a series of one-on-one meetings with the Wal-Mart customer team.* Conducted primary research and formulated a white paper recommending best practices for evaluating suppliers on their capabilities around sustainability

• Recommended sustainable manufacturing metrics and internal accounting procedures based on their feasibility of being measured, implementation to cost-savings ratio and their ability to influence behavior and performance from the manufacturing floor to senior leadership • Developed actionable guidelines for internal/external communication, incentive program and business/IT system

* Lead Manager on private client restoration projects from development to installation. Supervised three field staff* Negotiated contracts with cities, state agencies, private landowners and non-profits* Monitored project development, generated revenue projections and grant proposals, coordinated public events and crafted budgets.* Created the metrics and procedures for tracking grant awards which represented approximately 20% of the organizational operating budget* Contributing author and publication assistant to Plants for Stormwater Design, Vol. II

Mba, Sustainable Strategy And Business Development

Activities and Societies: * Emphasis in Corporate Strategy and Business Development * Clubs/Positions: Elected Community Values and Ethics.

Ms, Environmental Science And Management

* Led and coordinated original ecological research on 25 sites spanning from North-central to Northeastern Minnesota within Superior.

Bs, Resource Ecology And Management