Jonathan Cain Email & Phone Number

I provide sustainability expertise in support of regional strategies, such as the Climate Change Program implementation at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), including preparation of Metro’s Urban Greening Plan; Metro’s 2016 Energy and Resource Report; the greenhouse gas reduction strategy for the Port of Long Beach’s Climate Adaptation and Coastal Resilience Plan; and the Program EIR for SCAG’s 2016–2040 Regional Transportation Plan / Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP / SCS).I also manage numerous waste, water, and renewable energy projects, including a Fatal FlawAnalysis for a Landfill Expansion project; siting and commercialization plans for a containerizedanaerobic digestion project that generates more than 40,000 kWh of electricity and 70,000 kWh of heat; an Environmental Impact Report for 450 square miles of new development in Los Angeles County that involve changing local ordinances to allow water to be brought from off-site locations to provide rural single-family housing lots with potable water; a Wind Energy Project that can generate up to 299 GWh of electricity annually; and a 6,730-acre Renewable Energy Project that can generate 200 MW of electricity from wind turbine generators and 150 MW from photovoltaic solar panels.

• Analysis of solid waste collection rates and services contributed to contract renegotiation unanimously approved by City Council, saving $8.6M and creating $2M of additional revenue for the City over 8 years • Evaluated green business certification methodologies and marketing materials for the City

• Secured $8000 grant to research climate change in Ecuador’s Chimborazo Province • Established a first-of-its-kind weather station and conducted historical climate research on the tallest mountain in Ecuador – Chimborazo (6,268 m/20,564 ft)

Master Of Science (Msc), Sustainability Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Human Factors Engineering And Experimental Psychology