Kurt T. Fischer, P.G. Email & Phone Number

Vernon Hills, Il

General Manager of North American operations in charge of business development and operations within the Green Infrastructure & Redevelopment practice. Built a green roof program from startup to $10M in annual revenues, and managed a team of over 25 multidisciplinary professionals throughout the U.S. Responsible for strategic planning, visioning, setting and achieving professional and financial goals, stakeholder engagement, and overseeing every aspect of the business; including sales, contract negotiation, team building, recruiting, training, budgets, and profitability. Sets national marketing strategy and leads efforts to build brand awareness. Expansive knowledge of sustainability principles and technologies to meet economic and environmental building design objectives. Significant experience in vegetative roofs and low-impact design and construction; and completed hundreds of green roof projects in the U.S. and Canada, often integrating these with innovative water capture and reuse, other cool roofing technologies, and photovoltaics. A lifelong learner and actively working with universities on R&D projects to test new technologies related to green roof wind uplift, storm water management, building thermal performance, and biodiversity. Sustainability thought leader in the organization and routinely invited to lecture and provide training on sustainable roofing and integrated technology solutions for professional associations, designers, contractors, and building owners. Actively participates in sustainability policy development with ASTM and trade organizations. Principal Client Service Manager concurrently responsible for identifying and developing new environmental and sustainability market opportunities. Much of this consulting work revolves around asset restoration due to property contamination and water resource issues, and includes researching and analyzing new ideas and alternative approaches to achieving environmental sustainability.

Illinois

Direct line operations role responsible for day to day business unit functions using strong leadership and fast and effective problem-solving and communication skills; while developing an environment that improves the efficiency and profitability of employees and business practices. Accomplished by building a positive enterprise to generate alignment around common goals, stimulate a culture of inclusion, produce an energized and adaptive learning environment, and build high quality connections, to develop the next generation of leaders in the organization. Coordinated organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency. Prepared financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity against goals and determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement. Build QA/QC programs for product manufacturing and supply chain operations. Determine staffing requirements, interview, hire and train new employees. Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with management and staff members as necessary.

Illinois

Lead investigator and technical resource for a variety of extended projects involving environmental and water resource studies. Lent judgment and expertise to many projects in support of litigation and liability negotiations. Addressed many different property assets with typical and unique environmental and ecological challenges including military reservations, power generating stations, midstream and downstream oil and gas, chemical plants, hazardous and solid waste landfills, and large scale industrial RCRA & CERCLA sites. Participated in a range of geologic and hydrologic studies providing cost-effective and timely solutions for clients. Experience in due diligence, building forensic evaluations (LBP, ABM, air quality), geologic, hydrogeologic, and geophysical investigations, extent of contamination studies, monitoring network design and installation, numerical and analytical modeling, contaminant fate and transport, risk assessment, permitting, technical writing and review, environmental sampling methodology, data compilation and evaluation, feasibility studies, remedial design, and expert witness support.

Greater Boston Area

Teaching green infrastructure courses in the Sustainable Design Institute at the Boston Architectural College (The BAC). Course content focuses on building integrated vegetation technologies and their relationship and effects on building occupants, surrounding communities, and the environment. The BAC was founded in 1889 and is an independent, professional college offering accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, and design studies.

Illinois

Experience leading large ($5K to $2M), very complex environmental projects with a diverse group of stakeholders through all project phases. Demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders to build trust while aligning expectations and relationships; and understand and leverage mechanics of stakeholder organizations. Assembled top-tier teams from across the organization to fulfill project goals and develop new leaders. Engages in conflict resolution between stakeholders and team to ensure expectations are aligned in a collaborative work environment. Clearly communicates expectations for project requirements, scope, schedule and budget. Inspires success through a compelling vision where all team members understand how to be successful and able to identify their goals and individual contributions to a project. Enables and encourages team to come up with innovative solutions to complex problems. Establishes high quality connections and collaborates with project support specialists to create project systems and processes for maximum results.

Bannockburn, Il

Worldwide

Integral aircrew member aboard long range Navy patrol aircraft. Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of remote sensing data to search for, localize, identify, track, and establish engagement parameters for surface and subsurface sea vessels. Some of the best training I ever received in developing and implementing leadership, analytical, organizational, and teamwork skills while executing tactical duties in support of fleet missions worldwide. Previous security clearance level - Secret

Master Of Design Studies (Mds), Sustainable Design

Grad. Cert., Sustainable Design

Osu/Ngwa Credential In Groundwater Science, Hydrology And Water Resources Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Geological Sciences