Senior Advisor to USGBC California team for events and community engagement, water stewardship education, and external collaborations across existing chapters in California and under served markets, such as the Coachella Valley.

Leading advancement, funding, publication, and dissemination of VIBE's Guidance Reports

Developed Concept Summary Documents for Onsite Water Reuse in relevant municipal jurisdictions in the state of Hawaii. These summary documents included: Likely regulatory and permitting requirements, space allocation and treatment requirements, known reuse technology cost estimations, potential or projected water use savings, operations and maintenance considerations, and examples of community engagement talking points. In addition to the documents, I provided Designing for Water Reuse Trainings for Hawaii based AEC firms through the local AIA Honolulu component.

William Worthen, co-founder and CEO of Urban Fabrick until his death in 2017, was a nationally recognized sustainability and collaborative design leader. Over his twenty-year career, Bill balanced policy development with professional and public advocacy, practice experience, industry research and peer-to-peer education. Bill served as the sustainability consultant for many high-visibility projects exploring the practical application of cutting-edge sustainability strategies, energy performance and high-level LEED certifications for clients including: the San Francisco International Airport, Gensler, Perkins+Will, Tishman Speyer, and the cities of San Francisco and Palo Alto.In addition to his professional practice, Bill was a leading advocate for green building and sustainability policy. He served as a member of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Green Building Task Force, resulting in the city’s pioneering Green Building Ordinance which won the first World Green Building Council Government Leadership Award in 2011. At the time of his death, he was a member of the San Francisco Eco-District Formation Task Force, and the United States Green Building Counsel’s LEED Implementation Committee, working on new innovations in green building certifications. Bill also represented his profession as the AIA National Director and Resource Architect for Sustainability from 2010 to 2012, spearheading several cross-industry collaborative sustainability initiatives – most notably overseeing the development of the AIA Energy Modeling Practice Guide.The William J. Worthen Foundation’s mission is to carry on Bill's legacy of collaborative leadership in areas of sustainability and to advance a climate positive future. The primary purpose of the foundation shall be to promote and advance the planning, design, construction, use, reuse, performance, and beauty of the built and natural environment.501(c)3 - A California Public Benefit Corporation

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Closed Operations August 2021 - Sustainability Consulting and Communications PracticeKyle served as Urban Fabrick Inc’s Co-founder and COO and was responsible for the consultancy’s West Coast operations until its closure in August 2021. His leadership had established the firm as an influential community partner and reputable for inclusive technical training and successful sustainability projects.

Architecture Studio - Lectured on Water Reuse and Resource Recovery as design opportunities

In 2014, Good Design was founded by Bill Worthen and Kyle Pickett with the purpose of making coworking accessible to architects, engineers, and construction-focused professionals. Coworking spaces have enormous potential to be modern design guilds for the industry, bringing together professionals to share resources, collaborate, and offer flexible work environments that allow small firms to grow quickly in boom times and scale back when necessary. There is just one problem — coworking spaces don’t have the amenities AEC professionals need. Enter Good Design.Good Design partners with coworking spaces to provide the AEC amenities we use every day. Our pilot partnership is with Covo, the newest coworking space from coworking powerhouse Rebecca Brian Pan. It’s her 10th coworking space, and thanks to Good Design is the first to incorporate a full suite of AEC amenities! As the first coworking space in the country that really understands the need of the AEC community, Covo is chock full of architects, designers, engineers, and other industry professionals!More than just beautiful design and AEC amenities, Good Design offers a modern take on the design guild. In partnership with Good Design, Covo is the place for the AEC community to meet and learn from one another. Good Design will be curating ongoing lectures and training at Covo focused on what the design community and our clients need to know about performance, beauty, value, resiliency, durability, net zero energy, water reuse, living walls and roofs, wellness, comfort and universal design. Members can stay up to-date on the design concepts that clients and high performance building codes require without ever leaving their workspace. We invite you to experience Good Design and consider joining Covo’s growing community.

Coordinate and manage Internet based operations for a local retailer/manufacturer of specialty leather, neoprene, and latex goods on a global scale. My duties include managing a staff of five and acting as primary liaison between Production, the Mail Order staff, the company buyer, and the client.

Managed inventory controls utilizing multiple calculations to achieve perfect audit scores and low shrink. Maintained vendor relationships. Skilled in front and back of house store operations for stores in Portland, OR and San Francisco, CA.