Linda Foss Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Fredericksburg, Tx, Us

Program Manager for the Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP) of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT). A series of classes educating the public, parks departments, river authorities, landscapers, and the like in best practices for native plant landscaping and ecosystem stewardship – including wildlife habitat gardening. This program was created to encourage a transition back to nature that will reap priceless benefits for our environment, our community, and our economy.

Humble, Texas, Us

US Customs processing and logistics for supply and delivery of Ship Spares at any port of call worldwide, but primarily along the very busy U.S. Gulf Coast. Performance Support including implementation of software solutions to improve workflow. Direct Delivery is a very high volume 24/7 enterprise.

Manage events, communications, social media, cloud-based collaborative tools & IT solutions for nonprofit organizations working in nearly all areas of environmentalism and sustainability as an organizer, board member or volunteer. Produce Film festival, film series, lecture series, conference & other events, most of which are Zero Waste. Energy Audits/Modeling & LEED Certification.

The Houston Urban Gardeners is devoted to encouraging & supporting Houstonians in growing their own food and supporting local growers. We do this with a monthly meeting and presentation, field trips and other events. Membership and most events are free of charge and open to all. BTW, everyone should grow greens, if you have any space at all. Especially kale & collards which are cut & come again, not annuals, once started can survive through summer even in hot climates, don't need that much sun, and are some of the best foods you can add to your diet. Add greens to verything--soups, casseroles, eggs, sandwiches...

Nature Healing Nature provides simple solutions to the Global Problem of Safe Drinking Water & Hygiene to Prevent Water related Illness. Currently working with Engineers Without Borders teams on projects in Peru & Africa. I still contribute to these efforts.Solutions include rainwater harvesting, handwash stations, soap making, latrines, water purification methods and other needs as determined with the community. All solutions are designed using locally obtainable materials & can be maintained, even replicated, by the recipients. Billions have been spent on projects that fail in the long run because people can’t maintain the complicated systems they’ve been given. http://naturehealingnature.org/

Create and maintain solutions to all internal & external Communications & Information needs, as I help to organize and grow this loosely organized, volunteer-run, non-profit urban farming organization dedicated to growing local, organic food in the food desert of Houston's neglected 5th Ward, This area suffers from high unemployment, a blighted landscape and a lack of access to healthy food. We believe we are the solution to all those problems, while also making local organic food available to all of Houston. The Last Organic Outpost generates healthy communities and establishes a local food economy in Houston's under-served neighborhoods through urban farming and farm-based art & education. We empower communities through sustainable agriculture that teaches residents to produce safe, healthy and accessible food for all. We envision growing 'Food Everywhere' and seeding an Urban Agricultural District that cultivates our region's food and supports local farmers to thrive despite economic, environmental, health and social challenges.Our aim is to create Food Security through Food Everywhere! http://www.lastorganicoutpost.com

PSL Integrated Solutions offers myriad services for builders, architects, and homeowners, includingEnergy auditing and analysisBuilding plan analysisInfrared imagingENERGY STAR and LEED CertificationField inspections and testing, including blower door and duct blaster testing

We make rich internet applications. We made the innovative decision way back in 1998 to never make anything that wasn't natively web-based. It was a little difficult to sell to clients on it back then as they had to be convinced that being web-based didn't mean everything was 'out there' where everyone would see it. Many times we also had to invent the wheel ourselves since we were ahead of our time. But it has meant that clients could branch out at almost a moment's notice.I performed business analysis of data, business processes and communications to ensure our solutions streamline workflow and are in strategic alignment with clients’ big picture goals. Design and coordinate production & implementation of databases and custom software including a computer-based learning and records management system for a very unique, very high volume, non-profit adult vocational training organization that nearly tripled production capabilities and opened up new markets and revenue streams. Created intranets and implemented business development, customer relations and collaboration tools. Made hardware, platform and other technology decisions. Scripted and produced computer-based training programs and promotional video. Created print and online documentation for custom software packages. Published award-winning weekly web-based newspaper.

I spent several years creating a myriad of solutions for the Houston Area Safety Council that has allowed them to become possibly the largest workforce training facility in the world. Their vendor tells them they are right behind the NYC Metropolitan Transit Authority as the biggest North American users of the PVC cardstock used for trainee ID badges. HASC prepares an enormous number of workers for employment in chemical plants, refineries & other industrial facilities around the world and for those employers & site managers to verify all who enter the facility are appropriately screened and trained. I analyzed work processes and data needs to redesign the workflow, database & interfaces for computer based training, registration & record keeping for training, background & substance abuse screening, medical assessments and more. I used Agile methodology in designing the solutions in components so we could quickly implement solutions with the most impact without any down time or data loss. I functioned as the Project Manager during the development & implementation. I even had the building remodeled and furniture designed. This software and workflow improvement allowed them to triple capacity within the same building and almost the same staff. And they've continued to grow, building an expansive campus in 2014 where the volume of trainees and additional services require a main CBT lab with over 600 seats. Working with HASC & other collaborators, my company also created the North American Background Screening Consortium (NABSC) and the North American Substance Abuse Program (NASAP) and the online Contractor Pre-Qualification Database to aggregate & securely share data among several entities.

Scripted live, interactive educational television programs and developed accompanying curricula focusing on robotics, physics and other aspects of manned exploration of space.

Houston, Texas, Us

Began as an Intern in the Marketing department where I wrote press releases and PSAs for everything at the Museum. I also did some writing for the Membership and Development department. Scripted, produced and promoted award-winning PBS series Science Quest. Created and published lesson plans and other educational and promotional materials via print and the internet to support Science Quest and facilitate its use by public and home school teachers in the classroom. Created and published educational and promotional materials for the Houston Museum of Natural Science education programs.

Worked with a worldwide network of agents to coordinate the shipment and receipt of imported goods. Decipher federal code to clear goods through customs and other federal agencies. Interpreting the Code of Federal Regulations and Tariffs is the hard part and why the Licensed Customs Broker exam has an 80% failure rate even with years of experience. It isn't what you know but how good you are at finding it out and how well you can interpret the legalese. The other part of the job is building network of agents worldwide to get goods from door to door. And completing & submitting forms. Lots of forms.

Utilized customer service skills, knowledge and travel experience to assist clients in business and personal travel arrangements. Assembled custom tours. Ground & leisure components for conferences and events. Started up and managed branch locations. Produced monthly newsletter & direct mail advertising. Sales calls. Participated in seminars, training & travel opportunities to further knowledge.

Design Thinking, Knowledge Management, Problem Soving, Data Analysis, Gis

Masters, Instructional Technology, M.Ed

B.S., English, Professional Writing

Spanish & Mesoamerican Cultures

Associate'S Degree, Travel & Tourism