mkluko@gmail.comDecades of engineering, environmental, solid waste, and NEPA experience, - 20 years in renewable energy, agriculture & CEA. Former COO Fountainhead Engineering Ltd (20 years), Former CEO Artesian Farm 2019-2021 (New Buffalo, MI) co-founded Artesian Farms (Detroit, MI) Founder former CEO of Green Spirit Farms 2011-2018. Recent focus has been biogas, biochar, alternative fuels, solar energy (PV). Past projects included beneficial reuse of mining residuals, (carbon capture & soil amendment) biomass-based fuels, plant-based proteins and Functional Foods. ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, sustainability SME with extensive technology commercialization and go-to-market experience. Additional experience:Senior Environmental Scientist/NEPA Specialist Nakupuna Consulting Principal MK Associates LLCPresident & Co-Founder Fountainhead Engineering Ltd COO Co-Founder GreenAgg Technologies LLCCOO Co-Founder Renewable Densified Fuels LLCPresident Co-Founder Ecolutions LLCPresident Co-Founder Highland Environmental CorpCTO VP Business Development Co-Founder International Technology and Materials Inc.Vice President Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) Midwest RegionCorp Manager Business Development BFI American Ref-FuelHas held senior positions in publicly traded companies, Top 50 ENR firms, publicly traded waste services firms, managed CEA & agricultural projects as owner, engineering consultant, developer, technology provider. Multi international patent holder for renewable biomass energy (densified fuel) production technology U.S. Patents issued 6-14-11, 3-20-12, and 2-19-13 for industrial boilers replacing coal as a primary fuel.In 2018 developed extraction/distillation operations in Oregon for hemp and cannabis (brownfield). Permitted a third extraction lab in Kentucky (for hemp) also a brownfield. In 2019 developed a hemp extraction business in Michigan (brownfield), and subsequently another operation in Wisconsin while providing regulatory services to clients in Colorado, Michigan and Illinois. Currently working with select PV developers on utility scale projects as well as researchers in Functional Food sectors promoting plant based solutions to reduce carbon supporting the “Circular Economy".Published and lectured on environmental, agriculture, and sustainable topics for over 20 years including a 2014 Ted Talk on vertical farming (see YouTube), Forbes Online, BBC1 and numerous print media (2016 Popular Mechanics Special Edition). Conducted workshops on hemp farming and extraction - Michigan State Cooperative Service.
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