Chaberton develops Community Solar / distributed generation solar energy projects.Manage project development life cycle from site control through EPC selection, including environmental considerations, permitting, and design.

Piedmont was formed in 2019 to build, acquire, and operate solid waste sorting and processing facilities and trade in recycled products and fuels.• Lead technical and operations strategy for start-up focused on improving landfill diversion rates of waste and recycling• Cultivate relationships with key industry partners including several creditworthy large industrial users of solid alternative fuels leading to a robust pipeline of waste-to-energy projects across the U.S.

• Rapidly integrated next day delivery to nearly 40% of shipment lanes (highest % in network); required re-configuration of package sorter, personnel training, and adaptable material flow based on variation between day and night shifts; results included reduction of sorter recirculation by 50% and of departure errors by 42% in time for Prime Day 2019.• Doubled capacity to receive “eaches” (individual items as opposed to pallets of identical items) at no capital cost by improving material flow; set new building 24hr receive record of 99k units, representing a 48% improvement.• Improved OSHA Recordable Incident Rate by 42% YOY from first holiday season to second by aligning rewards & recognition program with site safety goals and reducing potential interaction between personnel and heavy equipment/forklifts.• Reduced turnover of hourly associates by 64% over 2 years by taking a servant leader approach to understanding concerns and addressing them, increasing inclusion & diversity among salaried managers, and greeting associates by first name to build community.• Strengthened community and business ties via multiple volunteer events and chamber of commerce involvement leading to an $85k donation by Amazon to outfit 5 STEAM labs in Petersburg High School and 4 elementary schools.

• Led due diligence process and evaluated the acquisition of two industry competitors leading to the acquisition of Green Circle Bio Energy Inc., increasing Enviva’s valuation by nearly 50%.• Key member of Corporate Project Steering Committee responsible for scope development and governance of organic growth representing over $500M in deployed capital.• Created processes to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate development opportunities for efficient resource allocation.

Successful transition from Staff Engineer to a key Operations Executive as the company grew from a start-up to become the world’s largest producer of renewable biomass energy fuels.• Managed ~300 FTEs from front line production to administrative roles such as safety, quality, procurement and engineering professionals with ~$100M annual budget across seven facilities. • Created best practices for facility launch streamlining time to run-rate production by 50%.• Achieved industry leading safety (<1.1 Total Incident Rate) and reliability (94%+ uptime) annual records.• Formulated long term growth strategies, developed annual budgets and ensured corporate alignment from the CEO to production floor staff as the company grew from 30 to 400+ employees.• Integrated three construction facilities in two years including hiring/training ~200 staff and commissioning ~$250M in equipment.• Led joint venture operation in the successful turn-around of a failing 3rd party pellet production facility utilizing Lean principles to increase production 4x on legacy equipment.• Engineered and implemented multi-functional in-house training and certification programs for 120+ key managers and associates.

• Managed team of ~50 direct reports with an annual budget of ~$20M across two production facilities.• Increased productivity by 100% on existing assets within six months followed by additional production increase while simultaneously completing testing of equipment slated for Enviva’s first in-house design-build pellet facility.

• Led due diligence team of 10 functional specialists for five potential opportunities supporting new strategic business line including 3rd party contractor management, overseeing communications, drafting investment memoranda & pro-forma financial models.• Completed two acquisitions totaling ~$25M in time to fulfill previously signed export contract.• Integrated both sites into the company to include safe, reliable, on-time delivery of high quality product; implemented personnel actions including hiring of replacement plant manager.

• Managed team of ~20 direct reports with an annual budget of ~$10M.• Created scalable pellet manufacturing processes resulting in revenue growth from $60M to $400M over following years.• Achieved ‘best in class’ by private equity firm, Riverstone Holdings, leading to their transformational capitalization of Enviva, LP.• Increased production 50%+ on legacy assets by implementing Lean Manufacturing principles and systematic process improvements.Enviva was named Intrinergy, LLC at this time.

• Implemented maintenance management system to include preventive and corrective maintenance leading to facility achieving and sustaining nearly 100% customer availability and capturing $200k of increased revenue.• Developed system to prioritize capital and maintenance funding increasing efficiency by 100%.Enviva was named Intrinergy, LLC at this time.

Submarine Officer with proven track record of successful leadership, executive management, strategy execution, and process improvement in several positions of increasing responsibility.

• Identified as #1 Chief Engineer of 5 peers in Submarine Squadron 8.• Responsible for training, certification and day-to-day activities of 60 direct reports consisting of mid-grade managers, supervisors and skilled trades.• Supervised material management and repairs of $1B nuclear powered submarine to include 4 dedicated repair/outage periods and a 7-month deployment.

• Coordinated operational training for overseas deployments of 25 submarines and nearly 400 personnel.• Advised senior Naval and Intelligence Community leaders on submarine mission capabilities.• Ranked #1 (of 12) among peers on the staff.

• Managed team of 8-15 craftsmen in the operation & maintenance of $1B nuclear powered submarine.• Executed missile strikes in support of Operations Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) & Iraqi Freedom.

Began by cleaning windshields, sweeping floors, and pumping gas at full-service station; worked my way into the "front office." Family-owned business.