Neil Kaufman Email & Phone Number

Dallas, TX, US

Dallas, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Oversee campus gardens and farmers market. Create, organize and evaluate UHD environmental initiatives to decrease environmental impact. Organize and conduct student and staff education and training in sustainability. Connect UHD with new trends in sustainability in higher education. Develop and perform tracking and reporting of sustainability metrics.

Austin, Texas

Create, organize and evaluate UHD environmental initiatives to decrease environmental impact. Organize and conduct student and staff education and training in sustainability. Connect UHD with new trends in sustainability in higher education. Develop and perform tracking and reporting of sustainability metrics.

San Marcos, TX

• Botanist for LeafSnap project, writing botanical descriptions for hundreds of trees.
• Grant writing for over a million dollars-worth of program initiation and development.
• Oversee database of over 100,000 photographs.
• Wikipedia and website edits.
• Edits high resolution images in Photoshop.
• GeckoWeb project completion

Austin, Texas

San Marcos

• Coordinated with the STAR, The City of San Marcos, Bobcat Blend, and Texas Disposal Systems to provide and teach several courses on the science and techniques of backyard composting.
• Designed and created 20 hours of Powerpoints and presentation materials.

Coastal Cloud Forest, Ecuador

• Worked with international ecologists to establish a novel, long-term microclimate study using iButtons.
• Assist in community outreach and education.
• Obtained a Permaculture Design certificate and helped to develop the community’s sustainable agriculture program.

San Marcos

• Presented to elementary, middle, and high school groups throughout Texas on the benefits and importance of composting and recycling.
• Brought in tens of thousands of dollars of grants for new projects.
• Worked with the student body administration to better incorporate composting and recycling on campus.
• Educate Texas State University and off-campus students and adults on the process of large-scale composting and the environmental benefits to composting.
• Secure funding for program improvement and new projects.

Austin

• Coordinated and established compost diversion programs at dozens elementary and middle schools throughout Central Texas.
• Educated school district administrators, principals, teachers, kitchen and custodial staff, and students on the importance of separating organics from recyclable materials.
• Implemented Austin’s Zero Waste policy

• Manage waste diversion and collection at Austin concerts and events.
• Lead up to a few dozen of volunteers and staff and organize strategic placement of waste receptacles.
• Lead the SXSW Pan-American festival’s waste management and diversion for two consecutive years. Coordinated with event organizers to maximize efficiency and minimize trash.

Creedmor

• Compost specialist for the Creedmoor location, selling and maintaining bulk products.
• Plant intake, care, propagation, sales, and orders.