Tim Cole is an accomplished environmental professional passionate about developing innovative solutions in recycling, reusing, and repurposing waste. He has more than 30 years of experience in waste management and recycling, including twelve years working in Biomass Energy Recovery services.Highly regarded as a subject matter expert (SME) in Anaerobic Digestion and sustainable recycling, Cole is an expert in using a broad range of feedstock varieties and digester technologies and optimizing Anaerobic digestion plant operations. As the founder of the 12-year old Michigan-based waste management and recycling firm, Eco Partners, Cole specializes in helping companies "rethink recycling."Cole's sustainable recycling solutions help companies across the United States manage food and organics, environmental, and materials waste issues. He takes the position that "waste is nothing more than a mismanaged resource" and views disposal as a last resort. Instead, he focuses on coming up with "outside the box" solutions to the waste problems other companies have been unable to solve.Tim Cole's company manages the optimization process at the Middlebury Indiana biodigester, located on the Culver Duck campus. The Middlebury digester is the first authorized business site to operate the game-changing Valkyrie Analytics System. In addition, Cole's company, Eco Partners, is the primary authorized distributor for the Valkyrie Analytics System.Tim Cole has designed and implemented innovative industrial and municipal wastewater treatment solutions, power quality improvement, and energy reduction systems. And as a "serial entrepreneur" for more than 23 years, he has also specialized in startups, new business development, new product development, direct sales, sales channel management, marketing, trade shows, and management experience dedicated to achieving profitability and delivering outstanding value to customers.Cole expresses his passion for helping safeguard the environment in working every day to develop newer and better ways to reuse and repurpose waste streams from a broad range of industries. And as technology continues to evolve, so do the sustainable solutions he and his team develop. In addition, he takes great pride in helping his clients recover value from the waste their companies generate by converting it to biomass renewable energy.Happily married to his high school sweetheart, he is the proud father of a son and two large dogs. A true outdoorsman, Tim Cole is never happier than when he is working outside, walking, or fishing.