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Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Founder of a small consulting group focused on providing independent evaluation and high quality data on performance and impact of new environmental and cleantech innovations.

Southern Research

Manage a 25 person technology department focused on the development of clean technology. Focus on renewable energy, biofuels, biochemicals, clean vehicle, and other green tech. Manage business strategy, development, and growth. -Focused business growth on emerging technologies, including renewable chemicals and fuels, solar thermal energy storage, and carbon capture and utilization-Manage staff of 20+ engineers, scientists, and administrative support staff with a focus on resource allocation, staff development and growth-Develop and oversee budgets for all aspects of business operation, including $5-10 million annual project revenues, ~$1.5M non-labor operating budget, and annual capital budgets-Firm believer that workplace culture is as important as strategy-Program Manager for the NRG COSIA Carbon XPrize Measurement & Verification Contract, leading the evaluation of over 20 innovative carbon capture and utilization technologies for a $20 million prize competition-US Technical Expert on the development of ISO 14034: Environmental Technology Verification, focused on the independent evaluation of innovative technologies that provide an environmental added value or sustainability impact-Co-principal investigator for the development of new innovations for the storage of high temperature thermal energy in concentrating solar power facilities via thermochemical process and for the recovery of lithium from geothermal brines

Managed group of 5+ staff focused on the demonstration and evaluation of innovative technologies for climate change mitigation, including clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation technologiesDeveloped clean transportation technology evaluation business and capability from scratch, resulting in ~$7M in business revenuesManaged operation of the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Technology Center as its Director, which evaluated over 40 technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Served as engineer and project leader for numerous innovative environmental technology demonstration and evaluation programs for multiple clients, including distributed generation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean vehicle technologies

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Engineering Science - Environmental Engineering