Responsible for managing environmental projects, sustainability, and business development. Currently Project Manager for Wind Turbine R&D Projects at ALSTOM Power Wind Division.

Providing business strategies and sustainable solutions that save you money* Developing processes for improving the effectiveness of municipal/residential recycling.* Developing tactical and strategic plans for several small business owners. * Spruill Conservation Project Manager - Developed comprehensive strategies, site plans, and estimates to restore a historic farm to pre-agriculture state and establish an ecotourism learning center ($3M).

Director Special Projects 2008 - 2012* Directed Altria's Engineering Leadership Development Program for the development of engineering talent via 4 year rotational assignments in Engineering, R&D, and Manufacturing ($7M).* Project Manager for installation of product tracking system (upgrade)from production to retail ($3M).** US Patent Holder for Apparatus and Method of Harvesting Agricultural Row CropsHaving Biased Guide MembersDirector Environmental Compliance and Engineering 2004 - 2008* Developed inaugural sustainability program and established key environmental indicators.* Developed and Chaired Water Strategy Forum (stakeholder engagement) with state and local governments, universities, NGOs and industry partners.* Program Manager for the construction of an Engineered Wetland that won the Governor's Gold Environmental Award for effluent reduction.* Established enterprise wide multi-year reduction goals for key performance indicators (10%-15%).

* Responsible for facilities and R&D infrastructure for the Neuchatel Organization of 180 employees.* Project Manager for the installation of special paper making equipment ($2.5M) and qualification of laboratories for ignition propensity testing.

Director of Banded Paper Program (2000 - 2002)* Developed the business case assessment for the commercialization of Banded Paper (BP) to reduce the risk of fires caused by carelessly handled cigarettes.* Program Manager for the commercialization of BP including $50M mill upgrade, product development/acceptance, and provided technical guidance for appropriate consumer communications.Principal Engineer (1993 - 2000)* Project Leader for a diverse group of PhD Scientist and engineers and worked with NIST to develop the fundamental correlation between fabric ignition and market cigarette energy properties in lab environments.* Identified fluid dynamic properties that led to a break through allowing the smooth deposition of slurry pulp onto the paper machine and transferred technology from bench top to full scale in 1 year ($4M initiative). ** U.S. Patent Holder for Method and Apparatus for Applying Material to a Web.Manager of R&D Pilot Plant (1991 - 1993)* Managed the development and production of new processes, equipment, product prototypes with 57 employees and $6M operating budget.* Implemented new inventory management and scheduling rules that improved quality and increased production capacity by 30%.

* Technical Marketing Representative responsible for proposal development and liaison with Navy and Air Force Technology Centers of Excellence.* Sr Test and Evaluation Engineer responsible for design of test structures for the fatigue/static testing of full-scale aircraft.