Project Management – Sustainability Science – Ecological Restoration – Resource Conservation – Climate Change – Smart Growth – Best Management Practices – Green Infrastructure – Urban Design – Environmental Planning – Statistics – By-Product Synergies – Green Business Strategies – Urban Planning – Demographic Analysis – Watersheds – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Database Management – Water Resources Management – Regional Planning – Economic Development – Education & Outreach – Natural Hazards & Disasters – Coastal Zone Management – Waste Management, Pollution Clean-Up, & Recycling – Spatial Analysis – Expert Witness Services – Open Source & Freeware – Research & Publishing

A leader in sustainable development planning, ecological restoration, water resources planning & management, with a natural ability to develop, administer, and manage large-scale ecological systems, spatial analysis projects, and field-based (in situ) environmental resources assessments. An aptitude to Identify and help capitalize on emerging sustainable development and ecological restoration ventures to propel an organization in government or industry to world-class status. Motivational management style with a proven history of building, guiding, and retaining high-performance team members across diverse backgrounds both domestically and internationally. Strive to optimize sustainability-oriented operations, ecological restoration and spatial analysis methods, network governmental and non-governmental organizations, and promote sustainability initiatives for organizations through stakeholder education and outreach.

Leadership

Served as a project manager, in both academia and industry, on various projects for highly diverse group and funding sources. Develop and oversee public-private collaborations for local and regional sustainability initiatives. Worked as team associate and collaborator to ecological restoration and design firms. Fulbright Fellow representing USA’s international exchange mission and future leadership potential.

Business Development

Developed an effective blend of best practices, teamwork-based culture, combined with the execution of organizational goals, strategies, and measures, which helped support the formation and growth of two consulting companies.

Research & Publication

Secured Research Funding from NY State Department of State; Empire State Development; Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada; Ryerson University; Binghamton University (SUNY); US Department of State; J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. Authored 50 collaborative peer-reviewed articles/technical reports/online reports/book chapters/conference papers.