Experience

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  Direct Gain Consulting LLC

  • Partner

    • Oct 2012 - Present

    Created by internationally known industry leaders, Direct Gain facilitates high impact projects in technology, intellectual property, finance, marketing and strategy. Direct Gain provides integrated services to clients representing the renewable energy and environmental industries, original equipment manufacturers, utilities, venture capital/private equity firms, individuals/start-ups, investors, trade associations, government, project developers and professional service providers.

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  Richard & James LLC

  • President

    • Jul 2009 - Present

    Richard & James is a small, nimble consulting and engineering firm providing the knowledge and management necessary to address energy and waste, two key components of the green maze. Drawing on the latest thinking and incorporating innovative, proven technologies, we tailor practical and cost-effective solutions in consultation with our clients. Our mission is improving financial performance and environmental stewardship through a focus on:• Energy consumption and efficiency • Waste generation, handling and recovery • Distributed power generation• Alternate fuelsProjects can include investigations and knowledge development, feasibility evaluations, conceptual and detailed designs, and acquisition, installation, start-up and delivery.

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  Healthcare Waste Solutions

  • Project Manager/Plant Manager

    • 2003 - 2008

    Directed all plant operations and transportation logistics during the ownership and management transition following acquisition of Genesis Environmental. Trained the corporate regional operations director and replacement plant manager. Engineered and implemented facility modifications and provided overall plant equipment and system troubleshooting. Maintained permit compliance and secured a 10-year renewal of the facility permit. Conducted waste generation and handling assessments for a multi-billion dollar regional client. Led early-stage recycling and medical device reprocessing initiatives for two Fortune 500 medical product manufacturers. Directed the design and equipment procurement for a sister facility’s material handling system. Created and certified quality control procedures for the company’s two largest waste treatment facilities.

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  Genesis Environmental, Ltd.

  • Plant Manager & Partner

    • 1997 - 2003

    Co-managed the start-up and successful growth of the company in a highly competitive and fractured marketplace. Directed process operations, transportation logistics and customer relations. Conducted engineering, troubleshooting, maintenance and facility modifications. Managed all permit activities. Specified and procured processing equipment, trucks and trailers. Negotiated customer and vendor contracts. Directed the design, engineering and construction of the company’s automated medical waste treatment facility. Conducted construction management meetings. Completed pre-operational testing, start-up, troubleshooting and staffing of the completed facility. Developed operating protocols. Created and maintained a comprehensive operations manual.

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  Burgess Cleaning & Restoration

  • Vice President

    • 1996 - 1997

    Managed all project and financial operations. Scheduled and directed disaster restoration and construction project teams and subcontractors, prepared all project estimates, and managed complex insurance company and contentious client relations. Assembled, dispatched and directed emergency response teams.

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  Science Education Enterprises

  • President and Founder

    • 1993 - 1996

    Built a diversified team of subcontractors providing design, production, installation, maintenance, financing and promotion. Conceived, designed and actively promoted to US science centers an interactive exhibit that illustrated the laws of physics. Created and promoted a knowledge game based on Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center that was seriously considered for licensing and sale in the Theme Park by The Walt Disney Company.

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  Chambers Development Company

  • Director, Facilities Development

    • 1989 - 1992

    Directed the design, engineering, siting, permitting, marketing and public acceptance activities related to a new multi-million dollar medical waste facility. Selected a PR firm and managed all public relations aspects of the facility’s development. Led the design, engineering, equipment procurement, start-up and marketing of a $1.75 million materials recovery facility, Chambers’ first integrated and centralized residential recycling operation. Moved recycling efforts from pilot programs to functional field operations. Managed cross-functional executives, reduced inter-function conflicts and rallied resources to deliver key projects. Acted as the official public spokesperson on both the medical waste and recycling projects.

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  Westinghouse Electric Corporation

  • Engineer/Senior Engineer/Principal Engineer

    • 1974 - 1989

    Directed comprehensive, state-of-the-art analyses of reactor core experiments, inherent safety features and engineered safety systems. Led the conceptual design of two additional advanced reactor systems. Managed marketing initiatives for renewable energy technologies such as fuel cells, wind turbines and solar electric. Led the product development for a proprietary, high-efficiency solar electric technology, and held a key position on the team responsible for the design of a $25 million manufacturing facility. Forged and managed a strategic alliance that chartered Westinghouse in the commercial remote power systems market.