Bio

🙋‍♂️ I serve as Managing Director for the Food and Manufacturing practice for the global engineering firm Black & Veatch, responsible for leading the development of Black & Veatch’s innovative scale-up and sustainable manufacturing solutions across multiple production technologies. 💡 I help companies scale up manufacturing infrastructure (lab, pilot, and commercial scale), including development of future food technologies through Black & Veatch's NextGen Ag brand. 🌏 I am passionate about helping new and emerging companies bridge the gap between science, engineering, and commercialization. I love to see the impact and improvement that innovations have on the lives of people and communities across the globe. 🏭 My experience includes a wide variety of design-build and EPC projects in the food and beverage industry, with clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. I specialize and enjoy the challenge of risk mitigation of high risk and fast-track projects, ensuring that clients can achieve their business objectives, on time and on budget. 👷 I have a passion for strategically building, developing, and leading engineering teams for cross-disciplinary project execution. My focus areas include project, resource, and client relationship management, recruiting and retention, and coaching, mentoring, and developing engineers. Specialties ♦ Team Alignment (multidisciplinary teams in design, construction, startup, and commissioning) ♦ Business Development (lead identification, qualification, and conversion) ♦ Commercial Negotiations (client account, vendor, and subcontractor management) ♦ Project Director (execution of high risk and fast-track projects) ♦ Project and Program Management ♦ Risk Mitigation (design and construction) ♦ Stakeholder Collaboration ♦ Project Delivery Methodologies (design-build and engineer-procure-construct [EPC]) ♦ Quality Management