ABOUT

• Electrical Contractors License #934358

• California General Contractors License

• Certified Green Building Professional (Sonoma State University)

Lush Planet Design Build and Electric, Owner Operator, 2005-2007; 2008-present

Created and managing operator of residential and commercial remodeling and new construction company in West Sonoma County.

Codding Enterprises Sustainability Program Manager 2007

Reporting directly to the Chief Sustainability Officer. Duties: maintain ongoing relationships with environmental and community groups, manage various sustainable elements of project with consultants and staff, work on initial design proposals, prepare LEED documentation, create Sustainable Specifications Manual, manage interns and administer many other day to day tasks. Contact Geof Syphers CSO Codding Enterprises (Currently CEO of Sonoma Clean Power)

Stokes Sustainable Builders Owner Operator 2004-2005

Created and ran an Environmentally Friendly wood flooring company. Established and ran a company installing FSC certified floors and refinishing existing wood floors using low VOC wood finishes.

Yoga Instructor 1999-2005. Yoga Works and various Los Angeles Studios.

Taught 10 classes per week along with 10 private clients per week. Wrote over 20 articles for Yogi Times. Created, marketed and executed apprx. 10 workshops on various yoga practices and principles.

Sutton Design. Operations Manager, Assistant Builder. 1998. 2000-2004 (part time)

Manage all aspects of custom interiors business 1 year. Assistant to head builder designer, 2000-2004 work on a wide range of projects, from remodels to specialty fabrication. Primarily high end fabrications for Santa Monica Film Production companies. Contact Ray Sutton 310-710-7589

Paul Ford Construction. Carpenter 2005-2006

Remodels, windows and doors. Contact. Paul Ford 310-452-3673

Luminous Landscaping Project Manager 1997-1998

Mange large residential landscaping projects managing large Spanish speaking crews. Contact John Macy. Deceased

Merle Norman Cosmetics, Software Support Tech. 1996-1997

Work with franchise companies to install, upgrade and operate software changes to the internal POS system.

Coastal Tune Up. 1992-1995

Created and Operated Mobile automotive repair service in Bodega Bay, CA.

Confab Construction Carpenter 1990

Assist the lead carpenter in building pre-cast concrete forms for large scale parking structure.

• Building Performance Institute (BPI) Energy Efficiency Training. Primarily HVAC systems training. 2008-2009

• Sonoma State University Green Building Program 2006-2007

• Pacific Energy Center. Ongoing Seminar Series. 2005- 2009 Energy Efficient Building and Design. Building Performance Certified Professional Program.

• The Solar Living Institute: Grid tied solar energy system design for residential applications.

• Santa Rosa Junior College Architecture and Construction Tech program, Alternative Fuels Program, Sustainable Agriculture 2005- 2007

• UC Berkeley Degree Political Science with highest honors with an emphasis on the economic development of newly industrializing countries. 1989-91

• Landmark Education 1996-2005 biweekly studies in Personnel Management, Communication, Business Development and Business Consulting

• Santa Rosa Junior College Automotive Technology program Electrical emphasis 1992-93

• Santa Monica College. Transfer to UC, Emphasis on Economics and Politics. Completed highest level of applied mathematics.1985-89

• Santa Monica High School California Proficiency Exam 1983-85

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Sonoma County Green Building Resources Web Page.. view at http://sonomagreenbuildresources.typepad.com

20 articles in Yogi Times Contact www.yogitimes.com for details.

“The Sustainable Economic Development of newly Industrializing Nations: A case Study” Thesis from UC Berkeley. A study of Economic Activity in emmerging countries. This initial interest has transformed into sustainable economic activity. Available upon request

UCLA and many Los Angeles Yoga Studios. 2000- 2005. Yoga instructor and seminar leader

Landmark Education: 1997-2005 Lead introductions to the Landmark Forum; manage seminar productions, and manage volunteers

Boulder Outdoor Survival School, 1995. 27 day wilderness survival training, team leadership, primitive structure design and building, wilderness navigation, primitive living skills, wild edibles,

Tom Brown Jr. Wilderness Survival School 1995, Basic wilderness training, native edibles, wildlife awareness and survival skills.

Omega Institute 1995. Intern 1 summer, various workshop duties and studies including, meditation, yoga, qi gong, natural foods, alternative healing

Vippassana Meditation 1995-2004 1000 hours of meditation training

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United States Green Building Council, Redwood Chapter. Member

Descends of the Earth. A non-profit dedicated to the preservation of Native American culture and made accessible to all. Community Member.

Occidental Arts and Ecology Center. Supporting Community Member.

Ocean Song. Community Member

• Green Building

• Renewable energy

• Ecology

• Sustainability

• Self-sufficiency

• Sustainable agriculture

• Sustainable transportation

• Global politics

• Economics

• Indigenous culture

• Nature

• Wilderness survival

• Science

• Technology

• Cultural anthropology

• Entrepreneurialism

• Comparative religion

• Surfing

• Teaching

• Maps and travel

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