Current Affiliations

Advisory Board Member - The Nawn Factory
Advisory Board Member - Folia Materials
Climate Advisory Group - UC Davis Venture Catalyst Aggies for Climate Equity
EIR / Startup Mentor - Climate Haven
Startup Mentor - The Capital Network
Startup Mentor - The MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge
Visiting Scholar - Arizona State University Arizona Center for Algae Technology & Innovation

As Collaborator & Co-Author on SBIRs, Technology Research, and Innovation Grants:

Co-Investigator / Collaborator:

2024 - ClimateHaven - Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Round 3 - $1,000,000
2024 - Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation - Soutwest Mmicroalgal Research and Testing (SMaRT) - $12,500,000
2022 - Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation & the National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Direct Air Capture Integration with Algae Carbon Biocatalysis - $3,900,000 - DE-EE0009674
2020 - Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation - Decision-Model Supported Algal Cultivation Process Enhancement - $3,500,000 - DE-EE0008906

Small Business Innovative Research Grant Program:

2024 Phase I AI for Complete, Equitable Streets (ACES): Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning to Deliver Data-Driven Guidance for Complete Streets - $200,000
2021 Phase II - 3D-biomaging of charge transfer within biofilms - $1,600,000
2020 Phase I - Microbial Potentiometric Sensors for Determination of Algal Biomass and the Impacts of Nutrient Loading - $206,140.00 DE-DESC0020897
2020 Phase I - 3D-biomaging of charge transfer within biofilms - $198,336 DE-SC0020472
2019 Phase II - Automated Monitoring of the Rhizosphere Using Graphite Electrodes - $1,047,776 - DE-SC0018495
2018 Phase I - Automated Monitoring of the Rhizosphere using a Microbial Sensor - $224,288.00 - DE-SC0018495
2018 Phase IIB - Automated Monitoring of Subsurface Microbial Metabolism with Graphite Electrodes - $993,678.00 - DE-SC0013194
2016 Phase II - Automated Monitoring of Subsurface Microbial Metabolism with Graphite Electrodes - $994,439 - DE-SC0013194
2016 Phase I - Automated Monitoring of Subsurface Microbial Metabolism with Graphite Electrodes - $200,000 - DE-SC0013194

Recent Awards

2022 - AlgaePrize - First Stage Winner - $5,000
2019 - Water Council Tech Challenge - Biological Sensor - $10,000

Past Projects

2017-2019 Technical Advisor to publicly traded Natural Biopesticide Company going through EPA Trials before a pivot into a SPAC.

Project Manager or Consultant:

2015 Project Manager on not developing 880 acres of ocean-view ranch in Pismo Beach, CA.
2013 Consultant to develop greenhouse gas emissions and resource monitoring system used by major league sports.
2010 - 2015 Pre-Development Project Manager for transforming a 47+ acre an EPA superfund site into a mixed-used development.
2008 Project Planner and Technical Consultant on pre-development planning to bring infrastructure-scale Waste-to-Energy and Datacenter technology to Ghana.
2007 Project Planner on Middle East Multiple 'Super Projects'.
2006 Project Manager that upgraded water, energy, and computer infrastructure to a school in Ghana, West Africa

reNature, Inc. Founder & CEO:

reNature created high-value microbial biofertilizers using a novel high-throughput aerobic bioreactor technology and partnerships with national-scale distribution foodbanks based in Arizona.

2015 NCIIA/VentureWell E-Teams Stage III Investment - $50,000
2014 Village Capital Agriculture Accelerator Investment Semi-Finalist
2013 Mass Challenge Finalist
2013 MAC6 Conscious Capitalism Accelerator- $100,000
2013 NCIIA/VentureWell E-Teams Stage II Grant - $20,000
2012 CleanTech Open Semi-Finalist - $49,950
2012 Rice Business Plan Competition Semi-Finalist - $500
2011 Startup Open Global Entrepreneurship Week Semi-Finalist
2011 CNBC.com "Top 15 Most Promising Startups"
2011 NCIIA/VentureWell E-Teams Stage I Grant - $5,000
2011 ASU Edson Prize Grant - $ 10,000