STRATEGIST · AUTHOR · ADVISOR
Turn ambition into measurable results.
Assisting organizations prioritize investments, and translate commitments into practical programs that can be implemented, measured, and scaled.
Drawing on 20 years across buildings, operations, government, and carbon markets, I bring strategy and execution together; Everything from the boiler room to the boardroom.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OPPROTUNITY
Targets are set. Execution is where it succeeds.
Most organizations already have targets, data, and a list of initiatives. Prioritization, integration across functions, and a way to execute inside budgets and operating constraints is how to achieve scalable solutions.
Reports satisfy disclosure but never change an asset, a fuel bill, or a capital plan.
The Framework
Understand → Prioritize → Execute → Verify → Scale
The five-part method from Decarbonization That Works is the connective tissue across advisory, workshops, and keynotes.
Understand
A defensible picture of emissions, assets, operations, cost, and constraints.
Prioritize
Rank initiatives by impact, cost, feasibility, and business value.
Execute
Turn priorities into owned projects, budgets, governance, and timelines.
Verify
Measure outcomes and validate claims with data leadership can defend.
Scale
Extend what worked across sites, portfolios, and supply chains.
Ways to Work With Mike
Defined engagements, clear outputs.
Executive Briefing
A focused session that gives leadership clarity on priorities, risks, and the decisions in front of them.
Strategic Workshop
A facilitated working session that aligns the team and produces an action framework.
Roadmapping
A prioritized, financially grounded plan that converts targets into an execution sequence.
Fractional Leadership
Embedded senior leadership when the organization lacks internal capacity without a full-time hire.
Keynotes & Moderated Conversations
Talks and panels that make implementation concrete for executive and industry audiences.
Evidence
Work that has been implemented.
Global pharmaceutical operations
Built the pathway from enterprise carbon targets to plant-level energy, waste, and capital projects across a multi-site manufacturing footprint.
Public school portfolio
Benchmarked and modernized aging school facilities, turning utility data into a prioritized retrofit program with measured savings.
Post-disaster infrastructure
Advised rebuilding efforts after major hurricanes, embedding resilience and energy performance into reconstruction decisions.
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The Book · Coming in 2026
Decarbonization That Works
The framework behind every engagement: how leaders decide what matters, fund the right work, prove it worked, and scale it across the organization.
Speaking
Sessions that leave the room with decisions.
- Decarbonization That Works: From Targets to Results
- The Implementation Gap: Why Climate Strategies Stall and Succeed
- Optimization: The Cheapest Ton of Carbon Is the One You Never Emit
Selected Media
Highlighted Appearances
- 2026GeekWire: What's Working in Climate Tech and What's NotFeatured perspective from Pacific Northwest Climate Week on scaling proven climate solutions.
- 2026AEE West: The Next Frontier, Using Digital MRV to Verify DecarbonizationA current technical session connecting carbon markets with credible measurement and verification.
- 2025 and 2026Climate Week NYC Energy Transition & Resilience Forum KeynoteExecutive relevance across infrastructure, energy, resilience, and investment.
- 2024Renewable Rides Podcast: A Systems-Based Approach to Net ZeroA practical conversation about systems thinking, implementation, and business value.
- 2022U.S. Department of Energy Conference: Decarbonization of IndustryConnects government, industrial, technical, and implementation experience.
- 2016TEDxHerndon: A Zero Energy, Water, and Waste FutureThe most recognizable public platform and clearest demonstration of communication ability.
- 2015U.S. Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO + ForumFederal policy credibility and engagement with government decision makers.
- 2015UNESCO Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment SystemsInternational reach across energy, water, sustainability, and economic development.