Chad brings 20 years of experience in environmental research, systems analysis, and lifecycle management to this project as well as more recent experience in public contracting and grants management. He has been a leader in collaborative regional planning around biomass recovery in the Bay Area for the last five years. He holds a doctorate in sustainability management (from UC Berkeley) and a bachelors degree in chemical engineering (from The University of Michigan). He has previously worked as a professor of sustainability and as a program lead at sustainability management consultancies.