Nicholas Franco

Experience

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  Electronic Data Systems

  Aug 1988 - Sept 1989

  Engineering Systems Engineer
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  Cray Research

  Oct 1990 - Aug 1995

  • Technical Integration Engineer

    Sept 1993 - Aug 1995

  • System Administrator

    Oct 1990 - Sept 1993
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  Minnesota Legislative Auditors Office

  Jul 1996 - Dec 1996

  Program Evaluator
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  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  Aug 1997 - Nov 2007

  • Director - National Planning, Measures and Analysis Staff

    Mar 2006 - Nov 2007

  • Deputy Director - National Planning, Measures and Analysis Staff

    Jan 2004 - Mar 2006

  • Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Compliance

    Apr 2001 - May 2004

  • Environmental Protection Specialist

    Aug 1997 - Apr 2001
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  Sierra Club

  Apr 2009 - Aug 2010

  Research Associate
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  Avery Dennison

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  MBA Consulting
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  Best Buy

  Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  MBA Consulting
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  Independent

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Sustainability Consultant
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  World Kinect Energy Services

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2021

  • Director, Global Renewable Energy & Sustainability

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2021

  • Director, Sustainability Services

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2017
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  Davit Consulting

  Jul 2021 - Jun 2023

  Founder
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  Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

  Jun 2023 - now

  Director of Corporate Net Zero Transition

  I lead C2ES’s work on developing and sharing best practices for development and communication of corporate low-carbon transition plans. This includes convening companies to identify technologies and strategies for lowering carbon emissions, methods for measurement of climate-related financial risk, identification of opportunities to develop low-carbon goods and services, and identification of sector-specific approaches to achieving low-carbon goals.