Experience

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  Albert kahn associates, architects engineers

  Jan 1964 - Jan 1969

  Senior project manager

  Was client contract manager for design and construction of large scale, complex commercial and institutional buildings, including Detroit City Airport, National IRS Administrative Center, Sinai General Teaching Hospital Campus, National Bank of Detroit Office Building, and The Trane Company World Headquarters.

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  Robert damora, architect and planner

  Jan 1969 - Jan 1971

  Principal and senior architect

  In residence, he operated Site Office in Nassau, The Bahamas. Managed design and construction of innovative prototype low-income housing in new town community planned and developed for the Bahamian Government. He worked directly with the Minister of Development on city planning.

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  Mccombs solar company

  Jan 1972 - Jan 1979

  Co-founder and president

  Company established and operated assembly- manufacturing plant for proprietary, completely self-contained pre-package designed SunFountain(TM) solar domestic hot water heating system, installed as a stationary appliance, for sales to wholesale, consumer and builder markets. Company also provided design engineering and installation service for commercial and industrial hot water and process heat systems. Designed 5,000 gallon per day solar DHW system installed on Hogate’s Restaurant, Washington, D. C. Show less

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  Meanwhile research farm

  Jan 1972 - Jan 1979

  Owner

  Established and operated the farm as an R&D, pilot, and commercial technology testing facility for McCombs Solar Company. Aim was to conduct long-term agricultural energy crop research for a superior ethanol fuel feedstock. Also tested were different forms of recycled municipal solid waste from three nearby cities for commercial agriculture soil conditioner. Implemented cooperative agreements with the West Virginia University Water Research Institute and arranged international germplasm accessions through US Department of Agriculture Research Service to conduct growing trials. Goal was to develop ideal sugar tuber crop for producing ethanol fuel. Results of research resulted in development of new industrial sugar tuber crop, SunSpuds™ in 1993. Show less

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  The smithsonian radiation biology laboratory

  Jan 1973 - Jan 1977

  Cooperative research

  Established Light Energy Scientific Research Program with Dr. William Klein, Director. The project Initiated long-term spectral-pyranometer light energy analysis of impact on solar thermal radiation collectors. Measured effects of far/infrared and UV band width of light, which changes from place to place and from time to time. The RBL also conducted long term studies at different global latitudes and climate of ambient, spectral and pulsed light effects on plant growth.

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  Solar energy industries association

  Jan 1975 - Jan 1977

  Charter member

  McCombs Solar Company became a member of SEIA as a manufacturer of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems.

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  Planning research corporation

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1980

  Senior associate

  Co-project Manager (for planning, scheduling and architecture) of 5-person Top Management Consultant Team to Saudi-Arabian / Jordanian / Korean Consortium for building $800 million, 30,000-person new city in four years at Jubail, Saudi Arabia (resident in-country for 1-1/2 years). Provided policy and technical counsel to the Consortium organization and managed 30 international staff for design document approval, manpower planning, overall project scheduling, and global construction materials procurement for building all civil, utility infrastructures, commercial and residential structures. Rate of construction required building on-site housing for 4000-person construction work force. He implemented a computer MIS system at Dhahran University. Show less

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  U.s. congress office of technology assessment

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1979

  Assistant project manager

  Researched and wrote policy study on (first) national long-range energy conservation technology assessment. Scope to 2010 included environment, social, labor, employment and economic impact of technology development on solar, global fossil fuels supply, public utilities, consumers, and home building industry. Synthesized econometric and Delphi forecasts; defined national issues; administered contracts.

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  American institute of architects research corporation

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1978

  Consultant

  Designed data monitoring methodology and evaluated demonstration systems sponsored by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He advised on prototype hybrid passive/active solar systems and community scale projects.

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  University of maryland

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1982

  Adjunct professor

  Designed and pilot-tested new semester courses for the Master’s level curriculum in the School of Architecture. Developed syllabus and taught two- semester course in Structural Concepts and Environmental / Energy Efficiency Control Systems. Utilized computer design analysis and climatic-energy design criteria.

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  The world bank economics and policy section

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1983

  Consultant

  Researched and wrote policy issues paper on agriculture and energy sectors in developing countries. Analyzed substitution of energy technology in farm systems and assessed labor- to capital- intensive options. He developed policy decision framework for integrated system selection to increase food production, income, employment, power and fuels with technology including energy crops, liquid fuels, soil conservation, photovoltaics, wind-power, and solar thermal applications.

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  World resources institute - volunteers in technical assistance

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1984

  Consultant analyst

  Researched and wrote policy paper on agriculture and energy sectors in Latin America. Presented paper, focused on liquid bio-fuel development to produce ethanol fuel, feed and fertilizer, at International Bio-fuels Symposium, Airlie House, Virginia.

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  Columbia design collective, inc.

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1991

  Senior associate & project manager

  He led 6-person team to expand company capability for design and management of large scale, complex buildings. He initiated computer-assisted design (CAD) system. Directed design projects through production to construction documents and 25-year expansion and development plan for the Baltimore Sun newspaper publishing facilities. Managed Phase I design and construction, resulting in $150 million new generation facility for printing presses, offices, telecommunications and distribution center.

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  Jmca, inc.

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2000

  President

  It began in 1985 with corporation and intellectual property holding company J.M. McCombs & Associates, P.A. Continued R&D and development of proprietary ethanol conversion technology branded as FuelStreamTM. In 1990, re-established the germplasm and seed development of crop developed at Meanwhile Research Farm (branded SunSpuds™ in 1993) and initiated technical, business, market and financial relationships for R&D and commercialization. In 1999, the corporation became JMCA Inc. As founder and president, continued development of private intellectual property and U.S. Department of Energy funded R&D on the proprietary SunSpuds™ crop. JMCA recruited a professional associate team of over 25 people with international expertise in environment and energy development for marketing consulting services to U.S. AID, The World Bank and the United Nations. Show less

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  Bnf technologies, inc.

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Senior energy analyst

  Contributed to policy formation and performed analysis on issues about adoption of solar and renewable energy technology (i.e., wind, photovoltaics, solar thermal electric and biomass electric power) in the utility sector, and for the export of renewable energy technologies to developing countries. Provided technical support to the Department of Energy Office of Utility Technologies and managed projects in District Heating, Biomass Power.

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  Organizing for development - an international institute (odii)

  Jan 1995 - now

  Senior fellow

  ODII’s purpose is to utilize advanced organization science for helping organizations deal with the most complex, highest level issues they face..ODII is able to help in these arenas because it uses a meta-process that includes levels of awareness not dealt with in current approaches. ODII has enabled resolution of some of the most complex issues in energy policy at the project, sector, country and international levels for The World Bank and the U.N. We offer the ODII process of Appreciation-Inluence-Control (AIC) as ideally suited to designing programs in search of unifying, meta public policy that can transform the energy/environment conversation to a higher action level. We deliver our process in a self-organizing workshop format and invite response from interested participants in the Light Energy Program on our website. Show less

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  Sunspuds global inc. (ssg)

  Jan 2000 - Aug 2012

  President

  SSG is a Light energy technology development company for bio-fuels and bio-power. Utilizing our new and proprietary industrial sugar tuber crop, SunSpuds, we have developed a new generation system capable of adapting available technology for producing integrated ethanol fuel and power. With 30 years of experience in both ethanol production and crop research and development, we are moving forward on a strategy for emerging in the globally growing biofuels-biomass energy industry.

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  Light energy technologies, inc.

  Sept 2012 - now

  Founder, managing director

  Provides technical expertise, energy technology invention and product development. LET solely holds all of the already developed intellectual property (IP) and copyrights by the incorporator for the former McCombs Solar Company, Meanwhile Research Farm, the SunFountain(tm) hot water stationary appliance, the FuelStream(tm) thermal diffusion separation system, and the PowrFlowr(tm) high rise building utility system.

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  Demeter bioresources, inc. (dbr)

  Oct 2012 - now

  Co-owner

  In 2012, DBr acquired all assets and interllectural property of SunSpuds Global Inc.with a strategic plan for developing and producing the food ingredient of Inulin, Ethanol Fuel and Power Production from the SunSpuds crop for the U.S. and World market. In 2016, DBr licensed Intrinsic Organics Inc. for the first U.S. commercial production of organic SunSpuds Inulin. See the website www.intrinsicorganics.com

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  Triarch destination development project

  Jan 2016 - now

  Partner

  The vision and program of the project called International Commons is a building complex (sports arenas, hotel, office, retail) designed as a highly visible national and global landmark that fully utilizes Light energy with integrated electric power, environment and daylight delivery systems beyond LEEDS Platinum.The proposed destination sports program is an Indoor Olympics Training, International Exhibition, Entertainment, Broadcast Center potentially for 20 Olympic and Pan American Sports. To support such a facility, the project structures are unique - and represent a NEW building type - that uses an advanced round perimeter cable space frame providing large span column-free giant floors (30') for multi-level round spectator bowls with an olympic pool and water features at the ground level. The facility would host year-around simultaneous training and events including satellite broadcasting operations and large scale video conferencing capability. Youth sports, students and the public will be users. Similar structure design would be used for the office building, team quarters hotel, levels of sports retail, restaurants, fitness club. The current proposed site for International Commons is adjacent to the Anacostia National Park, Washington, D.C. (called ICAP) The three Architects steering this project are Douglas Cardinal (CAN.), Ted Powell (CA.) and myself. Valid strategic sponsors may inquire. Show less