Grant Canary

Current

Project Management at BioSystems Design

Past

Lead Consultant, BioSystems Team at Marandua Project
Entry Level Associate at Earth Advantage
Student at Occidental College

Assistant to Portland Office CEO at U.S. Green Building Council
Sales Rep at Green Mountain Energy Company

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Education

Universidad de La Sabana
Politecnico di Torino
Occidental College

Lake Oswego High School

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Grant Canary’s Summary

I'm a rising developer of sustainable technologies. I get my kicks designing and managing projects that end with the implementation of new sustainable technologies in the field. Especially when these technologies solve larger environmental problems.

The Black Soldier Fly project I am currently managing feeds food waste to black soldier fly larvae. This waste would otherwise be landfilled. When the fly larvae are nice and fat, they are high in protein and fats and are a product substitute for fishmeal which is the key protein of animal feeds. Income streams both from receiving the food waste and selling the larvae-meal to animal feed suppliers.

This project specifically responds to the pain being felt in the aquaculture industry today. Aquaculture has grown at a rate of 8-11% per year for the last thirty years (in comparison with land based meat and plants which have grown at 1-2% per year). It is the industry responsible for keeping world food supplies semi-adequate since 1978 as population grows. However, it is dependent upon fishmeal (chopped up small fish) as a protein source for feed. Fishmeal sources are at maximum sustainable production of 7 MMT/Yr and aquaculture centers are calling for additional protein sources. Without a protein replacement for fishmeal the industry cannot continue to maintain this growth rate or keep world food supplies adequate. The production of larvae-meal is a substitute protein for fishmeal that will allow the industry to continue to grow. Its largest advantage is that it is produced from waste products.

Grant Canary’s Specialties:

Project Management, Sustainable Technologies Implementation, Research and Policy Analysis, White Paper Writing, Research and Investigation, Blogging, Media Relations, Event Management

Grant Canary’s Experience

Project Management

BioSystems Design

(Environmental Services industry)

2006 — Present (3 years )
Lead Consultant, BioSystems Team

Marandua Project

(International Trade and Development industry)

July 2006 — September 2006 (3 months)

Hired as part of a team of 40 international consultants to design and estimate initial costs of a carbon sequestration mega-project for JP Morgan England's emerging markets division and the Republic of Colombia. Project size was designed to employ 20,000 people in its first year in a remote region of Colombia. Consultants were placed in teams according to expertise. I was placed in the Bio-Systems team. Our team was charged with designing and costing the sewer, electrical, and waste treatment infrastructure for the project's remote and undeveloped region. To do this, our responsibilities were:

a.) To build and coordinate data from international network of scientists with sewer and co-generating pilot projects to estimate costs and design facility layout and footprint.

b.) Coordinate plans with 5 other consultant teams in a fast paced and changing environment

c.) Complete work on a 3 month deadline in a rigorous environment in which 18-24 hr workdays did occur, ususally on Saturdays.
Half-way through the project, I was promoted to head of my consultant team. This Consultant work lead to my employment with BioSystems Design LLC.
Entry Level Associate

Earth Advantage

(Non-Profit; Construction industry)

June 2005 — October 2005 (5 months)

Hired at an entry level position. After using the existing data entry process, on my own initiative, I requested of the CEO the opportunity to create a proposal for the board of directors for a paperless digital data entry process to replace the existing paper certification forms. I conducted a review of contractors, programmed test field units, and communicated with staff departments to assess needs and viability. Before leaving to enter a masters program submitted a proposal to the board of directors.
Student

Occidental College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2001 — August 2005 (4 years )
Assistant to Portland Office CEO

U.S. Green Building Council

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

As an assistant, I was assigned to develop a green directory of LEED certified members. Additional responsibilities included aiding the CEO in creating fundraising presentations, and executing design charettes (events for professionals interested in LEED certifications). I took advantage of the opportunity to participate in the charettes, as well as take and pass the LEED certification exam. Left to return to undergraduate education.
Sales Rep

Green Mountain Energy Company

(Privately Held; Utilities industry)

June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

Hired as a sales associate for the door to door knocking program. Highest selling representative for three months straight against competitive field of commission only sales reps. Was offered promotion to oversee a team of 4-5 other sales representatives. Green mountain energy is a supplier of green energy from wind, micro-hydro , and geothermal sources. They supply PGE with green energy. Our sales product was the opportunity for residential consumers to select a PGE plan where 100% of the energy their house consumed, PGE would purchase from the environmentally responsible sources of Green Mountain Energy. This increases the consumers electricity bill by 10% and is not an easy product to sell. Achieved a personal average sales rate of 3-5 new subscribers per 3 hours. In its first three months, our total team of 15 sales reps proved the door-to-door sales strategy as superior to all other previous sales strategies. Left to return to undergraduate education.

Grant Canary’s Education

Universidad de La Sabana

M.S. , Engineering: Design and Management of Processes , 2007 — 2008

Emphasis in Logistics and Project Management

Activities and Societies:

Awarded ICETEX Full International Scholarship to attend
Politecnico di Torino

M.S. , Systems Design , 2005 — 2006
Occidental College

B.A. , Urban Environmental Policy & Sociology , 2001 — 2005

Awarded Margaret Bundy Scott Half-Tuition Scholarship to attend

Activities and Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, Magna Cum Laude, Thesis Awarded Honors Distinction,

Captain Oxy Water Polo, Director Programming Board
Lake Oswego High School

1998 — 2001

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Grant Canary’s Interests:

Sustainable Technologies, Aquaculture, Co-Housing, Green Building, Policy Analysis, Dynamic Feedback Systems, Project Management, Water Polo, MMA, Chess, Wakeboarding, )'(