Pablo Päster

Current

• Senior Environmental Program Manager at Hara Software, Inc.
• Columnist at TreeHugger.com

Past

• Vice President, Greenhouse Gas Management at ClimateCHECK
• Sustainability Mentor at CA Cleantech Open
• Freelance Writer at Salon.com

• Sustainability Engineer at URS Corporation
• Writer at www.AskPablo.org
• Teaching Assistant for Hunter Lovins at Presidio School Of Management
• Sustainability Consultant at Euroconsult, Inc.
• Technical Advisor at DriveNeutral
• Business Development Partner at Eco-Approved
• Project Manager at Origo Inc.
• Chief Engineer at Natural Capitalism Solutions
• Manufacturing Engineer & Production Line Manager at DEL Ozone
• Design Engineer / Sustainaining Engineer at ClearWater Tech LLC
• Founder/Director at Cal Poly Campus Sustainability Initiative
• Sustainability Officer, Executive Staff at Associated Students Incorporated, Cal Poly
• Director, Sustainability Committee at Progressive Student Alliance
• Intern at Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy, and Environment
• Restoration Technician at The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

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Education

• Presidio School of Management
• Carrabassett Valley Academy
• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

• Emergency Medical Services Agency of San Luis Obispo County

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Recommended

11 people have recommended Pablo

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Renewables & Environment

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Pablo Päster’s Summary

Pablo Päster’s Specialties:

Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Greenhouse Gas Strategy, Sustainability Strategy, Sustainable Design, Design for Environment, Sustainability Consulting, Implementing Sustainability Initiatives, Problem Solving, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Facilities Layout

Pablo Päster’s Experience

• Senior Environmental Program Manager

  Hara Software, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

• Columnist

  TreeHugger.com

  (Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Vice President, Greenhouse Gas Management

  ClimateCHECK

  (Renewables & Environment industry)

  January 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 9 months)

• Sustainability Mentor

  CA Cleantech Open

  (Non-Profit; Renewables & Environment industry)

  June 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 3 months)

• Freelance Writer

  Salon.com

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year )

• Sustainability Engineer

  URS Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; URS; Environmental Services industry)

  April 2007 — January 2008 (10 months)

• Writer

  www.AskPablo.org

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 5 months)

• Teaching Assistant for Hunter Lovins

  Presidio School Of Management

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — June 2007 (11 months)

  Principles of Sustainable Management
  Operations Management

• Sustainability Consultant

  Euroconsult, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  October 2006 — April 2007 (7 months)

  www.EUROCONSULT.com

• Technical Advisor

  DriveNeutral

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  September 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 8 months)

  As Technical Advisor for DriveNeutral I work on developing carbon footprint calculators for the DriveNeutral website and develop custom applications for clients.

• Business Development Partner

  Eco-Approved

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  October 2006 — December 2006 (3 months)

  As Business Development Partner for Eco-ApprovedI am working on research and strategic planning to prepare this start-up company to hire a management team and begin soliciting investors. www.eco-approved.org

• Project Manager

  Origo Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Program Development industry)

  August 2006 — October 2006 (3 months)

  At Origo I was a Project Manager on the "Best House Ever" business incubation. I worked on strategic relationships, business planning, and financial strategy.

• Chief Engineer

  Natural Capitalism Solutions

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  September 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  As Engineer/Consultant for Natural Capitalism Solutions I developed a system for quantifying the ecological material intensity for a major energy bar company. This work involved the development of complex spreadsheets and performing factory audits around the country. I also provided engineering support for the Panjshir Provisional Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan on efforts to use renewable energy to provide energy and drinking water to various villages.

• Manufacturing Engineer & Production Line Manager

  DEL Ozone

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  August 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 2 months)

  As Manufacturing Engineer for DEL Ozone I was responsible for efficiency, quality, and engineering support on industrial and pool ozone generators. I worked on facility improvements and production line layout and developed PLC-based automated test stands. I led a matrix team for quality and decreased the number of manufacturing defects from 8 per unit to less than 0.5 per unit over six months by updating production documents such as engineering drawings, as well as maintaining tooling, and providing training. I worked closely with our engineering team on improving the manufacturability and overall design of the TrioPure product. I designed and documented the manufacturing process, performed time studies, and made engineering drawings for outsourcing wire harnesses. Once production began on the TrioPure line I performed production scheduling and addressed defect issues with foreign and domestic suppliers. I directly managed up to 8 production employees.

• Design Engineer / Sustainaining Engineer

  ClearWater Tech LLC

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Machinery industry)

  April 2004 — September 2004 (6 months)

• Founder/Director

  Cal Poly Campus Sustainability Initiative

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)

  July 2001 — March 2004 (2 years 9 months)

• Sustainability Officer, Executive Staff

  Associated Students Incorporated, Cal Poly

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)

  July 2001 — March 2004 (2 years 9 months)

• Director, Sustainability Committee

  Progressive Student Alliance

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)

  September 1999 — March 2004 (4 years 7 months)

• Intern

  Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy, and Environment

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  June 2003 — September 2003 (4 months)

  At the Wuppertal Institute I created a management tool to help improve the eco-efficiency of textile production in India and Vietnam. The work can be seen at: http://www.e-textile.org/e-efficiency.asp
  
  While at the Wuppertal Institute I worked closely with the developers of the MIPS material intensity analysis tool, which I now specialize in.

• Restoration Technician

  The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  June 1999 — September 2001 (2 years 4 months)

  Native Habitat Restoration in Riparian Corridors, Weed Mitigation to Protect Sensitive Dune Flora, and Restoration of Historic Octagon Barn

Pablo Päster’s Education

• Presidio School of Management

  MBA , Sustainable Management , 2008 — 2008

• Carrabassett Valley Academy

  1980 — 2008

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  B.S. , Manufacturing Engineering , 1998 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Cal Poly Wheelmen Intercollegiate Cycling Team,
  Founder, Campus Sustainability Initiative
  Founding Member, California Student Sustainability Coalition
  Co-director, Progressive Student Alliance
  Environmental Liason, Cal Poly Student Government

• Emergency Medical Services Agency of San Luis Obispo County

  EMT , 2001 — 2001

Additional Information

Pablo Päster’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Pablo Päster’s Interests:

Sustainability Mountaineering Mountain Biking Skiing

Pablo Päster’s Groups:

Cal Poly Alumni
Presidio School of Management Alumni
American Red Cross, Bay Area
New Voice of Business, Energy Committee Member, SME

•    American Red Cross
•    Obama for America
•    Cal Poly - Bay Area - Alumni
•    Sustainability MBA
•    GHG Management Institute
•    Green Vines Wine & Spirit Networking Group
•    Carrabassett Valley Academy Alumni Association
•    Carbon Footprint Forum
•    Sustainable Brands
•    GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals
•    The Carbon Professionals Networking Group
•    Carbon Career Network
•    Global Renewable Energy Network (GReEN)
•    Association of Climate Change Officers
•    Sustainable Industries
•    Sustainable Enterprise Conference Past & Present Speakers, Sponsors, Attendees, & Volunteers
•    Presidio Graduate School Alumni Network
•    Carbon Management Tools
•    Clean Up the North Pacific Gyre
•    COPENHAGEN 2009 // CLIMATE CHANGE
•    Climate
•    Net Green News

Pablo Päster’s Honors:

2007 American Red Cross, Bay Area - Rookie of the Year

2004 Cal Poly College of Engineering - Outstanding Senior Award for working to improve the image of the university

2002 (CA) Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leaderships Award - “Certificate of Recognition” for work with the Campus Sustainability Initiative

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