Sustainability as an operating requirement.
My job is turning carbon and energy targets into decisions that fleet, plant, procurement and product teams can carry out. Current scope: TK Elevator North America, reporting to the North America Senior Leadership Team.
~4,000
vehicles
~45%
lower embodied carbon · EOX
~12%
lower embodied carbon · IQC
700K SF
existing manufacturing facility
Infrastructure work
Renewable Energy Strategy
100% renewable electricity achieved.
VPPA
Did not proceed
Tennessee PPA
Did not proceed
On-site solar
Did not proceed
Operating agreements
Implemented
Open the decision board
Operating map
| Area | Owner | Requirement | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet | Fleet & field operations | Right-sizing, assignment, lifecycle | Vehicles · fuel · emissions |
| Electricity & energy | Facilities & finance | Renewable procurement pathway | kWh · renewable share |
| Facilities | Plant & real estate | Building-performance standards | Energy · water · certification |
| Product lifecycle | Engineering & product | LCA before design lock | Embodied carbon · EPDs |
| Procurement & suppliers | Procurement | Supplier environmental data | Supplier coverage · Scope 3 |
| Waste & operations | Site operations | Operational environmental programs | Diversion · compliance |
Public record
- Quoted on IQC LEED Gold certification, TK Elevator, April 2022 ↗
- Quoted on IQC renewable electricity with Cobb EMC, TK Elevator, August 2022 ↗
- Quoted on the DOE Low Carbon Pilot, TK Elevator, June 2021 ↗
- Speaker, Sustainable Smyrna, January 2019 ↗
- Speaker, AIA Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology, 2018 ↗
- Speaker, Greenbuild 2019, Atlanta ↗
- Cobb EMC partner interview (video) ↗



