Project Manager Training

Location:

Los Angeles, CA

Posted:

December 24, 2012

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Education & Green Jobs Training

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Jeffrey Murdock Adams, Principal, Terrasophia

Objective

To facilitate ecological education experiences, provide consulting services, and promote more regenerative practices across residential, commercial, agricultural, community, and non-profit sectors.

Experience

Ecological Design Consulting and Education, business owner and operator, N. California Fall 2006 - present

Instructor, G3 - the Green Gardens Group, Water Efficiency Professional Training for Generation Water, Los Angeles, CA July 2011 - present

Assistant Instructor, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, February 2011 - present

Program Instructor, Permaculture and Sustainability, Plenitud Initiativas Eco-educativas, Puerto Rico, January 2011 - present

Water Sustainability Coordinator, Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, 10,000 Rain Gardens Pilot Program, Marin County, CA January 2010 - February 2011

Permaculture Site Manager, Sunrise Ridge Gardens, West Sonoma County, CA April 2010 - July 2011

American Rainwater Catchment Systems Accredited Professional, June 2009

Project Leader and Co- Organizer, Sustainable Building, Navajo Nation, Pinon, AZ, Oct 2008, May 2009

Instructor, Permaculture: Designing for Self-Reliance, La akea Community, Hawaii, March 2008

Instructor, Introduction to Ecological Design, Solar Living Institute, Hopland, CA October 18, 2007

Ecological Design Consultant to Todd Ecological Design. Woods Hole, MA Nov 2006 April 2007

Commercial and Residential Painter/Handyman, Craig DePunte, Falmouth, MA December 2006 June 2007

Ameri-Corp Students in Service Program, Arcata, CA 2004 2005

Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT), Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 2001 - present. CCAT is a student-run residential ecological living demonstration site providing a variety of services to the campus and community related to environmental education and learning by doing.

Volunteer Permaculture Advisor January 2008 present

Project Manager June 2005 May 2006

Steering Committee June 2004 February 2006

Residential Co-Director June 2004 June 2005

Maintenance and Project Coordinator August 2003 June 2004

GroundskeeperFebruary to May 2001

Landscape Construction Crew Member with M.R. Soares Co., Falmouth, MA, April 1998 September 2000

Education and Training

B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies with a self designed concentration in Indigenous Technology minor in Environmental Ethics. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 2003-2006 2000-2001. GPA: 3.53

Undeclared. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 1998-2000

Sample of Coursework:

Agro-forestry - Construction Estimating

Plant Ecology - Grant and Proposal Writing

Forest Ecology - Conflict Resolution

Forest Pathology - Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Organic Farming and Gardening - Native American Perspectives on Natural Resources

Appropriate Technology - Landscape Drafting

ARCSA 300 Level Rainwater, Portland, OR September 2011, Greywater Action, Oakland, CA May 2011, Dr. Elaine Ingham, MA Center, Castro Valley, CA February 2011, EPA WaterSense Partner, Dan Muelrath, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA Fall 2010., G3 - the Green Gardens Group, San Francisco, CA November 12, 2010

Advanced Rainwater Harvesting Training, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA), Austin, TX October 2010

Texas Rainwater Harvesting Training Camp, Texas Agri-life Extension Service, Junction, TX August 2010

B, Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention and Marin Municipal Water District, Spring 2010

California Multi-Species Grazing/Browsing Academy, Roger Ingram, University of California Cooperative Extension, Auburn, CA. September 2009

Fruit Forest: Orchard as Ecosystem, Michael Phillips (author of The Apple Grower), MA Center, Castro Valley, CA September 2009

(Level 200), Billy Kniffen and Tim Pope, ARCSA, San Francisco, CA. February 2009

Applied Permaculture: Participatory Process for Creating Sustainable Communities and Allied Business Opportunities, Robina McCurdy, Institute for Earthcare Education Aotearoa (New Zealand), Nicasio, CA September 2008 (I was also primary organizer and promoter)

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), San Rafael Office of Emergency Services, Summer 2008

California Construction Contractors Program, North Coast Small Business Development Center in collaboration with CalTrans, Eureka, CA. January 2008 May 2008

Permaculture Teacher s Training Course, Benjamin Fahrer and Kat Steele, Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA, 2007

for Broad-acre Landscape Development and Management, Darren Doherty, Professional Permaculture Designer and Educator (Australia), Two Rocks Hall, Petaluma, CA 2007

. North Coast Small Business Development Center, Eureka, CA, 2005.

Design for Sustainable Community Workshops. Robina McCurdy, Arcata, CA. 2005 (I was also primary organizer and promoter)

. Paul Stamets, Fungi Perfecti, Kamilche Point, WA. June 2005

Residential and Small Business Energy Audit Training. Scott Terrell, Conservation Specialist, Truckee-Donner Public Utility District, Arcata, CA May 2004

Certified Permaculture Consultant s Design Course. Cascadia Permaculture Institute, Lost Valley Education Center, Dexter, OR. December 2002., Hopland, CA. February-May 2002 April 2006

Sample of Workshops Attended

Advanced Photovoltaic (PV) Design and Installation

Passive Solar and Ecological Design

Introduction to Alternative Building Methods

Ecological Education Experience

Presentations and Workshops

Soils and Fungi, part of Sustainable Urban Design, UC Berkeley Extension, October 15, 2008

Practical Backyard Strategies for Satisfying Basic Needs, Aug 16, 2008 Solfest, Real Goods Solar Living Center

Agro-forestry in Hawaii, part of Soils 468: Agro-forestry, Humboldt State University, April 2008

Visioning and Goal Setting, part of Engr 280: Permaculture Seminar Series, Humboldt State University, Feb. 2008

Sustainable Campus Summit, HSU, Arcata, CA December 2004

Student Led Sustainability Efforts, EFS Higher Education and Sustainability Conference, Portland, OR. Oct. 2004

Multiple Hands-on Earthen Building Workshops and Trainings around the country. 2003 - present

Humboldt State University Classes Organized/ Facilitated/ Instructed 2004 - 2006

ENGR 114: Whole Earth Engineering (Guest Instructor Hands-on Earth Building)

ENGR 280: Sustainable Technology Seminar (Instructor for 2 semesters)

ENGR 280: Lost Arts of Living (Co-originator and Instructor for 2 semesters)

ENGR 305: Appropriate Technology (Guest Instructor Hands-on Earth Building and Solar Assessment)

ENVS 480: Ecological Restoration at Potawot Health Village (Co-originator and Facilitator 2 semesters)

ENVS 480: CCAT Green Design Team (assisted with origination and facilitation/teaching)

Internships and Apprenticeships

Ecological Restoration and Land Management Volunteer August 2005 May 2006

Potawot Health Village, United Indian Health Services Arcata, CA

Alternative Building Intern/ Instructor July 02, 03, 05, Sept 06

Hybrid Adobe International Four Corners Region

Ecological Living Apprentice March 2003

The Farm, Ecovillage Training Center (ETC) Summertown, TN

Woodworking Apprentice 2003 off and on since 1996

James C. Boyce N. Falmouth, MA

Sustainable Living Intern February to May 2002

Solar Living Institute Hopland, CA

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