Apr 2015 – Mar 2021 · 5 yrs 11 mos

• Global Lead, Digital Infrastructure.
• Global Client Account Lead, The Commonwealth of Puerto
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• Conceived and launched global Smart Infrastructure and Smart Cities practice, including development and maintenance of global “Smart” offerings, establishing and maintaining alliances with global eco-system of IoT providers, and deploying global and local teams. Also, member of Accenture's Sustainability Services North America Senior Leadership team. Responsibilities include helping to expand Accenture's presence across the US federal government, Health and Public Service (H&PS), Retail, Consumer Goods, Light Industrial, Telecommunications, and Energy sectors globally.
• Clients include: Dubai Parks (UAE), Qatar Smart Nation, City of Ipswich, Australia, City of Chicago CityDigital, City of Atlanta, ATT, Microsoft, US Department of Energy (DOE), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US General Services Administration (GSA), US Department of Transportation (DOT), World Bank- International Finance Corporation (IFC), The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and various local, regional and global commercial Accenture Smart City and sustainability clients.

Feb 2010 – Apr 2015 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• A North America Strategy-Sustainability Practice Leader at Accenture. As part of Accenture's Strategy-Sustainability North America leadership team, Sol's responsiblities include helping to grow Accenture's presence across the federal government as well as expanding Accenture Strategy-Sustainability Services across Health and Public Service (H&PS) and throughout North America.

Jan 2008 – Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Founder and CEO of successful minority-owned business focusing on providing federal government and multinational clients with strategic sustainability consulting. Accomplishments: (1) Served as co-founder of the North Star Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise (NiSE) at the University of Minnesota Institute on Environment (IonE); (2) helped a global management consulting firm capture a multi-million dollar, multiple-award contract with the US Postal Service to design, launch, and implement a USPS-wide sustainability plan; (3) for the Urban Planning Council (UPC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), developed a comprehensive redevelopment plan for the Capital District (CD) of Abu Dhabi as part of UAE's Vision 2030 Plan, which included the adoption of UAE's Estidama green buildings rating system and a long-term infrastructure investment plan to spur widespread use of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles throughout Abu Dhabi; (4) led an internal effort at an international non-for-profit interested in entering the commercial sustainability and global climate change market; (5) served as chair of The Coalition for a Smart Green Economy, a group of academic institutions and research centers jointly interested in the development of a National Training Center devoted to green jobs education; (6) led an international NGO through a long-term, organization-wide internal greening effort; and (7) for a small environmental start-up, opened up the China market for its innovative tilt-up wall panel technology by working with Chinese officials on a showcase event in the Sichuan Province. Blue Dot clients included: LiteTech, RTI International, The University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment (IonE), The US EPA ENERGY STAR Program, The US Postal Service, and UNISYS.

Nov 2007 – Aug 2008 · 9 mos

• Practice leader of US-based federal and commercial sustainability practice. Oversaw the environmental work of a diverse and widely dispersed team of 150 environmental professionals across 15 offices of Deloitte USA. Led enterprise-wide efforts to capture sustainability engagements related to green Information Technology (IT), carbon footprint, green supply chain, green commercial real estate, renewable energy, environmental score-carding and reporting, and green product design and marketing, Managed client engagements and proposals totaling over $100 million in annual revenue, and spanning multiple industry sectors, including federal, financial services, corporate real estate, automotive, electric utilities, paper and publishing, and various others. Positioned Deloitte as major player in sustainability with thought papers and presentations, and was responsible for conceiving and implementing Deloitte’s inaugural Summit on Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility and Climate Change.

May 2006 – Jun 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Managed firm’s energy-efficiency, carbon, and sustainability practice. Generated over $3.1 million of incremental revenue from new government, commercial, and NGO clients, including voluntary EPA CO2 programs, US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), the US Green Building Council (USGBC), The Myer Family Foundation, the US Postal Service (USPS), and the Pepsi-Cola Company. Helped design and stand up a fast growing sustainability practice and led an internal group tasked with enterprise-wide internal greening. Positioned the firm for additional work and helped populate a pipeline of energy and climate engagements with US EPA and other clients. Secured Booz Allen as a subcontractor to Draft FCB’s successful re-compete of a 3-year $350 million contract to the US Census Bureau to implement and market the 2010 Decennial Census, Led teams from all parts of the firm, including organizational change, systems, economic business analysis, assurance and compliance, others.

Sep 2004 – May 2006 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Managed international environmental programs in the areas of air, toxics, and water, including establishment of long-term program direction and financial operations. Developed multilateral and bilateral public-private collaborations that advance US government international environmental priorities. In the area of climate change, one notable success included leading a team of international program managers, policy experts, and communications professionals who helped support the US government’s launch of the Methane to Markets Partnership. Similarly, in the area of toxics, designed The Global Partnership for Mercury Management in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining, an international public-private partnership to reduce exposure to mercury from small scale mining activities. Helped launch the Water Safety Action Network, a multilateral private-public partnership designed to promote the use of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Water Safety Plan.

Sep 1992 – Oct 2004 · 12 yrs 1 mo

• Supervised the activities of technical and marketing professionals devoted to mobilizing the private and public sector to voluntarily use energy-efficient pollution preventing technologies. Managed all aspects of ENERGY STAR, including a $111M marketing contract with ICF-Kaiser/DDB-Needham Worldwide and a $2M Ad Council campaign developed by Rapp Collins Worldwide. Major accomplishments included national advertising campaigns including a multi-media ENERGY STAR brand awareness campaign and an educational campaign through the Advertising Council; and various tie-ins with large corporations participating in EPA’s voluntary energy-efficiency programs. Served as for EPA constituents, including the White House, environmental organizations, the private sector, and print and broadcast media.

Jan 1990 – Jan 1992 · 2 yrs

• Started as Senior Consultant working on EPA’s Green Lights Program and promoted to Project Leader in 18 months. Managed a diverse team of marketing professionals involved in direct sales and mass outreach activities for market-based voluntary energy-efficiency programs, including ENERGY STAR. Responsibilities included marketing strategy development and implementation, with direct sales, advertising, public relations, and fulfillment components. Managed a round-the-clock ENERGY STAR programs hotline; a comprehensive distribution center; a $5M public service advertising campaign; a corporate media cooperative of designed to promote voluntary energy-efficiency; and collaboratiions with Fortune 500 corporations, environmental organizations, and state and local governments. Managed a team working on a $25M marketing contract with the National Cancer Institute. Also managed a $1M marketing contract for DOE's Clean Cities Program, a program to promote alternative fuel vehicles.