Jonathan M. Estes

Jonathan Estes has worked with leaders in all sectors how to develop a business case and implement the triple bottom-line outcomes of sustainability for themselves and within their organizations.  After receiving his B.A. in International Development from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Jonathan has worked over twenty years as an educator, business owner, analyst, and sustainability expert.  Jonathan brings together the importance of effective training for behavior change, entrepreneurial experience and innovation, and developing an actionable business case for sustainability.  He is currently Director of Sustainability Solutions for Facilities Solutions Group, LLC [www.fsg-llc.com] of Reston, VA.  A compelling and insightful writer and popular keynote speaker, he has presented the concepts and trends of measuring and communicating business value in a variety of conferences and publications. In his latest book, Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Business Practices in Any Industry and Make Money was published by Wiley & Sons in March 2009, Jonathan outlines the key sustainability issues and processes leaders in all sectors need to be aware of to be both sustainable and successful.  In all the settings in the US and Internationally he has worked as an expert in sustainability, clients are excited about realizing their worth and discovering new ways to demonstrate their value to stakeholders, particularly sustainability initiatives to achieve positive outcomes for the environment, social equity, and profits.

AFFILIATIONS

Smart Green Business Blog, Founder and Principal

OurEarth, 2011 Board Member

International Environment Forum, Member

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FACILITIES SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC, Reston, VA

Manager, Sustainability and Energy Efficiency (January 2010 – present)

Established new line of business to provide sustainability and energy management consulting services, certification training, energy analytics, and related facilities services for the Federal government and the private sector.

Clients and Projects

Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (DOE FEMP).  Wrote and presented guidance for Federal agencies to be compliant with recent energy statutes, executive orders, and energy management systems.

STRATEGIC MEASURES, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC

Co-Founder and Principal Consultant (November 2002 – December 2009)

Empowers companies to achieve competitive advantage through an analytics approach of measuring return on investment; strategic planning and assessment of impacts on sustainability and the triple bottom-line of environmental stewardship, social equity, and profits; and business case development for pilot  and rollouts of new initiatives within public and private sectors.

Clients and Projects

AW-NC, Durham, NC.  Conducted energy audit and developed a business case for reinvestment of energy savings for targeted energy efficiency projects.

Chamber of Commerce of Chapel Hill, NC:  Refined questions and outcomes of sustainability assessment tool for small businesses.

RFMD, Inc., Greensboro, NC:  Provided training and business case development for pilot-testing tablet-PC deployment among facilities management personnel.

PPD, Inc., Wilmington, NC:  Developed pilot on-line training program and assessment plan for health care practitioners counseling AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa and Peru.

Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY:  Provided strategic planning, measuring and reporting business impact of facilities department roles and functions.

State of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC: Analyzed marketing efforts to increase tax compliance among Hispanic workers across the state.

GlaxoSmithKline, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC:  Facilitated strategy alignment, training needs, and measuring business impact for facilities management executive team.

THERASIM, INC., Durham, NC

Vice President, Global Health (January 2004 – August 2007)

Business development; strategic planning for new funding opportunities; grant and proposal writing; interfacing with in-country NGO’s, government agencies, partners, and funding sources as well as stateside agencies and partners; managing in-country and stateside teams for product implementation; strategic planning and budget planning for company in South Africa, Ethiopia, and Uganda.

NEW COURSE ANALYTICS, Durham, NC

CEO (1994 – October 2002)

Developed and deployed software that measured the true business impact of training with an analytics approach; formed alliances and trained the staff of key business partners for resale of New Course Analytics product including Sun Microsystems and EDSI; raised over $4M in capital to position the company as an industry leader.

LITERACY SOUTH, Durham, NC

Director of Publications (1988 – 1994)

Managed the design and delivery of customized teacher training curriculums for organizations/programs throughout the southeast; conceived and implemented a curriculum for adult learning programs for workplace literacy, health education, and welfare reform.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst, MA

Bachelor of Arts, International Development Studies (1988)

Certificate in Latin American Studies, Minor in Spanish

PRESENTATIONS and PUBLISHING

“Facility Energy Management Guidelines and Criteria for Energy and Water Project Implementation and Follow up in Covered Facilities (42 U.S.C. 8253 Subsection (f), Use of Energy and Water Efficiency Measures in Federal Buildings). DOE FEMP, June 2010.

“Sustainability Implications for CPAs:  A Survey of Accounting Professionals.” Newsletter article for the NC Association of CPAs, June 2010.

“Executive Order 13514 and the Implications for Sustainability.”  Panel presentation at the annual meeting for the Federal Real Property Managers Association. May 10, 2010,

“Overview of Executive Order 13514.”  Panel presentation at ARCHIBUS User’s Conference.  May 2, 2010,

“Building a Business Case for Sustainability—Case Studies.” Keynote Address.  ARCHIBUS User’s Conference.  May 2, 2010,

“The Impact of Green/Sustainability on Corporate Partnerships and Alliances.”  Speaker and panel moderator at the annual conference of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, March 29, 2010.

Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Business Practices in any Industry—and Make Money. Published by Wiley & Sons, March 2009.

“Measuring Sustainability Outcomes for Facilities Managers.” Workshop at the FM Forum, May 8, 2008, Atlanta , GA

“Calculating ROI for Facilities Managers.”  Building Operating Management. October 2007.

“Choosing the Right Metrics to Measure Facilities Management.”  Keynote address at the National Facilities Management & Technology Conference 2007, Chicago, IL, Sept. 2007.

“Measuring Simulation-based Training for Clinicians Treating Patients with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.”  Poster presented at PEPFAR Implementers Meeting, Durban, South Africa, June 2006.

“Creating Business Value in the Public Sector.” Workshop series developed and presented to NC State Employees, Raleigh, NC, September – December 2005.

“Case Studies in Measuring the Business Impact of Facilities Management.”  Keynote address at the National Facilities Management & Technology Conference 2004, Baltimore, MD. March 5, 2005.

“The Public Sector and Measuring the Financial Impact of Facilities Management.”  Keynote address at the Facilities and Asset Management Conference 2004 sponsored by the US Department of Interior, Orlando, FL, April 5-9, 2004.

“Measuring the Business Impact of Facilities Management.”  Keynote address at the National Facilities Management & Technology Conference 2004, Baltimore, MD. March 7, 2004.

“Delivering Business Value for Regulated Training.”  Presentation at the ASTD TechKnowledge Conference, 2004 sponsored by the ASTD, Anaheim, CA, February 9-11, 2004.