Bill Ickes

Background

About Bill Ickes

Sustainability leader & innovator who identified applications for carbon neutral bio char to reduce upstream supply chain emissions & lower cost. Emission offset experience includes scope 2 virtual PPA and AG Crop+Bio-Char & Bacteria Ground Cover that ingests CO2 and Absorbs Methane and NOx to offset scope 1-2-3 GHG's using agricultural "no till-no Pesticide" USA farming. Sustainability Director who created strategy-goals-budget-projects and delivered carbon reduction in less than 12 months at $5Bil/Yr privately held firm. Circular Carbon Neutrality agricultural carbon credit solution includes pyrolysis of post harvest AG husks to reduce Cat 4-Scope 3 Upstream Supply Chain GHG's while preserving farms which is good for the atmosphere and local economy. Sustainability experience decarbonizing facilities and Vehicles compliant to CARB, WARES, EPA, CAFE, Euro VII & CATARC Regulations. Continuous Improvement mindset includes sustainability 3R's Record-Report-Reduce with a project management & delivery discipline to install and commission solutions in weeks instead of months or years. Business Development Senior Manager attacking cost & carbon for energy, water & waste. Technical acumen includes automotive design & release component engineer, engine-transmission-driveline systems, pick up truck and SUV's. Ran a vehicle program team with business-launch-cost-safety-regulatory-mfg that delivered $2Bil/yr profit. Collaboration includes delivering advanced projects and production programs at Ford, Mazda (Japanese), Hyundai-Kia (Korean), GAC Motors (Chinese) across 4 continents. Data driven, project management & control milestone savvy who meets cost & timing by defining scope of work up front. US Patent holder and Township Planning Commissioner who has vision, strategy, program management discipline to turn ideas into reality for products, land that result in a better environment with durability backed by science.