
With over 25 years of experience as a sustainability, performance green building professional, and educator, I possess a broad set of skills and expertise. As a passionate leader and advocate of high-performance, sustainable built environments, integrative process facilitation, and third-party certifications I have an established history of dedicated passion for creating resilient, sustainable built environments.
I possess knowledge and expertise with an array of rating systems, environmentally preferable materials, policy and program authoring, and implementation, green building education, and project management.
I provide the leadership and consulting to developers, stakeholders, design, construction, and operation professionals to streamline third-party certifications, meet sustainability goals, integrate best management practices, and meet certification requirements. With a focus on the integrative process and triple bottom line, I work with teams to understand how implementation is economically viable and improves profitability. Experienced with a wide range of building types, I am proficient in bringing know-how to stakeholders, design, construction, and operations teams on new and existing resilient, sustainable, high-performance buildings, campuses, and neighborhoods
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GARY SHLIFER M.S., LEED AP BD+C, O+M
Senior Sustainability Consultant – Project Manager
Third-Party Certification – Performance Green Building Professional
Dedicated expert Sustainability, Resiliency Professional for high-performance vertical and horizontal built environments. Driven dynamic consultant - project manager - agent of change - educator with proven success leading stakeholders, public-private organizations, design, construction, facilities, operations, maintenance professionals, and communities towards developing and implementing deep-green strategies.
SENIOR CONSULTANT – PROJECT MANAGER
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Policy - Plan - Program Development
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Educator - Speaking Professional
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Feasibility - Evaluation – Gap
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Third-Party Certification
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Construction Oversight
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Integrative Process
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Master Planning
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Benchmarking
RATING SYSTEMS
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LEED v4.1 - v4 - v2009:
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BD+C, EBOM - Arc, ID+C, ND, Homes
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TRUE - SITES - SAM - Parksmart
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WELL v2 - WELL Health Safety
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Living Building Challenge
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE
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Energy - Water - Waste Performance
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Facilities - Operations + Maintenance
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Materials - Resources – Systems
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Indoor Environmental Quality
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Systems Theory - Cybernetics
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Health, Comfort, Well-Being
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Green Building Education
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Third-Party Certifications
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Policies - Best Practices
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Design - Construction
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Charrette Facilitation
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Renewable Energy
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Innovations
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Cohousing
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
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Energy Star Portfolio Manager
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KnowledgeBase Mind Map
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Final Cut Pro Suite
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LEED Online
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Photoshop
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MS Office
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InDesign
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Keynote
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Acrobat
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Arc
Professional Experience
Catalyst Partners 2021 -2022
Remote: HQ – Grand Rapids, MI
NV5: Sustainability Specialist 2019 – 2021
Remote: HQ – Houston, TX
EcoPreserve: Consultant, Sr. Project Manager 2015 – 2019
Remote: Sarasota – Orlando, FL
Emerald Built Environments: Consultant, Sr. Project Manager 2014 – 2018
Remote: Sarasota, FL – Cleveland, OH
Guernsey Architects - Engineers: Green Building Professional 2010 – 2014
Oklahoma City, OK
Green Building Florida: Principal – Consultant 2006 – 2010
Hollywood – Sarasota, FL
Synergy Cohousing: Stakeholder – Consultant 1996 – 2005
Delray Beach, FL
Roles
Sustainability - Resiliency Consultant, Project Manager, Subject Matter Expert, Integrative Process Facilitator, Educator, Mentor, Administrator, Implementation:
• Peer Reviews
• Third-Party Certifications
• Business Development - Marketing
• Speaking Professional - Presenter - Workshop Leader
• LEED Online - Arc Management and Verification Documentation Management
• Environmentally Preferable Products, Materials, Resources, and Systems Guidance
• Develop Measures - Strategies - Policies - Programs - Planning - Guidelines - Specifications:
Indoor Air Quality Energy and Water Efficiency Renewable Energy Site
Purchasing Green Cleaning Waste and Recycling Outreach
Education
Master of Science: Systems, Cybernetics – Behavior: Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Arts: Communications: Television – Film Production: Temple University
Associate of Science: Marine Studies
Volunteer Advocacy Leadership
• U.S. Green Building Council Oklahoma Chapter, Vice Chair
• Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) Content Expert
• USGBC Florida Chapter – Residential Green Building Advocate (RGBA)
• City of Hollywood Green Team Advisory Board, Vice Chair