Michael Brier, President
There are many individuals and businesses who are not aware how much energy and water they are wasting and how much extra money they are needlessly spending. All those individuals and the environment will benefit if we focus on finding ways to conserve.
Ran "Help our planet" booth at Westwood Day, September 2012, to encourage town residents to join environmental ecoteams
Run environmental eco-teams that teach sustainable living. Team members calculate carbon footprint for their residence and select actions they will do for one year to reduce footprint by 10%, 20% or more. Activity is derived from Massachusetts Climate Action Network "Cool Mass" residential program for households to take actions that save environment
Make presentations at Westwood organizations to encourage town residents to join environmental ecoteams
Co-founder and past member of Westwood, Massachusetts Environmental Action committee
Worked on Westwood Environmental Action subcommittee to achieve eligibility for Massachusetts Dept. of Energy Resources (DOER) Green Communities funding
Worked with Westwood DPW to develop stormwater database that monitors chemical pollutants flowing into the watershed
Licensed Massachusetts Construction Supervisor 2005->2011
President, MJB Home Renovations, in business 15 years
Self-employed education consultant, teacher, and tutor
Retired professional software / systems engineer in telecommunications and data communications
Education
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ Bachelor and Master of Science Physics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Master of Science Computer Science
Professional Affiliations
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Member of Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN)