Providing Smart, Sustainable Design Solutions for Greening Your Environment and Your Life
Barret graduated with a B.F.A. degree from Wright State University with an emphasis in design and sculpture. He has nearly 15 years of work experience in the fields of landscaping, carpentry, food service, graphicdesign, and sales. He has several years experience in construction management with residential new construction and remodeling. Barret also was recently employed as a research and development composite technician where he did consulting with start-up companies in the manufacturing of advanced materials. While at the National Composite Center, Barret’s design background and problem solving abilities proved invaluable as he worked with clients to develop new products. As example, he reduced scrap rate by 30% and improved efficiency within weeks of taking on the application processes.
Since moving to the Denver area, Barret successfully completed the Colorado State University's Green Building program. In December 2008, he became a LEED accredited professional. He brings his years of Construction Management experiences in both traditional and new building techniques to improve building energy efficiency and durability. Barret is an Emerging Green Builder member with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
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As a consultant and educator, I am presently involved with Green Building and Sustainability Initiatives and founding the Miami Valley No Child Left Inside Coalition.
With a team of like-minded professionals, Thumbprint Endeavors offers Environmental Consulting and Green Building Services with our LEED AP and Green Team. Much of my role with Thumbprint Endeavors is with the educational and behavioral change aspects. I focus on matching clients’ day-to-day actions with their new resource-conserving Green facility.
I have worked in Environmental Science Education for over 30 years and loved the natural world for over 50. I have a two Masters degrees – one in science education (College of Mt. St. Joseph) and one in environmental ecology (Wright State University).
Leaving Ohio in 1987, I headed for the beautiful plains of Kansas, working on Konza Prairie and a major NSF Science and Mathematics project.
I also worked at Chicago Botanic Garden on a Community Outreach Gardening Project to enhance science education with in the Chicago City Schools. When I completed my dissertation on enhancing science teaching self-efficacy, I spent a year as a visiting professor at Kansas State University.
After Kansas and Chicago, I spent a year at the University of South Carolina as a visiting professor teaching science and mathematics methods courses and working with Sandhill Environmental Research Center.
In 1995, I joined the faculty in the Biological Sciences Department at WSU, in what is a dual appointment, which meant I developed and taught courses in both the biology and teacher education department. While at WSU, I have filled several roles such as Director of the Office of Professional Field Experiences, Coordinator of the Middle Childhood Teacher Preparation Program and Environmental Science Educator.
In addition, I have had involvement with several grant funded projects as well as numerous publications and presentations in the areas of enhanced learning and effective teaching methodologies in environmental science, informal education (science centers/museums), gender issues in science learning and science teaching self-efficacy.
