What I do
Services
My work spans the full carbon project lifecycle. Whether you need a project taken from origination to issuance, a stalled verification moved forward, or a clear read on which standard fits, I can step in where you need help.
Carbon Project Development
This is the full arc, from first concept through to issued credits. The work runs from screening a project for eligibility, to designing it around the methodology that fits, to writing the PDD and the monitoring plan, to carrying it through validation and verification. The core technical judgment lives here too: building the additionality and baseline case, running the quantification, accounting for permanence and leakage, and documenting everything so each number holds up when someone tests it.
Verification & Registry Support
Getting a project audit-ready and through the gate is its own discipline. Before a VVB ever sees the project, I assemble and stress-test the evidence, work out where findings are likely to land, and resolve them as they come up. The registry mechanics are part of this too, from opening accounts and listing the project to managing submissions across the registries and standards I work in, including Verra, CAR, ACR, Gold Standard, and Puro.earth.
Methodology & Standards Advisory
The right standard and methodology aren't always obvious, and the wrong choice gets expensive fast. I compare eligibility, quantification, and crediting rules across standards, estimate feasibility and rough credit volumes, and give you a clear read on where the requirements are genuinely ambiguous, where conservative assumptions make sense, and where the real risk sits. You'll also know whether a project pencils out before you commit to it.
MRV & Monitoring Design
A monitoring plan only matters if the site can actually run it. I build the data model and the monitoring plan, define what gets measured and how, set up chain-of-custody and mass-balance tracking, and create audit-ready templates and documentation that hold up under third-party review. When the people doing the monitoring aren't carbon specialists, I write guidance they can follow on their own.
How I work
Engagement model
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Start with scope
A short assessment to map the project, identify the right standard or methodology, and surface the real risks before anyone commits to a full engagement.
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Work in defined phases
Engagements break into phases with clear deliverables and not-to-exceed hours, so cost stays predictable and we can reassess at each step.
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Build for verification
Every deliverable I produce, whether a PDD, a monitoring plan, or an evidence package, is structured to hold up under third-party review rather than just look complete.
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Leave you self-sufficient
Where you want it, I document the process and build the systems so your team can carry the work forward independently.