Principal-level consulting
Innovative solutions for complex industrial & clean tech projects.
Engineering + business leadership to de-risk CAPEX, forecast constraints early, and turn complicated systems into executable plans.
Pressure Points
Diagnose
Expose assumptions and surface constraints early.
Execution
Model
Decision-ready tools and scenario clarity.
Outcomes
Align
Bring teams to a shared execution plan.
Three pillars
Three ways I help teams move faster—without surprises.
Principal-level consulting across clean tech and industrial operations with a focus on execution-ready decisions.
Clean tech strategy that respects physics.
Corporate strategy, competitive analysis, marketing and partnerships grounded in real technical constraints.
Process clarity and operational lift.
Simulation, efficiency optimization, troubleshooting, scale-up support, and training programs.
Deliverables that move projects forward.
Feasibility studies, PFDs, HMBs, equipment sizing, and package review from concept through FEED.
Outcomes
You will know what is true before it gets expensive.
Selected experience
Built inside real projects, not slides.
Oberon Fuels • Heliogen • Sasol • Gas Engineering • Cosmodyne (Nikkiso) • Praxair (Linde)
Case studies
90-second reads with real outcomes.
$3M saved
Predictive utility + schedule tooling
Forecasted usage, highlighted strategic focus areas, and re-aligned EPC execution.
$200M FEED
Biomass to synthetic fuels oversight
Technical review and stakeholder alignment across high-stakes decisions.
$20M–$60M
Solar project TEA
Customer-aligned assessments to support development investment.
Engagement models
Flexible enough for real life. Structured enough to deliver.
- Rapid Diagnostic — 1 to 2 weeks for clarity, decision map, and risk register.
- Fractional Leadership — ongoing technical + business leadership on retainer.
- Project Delivery — milestone-based deliverables with decision checkpoints.
Legacy
Why JLD matters.
JLD honors Jesse L. Dickinson, a community leader whose life centered on public service and progress. That same spirit powers this work: solve real problems, leave systems better than you found them.
Read the legacyMake the next decision easier.
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