Cari Spring, PhD

P.O. Box 8874
Catalina, AZ 85738
Phone: 520-260-9713
springlear@gmail.com

LEED NC Accredited Professional, 2003. National US Green Building Council

Education
1990. Ph.D., M.A. University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
2002. Computer Aided Drafting. Certification. Pima College. Tucson, AZ.
2000. Solar Design/Install Certification. Solar Energy Intl, Carbondale, CO.
1986. B.A. University of California. Santa Cruz, CA.
1982. A.A. Spanish Language. Cabrillo Junior College. Santa Cruz, CA.

Career Experience
Business
2004-Present. Global Professional Services, Inc. President. Tucson, AZ.
Academic
2003-2009. Faculty, Prescott College Master of Arts Program. Prescott, AZ.
1996-2001. Faculty, University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
1993-1996. Faculty, California State University. San Marcos, CA.
1994-1996. Faculty, SDSU--California State University. San Diego, CA.
Not for Profit
2007-2009. Citizens for Solar VP and Annual Solar Festival Co-organizer.
1999-2001. Energy Educational Programs: Emerald Resources, Tucson AZ.

Select Projects

• 2009-Present. Project Lead. The Built-Environment: Comfort, Efficiency and Value. Provide design for and quantitative and qualitative results of Community-Level Sustainability project to advise National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center "Build America" Program and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Goal is to guide next-generation building designed to achieve advanced high-performance standards in the US built-environment.
• 2009. LEED™ AP Project Facilitator. Public Works Municipal Transit Center. Sierra Vista, AZ.
• 2002-2009. Faculty, Advisor—Course/Program Development in Sustainable Community; Writing; and Conscious Language. Prescott College. Prescott, AZ.
• 2006-2007. Net-0 Energy House—Audit with National Assn. Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center. Evaluate, Report, Media.
• 2004 through Present. Armory Park del Sol by John Wesley Miller Companies. Sustainable Community Development—Audit Energy, Water Use, Efficiency, TOU and Solar Electric/ Thermal Contribution. Correlate Sources, Costs, CO2, Emissions. Develop Consumer Education. Tucson, AZ.
• 1997-Present. Dammas Center ECo-housing Project Director. Riparian Wildlife Corridor; Solar/Wind Powered; Permaculture/Watershed Management/Harvest. Arizona.

With Al Nichols Engineering. Tucson, AZ

• 2006. State-Lands Biomass Appropriation for State of Arizona Boiler Systems. Feasibility study: biomass, buildings and boilers. For Governor Napolitano's Office.
• 2002-2004. Nogales Unified School District. Nogales, AZ. HVAC/Mechanical Remediation; Standard of Care.
• 2004-2005. Yuma Unified School District. Yuma, AZ. HVAC/Sick Building Syndrome—Investigation, Report, Remediation; Standard of Care.
• 2001. Energy Management in the City of Tucson, 1995-2006. Energy Office Five-year Performance Review, Five-year Plan. For Energy Office/Mayor and Council. Tucson, AZ.
2002; 2003; 2004; 2005. Civano ‘Solar Village’. Tucson, AZ. Water Use, Fossil and Solar Energy Audit. Evaluate Sustainable Energy Standard. Life-Cycle Analysis of Costs, Source Use, CO2. For Tucson Mayor and Council. 2004. Large-scale Impacts of Energy Efficiency in Tucson Residential Developments—Costs, Coal and CO2. Presentation, EUEC Intl Conference. Tucson, AZ.
• 2004. Building Systems Analysis of Vented vs. Unvented Roofs in Hot Dry/Mixed Climates. Paper, Kemmerly Co. Tucson, AZ.
• 2002. Colorado River Water (CAP) Direct-Delivery by Tucson Water Co. Review Associated Mechanical and Plumbing Problems. Standard of Care.
• 2002. Tucson CAP Water Treatment Plant II Energy Audit, Efficiency Implementation.
• 2002. City of Tucson Print Shop Air-quality and HVAC Remediation. Tucson, AZ.

1997-Present. Contributing Participant to twelve Solar PV/Wind Turbine Design and Installations. DC and AC Systems. Solar Thermal Cooking expert.

Outside Funding--Education and Management Positions

• 2007, 2008, 2009. Fundraising: Citizens for Solar Annual Solar Festival Event Co-organizer. All media/festival production. Tucson, AZ.
• 2001. Fundraising: Arizona Association for Environmental Education: Energy Symposium Organizer. Flagstaff, AZ.
• 1999; 2001. Grants: Tucson/Pima Co. Metropolitan Energy Commission. Understanding Energy Workshops. Tucson, AZ.
• 1997. Fellowship: Wakonse AZ Teaching Institute in Higher Education.
• 1994. Scholarship: Stanford University Summer Institute. Palo Alto, CA.
• 1986-1990. Scholarship: University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
• 1989. Grant: Tinker Foundation for Field Research. Lima, Peru.
• 1988. Scholarship: The LSA Fellow. Linguistic Society of America.
• 1988. Award: Arizona Ford Foundation. Meritorious Performance in Teaching. Tucson, AZ.

References
Colleen Carmean, Ph.D. Director of E-learning, School of Global Management & Leadership. ASU. Phoneix, AZ. Phone: 602.543.9891.

John Wesley Miller. President, John Wesley Miller Companies. Tucson, AZ. johnwesleymillercompanies.com. Phone: 520.977.3313.

Jerry Michael Samaniego. Co-principal, Expert Solar; Citizens for Solar President. Tucson, AZ. Email: sundog23@aol.com. Phone: 520.940.2565.

Al Nichols, PE. Al Nichols Engineering, Inc. Tucson, AZ. Email: alnichols@aol.com. Phone: 520.760.0380.

Writing Samples

• Book. When the Light Goes On: Understanding Energy (2001): www.trammer.com/webstuff/cari.shtml


• Report. Civano Energy Audit: http://www.civanoneighbors.com/docs/environment/Civano_EnergyWater_2005.pdf


• Report / Executive Summary. Armory Park del Sol Water Audit, Web Structure: http://johnwesleymillercompanies.com/tucson-water.html Full report: http://johnwesleymillercompanies.com/downloads/APdSWaterReport2007.pdf


• Article. LSA Journal of Linguistics: www.jstor.org/pss/417395


• Website. www.carispring.com.