Jeff Stephenson

Results-driven Entrepreneur with expertise in global strategy and construction management

ADVISOR BIOGRAPHY

Jeff Stephenson is a solutions-focused Project/Program Consultant and Entrepreneur with more than 25 years of success across the construction, oil and gas, government, and chemical industries. Leveraging extensive experience in sustainable global strategic development, planning, and management, he is a valuable advisor for an organization experiencing significant growth. His broad areas of expertise includes international business, global strategy, operations, and construction management.

He was awarded the Making a Difference Award and the USACE General's Coin for his work in support of the US Government. His tenure in environmentally specific initiatives has seen him receive honorary membership in the Emirates Environmental Council, serve as the Vice President of the United Nations Global Compact - GCC States Steering Committee and on the Emirates Green Building Council Materials and Resource Commitee. Jeff was also a founding member of the Qatar Green Building Council and Emirates Environmental Group CRS Network and served on the PM of Bahrain's task force for construction sustainability.

Throughout much of his executive career, Jeff has served as the Co-Owner and SME of RPSolved.

1992 - Present

Co-Owner and Subject Matter Expert - RPSolved

RPSolved

Addressed UN Secretary General Ba Ki Moon, his staff and United Nations Global Compact leadership on environmental construction technologies
Gave a small US company a global footprint across 10 countries in under 2 yrs
Assisted a top tier EPC firm's regional construction and low cost engineering center in their growth and capabilities resulting in their securing and successfully executing larger projects
Management system standardization and global roll-out to regional and local operation centers
Successful turnaround of a strategic project that was facing contractual default and sizable liquidated damages
Managed the construction of and implemented principles on mega-projects that have collectively achieved billions of man hours without incident or injury
Refined, re-purposed and launched a green technology product that eliminated the waste of billions of gallons of fresh water annually
Helped a drone technology provider realize an untapped opportunity for their services in the construction industry. Secured investments, a potential client list and then assisted them to establish and resource a new division to capitalize on the market gap.