GREG T. WATKINS
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER, GRMM
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ABOUT
Greg combines 45 years’ experience in international Master Planning work, Project
Development, and Architecture in Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, USVI, Indonesia, and California.
Greg has an even longer commitment to renewable energy and environmentally sustainable
projects. Currently WATKINS CERNY ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS, INC. provide large scale
design of sustainable mixed-use projects, Master Planning, and commercial architecture for a
variety of clients. Watkins Cerny acts as project developer on several projects. Greg has
worked for 40 years designing hi-rise and large mixed-use projects globally. Greg has additional
experience in renewable energy, carbon emission reduction projects, sustainability, and has had
many key-note speaking engagements on carbon, sustainability, training for renewables and
carbon markets. In 2008 Greg co-sponsored the first Carbon Credit Conference in Mexico City
with our US Ambassador, Jeffrey Davidow and formed CARBON CONSULTANTS, INC. to
develop CDM projects and provide emissions consultancy. In 2022 Greg formed NORTHSTAR
SPACEPORTS to compete in an RFP for a new SPACEPORT in Puerto Rico. That RFP is still
open, now we are looking at sites around the world.
EXPERIENCE
President, Dana Point, CA
2011- Present
WATKINS CERNY ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS
We are currently focused on master planning and development of sustainability projects, energy
and client driven projects. We provide project design and delivery for our sister companies
CARBON CONSULTANTS, INC., INFINITY EMISSION SOLUTIONS, and various development
partnerships. We work with cities to help develop their own plans for sustainability through
CLIMATE ACTION PLANS and provide new utility technologies such as LANGENBURG
TECHNOLOGY and 3MB Molecular binders.
President, Costa Mesa,
2009- 2011
BCW LLP, Architecture & Master Planning
Working with partners John Baile and Richard Cerny, BCW LLP produces timeless commercial
designs that meet clients needs while advancing emission reductions and responsible buildings
for our clients. We have many years experience in the focused areas of commercial
architecture and interiors, retail, mixed use, destination resorts and seaports. We provide large
scale planning of energy projects, seaports and surrounding areas, new towns, and destination
resorts.
President, Newport Beach, CA
1992 - 2008
Watkins / Baile & Associates, Architecture & Master Planning
Law Offices of Satin & Russell – Npt. Beach
Maravilla Resort - Todos Santos, Baja
La Ventana al Mar resort – Ensenada,
Birch Heights Office Complex – Npt.Beach,
3rd & Broadway- Artist/retail, Santa Ana
Chapin Medical / Industrial / helicopter
hangar complex, Corona
Birch Bayview Plaza, Newport Beach
Acacia office Park, Newport Beach
Brabus Mercedes US, Newport Beach
Punta San Basilio Resort, Loretto, BCS
Wonderland Bakery, Newport Beach
Acacia Office Park – Newport Beach
KDG Industrial Park – Corona, CA
CenterPointe – hotel, medical, housing,
Palm Desert, CA
President, Newport Beach, CA
1985-1992
Watkins & Associates, Architects, & The Watkins Company,
President, Newport Beach, CA
Chapin Medical - Corona, California
McKinley Commercial Center - Corona, Ca.
Sampson Industrial Park - Corona, Ca
Pulliam Industrial Multi-tenant - Corona
Birch Heights Office Park - Npt. Beach, Ca.
California Chemical Specialties - Corona,
Many other T. I.’s and commercial project
1971-1985
Teaching Architecture and drawing
The University of Texas, Austin, work on a wide
variety of commercial projects including television stations with my father, Dean of the Graduate
School of Architecture at Texas A&M and 4 years with Harwood Taylor designing over
85,000,000sf of high-rise mixed-use projects
Worked with the following firms as designer;
E. DUDLEY WATKINS (dad)– TV stations
HARWOOD TAYLOR/HKS –hi-rise
TAYLOR/LUNDY/HKS, hi-rise & mixed use
SOBEL/ROTH, – Asian hi-rise & mixed use
BARR/WHITE/DOLCE – commercial /
institutional
1975
NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE
1975 – Created ECO-FAIR, a University wide symposium on the future at Texas A&M that
became the spring design symposium for the next 40 years in the School of Architecture.
1976-84 ALLEY THEATER, HOUSTON, TEXAS- For 7 years worked on the largest fundraiser
for the arts in the US
2016 – FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO LIBRARY – Board Vice President
2008 – Present
CARBON CONSULTANTS, INC.
CEO, CARBON CONSULTANTS, INC.
CCI works with a variety of clients to help them develop strategic carbon plans, and to monetize
their energy efficiency solutions through emission commodities such as carbon credits. We
develop CDM projects for our own and consult with others to develop carbon assets for finance
leverage on their projects. CCI writes PIN and PDD applications to approval bodies and
processing the credits through monetization. Greg co-sponsored the first carbon credit
conference in Mexico City in 2008 with Jeffrey Davidow, ex US Ambassador to Mexico
We provide upgrades to public clients such as cities, counties, and states with renewable
energy, conservation, water/hydrogen powered engines, LED street lighting, solar shaded
parking and other technologies for Public and private clients at scale. Projects include;
ITZAMURI CARBON CACTUS PLANTATION – This project plans to plant 6,000has. of Nopal
cactus (22 sq.miles) to generate carbon credits and renewable diesel fuels
IMPERIAL BLUE – a remediation, renewable diesel and carbon credit project
Waste to Energy Study – Arizona
Carbon analysis – LANGENBURG TECHNOLOGY.
RENEWABLE ENERGY, CARBON
2015 – ECO-BAJA EXPO – Keynote Speaker
2014 – KEYNOTE SPEAKER – WEST COAST OIL & GAS LANDMAN INSTITUTE, Las Vegas
2013 – Pay forward energy efficiency model for public clients launched. US & Mexico
2010,09,08 – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT (ICEED) – PANELIST / SPEAKER (In Hermosillo, Anaheim & Mexico City)
2010 – CALIFORNIA BUILDING OFFICIALS CONFERENCE (CALBO) – Keynote speaker
2009 – GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY FORUM – attendee, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
2009 – SECOND CALIFORNIA MAYORS SUMMIT – Keynote speaker
2008 – FIRST CALIFORNIA MAYORS SUMMIT – Keynote speaker, co-sponsored
2008 – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL – Keynote speaker
2007 – SECOND CARBON CREDIT CONFERENCE – attendee, Mexico City
2007 – 2
nd CARBON FINANCE FORUM – New York City – attendee, Co-sponsor
2006 – FIRST CONFERENCE ON CARBON CREDITS (BONOS DE CARBON)– Mexico City -
Co-sponsored w/ Jeffrey Davidow (ex US Ambassador to Mexico), and was a keynote speaker
2005 – CONVERTING CATALINA ISLAND TO A HYDROGEN ECONOMY - White Paper
1983 – Williams solar farmhouse, convective loop house
1981 – Reck Passive solar house- 1.9M lb. convective loop house, grey water, tuned
overhangs, earth air heat exchangers, hyper-ventilation, gardens, orchards, won city Award.
1980 – finalist – MITCHELL PRIZE – TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
1979 – Master’s Thesis – URBAN DESIGN INTEGRATION OF SOLAR AND CONSERVATION
TECHNOLOGIES. – Became the basis of the renewable energy program still in place today
1975 – ECOFAIR – created and directed a weeklong state-wide symposium to study the future
of ecology, renewable energy, food technology, design, and more; Paul Rudolf, Paolo Soleri,
Robert Irwin, Buckminster Fuller, Athelstan Spilhous, Dudley Watkins, Pliny Fisk.