Description
I am senior executive with a broad skill-set in all aspects of Operations, Finance, Business Development, Project Management & Regulatory Compliance. I will drive performance and efficiency in support of corporate mandates while leading all aspects of organizational development. Industry concentration in; manufacturing, utility scale photovoltaic, anaerobic digestion bio-mass to electricity, biodiesel and glycerin processing, as well as directing multi-unit franchises, engineering & metal fabrication entities, and new venture start –up operations. Specific appointments include; Director of Engineering & Business Development - North America, for a custom fabrication and extrusion-die-assembly company, Chief Operations Officer of a multi-unit, multi-national Franchise organization, member of the University of Central Florida Technology Incubator, co-founder of an alternative energy biodiesel producer -Summit Biodiesel LLC, Executive Vice President for Clean Fuel LLC, a multi-unit producer of Biodiesel & Technical Grade Glycerin, and utility scale Photovoltaic Project Development for SolarBlue LLC.. Currently Mr. Knight serves as the Chief Operations Officer and member of Viviridis LLC a Cambrian International LLC renewable power generation development company. In addition to the private sector; Knight, -a former Marine, is the recipient of many individual Citations and Meritorious awards, some include, acting with the State Department, ATF and other DoD elements as a force multiplier of Joint Task Force 6, now JTF North - a counter narcotics element. Aaron holds a B.S. degree –Nova Southeastern University (Concentrations: Psychology, Business, & Engineering), has 3 daughters, and lives in Orlando, FL.