Favorite Parts of Being a Director Business Development Clean Energy Transition at ABS
Kirk enjoys the "broad array of potential opportunities and projects" in their role at ABS, driven by the maritime industry's strong interest in decarbonization and new technologies, allowing "curiosity to rule the day" in exploring impactful solutions. This variety keeps their work engaging and allows them to contribute across many areas of the clean energy transition.
Clean Energy, Decarbonization, Environmental Consulting, Maritime Industry, Research and Development
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Kirk Waltz
Director, Business Development - Clean Energy Transition
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (MS), Rice University (MBA)
Engineering - Civil, Engineering - Environmental
Climate, Environment, Sustainability & Waste Management
Sales and Client Management
None Applicable
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1. The broad array of opportunities and projects available allows for continuous learning and exploration of different topics.
2. The role involves working on decarbonization and new technologies in the maritime industry, a sector with significant growth potential.
3. The position offers the chance to use one's curiosity to explore and develop solutions for the industry's challenges.
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What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
Some of the things I like the most are the broad array of potential opportunities and projects that I can help develop and be a part of. There's never a lack of curiosity, interest, or enthusiasm around many different and broad topics and subjects.
Even being in the environmental consulting region of the maritime industry, and more specifically doing contracted research and development, it would seem that there wouldn't be a very limited amount of things that can be done. However, there's so much interest in decarbonization and marine startup technologies, as well as bringing them to the maritime industry.
It's a very broadly scoped potential, so it's really fun and allows my curiosity to rule the day, to really explore what could be useful for this industry.