Founders
Michelle Naquin
Ms. Naquin is the co-founder and CEO of the Green Technology Alliance (GTA). The GTA is focused on building implementable solutions that offer real business benefit-- to every sector of the industry. 
Building the Alliance
We all have a choice. A choice of whether to continue business practices that aren't working, are inefficient, wasteful of resources and unproductive. We can either be part of the solution or part of the problem. We want to be part of the solution. As individuals and through the GTA partners and members a decision is being made to make better choices and positive change is happening.
WE... as in humanity didn't get to this place overnight and only WE can change our direction. We believe an alliance that showcases solutions, educates on action and provides support for implementation will help us find the knowledge and path to beneficial change. This is the kind of alliance the GTA is designed to be.
An alliance that offers a solution.
As CEO of the GTA, Michelle is responsible for the technology industry programs across the GTA ecosystem and for all stakeholder tiers within the alliance. Michelle has over 16 years of experience successfully developing organizations; including start-ups through strategic planning, business development, and alliance management. Her tactical approach emphasizes ROI, business intelligence, consultative client and partner development and leveraging immediately impactful internal process improvements.
Ms. Naquin's experience successfully developing of a variety of IT services programs; including partner and client education brings a valuable perspective to the development of green, clean and sustainability programs that deliver real business value. Over her career she has been directly responsible for the procurement of over $200 million in services revenue/contracts and has actively managed over $30 million in ongoing projects.
Ms. Naquin focuses on helping create the resources and strategies required to deploy real solutions that deliver an immediate business benefit to the companies that invest in sustainability; such as reduced costs, improved efficiency and greater productivity. Michelle is a frequent speaker at industry and vendor-sponsored events on the topics of green, clean and sustainability-- from a business advancement perspective.
Education
B.A., Human and Organizational Development, Fairhaven College- Western Washington University
Executive Management Certificate, Managing Our Future Together, University of Washington
About the GTA
Through the GTA organizations of all sizes are driving results across the business value spectrum; including; achieving greater operational and cost efficiencies, target revenue goals, higher customer satisfaction and mutually beneficial partnerships.
Since 2006, the founders of the GTA have been developing and supporting an alliance of companies in the green, clean and sustainable space. In 2008, the GTA was launched to provide the support, resources and venues that build and grow both existing technologies and emerging technologies in Green, Clean and Sustainability. The GTA has grown from 400 GTA supporters at the time of our launch to over 2000 representing 8 countries and over 900 organizations.
Heath Naquin
Mr. Naquin is the co-founder and COO of the Green Technology Alliance (GTA). The GTA is focused on building implementable solutions that offer real business benefit-- to every sector of the industry.
Innovation As Transformation
Until a couple of years ago, if you heard the word green in relationship to an individual or organization images of Birkenstocks, hemp bracelets and tree hugging instantly jumped to mind.
No longer.
Everywhere we turn green fills our consciousness. The concept of green has infected the marketplace of America and world. Today, when the term green arises, images of; sustainability, power conservation, management methodologies, economic development and, for some, wealth generation come to mind.
Organizational success or failure will not be solely determined by financial terms like ROI, profitability and shareholder return. Rather, green metrics, like resource management, sustainability and organizational carbon footprint, will also factor heavily in the successful analysis of the future success of any organization. Combined with the fact that one of the largest growth potential market sectors is the green space, the time for going green is now.
Challenges abound, risks are present, and wealth is waiting.
As COO of the GTA, Heath is responsible for start-up, entrepreneurship, innovation and commercialization initiatives across the alliance. Mr. Naquin is a frequent speaker at industry and vendor-sponsored events on the topics of Green Technology Innovation and Commercialization as an organizational transformation model.
Heath has worked on international commercialization initiatives in countries such as Chile, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Egypt and India. He has served as an advisor to start-up companies and technology incubators developing strategic plans for operational success across the globe. Mr. Naquin regularly serves as a commercial reviewer of SBIR/STTR grant proposals with the National Science Foundation.
He has successfully orchestrated early stage international technology licensing agreements with Fortune 500 companies such as Siemens, Costco and Glaxo-Smith-Kline. His expertise in Project Management, Green Technology, Clean Energy, Innovation and International Commercialization has been featured in such publications as Forbes, the Austin Business Journal, Microsoft Network and PMI’s Project Management Magazine.
Mr. Naquin focuses on helping identify and grow the technologies and startups necessary that can deliver an immediate value to the companies that invest in sustainability; such as reduced costs, improved efficiency and greater productivity.
Education & Certifications
B.B.A., Business Administration- St. Edwards University
M.S., Technology Commercialization-University of Texas at Austin
Certified Project Management Professional, PMP
Organizational Affiliations
Project Management Institute
Licensing Executive Society
About the GTA
Through the GTA organizations of all sizes are driving results across the business value spectrum; including; achieving greater operational and cost efficiencies, target revenue goals, higher customer satisfaction and mutually beneficial partnerships.
Since 2006, the founders of the GTA have been developing and supporting an alliance of companies in the green, clean and sustainable space. In 2008, the GTA was launched to provide the support, resources and venues that build and grow both existing technologies and emerging technologies in Green, Clean and Sustainability. The GTA has grown from 400 GTA supporters at the time of our launch to over 2000 representing 8 countries and over 900 organizations.
