Jonathan Todd
President, John Todd Ecological Design, Inc.
1 School Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Jonathan Todd is the President of John Todd Ecological Design Inc., a leading firm in the development of ecological technologies for food production, waste purification and conversion, environmental restoration and systems integration for architecture and eco-industrial parks.
Jonathan has been immersed in the world of sustainable design practically from birth. As a child and teenager he was educated at the applied ecology think/do tank, the New Alchemy Institute. A seasoned captain, Jonathan holds a profound love of the sea, a bone-deep desire to protect the world’s water, and a rare ability to lead, both on and off the deck.
Experience
President, John Todd Ecological Design, Inc. (JTED), 2001/Present
Restructured JTED to be an independent collaborative designs solution company.
Constructed Tyson, the largest restorer Eco-machine at the time.
Continues to push innovation and invention in the field of ecological design.
Project Manager and Consultant, Iasis Corporation, 1999/ 2000
Helped the company establish a waste water business in the American South West.
Built prototypes and developed the company’s operational technology.
Project Manager, John Todd Ecological Design, Inc., 1995/1999
Designed, fabricated and operated a wide variety of living machines and floating restorer technologies for clients in Canada, Hawaii, Georgia, New Mexico, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
Captain of the RV Aquaria I, Ocean Arks International / Hitches in the Merchant Marines, 1989/1995
Developed low-power trawling techniques for the New England fishery.
Wintered in the US Virgin Islands giving environmental guided tours.
Captain/Crewman, Various Vessels, 1985/1989
Attended Chapman School of seamanship: Stuart, FL.
Attended the College of the Atlantic: Bar Harbor, ME.
Passed examine for USCG captains license for power, sail auxiliary, freight, and towing.
Worked tug and salvage operations for Woods Hole Towing, Titan Salvage, Farrell Marine, Witte Heavy Lift, Eklof Marine, and Packard Marine.
Designer, Researcher, and Captain, Ocean Arks International (OAI), 1981/1985
Assisted in the development of a prototype Ocean Ark, an advanced design sailing vessel tested in Southern New England.
The Ocean Ark was a groundbreaking concept in the fields of environmental restoration and humanitarian aid.
Captain: RV Edith Muma Georgetown, Guyana, South America. Developed a by-catch fishery around the Guyanese shrimp boat fleet. The fishery was designed to provide coastal people in need with a means to feed their communities while reducing their dependency on a capricious fossil fuel supply and mitigating the impact of by-catch. The project developed a new class of sail-assisted working craft and was funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. Captain: RV Edith Muma Puerti Viejo, along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Developed and spread low-impact fishing practices and technology.
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