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<br /> <br />Orange County WCS KCI Proposal <br />33 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ryan Graunke has led KCI’s composition studies and field work for the past <br />8 years. With KCI, Ryan has overseen over 60 composition studies, totaling <br />over 280 days in the field and over 2,100 samples sorted. He has a long- <br />term passion for science and the environment, and in particular for <br />reducing society’s waste. Ryan is a creative problem solver and fast <br />learner with a relentless dedication to his work. <br />Ryan’s scientific and analytical background combined with his passion for <br />waste reduction make him a great asset to the KCI team and our clients. In <br />addition to composition studies, Ryan’s project work activities focus on: <br />✓ Recycling Feasibility Studies <br />✓ Cost of Service Analyses <br />✓ Rate Studies <br />✓ Composting Pilot Projects <br />✓ Organic Waste Reduction Strategies <br />Ryan has worked on the following projects with KCI: <br />✓ Waste Composition Study, Orange County, NC <br />Ryan was a field supervisor for two 5-days sorts in a two-season waste <br />composition study for Orange County, NC. The study targeted waste <br />generated within the county and collected by various public and <br />private haulers from single-family, multi-family, and commercial <br />sectors. A total of 101 samples were sorted over the two sorts. Ryan’s <br />field work responsibilities included pulling samples, training, and <br />supervising the sort crew, and recording data. Ryan also compiled all <br />the data, calculated compositions for the County’s waste by sector and <br />geographic location, and wrote the final report. This data was <br />compared to historical waste composition data maintained by the <br />County to measure changes in its waste composition and the effects of <br />its recycling and waste diversion efforts. <br />✓ Recyclables Characterization Study, Orange County, NC <br />Ryan was the primary consultant and field manager for a six-day recyclables characterization study <br />for Orange County, including the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. He conducted all <br />planning, field work, data analysis, and reporting activities. This study involved working closely with <br />county and university operation staff to coordinate the delivery and sampling of 66 samples of single <br />stream recyclables from 11 different collection programs. Ryan then trained a sorting crew and <br />oversaw the hand sorting of these samples and weighing of all sorted materials. Following the <br />study, Ryan compiled the data and calculated separate compositions for each of the eleven <br />programs, as well as a combined countywide and campuswide composition, and prepared the draft <br />RYAN GRAUNKE <br />Project Manager <br />M.S. Interdisciplinary Ecology <br />University of Florida <br />Gainesville, FL | 2011 <br /> <br />B.S. Environmental Science <br />University of Florida <br />Gainesville, FL | 2008 <br /> <br /> <br />Recycle Florida Today <br />•Organics Committee <br />Member <br /> <br /> <br />•Wilkie, Ann & Graunke, <br />Ryan & Cornejo, Camilo. <br />(2015). Food Waste <br />Auditing at Three Florida <br />Schools. Sustainability. 7. <br />1370-1387. <br />10.3390/su7021370. <br />•Graunke, Ryan. and Wilkie <br />A.C. (2008). Converting <br />Food Waste to Biogas: <br />Sustainable Gator Dining. <br />Sustainability -The Journal <br />of Record, 1 (6), 391-394. <br /> <br />FORMAL EDUCATION <br />AFFILIATIONS <br />PUBLICATIONS <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 1223AA0B-DDEC-4EBE-8FEA-427010558A5C