As a Principal Scientist for Aster Global Environmental Solutions, Ms. Toole O’Neil focuses on climate services, corporate responsibility, energy efficiency projects, organizational-level verifications, and offset project validation/verification from industrial manufacturing to ecosystems services sectors. She specializes in:

• Assessing methodologies submitted to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) (forestry to energy efficiency) and other registries
• Validating/verifying inventories and carbon offset projects
• Corporate social responsibility auditing
• Developing governance for sustainability non-profits
• Writing methodologies and social standards

In the past two years, she has completed over 80 validations/ verifications for offset projects and inventories submitted to VCS, ACR, BC, SAK, AB, ON, CARB, and CDP. Her role has been lead validator/verifier, technical expert, senior/technical reviewer or standardized methodology expert. She also works on stakeholder engagements and is assisting in the development of several new standards.

Ms. Toole O’Neil draws on her vast experience to complete challenging projects for Aster Global’s diverse clientele. She has extensive specific experience in energy industries, energy demand, manufacturing, construction, transportation, chemical industry, metal production, fugitive emissions from fuels and industrial gases, agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU), carbon capture and storage, livestock and manure management, mining/mineral production, oil and gas productions and distribution, waste handling and disposal. Some of her industry certifications include:

• ANSI Assessor, ISO 14065 General Requirements for Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification Bodies
• Registered, Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) (04960072)
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Master Level (13641)

Prior to her position with Aster Global Ms. Toole O’Neil was a Principal Consultant with Det Norske Veritas (now DNV∙GL) leading the Climate Services Team for the Americas. She led the effort to gain ANSI accreditation to the ISO14065 standard, CARB accreditation, CAR, VCS and ACR accreditation. Her projects have ranged from preparing inventories, reviewing inventories prior to verification, annual update training for inventories and projects to validating/ verifying GHG offset projects.

In addition to her role with Aster Global, she is currently a member of the Hearing Board of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

Education:

Master of Science – Chemical Engineering
University of Akron

Bachelor of Science – Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University

Years of Experience: 40+

Working Groups:

• US representative to ISO Technical Committee 207 for development of ISO 14060 series (GHG and Water Standards)

Certifications:

• International Civil Aviation Organization
  • Certified CORSIA Verifier

• California Air Resources Board
  Lead Verifier – H2-19-198

• • Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)
  • Livestock

• Verified Carbon Standard Methodology Expert
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Verifier, Clean Fuels Reg

Contact: btooleoneil@AsterGlobal.com