Josh Lester, Senior Program Manager of Total Waste Solutions at ENGIE Impact, has nearly 20 years of experience in the waste industry, focusing on data-driven improvements for cost, industrial and commercial service optimization, right steaming, reporting, equipment and service evaluation, and behavior change.
Josh has helped clients utilize the full range of waste consulting services, including procurement, zero waste, optimization, and reporting. His experience includes reducing spend for waste generation using multiple third-party technologies by $500,000+ annually, as well as developing and coordinating emergency client service decreases and closures that involve multiple layers of client contacts, partners haulers, and resources. He has developed and executed procurement strategies for large industrial clients, as well as medium and small businesses, saving waste consulting clients $13+ million. Josh holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Washington.