Harry Jackson joined OCEES in Jan 2007 and has extensive background in large project development, financing, operations and management. Before joining the OCEES team, Harry was the Vice President and Asset Manager for Actus Lend Lease LLC (Actus) in Hawaii, a global leader in community development. He was responsible for overseeing the operations and financial management for the Department of Defense’s largest military family housing privatization project which is located in Hawaii, valued at $2.3B for the initial 10 year development period of the 50 year project. Responsibilities included serving as the senior executive on the project, representing Actus as well as serving as a key link between the project and local government, military partner and key stakeholders. Harry provided the project management expertise to write the proposal, develop and implement the project’s community planning to include engineering plans, designs, contract management, renewable energy programs, construction oversight and other initiatives. Duties also included the start-up, hiring, training and management of a 270+ staff servicing a community of more than 25,000 people.
Before his work with Actus Lend Lease, Harry worked for four years providing his expertise for the Navy Quality of Life (QOL) Facility Program at the Pacific Fleet Headquarters at Pearl Harbor. Projects for QOL facilities included project design, construction and operations. During is tenure, he also developed a $150M Housing Master Plan for Guam Naval Region to construct housing and QOL facilities for approximately 1,000 single sailors, government project financing and much more.
As president of OCEES, Harry is responsible for providing the leadership, motivation, support and commitment to position the company as the global leader in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) project development and operations. Responsibilities also include developing additional energy efficient opportunities in related technologies such as Seawater District Cooling (SDC) A/C, Waste Heat applications, Hydrogen Production/Transportation, Aquaculture, and other renewable energy disciplines. OCEES maintains strong environmental awareness and continuously looks for opportunities to interact and support local communities, educational systems and legislative initiatives.
Harry is a West Point graduate, having received his Bachelor of Science Degree, Engineering, from the United States Military Academy in 1983 and had served in the Army until 1993. He moved to Hawaii in 1993 and is also very active in outdoor sports and supporting local youth organizations and other community programs.
