Brian Schoening

Brian Schoening is an aerospace engineer, sustainability expert and social entrepreneur. His passion for environmental responsibility has led him into implementing sustainability within the corporate environment, across municipalities and into the home.

Brian is an experienced engineer of 10 years in the aerospace industry and currently works for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. His personal motivation and experience in sustainability enabled him to create a new position for himself where he now plays a lead role in progressing the Corporation's environmental sustainability objectives. His previous assignments were as a structural design and integration engineer on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the James Webb Space Telescope programs. He also worked for the X PRIZE Foundation and was integral in developing the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition to land a privately funded rover on the moon. Brian worked in an operations support role to the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

Building on his passion for sustainability Brian has played a key role in the growth of the City of Hermosa Beach's sustainability program. He was a member of the inaugural Hermosa Beach Green Task Force and also a founding member of the City's Green Idea City, carbon neutral efforts. He has become an active and respected member of the green community within the Greater Los Angeles area.

Brian holds a bachelors degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University, a masters degree from the International Space University in Space Management and is pursuing a Certificate in Global Sustainability from the University of California Los Angeles Extension.