About

Leading a sustainability-focused innovation company actively developing intellectual property, platforms, and strategies that integrate circular economy design, blockchain traceability (via SymbioTrace™), and waste reduction. Driving corporate vision, brand development, and positioning Symbeco as an emerging hub for sustainable innovation.

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Margaret McBride

9/30/2025
Provided a score of  
10
  for Anthony Cross

Experience

Anthony Cross

Work experience
  • Advancing early-stage IP concepts and strategic frameworks.
  • Developing investor-facing materials, grant proposals, and academic-linked content to support growth.
  • Driving innovations aimed at reducing waste and improving resource efficiency across industries.
  • Building a scalable ecosystem of sustainability-driven solutions under the Symbeco umbrella.

Anthony Cross

Education

Anthony Cross

Work experience
  • Coordinated waste and recycling service contracts under Los Angeles’s pioneering recycLA municipal franchise program, a model monitored by other large cities worldwide. Oversaw vendor operations, contract compliance, and diversion performance across USC’s campuses.
  • Audited past vendor invoices, identified account discrepancies, and successfully recovered/renegotiated over $114K in back charges in the first 6 months in the role.
  • Developed and deployed cost-saving strategies that lowered waste management expenses and improved operational efficiency.
  • Boosted diversion at the main campus from 29% to 54% between 2021–2024 through expanded recycling and organic waste initiatives.
  • Strengthened the resiliency of USC’s waste management system by designing and executing contingency strategies that ensured continuity during periods of unprecedented disruption.
  • Executed projects for zero-waste pilot programs and vendor-managed initiatives, delivering measurable results and maintaining compliance across all applicable sites.
  • Increased oversight of vendor operations, reducing risks and improving reliability of contracted services.

Anthony Cross

Work experience
  • Zero Waste Operations Supervisor – Republic Services (City of Los Angeles Contract)  at   Republic Services
  • Directed commercial franchise operations under LA’s recycLA program, optimizing waste management services across multiple South LA districts.
  • Increased recycling participation through outreach and data-driven route optimization.
  • Partnered with city officials to improve operational safety, achieve compliance, and enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Oversaw frontline staff performance, achieving measurable reductions in injuries, accidents, and service errors.
  • Strengthened stakeholder collaboration to support LA’s ambitious zero waste initiatives.

Anthony Cross

Work experience
  • February, 2013 - December, 2019
  • Fulltime
  • Designed and led field activities across multiple solid waste projects, strengthening team performance and aligning deliverables with client expectations.
  • Conducted environmental assessments, identifying risks and proposing tailored solutions for sustainable outcomes.
  • Added value beyond the scope of municipal solid waste diversion related project deliverables, identifying and providing regulation compliant recommendations to address stormwater and hazardous materials management issues linked to inefficiencies in clients' waste management practices.
  • Delivered customized sustainability plans that drove measurable cost savings and resource conservation.
  • Fostered strong stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment between environmental goals and business objectives.

Anthony Cross

Education
  • January, 2010 - September, 2014
  • Fulltime

Margaret McBride

9/30/2025
Provided a score of  
10
  for Anthony Cross