Lonely Places Ltd. Co.

About

Unbound. Uncommon. A pack apart.

Lonely Places is your guide to the project, startup, small business, engineering, outdoor lighting, and personal independence wilderness. We deliver battle-tested project management training, consulting, and execution for multidisciplinary teams tackling today's toughest engineering, manufacturing, and construction challenges. We scale sole proprietors into high-performing team leaders, design night-sky-friendly outdoor lighting and residential/light-commercial building systems, and equip individuals/teams for outdoor preparedness and free-living frameworks. Our broad background and no-BS approach turns chaos into results. Ready to navigate your wilderness?

Introduction

I'm Joshua Kirlin LinkedIn, President of Lonely Places. The book Range found top performers in complex, unpredictable domains are often “T-shaped”: broad horizontal knowledge across fields to spot connections specialists miss, with depth in a core skill. That’s me — decades spanning nuclear submarines, chemical engineering, district energy plants, mission-critical infrastructure, rocket engine testing, commercial building design and construction, manufacturing, and facility operations & maintenance. I've woven it all into a project management mastery and strategic problem solving clarity few others can provide. While “I-shaped” consultants dig one deep trench, I deliver the full terrain. Let’s tackle yours.

Credentials

I am certified as a Professional Engineer (Texas #146498) since 2022, a Project Management Professional since 2018 (PMBOK 6th Edition) and a Wicked Problem Solving Practitioner since 2022. The badges below may be clicked to verify.

Services

Project Management Training

We teach your new project managers the ropes using battle-tested frameworks from nuclear subs to rocket launch sites — covering requirements definition, risk analysis, scheduling, budgeting, and execution. Hands-on education turns rookies into wilderness navigators, ready to lead multidisciplinary teams through chaos.

Project Management Consulting

We advise capable project managers and executives on navigating high-stakes projects, auditing gaps in processes/tools/training, and shifting to prime contracts or IPD models. Leverage Wicked Problem Solving™ (read more) plays to visualize problems, align stakeholders, and drive breakthroughs — delivering executive counsel that accelerates revenue and profitability.

Project Management Itself

We step in as your temporary (1099) contract project manager for full-lifecycle delivery: from CapEx estimation and procurement to construction commissioning on logistics, manufacturing, or mission-critical facilities. Stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation, and on-time wins — no drama, just results.

Small Business Consulting

We specialize in scaling successful sole proprietors from solo ops to owners of high-performing teams — building roadmaps, hiring strategies, and cross-industry best practices. Our insights from aerospace to energy plants help you capture bigger contracts while staying unbound.

Architectural Engineering

We analyze and design resilient building systems (MEP, fire protection, low-voltage, acoustics) for residential and light-commercial occupancies, optimizing for cost, code compliance, and operability. From renovations and new-builds to as-builts and commissioning, we tame the engineering wilderness for owners and GCs.

Outdoor Lighting Design

We build photometric models and select night-sky-friendly LED fixtures to illuminate homes or businesses effectively — balancing security, aesthetics, and dark-sky preservation. Custom designs cut energy waste, eliminate light pollution, and improve safety without sacrificing performance.

Outdoor & Preparedness Education

WWe advance individuals and teams from “outsidey” to “outdoorsy” — mastering navigation, survival skills, gear selection, and self-reliance in remote terrains. Hands-on courses draw from West Texas's unforgiving lonely places and Navy experience for real-world readiness.

Personal Consulting

We guide you through proven frameworks to create, maintain, and live a free, independent life — blending project management discipline with personal independence strategies. Escape silos, weave your own path, and thrive unbound.

Contact

Send an e-mail to joshua@lonelyplaces.com to begin your journey. Tell me about yourself, your company (if applicable), which service(s) you're seeking and the nature of the need. We'll get in touch for an introductory/exploratory call!

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