Alexsandra Lemke Email & Phone Number

Arvada, Co, Us

Golden, Colorado, United States

Serve as the central hub for external affairs and technology transfer activities across the Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s extensive wind energy R&D enterprise. Effective at combining creativity and intellectual excellence with the organizational skills to develop operational, programmatic, and guide statutory, Congressional, and executive management objectives. Contribute to communicating a robust research portfolio and developing new program R&D initiatives and strategies involving a diverse stakeholder community and coordinating and utilizing the extensive resources and skills available within the DOE and national laboratory complex to resolve the fundamental science and engineering challenges. Directly responsible for coordinating programs that advance the commercialization of promising energy technologies and strengthen partnerships between DOE’s national laboratories and private sector companies to deploy technologies to the marketplace. Successful engagement in establishing and maintaining collaboratives requires active coordination and a keen ability to find common ground and build trusted relationships with key opinion formers including non-governmental advocacy organizations, industry associations and players, and influencers, sharing information and answering questions about wind energy research and development, priorities, and positive economic and cultural impacts. Passionate about the opportunity to shape the future of how we use and build wind technology for everyone.

Golden, Colorado

A collaborative, outgoing, strategic professional with more than 20 years’ experience in sales, business development, and strategic communications leading external affairs for two Department of Energy Technology Offices (the Office) concentrating on Wind and Water Power Technologies. Responsible for having a deep understanding of effectively and efficiently representing the interests of the Office and communicating those interests to an enormously diverse set of existing and potential stakeholders and partners to build, improve, or expand upon the strategic vision of the Office. External organizations include entities such as energy companies, non-energy companies, associations, foundations, non-profit organizations, unions, trade groups, civic groups, international organizations, lobbying entities, and non-governmental organizations. As the center of the engagement for the Office with external organizations, this role requires a keen ability to identify and solidify relationships with such organizations and works closely with the executive management, industry thought-leaders, and the national laboratories to specifically identify opportunities for relationships that result directly in enhanced partnerships and new business development for the Office to advance the mission.

Golden, Co / National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden Co.

Experienced communications and business development professional who led the outreach and dissemination activity for a team of communication professionals at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Wind and Water Power Technologies Office (WWPTO). Responsible for all external and internal communications, including technical and marketing communications, strategy, branding, executive support, media and government relations, education programs, and employee communications. Responsible for all aspects of supporting the WWPTO communications team, including, budgets, strategic planning, customer relationship management, business development, training, motivating, and evaluating performance. Demonstrated experience developing and leading a cutting-edge communications team, delivering high-quality digital, multimedia, and print products, and building strong relationships across complex and diverse organizations. Keen ability in creating a supportive work environment that encourages innovation and creativity, and enables employees to reach their full potential. Responsible for managing complex communications efforts, meeting budget, schedule and quality expectations. Provide consistent leadership to identify client needs, guide clients in strategic planning, manage projects, and create and deliver rainmaking campaigns and multimedia products.

Denver, Co

Senior account manager with proven track record in closing more than $1.5 million annually in new business revenue. Verifiable track record of meeting and exceeding revenue goals year over year. Extreme success educating C-level clients on corporate communications including campaigns, product marketing, media and public relations, brand management and corporate positioning, social media, web-based solutions and search engine optimization (SEO). Skilled communicator with broad experience supporting web sites; e-newsletters; webinars; podcasts; digital publishing; magazines; printed collateral materials; buyers' guides; custom publishing solutions; lead-generation technologies; and face-to-face events. Proven record of leadership, team development, and strategic planning and implementation. Adept at managing internal and external relationships through use of interpersonal skills. Skilled and conscientious financial manager. Excellent writing and presentation skills with a proven track record of relationship building. High comfort with, knowledge of, and interest in web-based technologies.

Experienced and innovative sales manager focused on selling and growing print, digital, mobile, and social advertising solutions, with a heavy concentration on creating new digital initiatives in a fast-paced environment and evolving media landscape. Responsible for cultivating deep relationships with accounts big and small and developed specific customized advertising solutions resulting in building and maintaining a positive rapport with both internal and external customers.

Experienced advertising sales manager who is extremely tenacious and self-motivated with proven success selling the leading Business to Business (B2B) industry publication in the telecommunications/wireless industry. Revenue included more than $20 million in sales over career span which is a result of selling print and digital advertising packages, leading the revenue charge in a broad territory, and working in collaboration with an established C-suite. Awarded “2008 Sales Person of the Year” for a record delivering year over year growth and surpassing annual revenue goal exceeding 116% in high-level print and interactive media sales. Increased value of the brand via product diversification (drove revenues across online, digital, and print media channels, as well as conference show daily publications. Core responsibility included the acquisition of new customers and worked directly at managing and developing strategic client relationships with decision makers in mid to enterprise level companies on a global basis. Responsibilities also included identifying and generating new business, sell advertising solution packages within both the print and web-based venues, producing industry specific events and conferences. Demonstratable sales experience selling to companies in an international market, new client generation, ability to successfully close sales, a great understanding of web-based advertising solutions including webinars, podcasts, web banners. Competitive in nature, consultative selling approach.

Accomplishments include annual net sales growth 125% year over year

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