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Seattle, Washington, United States

• Oversaw a portfolio of 24 leading edge technology innovation and efficiency research projects. • Served as contract administrator and liaison to utility and national laboratory clients.• Planned and coordinated a heat pump water heater conference that educated 40 industry insider attendees on this technology’s clean energy savings potential.• Program managed technology innovation projects—from feasibility studies through demonstration projects—as part of the Advanced Water Heating Initiative (AWHI).• Facilitated communication and collaboration between staff, subject matter experts, management, and clients with regular updates on progress, budget, schedule, and risk identification and mitigation.• Key member of the process engineering team that improved organizational and program-related results by initiating project kickoff meetings, check-ins, and project health reporting.

Greater Seattle Area

Managed policy development, research, evaluation, and program implementation projects, with a strong focus on state and local government decarbonization planning and coordination.

Seattle

• Managed multiple projects from planning through execution stages for the Women's and Kids' Division, including print catalogs, online ads, and multichannel campaigns. • Managed 16 digital catalogs that appeared on Nordstrom.com and iPad apps. • Streamlined and documented processes, and managed relationships with vendors and affiliate partners.

Seattle

Served as President of the 320-member nonprofit organization devoted to connecting clients with editors, fostering community among members, and providing resources for their career development.

Seattle, Wa

Consulted, edited & wrote for publishers, corporations, nonprofits, and individual authors to turn their raw content into polished, ready-to-publish material.

London, United Kingdom

Directed the creation of new titles and revisions of the backlist for the award-winning Eyewitness series. Managed teams across continents and staff in-house, and participated in large-scale initiatives, including the relaunch and rebranding of the Eyewitness series.