Gretchen is a versatile Project Manager who streamlines operations, improves cost-efficiency, and optimizes client servicing. Gretchen has earned praise from senior management and contemporaries for her smart team leadership, calm demeanor under pressure, commitment to accountability, and practical approach to problem-solving, all of which have allowed her to deliver transformative results across complex projects and initiatives.
Gretchen’s personal and professional lives are driven by two fundamental ideas: exploring and creating.
A curious and inquisitive leader, Gretchen excels as both a Program and Project Manager. In both roles, she leverages her ability to quickly identify untapped opportunities to analyze and transform workflows, processes, and procedures to foster collaboration, streamline operations, and increase efficiency. She has earned praise from senior management and contemporaries for her smart team leadership, calm demeanor under pressure, commitment to accountability, and practical approach to problem-solving, all of which have allowed her to deliver transformative results across complex projects and initiatives.
Gretchen actively engages in programs and activities that feed her intellectual curiosity and cultivate her creative self-expression. Her adventurous spirit has led her to visit, explore, and photograph 17 countries on 4 continents, with highlights including summiting Mount Kilimanjaro in 2012, and a single, thrilling trip that featured stops in Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Japan. An avid workshop enthusiast, Gretchen has completed courses in calligraphy, basket weaving, painting, screenwriting, photography, knife throwing, flower arranging, and cheese board arranging. Each adventure and creative exercise she takes on further sharpens her mind and ability to thrive as a change agent in both her personal and professional endeavors.
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Gretchen moved to Seattle and attended the University of Washington, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature and Cinema Studies. She soon discovered her natural aptitude for operational management and enrolled in multiple collegiate courses to further develop her project management, team leadership, and business communication skills. She is currently a Program Manager at CLEAResult Consulting, where she manages two $MM programs for the largest energy efficiency company in the United States.
Project manage two active client programs totaling $4M+ in annual projected revenue on behalf of largest energy efficiency company in the United States
Supervised team of four and collaborated cross-functionally to manage intensive rebate initiatives
Processed $3M in rebates/incentives (14K+ individual rebate packets) with 100% accuracy for Southern California Edison HVAC Optimization Program, using expert attention-to-detail and organization skills to maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives
Acted as sole manager for all aspects of production at full-service paper manufacturing and distributing company, including inventory management, quality improvement, safety, human resources, marketing and branding, scheduling and maintenance.
Played key role in planning, direction and implementation of the Puget Sound Komen Race for the Cure, gaining strong leadership capabilities and organizational skills while working effectively with a small team.
Bachelor of Arts: Comparative Literature
Academic Honors: Dean's List
International Studies Program: Oaxaca, Mexico
Key Classes: Art & Design Approaches, Fluency in
Information Technology, Business & Technical Writing
Project Management and Team Leadership
Business Communications