Carolyn Preston

Bio

20 years of experience in technical positions with 12 years in senior leadership roles Skill sets: - Exceptional leadership of multi-stakeholder major science and technology programs/projects; - Superior strategic planning, analytical and problem-solving skills; - Exceptional skill managing public-private partnerships, balancing disparate stakeholder needs; - Strong communication skills (oral and written), making the complex simpler, easily understood; - Experienced, seasoned strategic writer and planner; - Demonstrated leadership in program visioning, planning and stakeholder funding; - Technical expert in oil technology development to improve recovery, energy efficiency and environmental performnace; - Technical expert in CCS (CO2 geological storage and public communications/education); - Skilled complex project and performance manager; - Superior skills in transition and change leadership, managing uncertainty without precedent; - Adept at grasping new and varied ideas to build synergistic solutions to challenges; - Exceptional skill at blending science and technology with public policy drivers and regulatory requirements; Specialties Technology development and deployment for the oil industry; Expert in technical public policy aspects of CO2 geological sequestration; Multistakeholder partnership development and management of disparate stakeholder interests; Skilled leader, project/performance manager, stakeholder relationship manager, strategic planning and implementation; Exceptional communicator (oral and written), making the complex simpler, easily understood