Gregg Hardy

About Gregg Hardy

As founder of Pacific Crest Labs, Gregg directs research activities and product testing. Gregg has served as a vice president of Ecova’s research and policy and retail utility services teams. He has also gained 20 years of experience in product development, marketing, operations and general management in leading organizations including General Electric, the U.S. Air Force, Intel, and Electro Scientific Incorporated. At Intel Gregg led midrange sever and performance motherboard businesses that won major awards from PC Magazine, PC World, PC Gamer and the Consumer Electronics Show Awards Committee. Gregg holds an aerospace degree from Princeton University and an MBA from MIT. Specialties: P&L managementStrategic planningProduct developmentOutsourcing & development partnershipsOperationsProduct Life Cycle process developmentEnergy Efficiency Research and Policy

Experience

1. Founder

   Pacific Crest Labs

   Jan 2017 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Inspired by the natural abundance of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains, Pacific Crest Labs is committed to exploring accelerated pathways to a renewable energy future with a focus on developing innovative research and policy approaches to improved device and system-level energy efficiency and load shifting. Pacific Crest Labs offers NGO, utility and government clients more than 25 years of high tech, research and policy experience. Our lab capability includes a Chroma power supply, a 6-channel Yokogawa power meter, and a LabVIEW PC interface to perform precise low power measurements per IEC 62301 test method specifications.​Based in Portland, at the intersection of thriving sustainability and high-tech communities, Pacific Crest Labs fosters a culture based on client focus, innovative problem solving, accountability, and a commitment to energy efficiency and clean energy abundance. REgistered in the stat of Oregon as a B-corporation, Pacific Crest Labs is proud to prioritize people, planet and profits.

Education

• Princeton University

  BSE, Aerospace Engineering

  1984 — 1988

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  MBA, Product Development & Operations

  1993 — 1995

Skills

• Project Planning
• Business Strategy
• Product Development
• R&D
• Outsourcing
• Integration
• Program Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Management
• Strategy
• Engineering
• Start-Ups
• Negotiation
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Leadership
• Manufacturing
• Business Development
• Research and Development (R&D)