Gage Smith

About Gage Smith

Professional Overview: Results-driven program management and operations professional with…

Experience

1. Officer, Registry Operations

   Acr At Winrock International

   Apr 2025 — Present · Arlington, VA, US

   ACR, formerly known as the American Carbon Registry, is a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International founded in 1996 as the world’s first private voluntary GHG registry. ACR develops science-based methodologies to reduce and remove emissions in forestry, energy, and industry, serving both compliance and voluntary carbon markets.• Facilitate registry operations and project lifecycles ensuring alignment with ACR standards and regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, including California Cap-and-Trade Program, Washington Cap-and-Invest, and ICAO CORSIA.• Perform technical reviews of project documentation and data submissions to uphold data integrity and regulatory compliance prior to credit issuance.• Collaborate with registry service providers and internal units to optimize system functionality, contributing to infrastructure enhancements and digital workflows that support emerging market linkages, including under Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement.• Maintain and refine policy documents, operational templates, and methodology tracking systems to ensure real-time program responsiveness and user clarity across compliance and voluntary systems.• Contribute to ACR’s strategic expansion by assisting with the management of registry datasets and outreach materials to support program operations and strategic business development opportunities for the registries to connect to emerging carbon markets and platforms.

Education

• Ohio University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• The Ohio State University

  Bachelor of Science

• The Ohio State University

  Master of Science

• The Ohio State University

  Associate of Science