Zia A.
Laboratory Program Manager @National Laboratory of the Rockies
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WORK HISTORY
Laboratory Program Manager @National Laboratory of the Rockies
Golden, CO, US
Responsible for the thought leadership, direction and management of $60M NREL\'s Biomass R&D program funded by EERE BETO. This includes devloping and managing scope, schedule and budgets of projects in the program, managing NREL\'s relationship with BETO, overseeing technical and financial planning to meet EERE/BETO objectives, industry partnerships and longer term strategic planning.
EDUCATION
University of Ottawa
B.S., PhD., Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
MBA, Technology Management
ABOUT ZIA A.
Accomplished thought leader with significant engineering, analytical, management and entrepreneurial achievements. Outstanding written and oral communication skills with proven ability to articulate complex concepts in simple language tailored to the audience. Excel at influencing decision makers and working effectively across a range of complex technical topics with teams and experts with diverse backgrounds at all corporate levels. Demonstrated competencies in reducing costs as well as growing revenue. Highly creative in terms of Intellectual Property (IP) development as well as incorporating the IP into an effective business strategy. PhD (ME) from University of Ottawa, MBA from the University of Washington. Professional Engineer (Canada) and PMP – PMI (Project Management Professional) certification.Specialties: • Thought leadership. Defining strategy and direction in complex business settings.• Business Development / Growth Management• Strategic Development of Product Portfolio• Relationship Management• Entrepreneurship• Project and Team Leadership• Problem Analysis & Resolution • Modeling and Simulation• Long-range Business Planning
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