Garrett Lehman
Portland,OR
Summary
Results-focused renewable energy professional with strengths in project development, risk management, and strategic planning. Proactive leader with strengths in communication, collaboration, and mentorship. Proficient in leveraging utility and industry knowledge to bring projects to monetization and achieve strategic goals. Adept at managing concurrent objectives to promote efficiency and influence positive outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President, Development
Strata Clean Energy
Portland, OR
03.2023 - Current
- Lead 35 employees to drive forward 7GW solar and storage pipeline across 10 national markets
- Identified potential pipeline risk exposure and implemented management practices to mitigate identified risks
- Represented project(s) at internal steering committee meetings and during platform sales processes
- Represented development and project risks through 4 platform sales processes and 3 off-take contract negotiations
- Focused on platform monitoring and management by developing forecasts and tracking expenses
- Developed strategic business plan to monitor and proactively address FERC reform and pipeline management
- Conducted strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analyses to develop strategic plans for various market opportunities
Vice President, Development - West
Strata Clean Energy
Portland, OR
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Presented monthly strategic investment decisions and risks to investment committee
- Negotiated high-value contracts that maximized profitability while mitigating organizational risk
- Initiated strategy to drive company growth and increase market share and profitability by 15%
- Monitored key business risks and established risk management procedures
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals
- Led cross-functional teams to successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction
- Analyzed industry trends and tracked competitor activities to inform decision making
Director of Development
Strata Solar
Portland, OR
07.2017 - 03.2022
- Developed comprehensive strategic plans to guide annual growth and revenue targets
- Grew solar and storage pipeline from 20MW to over 700MW
- Expanded market footprint for OR to include WA, CAISO, and AZ
- Management responsibilities included market analysis; origination; siting; land acquisition; entitlement; financial model review, and interconnection management
- Grew team from 2 to 5 employees
Project Manager/GIS Analyst
Dudek
Portland, OR
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Lead Oregon renewable business unit
- Responsible for local renewable energy business development and client retention
- Project Manager for small energy facility development
- Routing and Siting lead for large transmission and energy facilities
- Responsible for internal GIS procedure and application development
- Developed tools and scripts to automate repetitive workflows
Senior Project GIS Analyst
Golder Associates
Portland, OR
01.2011 - 08.2016
- National GIS lead responsible for strategic business unit decisions, standards, and training
- Routing and Siting lead for transmission and energy facilities
- GIS lead on for transmission line and pipeline routing and geohazard business
- Developed tools and scripts to automate repetitive workflows and improve efficiency and output
- Developed testing and development programs of new analysis and field data collection work flows
- Responsible for internal GIS capabilities development for West Coast Group
Education
Master of Science - Water Resource Management
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
Santa Barbara, CA06.2004
Bachelor of Science - Crop Science And Management
University of California - Davis
Davis, CA12.2000
Skills
- Strategic business plan implementation
- Market analysis and implementation
- Market/Policy change analysis and adaptation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Leadership
- Risk identification and management
- Budget tracking
- Procedure development
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Communication of complex concepts
Accomplishments
- Grew western US platform from 14MW of solar to 4GW of solar plus BESS
- Developed the first utility scale solar project in WA
- Lead development of Ventura Energy Storage, 100MW/400MWh BESS in CAISO, COD 2021
- Transacted on a 250MW solar plus 250MW BESS in AZ, 2022
- Lead development to NTP of Scatter Wash Energy Storage 255MW/1020MWh BESS in AZ, 2025 COD
- Lead teams and development directly responsible for tripling annual revenue for the development group
Timeline
Vice President, Development
Strata Clean Energy
03.2023 - Current
Vice President, Development - West
Strata Clean Energy
03.2022 - 03.2023
Director of Development
Strata Solar
07.2017 - 03.2022
Project Manager/GIS Analyst
Dudek
09.2016 - 08.2017
Senior Project GIS Analyst
Golder Associates
01.2011 - 08.2016
Master of Science - Water Resource Management
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
Bachelor of Science - Crop Science And Management
University of California - Davis
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