Director of Industrial Engagement, Sectory Lead for Energy Environment, and Smart Grid Lead

Ontario Centres of Excellence

Carole is Director of Industrial Engagement,  Sector Lead for Energy and Environment, and Smart Grid Lead at the Ontario Centres of Excellence.    Since joining the organization in 2000, she’s held positions with OCE’s Centre for Energy, and the Centre for Materials and Manufacturing.   While working for the Centre for Materials and Manufacturing she also managed the Ottawa Manufacturers’ Network.

Prior to joining OCE, Carole worked for Natural Resources Canada at the CANMET, Materials Technology Laboratory.  From 1998-2000 she worked in the Energy Sector at NRCan as the Science Advisor for the Energy Technology Futures project developing long-term scenarios for Canada’s Energy System to decouple GHG emissions from economic growth. 

Originally from the UK, she is a graduate of St. Andrew’s and Cambridge Universities.