Christie Dowling has a passion for enhancing connections between people, streamlining work processes, and re-applying knowledge. As a manager of an engineering firm's knowledge strategy, she helped the company to find, promote, and re-use expertise. She began her career as an engineer focused on groundwater contaminant remediation. Her experience in managing projects sparked an interest in knowledge management and decision analysis. She has worked on projects related to project prioritization, technology selection, and workshop facilitation to increase stakeholder engagement in decision process. Christie earned BS and MS degrees in environmental engineering from UC Berkeley and holds a PE and PMP certification.