Colette Van Straaten
About Colette Van Straaten
Colette Van Straaten serves as the Senior Director of Customer Success at Project Canary in Denver, Colorado, a position she has held since 2022. With a background in environmental engineering and sustainability, she has accumulated extensive experience in various roles within the industry.
Work at Project Canary
Colette Van Straaten has served as the Senior Director of Customer Success at Project Canary since 2022. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing customer engagement and ensuring satisfaction with the company's services. Project Canary focuses on providing environmental data solutions, and her leadership contributes to enhancing customer relationships and driving business growth. She operates from Denver, Colorado, where the company is headquartered.
Previous Experience in Environmental Engineering
Before joining Project Canary, Colette Van Straaten worked at Geosyntec Consultants as a Project Environmental Engineer from 2019 to 2022. In this position, she specialized in sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives. Her career also includes roles at Antero Resources, where she served as both a Water Treatment Engineer and a Senior Water Treatment Engineer from 2014 to 2019. Additionally, she worked as an Environmental Engineer at Energy Corporation of America from 2012 to 2014.
Educational Background
Colette Van Straaten holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with an Environmental Specialty from Colorado School of Mines, which she completed from 2008 to 2012. She also pursued a Minor in Humanitarian Engineering at the same institution. In 2011, she participated in the Semester At Sea program, focusing on 'Engineer a New Tomorrow, Water for the World' in partnership with the University of Virginia. This program lasted for 11 months and provided her with a global perspective on water-related challenges.
Internship Experience
Colette Van Straaten began her professional journey with an internship at Enova Solutions from 2007 to 2008. This experience provided her with foundational knowledge in the field and helped shape her career path in environmental engineering and sustainability.
Research Assistant Role
During her studies at Colorado School of Mines, Colette Van Straaten worked as a Research Assistant from 2010 to 2011. This role involved supporting research projects, which contributed to her academic development and practical experience in engineering.