Karen Chase
About Karen Chase
Karen Chase serves as the Director of Industry and Government Programs at Tehama, a position she has held since 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario. With over twenty years of experience in business and project financial administration, she specializes in managing proposal responses and funding applications across government and private sectors.
Work at Tehama
Karen Chase has been serving as the Director of Industry and Government Programs at Tehama since 2020. In this role, she focuses on managing programs that cater to both industry and government sectors. Her responsibilities include overseeing proposal responses and funding applications, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, she has contributed to the company's strategic initiatives for four years.
Previous Experience at Thales
Before joining Tehama, Karen Chase worked at Thales in various capacities. She held the position of Manager for Industrial Cooperation and Industrial & Technological Benefits from 2016 to 2019. Subsequently, she served as Director of Industrial Participation and Offsets for a year until 2020. Her roles involved managing complex bid processes and contractual documentation, which enhanced her expertise in procurement and contracts management.
Education and Expertise
Karen Chase earned her Executive MBA from the University of Ottawa between 2005 and 2007. She also studied at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology from 1992 to 1994. With over twenty years of experience in senior-level business and project financial administration, she specializes in managing end-to-end proposal response processes for both government and private sectors.
Background in Project Support and Contracts Management
Karen Chase has a diverse background in project support and contracts management. She worked at Nasittuq Corporation as a Contracts Specialist and later as Supervisor of Project Support from 2011 to 2014. Additionally, she served as a Senior Proposal Writer at Eclipsys Solutions from 2014 to 2015. Her experience encompasses strategies for procurement, negotiation, and document control.
Skills in Financial Analysis and Relationship Management
Karen Chase possesses advanced capabilities in project-based financial analysis and relationship management. Her extensive experience in managing complex bid processes and contractual documentation has equipped her with the skills necessary to navigate the intricacies of procurement and contracts management effectively.