Adrienne Barnes Joins Redhorse as the Environmental Practice Lead

Adrienne Barnes, PMP has joined Redhorse as the Environmental Practice Lead responsible for managing and growing Redhorse’s Environmental Practice. Adrienne has 13 years of program management and business development experience in the environmental and alternative fuel industries. For the past five years, Adrienne served as the Navy Client Service Manager and United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Program Manager at Sullivan International Group, Inc. As the Navy Client Service Manager, Adrienne provided nation-wide strategic planning; and led the execution and client satisfaction on Navy Contracts valued at greater than $200M. As Program Manager for the USACE Leaking Underground Fuel Tank (LUFT) Program supporting EPA Region 9 and the California State Water Resources Control Board, Adrienne provided consultation on the development of a consistent approach to the investigation, threat evaluation, and closure of LUFT sites.

Adrienne formerly worked for Imperium Renewables, Inc., where she was the Hawaii-regional sales and business development manager. Imperium Renewables is a biodiesel company based in Washington State and Adrienne managed the permitting of the 100-million gallon transesterfication processing plant that was planned for construction in Hawaii. She also facilitated the importation of sustainably-sourced biodiesel to the islands for use in fleet vehicles.

Adrienne also worked for Weston Solutions, Inc. in Seattle, WA and Honolulu, HI under a variety of commercial, state, and federal contracts focused on site investigations and remediation, Brownfields assessments and clean-up, emergency response, and environmental permitting and compliance. Strategic clients included the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE). Adrienne has a BS in Biology from Seattle University.