Experience

Dow Consulting is certified Woman Owned Business (WBENC) specializing in Corporate Sustainability and the design and implementation of Commuter Trip Reduction Programs (TRPs).

As founder and managing partner of Dow Consulting, Patty Dow combines a strong marketing and legal background with extensive knowledge of environmental and regulatory issues to assist companies in establishing trip reduction and sustainability programs. Ms. Dow specializes in creating vibrant programs designed to enhance program effectiveness, increase regulatory compliance, and efficiently allocate corporate resources.

Since 2000, Dow Consulting has worked with numerous companies, including Charles Schwab, Verizon Wireless, Qwest Communications, and Honeywell, to develop and maintain environmental programs designed to complement their corporate sustainability vision and goals.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Program Design and Implementation

  • Revamped Trip Reduction Program elements, implement enhanced measures
  • Created dynamic, cost-effective environmental programs
  • Development of policies, procedures and incentive programs
  • Partner with corporate management to further corporate sustainability goals and enhance environmental programs

Regulatory Compliance - Crisis Management

  • 100% record of successfully conducting regulatory compliance audits
  • Establish record-keeping procedures to increase compliance and simplify data management
  • Established and maintained strong ties within regulatory community
  • Assisted with post-audit program analysis after failed compliance audit, designed and established new program, policies and record-keeping procedures.  Trained corporate personnel to run program and maintain compliance.

Marketing and Promotion

  • Created comprehensive marketing campaign to further corporate vision of leadership in the field of environmental responsibility, resulted in 200% increase in employee participation
  • Directed development of complex environmental-based websites, including page design, SQL database engine and standardized reports
  • Designed promotional materials, coordinated efforts of graphic designers, printers and web site designers, logo design and program slogans
  • Increased employee awareness and participation with massive ongoing marketing program, weekly site visits, focus groups and on-site seminars
  • Conducted TRP Fairs and environmental events

Budget Management and Allocation

  • Streamlined program elements to reduce costs and increase employee participation
  • Managed  annual budgets ($100,000+), prepared monthly project financial analysis

Ongoing Program Maintenance

  • Currently managing all facets of TRP for several large companies located in Arizona, Washington and Oregon, 25+locatons,  20,000+ employees
  • Daily management of program including responding to employee requests for information, management of on-site program components, ongoing program promotion via electronic and hard-copy marketing materials, design and promotion of contests and various participation incentives