Samantha McKinney is an experienced professional currently serving as an Assistant Project Manager at Strata Clean Energy since July 2023. Prior to this role, Samantha held the position of Project Manager at Engineered Tower Solutions from June 2020 to July 2023, as well as an earlier role as Assistant Project Manager focused on inspections at the same company. Samantha's engineering background includes an internship as an Operations Engineer at Akoustis Technologies, where responsibilities included developing work instructions and eliminating outdated inventory. Additionally, Samantha has valuable experience from an internship as an Industrial Engineer at Wilbert Plastic Services, where cost-saving measures were identified, and quality testing was performed. Early hands-on experience also includes an internship as an Engineer at Seven Jars Winery & Distillery, where contributions led to waste reduction and increased sales. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering and a minor in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.