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Seattle City (spot)Light: Christian Gardner, Capital Projects Coordinator, Assistant

The Basics

How long have you been at City Light? I started in April 2023 after working as a consultant for Seattle City Light since February 2019.

Division: Project Delivery

Tell us about your role: I am part of the Project Management team within Strategic Capital Programs. I currently manage a few different projects with most of my time dedicated to overseeing the Pole Replacement Program, where City Light and contractor crews work across the service area and replace aging and damaged wood poles.

Background

Hometown: Puyallup, Wash.

Alma mater: University of Washington – Tacoma

Discipline/Trade of study: Business administration with a focus in management

Tell us about your family/pets: I have a beautiful wife of 5 years and a 2-year-old son.

Just for fun

What do you like most about your role? I enjoy managing projects that directly improve the utility and the city. There’s a huge need for robust and resilient electrical infrastructure in our world now and being able to witness those efforts firsthand is cool to see.

What is your favorite movie genre and/or all-time favorite movie? It’s hard to pick just one movie but can easily narrow down the genre to sci-fi/action. A bonus if there’s some comedy in there.

What’s a place you’ve always wanted to visit, but haven’t had the chance to yet? Italy. I want to thank them for inventing pizza.

What’s your favorite way to spend a rainy day? There’s a good chance a rainy day would happen during football season, so it has to be watching football, especially the Seahawks.

If you were stranded on a deserted island, what band or music would you want on replay? The kind that’s loud enough to be heard by a passing boat so I could get off the island.