John Ricks Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Our firm negotiates distribution contracts for various energy companies including international contracts in Europe, Russia, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We broker the sale of petroleum products including D2, D6, EN590, JP 54, Jet A-1, and crude oil. We design, sell, and broker Solar power arrays as well as procure electric power for commercial clients. We also provide energy consulting services for an international LED lighting company with offices in Houston, a Retail Electric Provider in Texas, and an international lubricant company headquartered in Texas.

Houston, Texas Area

Write, issue, and evalute RFP soliciting Energy companies to serve public sector entites with their products or services. Negotiate the energy contract with the vendor and monitor their progress with public sector entities.

• Responsible for Public Sector clients in the ERCOT market (School Districts, Universities, Cities, & Counties)• Closed $500,000 of gross margin electric power sales in 3 months.• Developed a nationwide customer base for Transportation Fuel Hedging.• Presented information in public settings as Lead Speaker.• Negotiated contracts and resolved customer issues.

• Developed strategic plans for the procurement of energy, including portfolio composition, hedging strategies, budget considerations, key risk factors, REP qualifications / reliability, and contract administration.• Performed energy audits and developed demand-side management strategy.• Prepared and submitted Requests for Proposals (RFP) to the energy industry and evaluate submitted proposals.• Negotiated energy contracts and monitored the energy market to managed the executed contract to achieve the lowest overall energy cost for the customer.

• Taught Financial Analysis and Managerial Finance in the Graduate School of Business. • Taught Corporate Finance and Financial Analysis for undergraduate students.

• Managed the power trading and fuel arbitrage activities of power plants.• Restructured a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement), which yielded $80,000,000 in net income to the power project.• Key Player in the conversion of a power plant into a merchant facility, which provided $114,000,000 in net income.• Serviced more than $600,000,000 in debt, which resulted in continued positive credit ratings for the power projects.

Houston, Texas Area

Rochester, New York

Houston, Texas

Mba, Finance / Strategic Planning

Bs, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society