Energy Utility Group LLC offers consulting services to enterprise and federal, state, and local governmental customers. The services offered by Energy Utility Group is provided through strategic agreements with a vast number of retail energy providers (REPs) from regional to national, which provide clients the best product options and pricing for each specific business need. Energy Utility Group holds certificates as: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Market-Based Rate Authority for: PJM; NY ISO; ISO New Englan;, CAISO; Midcontinent ISO; and Southwest Power Pool;Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC); ERCOT Class 1 Aggregator #80388Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Licensed Electricity Broker #EB-387Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB);Women Business Enterprise (WBE);Department of Transportation Texas Disadvantages Business Enterprise (DBE);California Public Utility Commission Supplier Clearing House Certification #14030129.At Energy Utility Group, customers are educated on a variety of product offerings and associated risks. The company offers natural gas micro-generation and compressed natural gas fueling, LED, and solar options for our customers. Energy Utility Group’s wholesale and retail expertise provides enterprise customers a unique understanding of how market conditions, trends, and products work together to optimize savings while minimizing risks and exploit windows of opportunities. The company operates in U.S. deregulated areas, which are: Texas; California; Illinois; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Michigan; New Jersey; New York; Maryland; Washington D.C.; Delaware; Connecticut; Massachusetts; Maine; Georgia; Virginia; and Florida.

The Board of Directors is comprised of Sustaining and WBE members of the WBCS. As the governing body of the WBCS, board members function within the parameters of the organizational bylaws, fully promote the organization’s mission, participate in the development of operational policies and standards, attend bi-monthly board meetings, contribute financially, attend major events, and serve on at least one committee of the WBCS. Also, serves on the certification, marketing, and regional Austin committees.

Selected out of 100 applicants to be mentored by Toyota Senior Level Management for 1 year.

The WBENC Energy Executive Program is a blended learning, immersive executive education experience focused on driving development of Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) leaders within the Energy Industry.Participating Corporations: BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell. Held at the Shell Campus in Roberts, LA Selected to attend the second cohort, 1 of 22 CEOs. The goal of the Energy Executive Program is to help women-owned businesses grow their industry knowledge and relationships, increase their competitive advantage, and enhance their capabilities within the Energy Industry, securing their place as a critical part of the global energy supply chain.

Facilitate undergraduate and graduate level courses in marketing, consumer behavior, public relations, management, and business strategy. Certified Advanced Facilitator 2012, Lead Faculty MBA Marketing 2006 - 2009 Utah Campus. Course development for marketing and risk management - Westminster College and US Ski & Snowboard Association (USSA) national club coaching education and certification program.

Ambit Energy is Inc. 500's #1 fastest growing privately held company in the country. The company is public utility and energy retail provider selling traditional source energy & 100% renewable e-green certified electricity and/or gas in TX, NY, MD, PA, IL, NJ, CT, Washington D.C.,MA, & CA to residential and small businesses. Saving residential and small business customers on average 20% to 50% on their current bills and assist them in reducing their carbon footprint by 63%. The company offers an affiliate program for non-profit and for profit organizations, which provides a phenomenal recurring revenue stream based on customer participation. My current affiliate customers include Independent School Districts in Texas and Helping Orphans Worldwide of CA. For more information email me at melinda.ambitenergy@yahoo.com.

Acumen BioLogics, Inc. is an on-line software company providing blood chemistry testing, analysis, and education tool for Doctors and their patients, corporate wellness, occupational OSHA testing, and direct to consumer affordable blood testing and educational reports (www.myhealthresults.com). Goals - Grow Acumen BioLogics products and services offerings national and international. To revolutionize healthcare clinical research to real time analysis providing healthcare providers and their patients real time analysis tools to improve quality of care, development preventive care, maximize access to emerging and benchmarked treatments both traditional and complementary.

Create and implement strategic visioning, marketing and business plans, project management,communication strategies, and market research. Strategy consultation for businesses and their clients, including, requests for proposal (RFP). Provide new product development services, identification of revenue streams for new and existing products, competitive analysis, local market analysis, competitive positioning, presentation development and delivery,advertising, market segmentation, product positioning, sales, and budgeting strategies. Clients include: US Ski and Snowboard Association; Dental Select; Kassing & Andrews Advertising; Mind Riot Productions;H&K Trucking; It Is This Big; Health Insight; Ogden Eccles Dinosaur Park; Utah Disaster Kleanup; Whimsy Clothing; Cherella; ClearMind; Kat’s Paint Kits; Amazon Advertising; Matthew Zito,LLC.

Advanced Technical Center (ATC) provided Microsoft and Novell certified training for systems engineers and programmers. As CMO, my responsibilities included:Planned, implemented, and managed marketing of products and services for B2B and B2C business division. Researched, analyzed, and monitored financial, technological and demographic factors to capitalize on opportunities. Established and strengthened relationships with industry stakeholders and key community and strategic partners. Developed market penetration, product positioning, packaging, and pricing strategies while managing ad agency relationships and media buys, academic partnering programs, budget development, and cost/profitability analysis. Identified additional target Universities and developed sales and marketing strategies for a national roll out. Responsible for all press releases, media campaigns, branding and creative direction.

Knowledge Alliance provided Microsoft and Novell certified training for systems engineers and programmers. Myself and a small team conceptulized and developed the College Partnership program. As Director of Academent Partnerships Business Development, my team and I: Grew annual revenues to from zero to $850,000 in 1998 by penetrating a new $2 billion target market segment. Closed e-learning contract with the largest community college in the nation by partnering with Microsoft and Novell. Responsible for Utah Higher Education Authority relationship, all contract negotiations, legal, and software licensing. Developed and marketed the Knowledge Alliance brand while managing branch operations, budgets, forecasting,marketing, courses, computer-based training, class scheduling, hiring, training, and career development for employees.