JR Energy Group is a diversified company doing business with clients and affiliates to help accelerate the velocity of change against the backdrop of the evolving power industry strategic imperatives. Through our affiliate, DotZero Consulting, we provide "on the ground" consulting services to help position clients for sustainable success

John served as client account leadership executive for utilities in the Western U.S., focused on driving superior value to clients in addressing key challenges in the emerging utility industry landscape in areas such as customer programs, grid modernization and management, wholesale market integration, technology innovation and planning, transformation program development, organizational development, and business performance optimization.

Managing Senior Executive, Strategic Programs and Business Development, Management Consulting Division.

Through my consulting operation, Stone Canyon Consulting, my primary focus has been to provide advisory services to suppliers to the energy and utility industries. I served industry leading professional services firms such as Revenue Assurance Services, Vertex Business Services, and North Highland. Through SCC, I also expanded my cross-industry consulting services, having consulted at two up-and-coming corporate retailers..

I served as a Senior Executive (Partner) at Accenture, and was a leadership executive member of the North American Utility Industry consulting practice. In my most recent role in that capacity I was lead executive for the Western U.S. Utilities client portfolio.Prior to that, I was the Lead Partner for Accenture's Utility Wholesale segment. Clients served by that practice included energy traders, gas pipelines, integrated utilities, indpendent power producers, and regional power system operators.I was a consultant with Accenture for over 23 years and served as a senior executive with the firm for the last 13 years of my successful career there. During my time with Accenture, I participated on consulting engagements at over two dozen clients, including industry leaders such as Southern California Edison, Salt River Project, Southwest Power Pool, Sempra Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric, Citigroup (energy trading), Midwest ISO, Edison International, Pacific Bell (AT&T), BC Hydro, Sprint, and the California ISO.