Resume

• 2003

  University of Phoenix

  Austin

  Texas Area

  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.

  Part-time Marketing & MBA Faculty

  University of Phoenix

• 2002

  OZociates

  Ambit Energy

  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.

  OZociates

  Women Business Enterprise National Council

• 2000

  MBA

  Marketing Certificate

  Westminster College

  MBA

  Diverse Business Enterprise

  CA PUC The Supplier Clearing House

  Women Business Enterprise

  WBENC

  Women Business Enterprise

  City of Austin

  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - market base rate authority

• 1999

  Advanced Technical Center

  Energy Utility Group

  LLC

  SLC

  UT

  Advanced Technical Center (ATC) provided Microsoft and Novell certified training for systems engineers and programmers. As CMO

  my responsibilities included:\nPlanned

  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.

  Chief Marketing Officer

  Advanced Technical Center

  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.

  Senior Independant Consultant

  Austin

  Texas Area

  Ambit Energy

• 1997

  Melinda

  Zito O'Brien

  Knowledge Alliance

  Acumen BioLogics

  Inc.

  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.

  Knowledge Alliance

  Co-Founder/CEO

  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.

  Acumen BioLogics

  Inc.

  Energy Utility Group

  LLC

  Austin

  TX

  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: \n\nFederal Energy Regulatory Commission - Market-Based Rate Authority for:\n PJM; NY ISO; ISO New Englan;

  CAISO; Midcontinent ISO; and Southwest Power Pool;\nWomen Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC); \nERCOT Class 1 Aggregator #80388\nCommonwealth of Massachusetts - Licensed Electricity Broker #EB-387\nTexas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB);\nWomen Business Enterprise (WBE);\nDepartment of Transportation Texas Disadvantages Business Enterprise (DBE);\nCalifornia Public Utility Commission Supplier Clearing House Certification #14030129.\n\nAt 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. \n\nThe 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.

  CEO/Managing Member

• 1994

  Hunter Douglas

  Hunter Douglas

  Bachelors of Art

  Business - Magna Cum Laude

• Marketing Management

  Market Analysis

  Energy

  Team Building

  Facilitators

  Utiltiy Savings

  Marketing Strategy

  Natural Gas

  Business Strategy

  Business Planning

  Residential Utility Saving Analysis

  Electricity

  Small Business

  Innovation

  Small Business Utility Savings Analysis

  Green 100% Renewable Energy

  Marketing Communications

  New Business Development

  Team Leadership

  Large Commericial Utility Proposals

  Zito O'Brien