Experience

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  NRG Energy

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • General Manager Portable Power

    • Dec 2013 - Present
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Responsible for the strategic planning and daily operations of an exciting new consumer goods product from NRG. NRG Portable Power keeps your mobile devices fully charged throughout the day, No more scouring airports for an available wall socket to keep your devices running. We are going to change the way you think about mobile. NRG saves the day for hundred each week and we encourage our customers to "share the power". Its a different way to look at energy. NRG is Power to be free

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  Reliant Energy

  • Manager of Product Innovation

    • May 2013 - Present

    Leading a brilliant team of product managers to generate innovative product concepts, validate consumer needs and prioritize resource allocation through research. Developing and launching products and services for electric retail customers. Leveraging advancements in smart energy technology to drive customer benefits. Supporting Reliant’s position as the leading provider of solutions in competitive markets.

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  Riley Solutions Inc

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • VP Business and Product Development

    • May 2012 - May 2013
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Developing the next generation protective armor for our troups, first line defenders. Creating commercial applications leveraging carbon nano tube technology to provide unprecendented protection for homes and autos.

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  IHS

  • Houston

  • Marketing Consultant Energy Insight

    • Jan 2013 - Apr 2013
    • Houston

    Currently creating and executing Bidding Round Plans for Ronda Suroriente (SE Ecuador's licensing road show) as well as the 2nd Sri Lankan bidding round for their offshore offerings. Working with a cross functional team to create awareness of our message. We are exceeding our client’s expectations in event attendance as well as bidding round results.

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  Trivera, LLC

  • Houston

  • Managing member

    • Feb 2012 - May 2012
    • Houston

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  DirectBuy

  • Houston Texas

  • Franchise owner

    • 2001 - May 2012
    • Houston Texas

    Directbuy has been a great leadership building experience. I have been hands on in all aspects of owning a company, from marketing, sales and customer service. People development and teaching someone something new each day has been one of the most intrinsic rewards of this period of my life.

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  HEB

  • United States
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Regional Director of Advertising and Customer Service

    • 1997 - 2000

  • Category Manager - Grocery Products

    • 1996 - 1997

  • Own Brand Marketing Manager

    • 1995 - 1996

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  Kraft Foods Group

  • ABM

    • 1990 - 1995

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  NRG Energy

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • General Manager - New Product Development and Launch

    • Dec 1913 - Oct 1914
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Leading a cross functional team that is operating as an entreprenurial business unit within larger corporate structure. It's fantastic experience as we create a first to market product by employing leans principles and work flows. .Speed and agility and the desire to deliver the best customer experience possible is helping Reliant, NRG to look at INNOVATION as much more than another meeting or suggestion box, but as new way to overcome internal and external boundaries and harness the power of teams.