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Friends of the Care Project-AntiguaOutreach Coordinator
May. 2021Antigua and BarbudaBuilding a network of like minded, compasionate humans trying to make a better life and home for disabled children of Antigua and Barbuda
Aksamit Entertainment & Digital Media Founder & President
Jun. 2019Miami, Florida Company is a digital media Launchpad for mentoring youth on how to become a successful entrepreneur in an ever-changing workplace.
Americans For Electricity Choice Action PAC & Super PAC Founder, President & Managing Director
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2018Washington, DCCreated a policy position then developed marketing and branding strategy to deliver message to the public. *** The Nebraska Supreme Court in February 2018 awarded Aksamit a unanimous 7-0 decision against Nebraska Public Power District compelling the state’s largest utility to release cost per Megawatt information to the public. *** • Founded and led a political organization focused on educating consumers on the benefits of transparency and competition in retail electricity markets
• Developed the marketing strategy for “unbundled billing” agenda to open electricity markets in Midwest • Featured in numerous Op-Eds in large metropolitan cities’ daily newspapers
• Conducted face to face meetings with many US Senators and Governors in Midwest states to promote completion in the utility sector
• Worked with state lawmakers in Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Colorado to germinate electricity competition policy strategies • Built relationships with industry leaders to build support for initiatives and raise funding
• Participated in competition initiative in Nevada on ballot #3 in 2016
• Viewed and pursued as a thought leader in the retail electricity competition initiative
Wind is Water 501C3 Founder, President & Managing Director
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2018Lincoln, NebraskaBuilt policy position around the water consumptive use issues that large baseload power plants create. • Founded and led organization
• Created the narrative of connecting excessive water consumptive use from baseload power plants to the benefits of using wind-generated electricity to produce the same electricity in a more sustainable manner • Featured in weekly newspapers across Nebraska
• Organized and conducted conferences to educate the public on how electricity competition can expand renewable energy
• Hosted by AWEA on Capitol Hill visits for Q&A sessions about how renewable energy such as wind power can positively impact and offset water consumption by large power plants
• Asked to attend a Q&A at the Dallas Federal Reserve following the publication of “Can wind save our water” as the Dallas Fed was interested in how the impacts of droughts were being compounded by large power plants and the correlation of those economic impacts
Aksamit Resource ManagementFounder, Chairman and CEO
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2018Houston, TexasCompany founded in 2008, beginning with one 70MW wind farm development project. In 2012, Aksamit executed the acquisition of additional 375MW undeveloped projects to amass a total portfolio of 445MW. Gary built and managed the development team and corporate staff, leading a team of 12-15 professionals. • Created business plan to develop 445MW of wind farms in the Midwest, providing est. $1 billion in rural economic development through the creation of over 250 short-term construction jobs and 50 high paying permanent technical support jobs • Conducted dozens of landowner meetings in multiple communities across the Midwest
• Single-handedly secured over 40,000 acres of land leases
• Handled county government wind project impact Q&As and permitting
• Worked with county governments to pass required laws to build wind farms
Pegasus PowerPower Consultant
Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2009Dallas, Texas Built and managed a very large book of multimeter national accounts. • Provided brokerage and consulting for full requirements - large electricity C&I consumers in ERCOT-MISO-NYISO and PJM markets
Q-Mills Founder, President & Managing Director
Jan. 1996 - Dec. 1999Kansas City, Kansas Miller and distributor of corn & wheat flour to the Mexican tortilla industry throughout the Midwest. Built a large farm to market distribution company providing farm originated whole grain to be milled and delivered to processors of tortillas and other Mexican value added grocery products.
Kansas City Board of Trade/Chicago Options ExchangeIndependent Trader and Broker
Jan. 1994 - Dec. 1999Kansas City, MissouriStarted trading career at age of 24 as an independently funded pit trader. • Trader Wheat Futures
• Broker in Stock Options
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