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The Creative Energy Team offers a wide range of services to companies involved in making our clean energy future a reality. By working with us, businesses know they will be provided with services from a highly skilled team of professionals – and that’s why they turn to us again and again with their needs. Please read about their positive experiences with working with the Creative Energy Team.
GeoGenix
“Working with the Creative Energy Team has been a rewarding experience for GeoGenix. Their energy and fresh ideas have injected life into our marketing initiatives, built our brand, and most importantly, significantly grown our revenues. Maureen’s engineering background allowed her to quickly grasp our technical product offerings and her marketing experience and creativity enabled her team to quickly develop new customer facing media that immediately energized our brand. As a growing small company in the rapidly expanding renewable energy industry, we simply did not have the people resources, bandwidth, or skill sets necessary to perform these marketing initiatives in-house. The Creative Energy Team’s marketing vision and professional services have been key drivers to the robust growth that GeoGenix is achieving.” Pete Ramsey, Director of Business Development, GeoGenix, LLC
GreenRay
“The Creative Energy Team has done an excellent job developing sales and marketing collateral for us. They took our comments and ideas and came back with creative, clean, and simple designs. The team is especially responsive and has helped us prepare for several trade shows and product launches on a tight timeline.” Suparna Kadam, Chief Strategy Officer/Chief Marketing Officer, GreenRay, Inc.
Norgen Consulting Group
“When it came time to create updated marketing collateral for my firm, the Creative Energy Team did an outstanding job of assessing my firm’s unique value and conveying those key messages. The new design also delivered the professional image we needed to convey to generate new business. I highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a marketing services firm that understands the energy industry.” Rafael M. Negron, Principal, Norgen Consulting Group, Inc.
Our extensive experience also includes working with cross-functional teams, as well as stakeholders in both the public and private sectors, to develop solutions to address complex workforce development issues. With experience in biotechnology, new media, and other high-tech industries, our team has worked with Raritan Valley Community College on a variety of workforce development initiatives.
Listed below are related projects executed by Regan & Associates, a successful economic and workforce development consulting practice headed by Maureen Regan Tusim prior to founding the Creative Energy Team.
NOVA (Silicon Valley) Private Industry Council
Utilized an innovative approach to conducting labor market studies that involved interviews and focus groups with industry leaders and educators to identify critical issues. Presented findings at conferences and published several studies, including "eCareers: Opportunities in Interactive Digital Media" and "Healthcare Industry: Bay Area Workforce Observations." These studies helped NOVA win the NaCo (National Association of Counties) National Workforce Development Award for Excellence and the U.S. Department of Labor National Showcase Award.
DreamWorks SKG, Community Development Technologies Center
Developed a strategic workforce development plan for DreamWorks to align with their plan to build a new campus. Interviewed executives at DreamWorks to identify employment and business opportunities for disadvantaged residents in the community. Provided a framework for analyzing opportunities that would provide the greatest opportunity for residents to succeed in these new positions while supporting the future growth of DreamWorks.
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, Bay Area Multimedia Partnership
Helped facilitate the strategic partnership between AMPTP and BAMP to jointly address short-term occupational needs and long-term capacity building of a workforce with digital media skills for the rapidly growing digital animation and internet industries. Led joint initiatives with AMPTP, BAMP, industry leaders and educators, including the development of SkillsNet, a digital media career guide website.
Bay Area Economic Forum
Compiled and analyzed economic data and helped facilitate the efforts of a pro-bono team of economists led by McKinsey & Company and assisted by the Federal Reserve Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, and Pacific Gas & Electric. This effort resulted in a study entitled, "The Bay Area: Leading the Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy," for the Bay Area Economic Forum and was utilized in creating a strategic action plan to enhance the growth of knowledge-based industries in the Bay Area.
Collaborative Economics
Worked as a subcontractor for Collaborative Economics, a leading economic development consulting firm.
- California Economic Strategy Panel: Conducted interviews with industry leaders and published a briefing paper identifying issues in the manufacturing sector for a statewide strategy planning committee.
- Irvine Company: Prepared detailed studies of the biotechnology, medical device, telecommunications, and hardware industry clusters in the business parks of the Irvine Company, one of the largest real estate developers in California. Identified industry needs, impediments to industry growth, and opportunities for innovative leadership.
Bay Area Economic Forum, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Provided start-up management services and ongoing grant administration for the establishment of regional export promotion programs (BAYTRADE and L.A.TRADE) funded by a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. Responsibilities included working with fourteen regional centers to develop performance contracts and implement strategic plans. Defined requirements, managed the RFP process, and oversaw the development of TradePort, the first comprehensive export assistance site on the Web. Achieved consensus among various agencies to successfully launch this joint project of BAYTRADE, L.A. Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce, and California Trade and Commerce Agency.
Pacific Gas & Electric
Developed and implemented strategies to accomplish the goals of Pacific Gas & Electric's Community Economic Vitality Initiatives through various economic development organizations.
- Solano Economic Development Corporation: Managed the collaborative process and produced "Solano: The Plan for Economic Vitality," the result of more than 100 community leaders participating in a retreat and subsequent strategy development forums designed to articulate an overall vision and objectives to be addressed on a regional basis.
- San Luis Obispo County Economic Vitality Association: Facilitated initial board meetings of the newly created San Luis Obispo County Economic Vitality Corporation and advised on start-up and expansion plans.
- San Mateo County Economic Development Association: In conjunction with board members and community leaders, assessed the assets and liabilities of San Mateo County, developed strategies to take advantage of opportunities for economic growth, and produced "San Mateo County: Economic Vitality Blueprint."