Linda's experience covers a wide range of areas within the energy market including sales, marketing and business development.

She has successfully served a variety of clients including large industrial and commercial clients, natural gas and electricity distribution companies and retail marketing firms.

As Chair of the Ontario Energy Marketers Association's Board of Directors, Linda assisted in the creation of the Ontario Energy Association (OEA) by participating on the OEA Transitional Board of Directors.

She was the inaugural Chair of the OEA's Energy Markets Joint Sector Committee where she remains an active participant and was a member of the IESO Market Advisory Council.

	Achieved a client retention rate of over 95% when managing industrial, commercial and utility accounts in Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, Vermont and New York.
	Prepared a business case to initiate a pilot marketing program for the Ontario residential natural gas market.
	Negotiated and implemented the first marketer/MEU partnership in the Ontario residential natural gas market.
	Guided a general merchandising firm into the Ontario residential natural gas market.
	Developed and provided effective energy sales training programs to utility companies as well as a general merchandising firm which received exceptional praise from the clients.
	Professionally managed residential services offered to new retailers or through partnership arrangements, allowing clients to focus on customer acquisition and service.
	Designed and implemented corporate and business unit processes for managing new client services, resulting in seamless service to clients.

	Provision of total energy management consulting services in the Ontario industrial market, resulting in very significant cost savings to client base.
	Hired by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) as their agent for the Verification and Audit of the Transitional Demand Response Program.
	Identified and evaluated the qualitative and quantitative risk exposure of a natural gas retailer in Ontario.
	Evaluation of opportunities in the Ontario natural gas market for a power retailer.
	Market research on the Ontario retail natural gas market for a power retailer.
	Developed effective surveys for evaluating comprehension of energy products and the energy marketplace as well as sales staff knowledge.

	2003 to Present Partner, Total Energy Advice & Management Ltd. (TEAM)
	2001 to Present President, Wainewright Consulting Ltd.
	1986 to 2001 Manager, Market Development TransCanada Energy Ltd.

Linda Wainewright:
Tel.:  1-(905)-829-2710
Fax.: 1-(905)-829-2729
linda.wainewright@theteamltd.com



TEAM consists of senior level energy risk management experts with diverse areas of experience and expertise.

Our team members are:

Bruce Fraser

Lawrence Wu

Linda Wainewright

Murray Ross