Our team

Amy Gasca, since 2005
Senior Consultant - President

Ms. Amy Gasca, Energy Executive leads CGA Energy providing Consulting within the energy industry since 2005,  has worked with multiple companies in the industry with most recent at S&P Global leading data and thought leader in the industry.  Amy is responsible to lead the teams within the Power and Natural Gas utilities across North America and Canada.  Prior to leading the business development team, Amy was the head of global power prices, and content.  As senior Consultant, Amy has helped multiple firms from start-up to publicly traded covering multiple commodities (crude oil, electricity and natural gas). Services: Trading and Risk Management, Wholesale, National Retail Energy, Regulatory certification, Information Systems. Such as:

Just Energy, responsible to lead and manage the P&L for the North East markets for the residential portfolio with over 300,000 customers across all North East states in both natural gas and electricity. Responsibilities included supply, managing customer acquisition, retention, customer service, operations, and overall growth of the region with a $50 Million-dollar operating budget. Managed 90 employees located in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Maryland and Toronto, Canada.

Entrust Energy Holdings, Inc. - Vice President Commercial Operations, Vice President Wholesale Supply Power and Natural Gas & Market Development Responsible to start up the business and its operations including regulatory certification, business operations and financing. Responsible to negotiate and supported a financing agreement of over $50MM from Japanese investors by demonstrating operational experience and controls. Revenues increased over 50% from inception over the time of my tenure, including expansion to over 35 markets in 9 states. Responsible for new business development and market entrance into deregulated markets globally, including United Kingdom, Canada, and South America.  Worked on the market entrance within ERCOT, PJM, New England POOL, NYISO, California ISO and MISO, various natural gas pipelines and with over 35 Utilities within the North East markets for power and natural gas.

Constellation New Energy, Inc. - Vice President of Texas Retail Division
Responsible for starting up retail electric business in Texas (ERCOT), accomplish higher than expected revenues and customer growth from zero to $250 million in revenue.

In addition, to Ms Gasca successful career within Energy markets and consulting, Ms. Gasca has been an Adjust Professor at the University of Houston Bauer School of Business since 2016, Amy teaches Power markets and trading to Executive and full-time Energy MBA students.

Ms. Gasca holds a Master's degree in Econometrics with emphasis in foreign investments and a MBA in Information Systems from Loyola University in Chicago, a Bachelor’s degree in business and mathematics.  Bi lingual Spanish and English.
 
Amir Eskafyan, since 2015

Consultant,  Amir has served as a Consultant to multiple firms including seed to series C to startups. Amir's provided strategies in various capacities such as business development strategies,, Partnership advisor.

  • Companies: Pacaso, Sunday, The Host Co, Scinet, Pento Pix, TeeRead
Prior to joining CGA's Consulting, Amir served as a commercial strategist for Torch Energy Solutions, a e-platform to revolutionize how you shop for electricity, one kWh at a time.  Torch Energy is the only real-time supply vs. demand marketplace for retail electricity for homes and businesses were consumers are emPowered through our proprietary software that allows consumers with a demand for electricity to offer what they are willing to pay per kWh and suppliers are emPowered by access to consumer demand at the flip of a switch. Torch Energy will revolutionize how you shop for electricity, one kWh at a time. Flip the switch.  Prior to Torch , Amir held a couple of internships within OTC Global Holdings, Choice Energy and CGA Energy by supporting the energy commodities broker responsible to build and maintain relationships with traders/bankers.Amir completed his bachelor degree in Economics, Finace & Alternative Markets at Texas Tech University  Manuel Gasca, since 2010

Corporate Trainer

With more than 10 years of experience in the electric industry, Manuel has proven leadership developing people, obtaining awards and measurable cost reductions always assuring quality and budget. 

International Manager fluent in Spanish with experience implementing and relocating operations in USA and Mexico, improving processes to obtain profitable results.
Author of the book "Luces, Cámara, Acción." An inspirational method to accomplish goals and improve the quality of life for the readers by understanding the human psychology and adopting a culture of excellence that together lead to achieve extraordinary results.
Design, develop and deliver training programs regarding supervisory skills, leadership, communication skills, emotional education and superior customer service based on a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
Has trained and educated client's employees regarding customer service, work ethics, telephone etiquette and team work resulting in an 18% increase in monthly sales and improved the customer satisfaction level from 60 to 90%