CEO

Paul Santina

Scottsdale, AZ 619-***-**** ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Sales and business-development executive. 25+ years closing large accounts and building repeat relationships. Founded Clear Blue Energy and took it from a startup to $18M in contracted work with major ESCOs. Lived and sold in Tokyo. Use AI daily for research, outreach, proposals, and image reference. EXPERIENCE

Founder, Owner & CEO 2009 - Present

Clear Blue Energy Corp - Scottsdale, AZ

- Built the company from zero to $18M in contracts (2025), working as a key subcontractor to large ESCOs.

- Won and kept high-margin, multi-year relationships with energy-service companies serving schools, federal sites, and municipalities.

- Moved the book from public bids to repeat ESCO work, raising margins and cutting bid risk.

- Expanded the offer into LED lighting, solar + storage, HVAC, air purification, and EV charging. Vice President, Global Business Development 1997 - 2009 Flextronics (now Flex) - San Diego, CA and Tokyo, Japan

- Closed a $4B global agreement with Kyocera Wireless and other multi-year OEM partnerships.

- Built C-level relationships at Qualcomm, Motorola, IBM, HP, Ericsson, and major Asian OEMs.

- Based in Tokyo as an expatriate, running business development for Japanese and Chinese accounts. Co-Founder & EVP, Sales & Marketing 1993 - 1997

Qtron, Inc. - San Diego, CA

- Helped take a startup from zero to $50M in annual revenue. EDUCATION

MBA, Finance and Marketing - Syracuse University

BA, Economics - Syracuse University

BFA, Fine Arts (Intaglio) - Syracuse University

MA, Spiritual Psychology - University of Santa Monica ADDITIONAL

- AI: daily use for research, writing, sales follow-up, and image reference. Not a developer.

- Developed, renovated, and sold spec homes and residential projects.

- Wine training in Bordeaux. Working painter, Scottsdale.

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