Jeff is the Vice President of Asset Management, joined Navasota in 2008 and is responsible for optimizing asset performance, new generation development and acquisitions and divestitures (A&D). Maida has over 16 years of experience in the energy industry with a focus on the power markets. His experience includes asset management, power plant development, acquisition and divestitures, and project management. Maida has managed assets in NEPOOL, ERCOT and PJM and has successfully completed A&D transactions totaling $6 billion. Before joining Navasota, Maida worked at Duke Energy North America where he managed teams responsible for all phases of the A&D process including marketing, due diligence, transaction negotiations, closing and transition activities. He has additional work experience in project development and asset management while with Coastal Power Company’s Asian business development group. Maida has an MBA from the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston.