John Watkins

Chief Revenue Officer

Role
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Filamento
Location
Newport Beach, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
Sales & Business DevelopmentView LinkedIn profile

About John Watkins

John spent over 30 years in the energy efficient field helping make large buildings use less energy. He started and built a successful lighting wholesale company, was the COO of a boutique ESCO and was the COO and Division Manager of the Energy Efficiency Group within Blanchard Associates, a national representative of lighting controls manufacturers. For two years he served as the Vice President of design and build lighting controls contractor designing and installing lighting controls in military bases, K-12 & higher education as well as large commercial & industrial projects.During his 11 years at FSC and Mirus he successfully executed a sale to private equity and stayed on as the CEO for over three years and continues on as both a shareholder and board of directors member. Specialties: LED Lighting, Fluorescent Lighting, Advanced Lighting Controls, Emerging Lighting, Disinfection technologies and IoT.

Experience

  1. Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

    Filamento

    Dec 2025 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Education

  • Hard Knocks University

    Working in Real Time

Skills

  • Energy
  • New Business Development
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Conservation
  • Lighting Control
  • Contractors
  • Photovoltaics
  • Internal Controls
  • Architectural Lighting
  • Manufacturing
  • Facilities Management
  • Cleantech
  • Solid State Lighting
  • Electrical Wiring
  • Power Distribution
  • Construction
  • Building Automation
  • Demand Response
  • Business Development
  • Lighting
  • Sustainable Energy
  • Energy Audits
  • Leed
  • Energy Management
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Smart Grid
  • Lighting Controls
  • Alternative Energy
  • Sales Management
  • Engineering
  • Solar Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Product Development
  • Hvac
  • Electricians
  • Negotiation
  • Lighting Design
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Sustainability
  • Contract Negotiation

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