Amanda Rico

Amanda Rico specializes in resume building, editing, and career solutions for senior and executive-level professionals. With 15+ years of experience ranging from crafting materials for TEDx speakers to optimizing profiles for oil, gas, and clean energy professionals, she is passionate about helping forward-thinking leaders level up.

A career columnist for the Houston Business Journal and Oilwoman magazine, Rico has a proven track record of working alongside public officials, career diplomats, and corporate E&P executives such as Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jeff Immelt, Jeff Shellebarger, and Jeff Miller. She is also an official SunCast Clean Energy Career Mentor, a NASA workshop presenter, and was recognized as one of the Transition Economist’s 2021 Top 100 Women in the Energy Transition.

Rico holds a PhD in English from Texas A&M University and MA and BA degrees in English from the University of Oklahoma.