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Houston, Tx, Us

● Built Investor Relations (IR) function from origination of EPE, improved financial and operational reporting transparency, and increased stakeholder following by developing strategies and designing consistent messaging with compelling themes. ● Retained strong liquidity position and relationships with bank group and credit rating agencies during volatile markets, strengthened company financial position by completing over $4.5B in capital market and structured finance transactions, and led credit department within complex corporate structure.● Initiated investor targeting strategy, attracted and retained two new top five public holders, and reduced short interest 50% in past year by identifying and hosting key prospective accounts at investor events, building relationships and conducting follow-up strategic conversations. ● Earned recognition as first and only IR professional coordinating all activities since IPO, and grew department by recruiting, hiring, training, and managing two staff members.● Improved knowledge and value of Permian Basin asset by coordinating inaugural analyst meeting and tour where 19 of 23 covered analysts and top two public investors attended and published subsequent research reports raising NAV estimates and target stock prices.● Grew research coverage 30% to 23 firms by managing relationships with equity and high-yield analysts.● Rolled out new leadership team and BOD members following the departure of 12 of 15 corporate officers within 2-weeks and increased value of share price more than 20% after rollout by launching new campaign and messaging.● Fostered efficiencies, increased message consistency across range of company facilities, and reduced field employee workload by developing and implementing initial crisis communication plan.● Managed brand by serving as primary public company spokesman, educating leadership on best practices and proper governance prior to IPO and developing inaugural messaging and strategy.

Houston, Texas, Us

● Facilitated successful transition following Kinder Morgan Inc./El Paso Corp. merger and introduced El Paso Pipeline Partners (NYSE: EPB) to investors under new leadership by coordinating first earnings reporting cycle post-merger, bringing new concepts and a fresh prospective to increase the company’s MLP investors and enhance government relations efforts.

● Attracted and retained equity and fixed income research analysts and investors while managing through pipeline and E&P company spin-off and related activist investor activity by developing message for new lines of business, including reactivating LNG business, and expanding international asset base.● Facilitated largest MLP IPO at the time by participating as a launch team member for IPO of EPB, building and initiating IR function, and expanding institutional and retail investor base.● Generated favorable media with new LNG terminal and overcame public objection for expanded LNG terminal by working closely with local communities, media outlets, and government officials, leading all public relations activities in Georgia and Mississippi, and coordinating media strategies and relations.● Received company ACE Award for work with Atlanta media and local Georgia officials to defeat potentially redundant pipeline, saving Georgia taxpayers more than $500M.● Implemented plan and maintained stakeholder confidence for turn-around after leadership change and credit rating downgrade below investment grade by restructuring debt transactions and increasing transparency of company’s long-range plan.

● Completed over $4 billion in domestic and foreign capital market and structured finance transactions

● Performed economic analysis and implemented strategies for pipeline expansion opportunities

Northville, Michigan, Us

Northville, Michigan, Us

Mba, Finance And Marketing

Bba, Marketing And Finance