• Principal – Cargill Commodity Services, INC - CargillDIRECT• Worked with multiple trading platforms to develop, execute and manage recommendations on Corn, SBM, and Lean Hogs for clients achieving results in the top 50%.• Worked with accounts in the top 20 largest U. S. hog producers to develop, advise and execute customized risk management plans for their business achieving 85% retention rate for 6 years.• Developed and maintained complex margin models and market positions.• Worked across platform and business unit account teams to help develop, position and deliver Cargill’s various capacities to fill customer need gaps.• Presented periodic updates and risk game plans to internal and external parties to clearly communicate market bias and execution strategy.

Provided diesel fuel inventory and risk management for 3 power plants totaling 1,538 megawatts.Supported sales functions for export and domestic vegetable oil trade.Monetized diesel fuel inventory for power plant off-take transfer.Worked with feedstock procurement and product off-take agreements for biodiesel and ethanol facilities.

• Researched, negotiated and executed contracts for 3rd party terminal operations.• Managed sales and logistic responsibilities for 4 product lines manufactured at 8 U.S. wet corn milling facilities totaling approximately 75,000 tons per month.• Collaborated with overseas office for export sales of corn gluten feed to European Union in excess of 500,000 tons annually.• Traded export corn gluten meal via container shipment to 6 Pacific Rim countries.• Managed relationships with multi-site manufacturing facilities for production quality and volume.• Aided in development of alternative pricing mechanisms for multi-year customer agreements.

• Primary merchant in procurement of more than 23 million bushels of corn per year for high fructose manufacturing facility.• Implemented contract alternative program with target customer base resulting in procuring 10% of overall position in first year.