Chris Stelzer Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

London, England, GB

London, London, GB

• Oversaw West Coast energy trading, including forwards, swaps, and options. Directed Portland office risk management and communications with head office in Houston. Provided key back-up assistance for IT issues..
• Successfully integrated existing Constellation business into EDF’s platform.
• Enabled valuable information sharing and business flow through cultivating and maintaining key internal business partner relationships.
• Played integral role in development of firm’s financial options limits and risk management.
• Assisted in maximizing profits by utilizing extensive fundamental and technical knowledge of Northwest term power markets.

• Led US West Coast power forwards, swaps, and options trading. Coordinated Portland office risk management and communications with head office in Houston. Provided back-up assistance concerning IT problems. Designed and.
• Achieved $11M in profits in first year of trading, with average $1M VAR.
• Improved existing skills and styles of Constellation traders.
• Realized access to new business by building Constellation’s West Trading options portfolio.

Transitional role as Head Trader and Manager of Employee Trading of Northwest electricity portfolio, including fixed price power, options, heat rates, and transmission contracts. Assisted in integration of key portions of Avista Energy’s business into Shell’s existing portfolios after acquisition.

• Led trading and management of Avista Energy’s term electricity portfolio, including physical and financial power forwards, swaps, options, and tolls on electric generation. Developed and employed detailed spreadsheets.
• Personally returned more than $250M in profits trading during 9-year period.
• Expertly navigated trading positions during volatile period from 2000 to 2001 (West Coast Energy Crisis), which saw number of previously successful companies go out of business.
• Managed positions of up to 12mm MW hours, providing steady returns to parent company.
• Optimized open market positions and took advantage of market inefficiencies by interfacing closely with desk heads, marketers, and clients.
• Played key role in building highly successful business that was sold for $200M.

Traded West Coast electricity, focusing on options while supporting cash and term trading. Developed, priced, and marketed structured energy products for customers and trading. Contributed to creation of back-, mid-, and front-office systems for trading, structured marketing, and sales. Provided educational support to fellow employees as well as current.

-Provided support for managing the risk of Heartland's open and hedged Natural Gas and Electricity positions-Developed and implemented proprietary options and forward curve models-Priced derivative products involving natural gas and electricity-Developed and implemented a daily financial position and exposure reporting system

Extensive work on auto insurance rate setting and various financially focused evaluations for upper management.

Ms, Quantitative Mathematical Finance

Bs, Math & Finance