Chris Gusty Email & Phone Number

Marketing• Possesses expertise in negotiating spot and contract purchases and sales of commodities and value added products – primarily refined products and asphalt cement. • Responsible for management of core and third party asset(s) in Mid-Atlantic Region. Plays a key role in significant growth of Regional EBITDA and/or NIAT.• Utilizes consultative skills and a customer centric approach to grow business with new and existing accounts.• Skilled in verbal and written communication. Management • Ability to continually ascertain what can be done to create the most value for customers. Possesses sound economic thinking skills. • Strives to position business to make profits over the long term by specializing in activities that create the most value for customers at the least cost. • Ability to promote long-term profitability by identifying comparative advantages and focusing on enhancing them, then measuring whether the efforts have been successful.Economic Analysis • Active participant in asset analysis. Studied alternative use of assets and alternative means to continue and expand present business with less capital employed. • Key participant in the relocation of a polymer modified AC plant in Philadelphia Harbor. Project analysis consisted of understanding costs and forecasting volumes and margins then presenting to management projected ROI, NPV, return on capital employed etc. Trading • Experience in trading and/or marketing a wide range of gasoline components, finished gasoline, distillates, and asphalt cements.• Experienced in hedging spot purchases via execution of buy and sell orders to NYMEX brokers. Understands futures (backwardation/contango) and derivative markets. Strategic Planning:• Experienced in market analysis and the development of short and long range corporate goals considering many possible variables such as assets, pricing, product line, volume, quality, and location.Specialties: Management, marketing, trading, operations, asset analysis/optimization

Listed skills include Contract Negotiation, Negotiation, Forecasting, Management, and 12 others.