Christopher Estep Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx

• Manage daily volumes delivered to the LNG liquefaction terminal and any associated imbalances• Negotiate short term transportation, storage and balancing contracts• Prepare and report daily profit and loss estimates• Collaborate with plant operations, scheduling, middle office and risk management• Analyze market fundamentals to assist in the development of a bias

Houston, Tx

• Effectively market available capacity by having an awareness of customers’ business objectives• Contribute to the development of an expansion strategy to maximize the value of our system• Build a working knowledge of projects that have the potential to impact our asset• Optimize the revenue generated by the transmission assets on Millennium Pipeline• Develop and implement a park and loan strategy to meet corporate financial objectives• Produce reports (monthly and as requested) to capture meaningful changes in the market• Cultivate relationships to enhance understanding of customers’ business needs

Houston, Tx

• Designed and monitored a model that tracks Columbia’s real-time commodity exposure• Optimize the revenue generated by the transmission assets on Millennium Pipeline• Increased Millennium’s IT revenue from $200k in 2012 to $1.25MM in 2013• Develop and implement a park and loan strategy to meet corporate financial objectives• Produce reports (monthly and as requested) to capture meaningful changes in the market• Cultivate relationships to enhance understanding of customers’ business needs

Houston, Tx

• Maintained expertise on all Columbia assets and partner assets• Confirmed nominations for transportation of gas on each asset and at all interconnects• Assisted producers, marketers and end users in their daily operations by supplying relevant information and solutions to aid them in optimizing their pipeline capacities• Coordinated the efforts of gas control and the scheduling team to manage OBA imbalances

Houston, Tx

• Analyzed and interpreted throughput and basis fluctuations on Columbia assets• Contributed to an internally-circulated weekly publication detailing activity on the Columbia system, industry trends and noteworthy developments• Managed the process of collecting information and producing profiles for NGTS’ top 100 customers• Assisted in the establishment and preparation of a quarterly bias concerning the natural gas market

Austin, Tx

• Investigated industry trends and transactions relevant for deriving a value for PracticeIT• Interviewed various venture capitalists to determine how they value ‘software as a service’ firms• Presented research findings and assessments concerning valuation to the CEO and CFO• Reviewed and revised the model the company uses to forecast revenues and expenses

Oklahoma City, Ok

• Analyzed revenue for distribution and collaborated with other companies to resolve disparities• Worked with a small team to resolve a discrepancy of more than $320K with a major purchaser• Commended by supervisor for ability to utilize verbal and written communication skills

Spring, Tx

The Woodlands, Tx

• Underwrote loan requests exceeding $1MM for companies from a variety of industries• Organized financial information to evaluate performance and identify trends• Calculated cash flow, prepared and analyzed company projections to determine debt service ability

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

Activities and Societies: Finance and Investment Club

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance And Economics

Activities and Societies: Financial Management Association; Sigma Iota Epsilon; Gamma Beta Phi