Daniel Vaughn Email & Phone Number

Springfield, MO, US

-- Specializing in facilitating physical coal transactions for the global coal market.-- Provide brokerage services entailing specific product sourcing, quality parameters, delivery scheduling and bilateral contract terms.-- Independent industry consultant, educator, market analyst, and expert witness.-- Author and publisher of Coaldesk’s Daily Coal.

I was hired to manage Starfuel's U.S. Coal brokerage desk, Specifically, to build upon my success at ICAP Energy to capture coal commodity market share that was being exited by competitors due to the sudden drop in U.S. coal trading. Annual U.S. coal trading volume decline by more than half between 2013 and 2014, falling from 371 million tons to 163.

London, GB

I spent 14 yeas with ICAP Energy. I was in charge with managing and growing the U.S. coal desk through the brokering of physical and financial coal products. My colleagues and I made for a very successful team that captured 25% to 30% of the annual U.S. coal commodity market, a market that grew from less than 100 million tons in 2000, to a peak trading.

New business development on coal commenced trading as a commodity. Primary focus on physical coal, futures delivery and options.

Spokane, WA, US

-- Managed and traded/hedged physical and derivative PRB coal book/positions ($1.5 M value-at-risk).-- In charge of all originations for the PRB, CAPP and Nymex look-alike coal sales and deliveries.-- In-house coal expert responsible for monitoring industry developments that impact pricing, supply and energy demand, and competing fuels.

-- Exclusive sales agent for Jader Fuels Company (Illinois coal producer) and Lorencito Coal, LLC (southern Colorado metallurgical coal reserve)-- Expanded company’s operatives in sales, brokering, SO2 trading and investment evaluations-- Negotiated and secured 4-year contract extensions with Tampa Electric, Southern Illinois Power and a new 3-year supply.

London, GB

-- Directly responsible for securing and managing new sales for accounts TVA ($xx M), Seminole Electric ($xx M), Emerald International ($xx M) and Alabama Electric ($xx M) (annual revenue value).-- Prepared annual sales budget/projections and net back mine realizations, monitored, recorded and reported monthly performance to Senior VP Marketing. The mines.

London, England, GB

-- Developed and presented long-range business plans and cash flow projections for all mining operations.-- Prepared RFP in response to coal procurement solicitations along with associated market price analysis. -- Managed development and expansion activities associated with Central Appalachian, Illinois Basin, Powder River Basin, and Gulf State’s coal.

Bs, Mining Engineering

Mba, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services