Greg Vargas Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Tx, Us

 Collaborate with Information Systems and other business areas to complete a variety of business development and optimization projects for Trading and Product Supply groups. Deliver a daily summary of positions, secondary costs and physical/paper P/L for the Gasoline and Distillate lines of business. Reconcile SAP and CXL by ensuring that production/consumption, rack activity and bulk purchases/sales are synchronized in both systems. Calculate the market value of barrels in excess of LIFO for the increment/decrement component in the SAP/CXL reconciliation. Partner with traders to provide greater understanding of the components of their P/L, including prod/con, inventory, rack activity, bulk purchases/sales, market region transfers, exchanges and paper.  Ensure proper mapping and configuration of SAP/CXL integration and resolve issues that resulted from original system implementation.  Build and deliver dashboards to keep track of key performance indicators.  Provide a detailed mapping and flow of purchases for resale to keep track of inventory, position and P/L across several months.

 Promoted from Business Analyst to Trading & Financial Analysis Specialist in April 2014.  Provided analysis, derivative entry and reconciliation and support on day to day operations for the Crude Oil/Feedstock Supply & Trading Department.  Responsible for researching, tracking and summarizing key data, including volume figures, trends, profitability, pricing and expense analysis to complete market analysis. Developed non-routine, multifaceted reports for CFS&T management team and Senior Management. Managed the CFS&Ts Energy Trading & Risk Management system that linked the back office (Commodity XL) to the various trading accounts with several clearing brokers. Manually computed the Canadian and Pembroke hedge reporting requirements on a daily basis as they were not available in the system. Allocated daily executed paper transactions to crude physical strategies.  Researched and analyzed markets to identify trends and correlations to provide trade recommendations for Senior Management.

 Coordinated with ship schedulers to ensure approval of entrance from Customs for each vessel as it arrived in the Texas City FTZ. Analyzed refinery feedstock trends and refinery yield data in order to optimize import duty savings. Met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of Valero to ensure compliance with customs regulations and audits. Managed duties, tariffs and harbor maintenance fees associated with the admission or importation of petroleum and petrochemical products into the Texas City FTZ.  Supported other departmental personnel by gathering data, statistics and other information relevant to any compliance programs or issues, such as duty drawback.  Interfaced with outside brokers, agents and inspection agencies involved in the submission and reporting of Customs information.

Provided analytical support to the activities and decision process within various refining, marketing, and corporate functional areas by accurately reporting petroleum market pricing, maintaining refinery transfer pricing, and facilitating price forecasts. Provided analysis of historical and forecasted refinery pricing data to various company departments as well as provided input on industry spot market activity.  Provided correlations and analysis of data for use by various company departments. Maintained, updated, and improved transfer pricing and their processes and spot market pricing databases. Assisted with development of new reports and web site reconstruction.

Bachelor Of Science, Mathematics

Business Foundations Certification

Masters, Business Administration