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The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Helping people live healthier lives, quit their jobs, and go to work for themselves

Houston, Texas Area

Covering NGL/LPG markets (physical and financial) for producers, refiners, petchems, and traders.Using my past trading experience, providing customers with profitable and actionable trading ideas while also consulting on market strategy, price direction, logistics needs (truck/rail/pipeline), and fundamental analysis.Publishing (via email) a nightly market recap for Mt. Belvieu NGL mark-to-market valuations and industry insight.Providing/charting historical price data and comparisons to help customers make better decisions.

Houston, Texas Area

Developed ethanol trading and supply business for Detroit-based gasoline and diesel distributor licensed in 23 states with annual volume over 500 million gallonsLead risk management, operations, and logistics of new ethanol supply and trading division with three direct reports and responsibility for bottom-line results. Successfully developed and built three rail-to-truck ethanol terminals, serving small to mid-size markets with each site generating 12%+ ROI. Secured ongoing ethanol supply contracts from major oil company in a major market, delivering over five million gallons per month on existing truck fleet.

Leader of 24/7 corn-based ethanol manufacturing operation with 40 employees and 7 direct reports, producing 40 million gallons of ethanol and120,00 tons of distiller's grains annuallyKey AchievementsRealigned quarterly bonus program for hourly employees, resulting in 3% year-over-year corn-to-ethanol yield improvementNegotiated and signed first-ever landfill gas supply agreement, guaranteeing $1.2 million annual increase in net incomeOverhauled pre-employment screening to significantly reduce exposure to workman's compensation claimsInstituted daily position reporting in order to monitor compliance with new risk management policy and forecast margins

Director, Sales & TradingCommodity risk manager with focus on ethanol sales and natural gas procurement for 150-million gallon corn ethanol producer with production facilities; coordinated all procurement and sales activities with focus on securing company margins. After sale to Australian investors, transitioned to ethanol sales and natural gas procurement. Instituted direct sales program to major oil companies, large convenience store chains, and trading companies to enhance margins. Key AchievementsSaved $5 million in corn procurement costs in 2005-2006 while simultaneously securing long-term profitsDeveloped direct sales and arbitrage program for ethanol with 2007 sales price besting largest industry marketers by 8-15 cents/gallonInstituted RBOB-basis sales, hedging total gasoline position over 2 million barrels (futures, swaps, option collars)

Physical commodity trader holding positions of increasing responsibility for one of the world's largest food companies.Began work as soft red winter wheat trader, transitioning to PNW spring and winter wheat trader while with Peavey Company in Minneapolis. Following move to headquarters in Omaha, shifted to corn desk to manage procurement for feedlots in Colorado.Key AchievementsSaved Aventis over $10 million dollars by negotiating settlements with farmers and elevators during StarLink corn crisisResponsible for logistics and just-in-time corn inventory management for 3 feed yards and one turkey feed mill with combined annual use of 40 million bushels per yearStarted west coast wheat export program to Asia and achieved market share of 30% in Philippines in first yearGrew market share of soft red winter wheat export program from less than 5% to 15% despite lack of direct origination

Corn, sorghum trader to feedlots in southwest Kansas and OK/TX panhandles

Ms, Finance

Ba, Economics And Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Raven Football, Co-Captain

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