Power And Natural Gas Scheduler, Lead Contract Negotiations
Houston, Texas Area
Lead power scheduler in all regions across the U.S. as well as Mexico and Canada. Started and grew the business from approximately 4 traders to 25 where I was accountable to each of them to some degree, whether in a scheduling capacity or credit/access management. Responsibilities included day to day scheduling in a high stress environment with numerous daily deadlines, weekend on call scheduling and various access management responsibilities. Lead development and implementation of internal power scheduling system for tracking and reporting. Coordinated with senior management on disaster recovery efforts as well as PM for various company-wide IT upgrades. Worked closely with credit to operate within proper parameters as well as with compliance on various government filings. Responsible for on boarding all new customers and communicating their needs across various points of contact/desks within the business. Natural gas pipeline scheduling experience across Texas, Oklahoma, Gulf Coast and Northeast. Assisted in developing tracking system for natural gas tax reporting and transport deal capture. Lead contract negotiator and manager of over 30 vendors on-boarded in the Houston location, maintaining all relationships and information flow for the traders and other personnel within the company including staying within their desk budgets. Additionally involved in leading charity activities and customer events within the company.