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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Responsible for providing an efficient and reliable hourly resource stack:o Forecast load and renewable generation.o Respond to changing load and supply situations using least cost alternatives.o Market excess capacity.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Responsible for natural gas supply for CSU’s gas LDC and power plants:
• Prepare day-ahead, monthly and annual plans for supply, transportation and storage.
• Execute physical natural gas trades.
• Evaluate spot and forward natural gas markets and industry trends.
• Build and maintain counterparty relationships.
• Negotiate and execute contracts for supply, transportation and storage.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Responsible for accurate and timely settlement of all electric trading activity:
• Reconciled discrepancies with counterparties.
• Reviewed contract details, rates and payment schedules.
• Completed month end and year end close requirements.
• Completed year-end audit requests.
• Completed and distributed monthly and annual reports.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Participated in voluntary layoff program after completion of Kinder Morgan's purchase of El Paso. Left job in excellent standing with a track record of success and great recommendations.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Managed park and loan service on EPNG, which involved daily coordination with Gas Control and Storage Services to ensure service reliability. Analyzed natural gas forward price and location basis curves to determine.
• Marketed short term natural gas transportation capacity on EPNG through negotiated contracts, capacity release postings and open seasons.
• Managed system inventory requirements on Western and Rockies pipelines due to cash out activity, shrink replacement and other gas use. Executed physical natural gas trades as needed.

Houston, Texas

• East Natural Gas Trading Desk
• Managed LDC asset management contract, including transportation, storage, and peaking assets.
• Traded physical natural gas and financial products in the Northeast U.S. West Electricity Trading Desk
• Traded daily and intra-month physical electricity in the WSCC.
• Structured and marketed forward electricity and derivative products.Corporate Development and Finance
• Assisted in the selection and valuation of strategic acquisitions.

Houston, Texas Area

• Transportation Planning
• Designed pipeline expansions and analyzed operational problems using simulation software.
• Evaluated natural gas firm transportation requests and administered capacity release program.
• Project Manager for new pipeline interconnects including coordination of scope, cost estimates, scheduling, contracts, environmental clearances, FERC authorizations and customer approval.Pipeline Project Management
• Assisted Project Manager on major natural gas pipeline construction projects and served on a field crew for a project in New England.

Mba, Finance Concentration

Bs, Architectural Engineering