Katherine Mathews Email and Phone Number

•Developed and created financial models to assist in the analysis of strategic partnerships and joint ventures •Analyzed data from Drilling Info to build maps focusing on acreage, permits, and production by producers in the Utica/ Marcellus•Created and built presentations and marketing materials for investor meetings, senior management, and conferences•Reviewed historical and current NGL prices to compare and contrast ethane rejection and recovery modes to set pipeline fees•Monitored the competitive environment and reported developments with significant potential to impact future business prospects

•Prepared detailed and complex financial models of targeted assets or companies incorporating analyses of historical and projected revenue and expenditures, pro-forma accretion calculations, financing alternatives, and pro-forma financial impacts on the Partnership•Identified, analyzed, and evaluated new business opportunities including mergers and acquisitions•Compiled competitor analyses based on information reported in the SEC fillings, investor reports, and press releases used to evaluate Plains against competing MLPs•Assisted in the preparation of presentations for senior executives of Plains and investment banks•Conducted market research to assess crude flow volumes, transportation, storage facilities, and demand across the different PADD regions in the U.S.