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Kansas City, Missouri Area

This position identifies and has responsibility for the optimization and creation of a pricing desk that will work very closely with Customer Services and other departments to maximize the value and consistent pricing structure(s) on Southern Star.

Responsibility for all customer and project growth initiatives for an assigned region including the identification and development of new customers and business growth projects, identification and development of expansion opportunities, and marketing of incremental and unsubscribed transportation capacity. Areas of major emphasis are implementation and.

Leawood, KS

The position is primarily responsible for marketing the commercial gas supply needs for the Tallgrass interstate pipelines, with a focus on Rockies Express.

The primary responsibilities of this position are threefold: the planning and acquisition of a supply and capacity portfolio to provide reliable gas service to MGE’s customers; the management of that supply and capacity portfolio to minimize cost to customers; and regulatory responsibilities associated with these supply/capacity acquisition and management.

Responsible for overseeing and directing activities associated with and related to KCPL’s solid fuel program, natural gas program, environmental allowance programs, combustion by-products programs, fuel additive programs and acquisition/management of the railcar fleet.

Planned and supervised the development of rail transportation contracting strategies, negotiate with rail carriers and be responsible for the management of rail agreements. Responsibilities include railcar requirement analysis and acquisitions, as well as negotiation and management of railcar maintenance agreements and repairs.

Responsible for developing and implementing natural gas supply and transportation strategies including modification and implementation of the hedging program. Perform in-depth market research of energy regulatory issues, pipeline tariffs, market conditions, risk assessments, and plant operations.

Supported Power Sales & Service with technical expertise in the area of generation dispatch and wholesale power marketing.

Managed a small department performing daily duties related to the procurement and management of natural gas purchasing, balancing, and inventory management and scheduling as it relates to electric generation.

• Senior Trader Northeast Facilitated the daily clearing of gas resources as a physical/financial arbitrage trader covering the Appalachian/Northeast corridor region.
• Senior Transport Trader Managed retail deliveries to 7,000 accounts in the CHOICE programs, supported and made deals for the storage group and traded the spreads between Gulf and Market areas.

Oversaw invoicing, handled vendor credit issues and supervised personnel responsible for scheduling gas flow for this retail provider of natural gas. Also, I coordinated all monthly activity for a retail shop serving approximately 600 customers.

• Market Analyst Established an organized back office operation to provide a support structure for the Bulk Power Marketing Group
• Director of Transportation Supported the retail operations of Westar Gas Marketing. I was responsible for nominating and securing transportation of gas on 15 pipelines to optimize profitability by negotiating and.
• Director of System Development Headed the development, implementation and enhancement of a comprehensive gas management system. In addition, I managed the 35-user Novell network, print server and IBM desktop machines.
• T&E Representative Prepared and monitored nominations, transportation agreements and transportation discounts on all mid-continent pipelines including KN, MRT, PEPL, ONG, Transok and WNG.

B.S., Petroleum Engineering Technology

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Activities and Societies: Baseball

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