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Stonecroft Advisors is a Risk Management and Quantitative Analysis Consulting firm committed to delivering premium service while creating innovative solutions that add value and drive bottom-line results for its energy trading and resource clients. Stonecroft offers a breadth of services including • Active Risk Management Framework Design • Deal analysis and Due Diligence and Audit Support • Renewable Energy Procurement Strategy Design and Transaction Analysis • Quantitative Analysis, Model Development, and Model Validation and Benchmarking • Hedging Strategies and New Risk Products Design • Business Strategy Development and Transformation Stonecroft resources client engagements through a network of strategic alliances, comprised of senior-level professionals, all of whom have extensive leadership experience at both sales & trading firms and risk management consulting practices. This integration of complementary experiences and skills is the foundation of Stonecroft's differentiated approach to addressing our clients' needs. It affords bringing a unique lens on opportunities to our clients' engagements and accelerates delivery of our insights into actions.

Toronto, On, Ca

Boulder, Co, Us

London, England, Gb

• Led desk responsible for development, valuation, risk analysis, of more than 1,000 non-standard, complex energy deals contributing NPV > $300 MM per annum.• Created innovative risk products to address customers’ risk management needs, built requisite infrastructure and models for pricing, and championed go-to-market product launches ($1 MM Gross Margin per annum)• Developed strategy to facilitate growth of the storage business ($140 MM annual Gross Margin)• Led design and implementation of best practice Active Risk Management frameworks, including risk-based valuation, performance assessment, and efficient allocation of capital (MTM impact > $500 MM)• Integrated and led a cross-functional team of 14 direct reports with broad ranging specialties: Structuring, Financial Engineering, Fundamentals Analysis• Introduced, developed, and implemented novel models and methods for structured transactions valuation and derivatives pricing, risk analytics, and hedging natural gas and power transactions• Demonstrated a strong competency to Coach and Develop others to attain best-in-class skills and established a proven track record of turning under-performers into Top Grade performers• Book runner of a Quantitative Trading Desk

• Led front office teams with broad ranging specialties - Deal Structurers, Financial Engineers, Corporate Financial Analysts, and Fundamental Analysts - responsible for deal drive, valuation, and analysis.• Designed commercial structures and associated hedging strategies for new trading and marketing products• Developed and implemented novel models and methods for valuation, risk measurement, and hedging• Shaped a vertically integrated global LNG strategy in a cross functional team of senior managers• Led development of the rotation program for undergraduate analysts and MBA associates for valuation group

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Responsible for the client interaction and project management of multiple engagements including:• Risk identification and assessment• Benchmarking of risk management policies, procedures, and quantification within energy and financial markets• Risk management implementation and validation for multiple energy trading companies• Enterprise wide risk management consulting and implementation• Development of credit risk policies, procedures, controls, and quantification• Design and development of valuation models for specific deal transactions• Hedging strategy assessment and recommendation

Education record

Phd, Electrical Engineering

Mba, Analytical Finance

Education record