Mark Bush Email & Phone Number

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Manage Wholesale Operations: Purchasing/Trading, Risk Management/Hedging, Asset Optimization, Storage Management and Scheduling.

• Manager of Stream’s natural gas wholesale operations team. Duties include the following:-- forecasting, purchasing and scheduling-- position management, hedging strategies and asset management (transportation and storage)-- settlements and P&L tracking • Implement policies and procedures for wholesale risk management, procurement and scheduling for natural gas markets.• Develop a firm wide education program towards understanding natural gas operations on AGL and the southeast market. • Structure, negotiate and close natural gas supply contracts that allows for portfolio diversification and pricing optionality.• Establish and design Stream’s natural gas retail pricing and gas cost model. • Oversee the implementation of Stream’s Energy Trading and Risk Management System.

Design and execute business plans and marketing strategies for identifying prospects, developing sales material and formulating the direct sales process.• Develop relationships with natural gas industrial accounts and municipalities to profitably grow market share in the Southeast. • Negotiate and close contracts with new customer base by leveraging Southstar’s assets and business model.• Create profit and loss reports, analyze profitability and provide special reports for management. • Communicate daily with customer base to understand needs and provide appropriate service.• Team leader in structuring SSE commercial operations – Cash, Transport and Storage Book. • Daily, monthly and seasonal procurement of gas.• Analyze least cost routing, pipeline alternatives and negotiate transportation rates. Originate counterparties for gas supply, transportation assets and delivered sales.• Manage transportation book to optimize value.• Balance and nominate daily receipts and deliveries of natural gas.• Forecast supply and demand requirement for customer base.• Execute trading decisions to maximize profit margins – physical and financial options.• Assist in the development of physical and financial storage strategies.