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Findlay, Ohio, Us

Trades medium sour and light sweet crudes

Findlay, Ohio, Us

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Conducts broad macro-economic analysis of global energy markets assessing key market drivers, trade flows, and resulting price outlook for crude and productsPrimary owner for developing and managing the the short-term (120 day) price outlook for refinery operating plans and financial forecastingLeads a team of analysts supporting traders, optimization, executives, and other business stakeholders

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Provided strategic direction on regulatory obligations (Benzene, Sulfur, RFS, LCFS, and Oregon Clean Fuels)Evaluated operational costs and commercial options to overcome regulatory impact due to unplanned eventsEnsured alignment on meeting the regulatory plan while capturing commercial opportunities

Devised short term trading strategies based on market timing, historical price patterns, and various technical triggers.Provided trade recommendations at pivotal times during the oil trading hours based on real-time news, price patterns, and strength signals. Identified opportunities to spread risk between different commodity futures contracts based on market trends and strength signals. This helped to reduce the risk of open positions and prioritize capital allocation on a daily basis. Created and managed multiple databases and interactive analytical instruments to quickly back test new ideas. These tools improved the depth of the analysis and substantially decreased the amount of research time before a new strategy was cleared for execution.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Started and managed the company’s speculative oil futures trading desk. Traded crude, gasoline, and heating oil time spreads and product cracks on the Nymex platform. Analyzed physical cash market trends, arbitrage flows, demand projections, and stock levels to formulate market calls on exchange traded oil futures spreads. Developed and managed all the oil supply/demand models and analytic tools.

Amsterdam, Nl

Introduced a fundamental approach to analyzing the oil markets which greatly improved the P&L success of the team. Experience trading my own positions based on short-term technical indicators and long-term fundamental views.Co-managed and traded a speculative trading book primarily based on fundamental views on the global oil markets.

London, England, Gb

Analyzed macro economic activities (refinery rates, import levels, production numbers, turnarounds, and demand figures) of the physical oil markets and used this information to create forward supply/demand balances. Made trade recommendations based on supply/demand models, margin calculations, energy correlations, arb economics, and analysis on cross product relationships.Received valuable knowledge of the physically traded oil markets by scheduling both gasoline and distillate products from the Toledo and Whiting refineries to numerous proprietary terminals in the Midwest.