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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Canada Area

Manage and optimize natural gas marketing and transportation contracting activities in W. Canada;Research and evaluate alternate market and transportation options to diversify and enhance net-backs for natural gas and crude/NGL’s;Nominate and schedule natural gas to optimize transportation obligations while ensuring all purchase and sale transactions are honoured;Develop, maintain and enhance business relationships with internal and external counterparts;Represent Harvest’s position on various industry committees and liaise with government officials and various pipelines;Monitor fundamentals and transact various price structures to optimize revenue and minimize risk;Identify and evaluate the risks and benefits of various transportation options and open seasons;Prepare and present commercial proposals to management and executive level for approval;Lead the review, negotiation and restructuring of various long term commercial agreements;Assist in the development and evaluation of a marketing strategy for a new SAGD project which includes various rail and pipeline options. Accomplishments:> Drafted and negotiated the commercial terms of a gathering/processing and transportation agreement in a key producing area saving over 30% in costs> Developed and executed a strategy to restructure certain pipeline and processing agreements resulting in company savings in excess of $18 million to date> Optimized natural gas netbacks by monitoring fundamentals, transacting various price structures and mitigating un-utilized transportation capacity valued at $4 million annually> Coordinated the successful negotiation of a key long-term marketing arrangement providing optimal flexibility and minimizing credit risk.

Calgary

Managed commodity marketing and business development in Canada and the U.S.;Negotiated and managed various complex commercial agreements and contracts;Provided guidance to the logistics and scheduling team to optimize and mitigate contracted capacity;Collaborated with internal business units including JV, Legal and Credit to ensure overall business success;Provided regulatory support and represented company interests on various industry and pipeline committees;Optimized and traded various markets including Alberta (AECO and Alliance), BC (Westcoast), Marcellus (Dominion, TGP and Empire) and Eagle Ford (Gulf South, Transco, TETCO, NGPL);Negotiated buy/sells, park and loans, capacity releases, Asset Management Agreements and discounted transportation assignments to optimize value;Developed and enhanced business relationships with strategic commercial counterparts;Managed and optimized a $60 million annual midstream processing and transportation portfolio;Represented company interests on the BC LNG Export Co-Op project and negotiated associated agreements;Prepared and presented materials to management and internal/external business groups.Accomplishments:> Prepared and presented market and transportation information to international investors that contributed to the success of a Joint Venture deal worth $2.5 Billion;> Initiated and successfully performed an audit of Joint Venture billing which resulted in recovery of $2.4 million dollars;> Successfully transitioned Eagle Ford marketing and logistics in house from a 3rd party marketer which increased netbacks by $2.0 million by accessing numerous pipeline and market options;> Drafted, negotiated and ensured execution of replacement gas carrying agreements with working interest partners resulting in $5.0 million of incremental revenue to compensate for the long-term contract commitment and land dedication;> Exceptional understanding of Westcoast infrastructure, logistics and marketing.

Calgary, Canada Area

Coordinated trade and scheduling activities to optimize value and honour contractual obligations; Managed and optimized Alberta and B.C. marketing and transportation portfolios;Negotiated Master Gas Purchase and Sale Agreements/NAESB Agreements with counterparties;Managed long term Processing and Pipeline obligations on Spectra, NGTL and Alliance pipelines;Drafted, reviewed and negotiated complex commercial agreements;Participated on various industry committees including the GasEDI 2005 Gas Base Contract Committee;Monitored supply/demand fundamentals to help predict regional price movements and impacts;Coordinated the contracting process with Legal, Joint Venture and Credit departments;Modelled various pipelines to determine their overall economic value and rank in our portfolio;Optimized and mitigated various market, processing and transportation options.Accomplishments:> Diversified credit risk by increasing the number of counterparties to transact with by 60% through successful negotiation and execution of new Master Purchase and Sale Agreements;> Modeled the economics of pipeline capacity and then worked with A&D to develop a strategy to divest of contractual obligations and save the company over $10 million.

Calgary

Managed and optimized a $60 million annual transportation and processing portfolio;Coordinated daily nominations/scheduling on various pipelines including NGTL, Alliance and Westcoast;Negotiated and managed various gathering, processing and transportation agreements;Represented company interests on numerous pipeline task forces and sub-committees to enhance the corporate position;Worked closely with business units to understand area production profiles and contract for required gathering, processing and transportation capacity;Collaborated with various pipelines to understand operational issues and optimize contracted capacity.Accomplishments:> Created an invoice checking system that allowed for in-depth review and identification of pipeline invoice errors and recovery in excess of $1 million dollars.> Collaborated with the commercial team to identify a valuable pipeline asset and then utilized my network of counterparties to acquire capacity rights and lock in $1.5 million in profits.

Bachelor Of Commerce, Petroleum Land Management, 3.7/4.0

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma BetaDegree with Distinction Petroleum Land Management Silver Medallion C.A.P.L. Scholarship A.A.P.L..

Bachelor Of Commerce, General Studies, 3.7/4.0

Mount Royal Presidents Honor Roll - two years Dean's List - four consecutive semesters Mount Royal Scholarships (2)