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The Woodlands, Texas

• I am the group manager and senior consultant for the North American operations of this technical and commercial consulting services provider for clients within the refining, marketing, logistics, and petrochemical.
• Developed business plan, restructured process flow, evaluated effectiveness of organization structure, and provided capital allocation recommendations for light oil trading company resulting in securing of financing.
• Collaborated with multiple large energy clients to evaluate investment and acquisition opportunities, define risk adjusted capital costs, and recommend financial structuring options.
• Deliver property tax dispute and commercial lawsuit litigation support.

The Woodlands, Texas

• I established and grew consultancy supporting energy services sector mid-sized private equity investment funds valued between $400M and $1B. I directed the daily operations, drove revenue generation, and held profit.
• Negotiated investments of $20M to $50M in portfolio companies with revenues between $20M and $100M with EBITDA of $5M+ with internal rate of return (IRR) goal of 20%+.
• Collaborated in transition management and post-acquisition change management for engineering and construction firm.
• Led restructuring and transformation of family-owned pipeline services company into professionally managed operation.

Houston, Texas

• In this role, I established and served as primary portfolio manager for a fund specializing in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) energy investments. I developed investment strategies, compiled performance reports.
• Funded $100M+ portfolio of publicly traded MLPs and Canadian Royalty Trusts through capital investment commitments.
• Drove 27% IRR for original investors over five-year period.
• Designed and implemented specific risk-management and hedging protocols providing downside protection for portfolio.

Houston, Texas

• While in my initial Mergent Energy role, I conceived and established a private equity energy services and logistics portfolio. I sourced investment opportunities, conducted evaluations and due diligence, negotiated.
• Secured capital investment funds of more than $50M to execute non-financed business acquisitions.
• Generated combined portfolio discounted cash flow rate of return (DCFROR) earnings of 39.8% over twenty-four months.
• Orchestrated project closings for chemical blending terminal, gas gathering system, and trans-shipment distribution center.
• Drove increased portfolio value with acquisition and development of fiber optic metro-network supporting data warehouse for multinational bank.

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Atlanta, Georgia

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical & Petroleum Refining Engineering

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma Fraternity