Manager, First Eca Midstream/Western Assets
Energy Corporation Of America
Charleston, West Virginia Area
RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING BUSINESS OPERATIONS, BUDGETS, DIVESTITURE OPTIONS AND CUSTOMER, CONTRACTOR AND EQUITY PARTNER RELATIONS.Manage natural gas assets, $280M of Pennsylvania & West Virginia midstream facilities and $1.5M of Texas & Montana oil and gas production properties. Run the procurement and construction portions of complex projects, managed $2.55M natural gas pipeline interconnect in an area with extremely limited space and $2.8M natural gas pipeline interconnect during tough winter weather conditions.Review P&L statements and suggest operational practice changes to increase profitability, worked with accounting department to redo yearly budget resulting in company’s most accurate budget in its 6-year history.Review projects for cost-saving opportunities, currently evaluating equipment costs, future throughput and ease of maintenance configuration for natural gas compressor station that will save $20-$40K per month.Oversee procuring of equipment and management of contractors, made all decisions during the drilling of three shallow vertical wells in Gilmer County, WV. Stay up to date on operational issues pertaining to assets, review downtime reports, and assist with designing and implementing changes to equipment, reduced frequency of site inspections from monthly to quarterly for assets not in production. Lead process improvement teams, discovered IRS approved vehicle reimbursement program that saved $400K yearly and led to sale of 80 vehicles.Run quarterly board meetings, provide project updates to Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Managing Directors, Vice Presidents and associates.