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Sugar Land, TX, US

Carmel, Indiana

Houston, Texas

• Executive lead for 11-person group and several ad-hoc project teams. Analyzed fundamental supply and demand dynamics of all deregulated power markets and US natural gas and coal markets. Prepared fundamental short- and.
• Performed due diligence and discounted cash flow valuation analysis (DCF) in advance of both RRI-Mirant merger and NRG-GenOn merger, which together created over $2B of shareholder value.
• Developed forecasts and bidding strategies for regional capacity auctions, representing $800M of annual EBITDA contributions. Using fundamental market, financial, environmental, competitor analyses and models, and.
• Identified need for shift in company strategic positions on federal and state environmental regulations and formulated recommendations based on comprehensive market and economic analyses and range of input from subject.
• Achieved 80% success rate in advising operating and trading decisions by implementing a demanding back-testing process on forecasting models and creating trusting relationships with commercial staff.
• Introduced new hedging program based on analysis of natural gas supply and demand and its potential to lower power prices, successfully mitigating the worst impacts of 2008 – 2010 natural gas price collapse.

Houston, Texas

• Led two distinct functions, one composed of seven market and strategy analysts and the other of 16 retail pricing analysts. Frequently led cross-functional teams to solve problems and address strategic issues.
• Recommended and obtained approval of growth strategy and strategic decision-making process that ultimately led to mergers forming GenOn and NRG. Emphasized mergers and acquisitions and brownfield development over.
• Established discounted cash flow value of company assets that guided selection and sale price on $2.5B of asset sales, successfully stabilizing company balance sheet.
• Recommended and gained approval to invest $400M in environmental controls and to defer $500M on plants now pending retirement, based on rigorous market, economic, and financial analyses.
• Obtained executive approval to build and lead team to analyze and mitigate transmission congestion risks and improve hedging and trading decisions. Enabled company to avoid congestion-based hedging losses.
• Restructured and refocused 16-person team responsible for pricing $3B of annual retail power transactions. Reduced labor costs 20% while increasing deal flow by 50%.

Houston, Texas

• Director of 10-person staff in Europe for two years before returning to the US in same capacity with 18-person group. Developed business strategies, performed budgeting and variance analysis, and identified, assessed.
• Conducted strategic review, due diligence, and valuation of $8B acquisitions of European and US generators, enabling company to penetrate European market and expand domestic operations.
• Recruited and fostered 10-person strategy and development staff. Created market and competitor analysis frameworks and FP&A process for operations in The Netherlands and successfully integrated with US corporate parent.
• Represented company in The Hague with Ministers of Finance and Environment, negotiating issues arising from the transition from regulated to unregulated electricity market.

Houston, Texas Area

• Creatively solved complex strategic problems under tight deadlines. Defined growth opportunities in the exploration and production, midstream natural gas, and electricity industries. Advised energy clients on M&A and.
• Formulated growth strategy for Houston Industries’ unregulated generation, retail and trading businesses, which subsequently became Reliant Energy and GenOn Energy (both now subsidiaries of NRG Energy).
• Developed turnaround strategy for underperforming exploration and production company scheduled for sale by corporate parent; achieved 10% year-over-year increase in profitability.
• Co-advised electric utility on acquisition that would double company size and scope of service; assessed strategic fit, determined value, and recommended bid price.
• Created screening process for large US exploration and production company to identify alliance partners with favorable strategic fit.

White Plains, NY

• Developed market analyses and valuations of M&A opportunities and performed general corporate finance functions.
• Provided financial, economic, and competitive analyses for the $1B divestment of chemical business.
• Developed business plan and offering memorandum and worked with primary lenders to obtain purchase and working capital financing for $300M joint venture of lubricant business.
• Optimized subsidiary balance sheets, mobilizing $300M of cash to parent.
• Analyzed Scandinavian refined product markets and company performance and recommended regional marketing joint venture with Shell Oil, which ultimately became part of a European-wide merger vision.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed operations of peak-load storage reservoir; supervised and analyzed field tests, then recommended and lead initial phase of $25 million plan to increase field productivity by 30%
• Developed plans, budgets, bid packages for pipeline relocation projects and directed construction

Mba, Finance

B.S., Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering