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Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Regulatory compliance with numerous Federal and State agencies.

Prepare complex tax returns for individuals and businesses. Represent clients tax matters with the IRS. Consulting with business on tax, accounting, treasury and other issues.

Provided consulting services for such companies as Zinke & Trumbo, Inc, Palace Operating Company; and independent oil & gas producer William H. Davis; Responsible for all aspects of marketing production from completed on-shore and off-shore wells. Services included managing customer relationships for oil and gas, contract negotiations and administration.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER and VICE PRESIDENT March 2000-March 2001: PRESIDENT April 2001-July 2001First year operations resulted in a first ever net profit.Negotiated, coordinated financial and legal issues, and facilitated the sale of a 21 Bcf storage facility and transitioned all company assets to new owners. Chief Financial officer and Vice President of.

FUEL MANAGER, Merchant Energy Partners ASSET MANAGEMENT, '99-'00: ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, MID-CONTINENT ORIGINATION, '98 Fuel Director for the development of a 600 MW combined cycle power plant.Responsible for all fuel related issues and construction of a 7.5 mile pipeline header.Managed right-of-way, environmental, permitting, regulatory, and pipeline route.

MANAGER, ENERGY ADMINISTRATION, ’97-'98SUPERVISOR, ENERGY ADMINISTRATION ‘96-’97FINANCE/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT '92-95Provide primary control and administration of hedging program,administrated contracts, and presented results to senior management.Developed successful hedging strategies increasing profit by over $100 million in three years. Manage Gas Storage.

In my capacity as a Sr. Financial Analyst, my main responsibilities were in forecasting, budgeting, and cost accounting. I also split my time in their newly created Energy department, primarily reporting the results of a natural gas hedging program to upper management. By the time Agricultural Minerals Corporation was acquired by Terra Industries, I had.

Managed all finance and accounting functions of retail food store chain Supervised and trained staff in accounting and cash management. Created positive work environment for employees that promoted productivity and satisfaction.

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYSTTreasury and Cash ManagementResponsible for US treasury functions for an international company with annual cash management of over $1 billion.Administered $30 million accounts receivable financing program with Morgan Bank.Established letters of credit for performance bonds.Forecasting/BudgetingDesigned cash forecast models for top.

Accounting

B.S.B.A., Marketing

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Marketing Club