• Series 3 licensed.• Provide expert in-depth analysis on commodity markets; provide sound and timely risk management solutions.• Author daily market commentary on the main drivers of commodity price trends.

• Responsible for risk management of soybean grower compensation and discard soybeans for North America.• Actively marketed millions of soybean discard bushels.

• Provide expert analysis to internal and external stakeholders for Dairy, World & U.S. Sugar, Oils & Fats and Grain markets.• Author of weekly and monthly commodity market reports. • Provide commodity market and risk management guidance to internal and customer purchasing teams to enable sound hedging and buying decisions.• Manage hedging positions for multiple commodity exposure. • Trade nonfat dry milk, butter, whey, class III, and class IV futures and options. Responsible for meeting trading profit budget.

Partnered in a soybean meal futures and options market making partnership representing 30% of daily trade volume, and 20% of open interest. Trade and analysis extended to soybean oil and soybean markets, corn markets. • Analyzed market information from multiple sources. Identified market moving information and short term trends contributing to rapid price movements. • Executed electronic futures and options trades.• Analyzed and updated implied volatility, skews, etc. in option pricing model.• Researched supply and demand fundamentals, currency movements, weather patterns, transportation costs and disruptions, and other external influences on price trends.• Produced daily P&L reports, and analyzed positions to determine risk drivers.

Collaborated with soybean futures broker to fill futures orders. Fine-tuned ability to precisely communicate under pressure during rapidly changing market conditions.

Quickly learned the language and key concepts in the futures and options marketplace.