Experience

Saracen Energy

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Market Development

  • Aug 2018 - Present



The Energy Authority

• Utilities
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Structure and Pricing Analyst

  • Sep 2014 - Oct 2016

  Managed congestion analysis, client recommendations, and trade execution for all client Financial Transmission Right (FTR) portfolios in the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator (MISO) power market. • Saved clients up to $5M annually by minimizing risk while maximizing incremental profit across nine separate portfolios. • Applied various market simulators and coding languages to forecast and analyze nodal price spreads including Matlab, Crystal Ball, Dayzer, YES Energy, SQL, and Planning & Risk. • Directed MISO client interface including all executive level FTR presentations, recommendations, and troubleshooting. • Spearheaded sourcing initiative and negotiations to bring an innovative software platform onboarding at 70% of cost. • Led strategic initiatives to systemize analysis and trading processes eliminating redundancies and redesigned portfolio management to streamline analytics interface with clients. Managed a team of 2 analysts in the integration of software platforms implemented company-wide. • Owned development and maintenance of data models, analyses, reports, and metrics to drive business decisions. • Synthesized large and complex data sets into impactful metrics and reports influencing operational changes. • Performed analytic deep-dives of critical business issues that impacted performance into actionable proposals.



Southeastern Grocers

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of Strategic Sourcing

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

  Evaluated and negotiated with major financial institutions to drive over $1.5M in corporate savings and revenue. Drove $1.5M in savings and revenue growth by sourcing new technologies and services and negotiating with incumbent suppliers. Created a strategy for identifying and quantifying all commodity-related exposure. • Produced quarterly commodity brief for critical sourcing materials using time series forecasting algorithms to project forward pricing and Monte Carlo Methods for VaR calculation of key commodities. • Developed a strategy for identifying and quantifying all commodity related exposure. • Identified and secured company’s 1st demand response deal, generated $167K per year in capital free revenue. • Lead company-wide sourcing events and collaborated with treasury and accounting executives to form supply base. • Drove over $500K in annualized incremental revenue by developing a holistic cash flow model to compare the NPV of rebate structures, performance bonuses, and revenue share mechanisms as a function of charge volume.



Procter & Gamble

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Energy Purchasing Manager

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2013

  Sourced electricity for P&G’s North America manufacturing operations as well as global renewable energy project development, risk management, and analysis. Extensive experience in supplier relationship management, RFP inquiries, negotiation, generation, capacity, transmission and distribution transactions within PJM, MISO, CAISO, and ISO-NE.• Devised complex cash flow analysis for several renewable energy projects, many of which required commodity forecasting and derivatives modeling (e.g. Albany Biomass CHP). • Launched integrated electricity sourcing strategy for manufacturing sites encompassing $400M in annual spending.• Delivered $10M in annual commercial savings through negotiation across regulated and deregulated markets.• Cultivated relationships with regulated utilities, trade associations and state legislators across the US to develop new tariffs delivering millions in rate reductions and demand side management revenue. • Designed Excel based tools that distil down complex statistical simulation into user-friendly graphical interfaces.

• Albany Site Energy Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2011

  Project Manager for the largest P&G relighting initiative in the world. Optimized the procurement, transformation, and consumption of energy at P&G’s second largest manufacturing site in the world. Surpassed $3M annually in firm energy savings targets on a consistent basis.• Pioneered a cross-functional site energy team saving $2M+ annually in energy through operational optimization.• Managed up to $70M in natural gas, electricity and biomass spending.• Saved $1.1M per year in electricity and identified over $800K in state and federal tax incentives.• Conserved $500K annually by renegotiating contracts and $600K in air compressor controls upgrade.

• Bounty Paper Machine Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

  Oversaw 24 direct reports that run the day-to-day operations. Accountable for metrics like process reliability, product quality, and total machine operating expense. • Achieved the fastest change-over time in the category and successfully rolled out of 1st and 2nd generation Bounty Basic and category benchmark in Bounty upgrade energy efficiency.