Experience

Bay Valley Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Buyer - Commodities and Ingredients

  • Dec 2013 - Present



Independent Commodity Trader

• Independent Commodity Trader

  • Apr 2012 - Present

  Specializing in trading agricultural products using both technical and fundamental analysis Specializing in trading agricultural products using both technical and fundamental analysis



Cargill, Inc

• Commodity Trading Process Implimentation Lead

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2012

  Collaborated with SAP implementation team as point person for trading, commodity handling, and merchandising processes. Worked in partnership with subject matter experts and other business units to generate mutual resolutions Collaborated with SAP implementation team as point person for trading, commodity handling, and merchandising processes. Worked in partnership with subject matter experts and other business units to generate mutual resolutions



CME Group

• Associate Director - Grain and Oilseed Markets

  • Oct 2010 - Aug 2011

  Worked with CME Sales Team to develop and execute strategies to expand grain and oilseed product lines. Promoted agricultural products by participating in industry conferences. Assisted in the development of new products. Worked with CME Sales Team to develop and execute strategies to expand grain and oilseed product lines. Promoted agricultural products by participating in industry conferences. Assisted in the development of new products.



Cargill, Inc

• Corn Merchant

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2010

  Responsible for least cost origination of corn for specialty starch plant which included analyzing supply and demand, market conditions and other economic forces. Initiated and negotiated terms of commodity purchase contracts, such as price, quality and quantity. Developed customer relationships with producers and country elevators. Coordinated transportation and logistics to execute contracts. Communicated and interacted with other Cargill operation teams. Made occasional plant and crop survey trips to visit with producers. Successfully traded corn futures for house account.



JP Morgan

• Manager/Member Chicago Board of Trade

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2007

  Responsible for and managed customer order execution, primarily in the soybean market but also in corn and wheat. Communicated market conditions to customers and recommended trade ideas based on technical and fundamental analysis. Reconciled daily trading activity and resolved discrepancies. In addition to executing orders using arbitrage, experienced in the use of various trading systems. Responsible for and managed customer order execution, primarily in the soybean market but also in corn and wheat. Communicated market conditions to customers and recommended trade ideas based on technical and fundamental analysis. Reconciled daily trading activity and resolved discrepancies. In addition to executing orders using arbitrage, experienced in the use of various trading systems.



Cargill Investor Services

• Manager

  • Sep 1996 - Sep 2005

  Responsible for and managed customer order execution, primarily in the soybean market but also in corn, wheat and livestock. Developed operational desk procedures related to these functions. Communicated market conditions to customers and recommended trade ideas based on technical and fundamental analysis. Reconciled daily trading activity and resolved discrepancies. In addition to executing orders using arbitrage, experienced in the use of various trading systems. Responsible for and managed customer order execution, primarily in the soybean market but also in corn, wheat and livestock. Developed operational desk procedures related to these functions. Communicated market conditions to customers and recommended trade ideas based on technical and fundamental analysis. Reconciled daily trading activity and resolved discrepancies. In addition to executing orders using arbitrage, experienced in the use of various trading systems.