Experience

PBF Energy

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President of Renewable Feedstocks

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Stratas Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President of Product and Risk Management

  • 2009 - Jul 2022

  Manage company’s Commodity Risk including futures, options, and derivative transactions. Supervise 5 direct reports responsible for $2.2B lbs. of Edible Oil Procurement and Risk reporting; roughly $1.2B in spend.• Collaborate with senior leadership on all aspects of operational risk management and compliance strategic planning, execution, and governance. • Ensure risks are appropriately identified, communicated, managed, and resolved based on organizations policies regarding issue management, escalation, and acceptance.• Guide and plan in-bound logistics to all facilities• Establish policies and procedures, while assuring compliance with appropriate laws and regulations.• Analyze and implement supply chain processes that tighten costs, reduce risk, and raise the quality of products.

• Director of Risk Management and Oil Procurement

  • Jul 2009 - Jan 2013



Cargill

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Merchant/Merchandising Manager

  • 1990 - 2009

  Merchandising Manager for 11 plants on the West Coast. Supervised 6 direct reports responsible for inbound feed ingredient purchasing and logistics, 900K short tons.• Managed direct ship sales.• Oversaw a feed grain position on a daily basis with both futures and options trading on the CBOT, activity encompassing flat-priced and basis positions; including hedge accounting, mark-to-market and setting position limits to ensure risk profile is met.• Wrote weekly market reports for both internal and external customers to offer market insight and direction.• Served as marketing and merchandising leader for co-operative marketing associations, including position management with the use of physical sales, futures, and options trading on the ICE platform.• Generated excess of $7.5 million in commission for the cotton product line in FY 06/07.• Managed product line sales to Korean and Taiwan market• Executed sales to Europe, South America, and USA for Memphis/East Territory• Coordinated inventory management for Memphis/East Territory• Responsible for market information presentations to customers and growers for up to 500 participants.• Held various positions to include Senior Merchant, Regional Merchandising Manager, Merchant, Branch Manager, Cotton Testing Lab Manager, Assistant Futures Trainer, Buyer.