Experience

Featherwood Capital LLC

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  Commercial negotiation and technical advisor to clients in the global LNG and LPG trades. Commercial and technical lead for Make A Difference Ventures, a renewable energy venture leading efforts to rapidly implement renewable energy technologies. Physical power and renewable products broker (Source Commodity Brokers). Technical LNG market advisor product developer to Tradition Data a data product development division of Tradition Financial Services. Principal developer of full value chain pro-forma financial and market models that integrate all components of the LNG/LPG value chain from feed gas markets to re-gasified and delivered gas. Advised clients in the negotiation of contracts throughout the value chain including: Sale and Purchase Agreements, Vessel Time Charters, Terminal Use Agreements, and Pipeline Transportation Agreements.



DTE Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior trader

  • Oct 2012 - Jan 2014

  Traded a WECC power and gas portfolio with a tenure of up to 1 year consisting of financial forward and futures contracts for power and natural gas. Trading activities included trade execution on electronic trading platforms and through voice brokers, managing portfolio position and risk limits. This west power book netted $1.5 Million in 2013.Directed the development of an analytical platform to support West Power trading that incorporated Columbia River streamflow and operations, transmission availability and usage, resource availability and dispatch, and system load. This analytical platform was developed for the Mid-Columbia, SP-15, NP15, and PaloVerde markets.



Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc

• Director, Senior Trader

  • May 2011 - Aug 2012

  Rebuilt analytics platform for West Power and developed new tools for analysis of the hydroelectric system in the Pacific Northwest. Trade recommendations based on fundamental analysis for the West Power Trader contributed to net margins of $5.0 Million in 2011 and $2.5 Million in the first 6 months of 2012.



Endure Energy LLC

• Oil and Gas

• Senior Power Trader

  • Nov 2008 - Apr 2011

  Power and gas trading lead for the western region. Coordinated with the credit and contracts group to establish credit and execute enabling agreements with 16 counter-parties in the western interconnection (WECC). Took trading volume in the region from zero to a top 10 market player in a little over a year. Executed both financial and physical trades in forward and futures contracts for power, power transmission, natural gas and natural gas options.

• Partner

  • Jan 2004 - Oct 2008

  Consult foreign based LNG producers in matters concerning Natural Gas markets in North America including market value and market impact of LNG facilities. Consult energy traders concerning Pacific Northwest hydroelectric generation impact on western power markets.



RWE North America

• United States
• Oil and Gas

• Energy Trader

  • Sep 2003 - Oct 2003

  Short-Term power trader West (WECC) markets. Co-managed short-term west power trading book. RWE ceased all North American energy trading operations in October 2003.



Mirant Americas Energy Marketing

• Transmission Trader

  • Feb 2000 - Aug 2003

  Traded Electric Transmission and Power Futures contracts including CAISO FTR's. Managed power output of Coyote Springs II power project.



Aquila Energy

• South Africa

• Transmission Trader

  • Apr 1997 - Feb 2000

  Traded Electric Transmission and Power Futures contracts for terms of up to 1 year. Region WECC.