CELIA G. WISE

Acquisitions

Supported acquisition strategies with comprehensive asset valuations and business model analysis.

• Evaluated multiple potential pipeline and processing plant acquisitions, quantified risks, and determined upside potential of target acquisitions, facilitating executive decision making.

• Applied knowledge of gas transportation, gathering, and NGL processing, developing comprehensive economic valuation models of targeted midstream assets.

• Managed all MA due diligence functions, supporting growth strategies through acquisitions.

Managed business development and commercial activity for a multi-million dollar gathering, NGL processing facility, providing midstream services to gas producers.

• Restructured key processing agreements that resulted in improved profit margin by about 19% over 5-year period, while operating in competitive market environment.

• Managed and nurtured customer relationships with collaboration from cross-functional groups (Operations, Field Engineering, Gas Schedulers, Accounting, and Legal), resulting in successfull customer growth and retention.

• Developed and negotiated terms of revenue generating contracts and other 3rd party agreements; delivered annual revenue goals.

• Lead asset integration, contract implementation, and month-end financial settlements with gas producers through close coordination of accounting, scheduling, contract administration, and marketing activity.

• Built collaboration with Operations and Engineering, to construct and modify pipeline infrastructure needed to accommodate drilling programs, and product flow with strict adherence to efficient use of capital resources.

• Created complex economic and simulation models; quantified financial viability of acquisitions and capital projects, and developed persuasive presentations to secure support and approval of capital expenditures.

Senior Commercial Analyst

Supported Senior Vice President of Gas Products and Services with all financial related projects, including business development, asset acquisitions, divestitures, financial analysis, budget planning. Was promoted to manage a newly acquired gas gathering and processing facility.

• Developed annual business plans of Enterprise's multi-billion gas asset portfolios, consisting of natural gas storage, intrastate pipelines, gathering, NGL processing plants and gas marketing.

• Created complex financial models, evaluating economic viability of multi-million-dollar capital projects, acquisitions and divestitures.

Provided analysis of gas fundamentals and energy trends research to gas supply desk.

• Created framework/view of gas market fundamentals, (supply, demand, pricing, gas flow), and selected gas model that supported gas supply desk with pricing and market intelligence.

• Developed company's 5-year strategic plan, coordinating with Marketing and Finance groups in identifying key performance measures and value-creating strategies, promoting customer acquisition and retention.

• Monitored and communicated competitive landscape of Texas retail electric market, competitors' strategies and product offerings, and rate comparisons, resulting in market share growth.

A key contributor to El Paso's strategic planning group, through role of Senior Analyst for Canada's gas sector, providing coverage of policies and events impacting the company's interests in Canada.

• Evaluated potential acquisition of 2 LNG terminals in US, performing due diligence involving review of FERC certificate filings, contract agreements and economic potential, providing basis for multi-million-dollar bid.

• Developed studies of gas storage facilities, and forecasted seasonal storage levels both in US and Canada, supporting gas storage capacity sales and short-term price forecasting.

• Created and delivered comprehensive presentations about Canada's energy markets and other specialized energy topics, supporting company's marketing strategies.

Assisted Senior Energy Consultants with market research, client development projects, and trade conferences.

• Researched commodity price curves, futures and spot prices employed in building forward commodity price curves that supported clients with hedging strategies, cost planning, and divestitures.

• Established networking relationships with energy regulators in U.S., Canada, and Mexico (FERC, NEB, and CRE); gained expertise of regulatory policies about North America's gas market; leverage knowledge in formulating corporate strategies.

• Managed industry relationships and created network opportunities through coordination of firm-sponsored energy trade conferences, developing agendas, reviewing presentation content, and identifying and soliciting speakers.