R.

CHRISTOPHER

MELLEY

*** ********

Place,

Montgomery,

Texas

77316

(561)

351-

9886

ab9kjn@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE

PROFILE

Accomplished

and

versatile

energy

professional,

noted

for

launching

new

division

managing

$1B

(US)

in

energy

assets,

with

extensive

experience

in

global

development,

operations,

trading,

and

project

management

earned

working

for

NextEra

Energy

Resources,

Gamesa,

and

a

Morgan

Stanley

venture.

Exceptional

financial

management

skills

combined

with

a

proven

ability

to

execute

and

oversee

complex

projects

with

multiple

stakeholders,

institute

strategies

to

drive

revenue

growth,

form

strategic

client

partnerships,

manage

complex

hedging

strategies,

and

build

teams

to

optimize

assets.

Business

Development

●

Trading

&

Sales

●

Budgeting

&

Forecasting

●

Negotiations

Project

Management

●

Risk

Analysis

●

Strategic

Planning

●

Operations

●

Oil

&

Gas

●

Renewable

Energy

PROFESSIONAL

E XPERIE NCE

&

A CCOMPLISHMENTS

RCM

Energy

Consulting,

Houston,

TX

Senior

Management

Consultant

–

Business

Development,

February

2013-

Present

Advisory

services

and

support

for

global

power,

renewable

energy,

oil

and

gas,

and

LNG

projects.

Recent

Engagements:

• Provided

market

intelligence

support

for

a

team

developing

financing

for

a

US

LNG

export

facility.

• Market

research

on

natural

gas

fueled

vehicles

and

distribution

systems.

• Advised

a

US

based

investment

group

on

renewables

and

potential

oil

and

gas

project

opportunities

(including

infrastructure)

in

Mexico.

• Counseled

analysts

on

policy

driven

changes

in

the

US

renewables

market

impacting

demand

for

renewable

energy

and

pricing

strategies

across

US

trading

markets.

• Devised

initial

financing

strategy

for

a

US

based

team

developing

multiple

energy

projects

in

India.

GAMESA

ENERGY

USA,

Houston,

TX

Director

of

Asset

Management,

March

2011

-

February

2013

Pioneered

startup

division,

operating

480

MW

of

power

plants

in

4

sites

located

in

PJM,

MISO,

and

ERCOT.

Key

Accomplishments:

• Negotiated

$50MM

contract

for

complete

management

of

customer

sites;

incorporating

plant

oversight,

regulatory

compliance,

and

market

operations

including

energy

trading

and

settlements.

• Championed

the

development

of

a

market-

focused

culture

employing

24/7

monitoring,

devising

strategies

for

merchant

power

sales,

and

monetizing

RECs.

• Designed

support

structures

for

meeting

regulatory

requirements

(FERC,

NERC,

EIA),

ongoing

environmental

compliance,

and

transaction

support.

• Launched

onsite

management

team

to

promote

strategies

that

emphasized

safety,

enhanced

equipment

availability,

and

maximized

revenue

generation.

Director

of

Development,

January

2010

–

March

2011

Spearheaded

Gamesa’s

regional

customer

development,

pipeline

projects,

and

evaluated

strategic

acquisitions

of

late-

stage

development

projects

in

the

US,

Caribbean,

and

Mexico.

Key

Accomplishments:

• Directed

activities

with

multiple

internal

and

external

stakeholders

throughout

the

development

process

(including

environmental

and

legal

consultants

and

multiple

federal

and

state

agencies)

and

coordinated

activities

with

construction

and

engineering

teams

through

project

execution.

• Secured

development

joint

venture

for

multi-

phase

1,000

MW

wind/solar

project

in

Baja,

Mexico.

• Cultivated

relationship

with

Texas

oil

and

gas

E&P

firm

and

led

transaction

to

acquire

energy

project

pipeline

with

strategic

locations

in

Texas

and

Mexico.

• Lead

due

diligence

evaluations

and

coordinated

in-

house

reviews

with

sales,

construction,

and

finance

and

worked

with

internal

legal

department

to

structure

partnership

agreements.

THIRD

PLANET

WINDPOWER

(A

MORGAN

STANLEY

SUBSIDIARY),

Palm

Beach

Gardens,

FL

Director

of

Development,

August

2008

-

January

2010

Managed

development

teams’

activities

to

secure

transmission

rights

and

interconnection

agreements,

identify

and

obtain

permitting,

conduct

site

analysis,

and

negotiate

landowner

transactions.

Key

Accomplishments:

• Identified

and

responded

to

RFP

opportunities

and

coordinated

follow-

up

PPA

negotiations

between

utilities

and

internal

legal,

construction/engineering,

and

executive

management

teams.

• Architected

and

implemented

models

and

processes

for

landowner

payments

and

compliance

tracking

on

agreements

and

abatements

for

a

250

MW

wind

farm.

GAMESA

ENERGY

USA,

Austin,

TX

Senior

Project

Developer,

January

2008

–

August

2008

Responsible

for

coordinating

multiple

projects

in

different

phases

of

development,

including

landowner

negotiations,

transmission

rights,

environmental

permitting,

resource

analysis,

and

construction.

Key

Accomplishments:

• Oversaw

landowner

relationships

during

the

construction

process,

resolving

disputes

and

negotiating

settlements

to

prevent

costly

construction

delays

on

$250MM

energy

project.

• Directed

staff

of

8

and

implemented

standardized

processes

for

project

tracking,

training,

and

coordinating

the

development

process

with

construction,

wind

analysis,

and

external

contractors.

FPL

GROUP,

INC.

(NEXTERA

ENERGY

RESOURCES),

Juno

Beach,

FL

Business

Manager

–

FPL

Energy,

January

2007-

January

2008

Managed

business

operations

of

generating

assets

producing

over

950

MW

including

budgeting

and

P&L.

Key

Accomplishments:

• Evaluated

operational

decisions

to

determine

economic

impact,

extract

value

from

RECs,

and

manage

all

interdepartmental

activities

for

the

sites

related

to

finance,

accounting,

legal,

and

tax.

• Orchestrated

simplified

reporting

structure

for

senior

management

to

quickly

review

monthly,

quarterly,

and

annual

activity/budget

forecasts,

allowing

for

identification

of

problems

and

trends.

Portfolio

Manager

–

FPL

Energy

Short

Term

Trading

and

Operations,

January

2006

–

January

2007

Hired

to

develop

a

standard

operational

structure

and

strengthen

Risk

and

Regulatory

compliance.

Key

Accomplishments:

• Optimized

asset-

backed

sales

and

propriety

trading

strategies

in

the

ERCOT

portfolio

to

maximize

profitability

of

day-

ahead

and

hedged

positions

for

natural

gas

plants

and

renewable

resources.

• Implemented

lean

Six

Sigma

methodology

to

grow

revenues

and

grew

client

relationships

to

capture

over

$35MM

through

optimization

and

ancillary

services

sales.

• Managed

and

trained

traders,

schedulers,

and

portfolio

managers

in

improved

procedures,

increasing

revenues

by

11%

and

elevating

operational

metric

scores.

Real-

Time

Energy

Trader

–

FPL

Energy

Marketing

and

Trading,

June

2001

–

December

2005

Coordinated

internal

and

external

entities

to

ensure

the

optimal

management

of

fuel

supply

(oil

&

gas),

generation

asset

mix,

and

purchased/sold

electricity

to

promote

reliability

and

profitability.

Key

Accomplishments:

• Achieved

increases

of

300%

in

sales

and

460%

in

savings

over

target

for

group’s

2003

goal

in

trading

day-

ahead

and

real

time

markets,

surpassing

the

Florida

PSC

revenue

target.

Quantitative

Analyst

–

FPL

Energy

Risk

Analytics

Group,

May

2000

-

May

2001

Responsible

for

maintaining

propriety

models

and

developing

market

intelligence

on

industry

trends,

including

fuel

strategies

(natural

gas,

oil,

coal),

business

plans,

and

industry

analysis.

Key

Accomplishments:

• Used

option

pricing

and

forward

curve

models

to

evaluate

transactions

and

ensure

extraction

of

optimal

value

for

multi-

million

dollar

hedging

program.

E DUCATION

Thunderbird

School

of

Global

Management,

Global

Oil

and

Gas

Management

Executive

Program

§

University

of

Florida,

Master

of

Business

Administration,

Finance

Securities

Analysis/E-

Commerce

§

Hampden-

Sydney

College,

Bachelor

of

Arts,

Economics

§

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