Walter L. Hagstrom
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Experience: Marubeni (Mieco, Inc.) - Denver, CO
June 2009 - Present
Vice President of US Supply & Trading/ Senior Trader
. Established West Coast trading book focused on pipeline & storage
agreements throughout the Pacific Northwest, Rockies & Southwest US,
all of which have generated $1MM YTD
. Routinely utilize technical analytical methods to develop entry/exit
pricing levels utilized to maximize storage portfolio profitability;
responsible for $200K optimization profit YTD
. Negotiated and secured several industrial end-use customers under
asset management structures that allow non-energy focused entities to
realize extrinsic value on underutilized transport, generating profit
for both parties
. Developed and implemented risk and P&L models used by headquarters and
parent company, Marubeni, to quantify changes in daily & monthly mark-
to-market & profit
Shell Trading - San Diego, CA
May 2008 - April 2009
Natural Gas Short-term Trader
. Generated 40% ($4MM) of the short term gas P&L during 2008, utilizing
shorter time horizons on both physical and financial trades
. Identified elements of risk while maximizing profit on researched
opportunities
. Versed in physical/ financial products & derivatives and their actual
& imputed exposure generated, including methods invoked to mitigate
risk
. Created & designed risk control models used to maintain group's
physical/financial positions, including daily and forward P&L
Term Natural Gas Analyst/ Junior Trader
July 2006 - April 2008
. Generated $2MM trading financial locational spreads based on analysis
during final 6 months on the term desk
. Modeled and analyzed west basis markets for profitable inefficiencies
and/or arbitrage opportunities
. Provided analytical support, fixed price and option pricing &
valuation for senior traders
. Researched historical pricing correlations, enabling nonstandard
hedging opportunities
. Contributed analysis & projections for term-trading strategies based
on market views derived from both fundamental and technical analysis
Real-time Power Trader
Nov. 2005 - July 2006
. Profitably optimized hourly physical power assets on a shift trading
schedule, maximizing positions handed down from short-term power desk
. Gained strong analytical skills and foresight necessary to capture
pricing inequalities found throughout hourly trading of California
power
. Arbitraged in-state/out-of-state opportunities to decrease the cost of
supply while increasing the group's overall profit margin
Clarksons - London, England
Oct. 2004 - Sept. 2005
Crude Tanker Broker
. Assessed supply/demand drivers for 1 & 2 million-barrel vessels,
throughout the 4 major export regions- North Sea. West Africa, Middle-
East Gulf & Black Sea/Mediterranean
. Analyzed market data from the brokerage floor and amassed into market
assessments distributed to worldwide client base
Maersk Sealand - Madison, NJ Aug. 2003
- Aug. 2004
Capacity Analyst
. Controlled and forecasted cargo flows between North, Central and South
America based upon seasonal and past trends
. Focused on sailing ships at profitable capacities while maintaining
published schedules
. Consistently directed ships in my services to sail at 110-115%
capacity versus a target of 105%
Education: University of Colorado at Boulder
Aug. 1999 - May 2003
. Bachelor of Science- Communications and Business
SUNY Language Immersion Program
Jan. 2002 - June 2002
. Studied Spanish in Barcelona and Tenerife, Spain