Management Manager

Brian Bruce, CFA CIA

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OBJECTIVE: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL SEEKS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO RISK MANAGEMENT

TEAM BY LEVERAGING EXPERIENCE MANAGING AND SUPPORTING MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR PHYSICAL COMMODITY

PURCHASING AND FINANCIAL HEDGE PROGRAMS ACROSS ENERGY, METALS, AGRICULTURE, AND PLASTIC SECTORS. AREAS

OF COMMODITY TRADING/HEDGING/SYSTEMS EXPERTISE WITHIN FORTUNE 50 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDE:

FRONT OFFICE TRADING & RISK RISK SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT WORK PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

MGMT.

FUNDAMENTAL & TECHNICAL RISK SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION MIDDLE OFFICE SUPPORT

ANALYSIS

EXECUTIVE STRATEGY FORMATION RISK SYSTEMS SUPPORT RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

EXECUTIVE REPORTING RISK SYSTEMS TESTING INTERNAL CONTROL DESIGN

Career Chronology

Product Manager, Allegro Development – 2009 to Current

• Product manager of risk management functionality with responsibility to manage the development process of energy

risk management software across commodity, currency, and interest rate products for trade execution, risk analytics,

and position reporting

• Managed team of developers, quality assurance analysts, and support staff on software enhancement projects

including development, documentation, training, client interaction, and marketing relating activities

• Managed client relationships through on-site visits, direct communication, and participation in client user group

meetings

• Presented software and risk management topics to clients and other attendees at corporate sponsored conferences

• Managed the process of developing, testing, and implementing analytical models provided by published quantitative

consultants for advanced option and other risk measurement analytical models into software (examples include strip

of swing options, take-or-pay contracts, Monte Carlo value at risk)

Risk Manager, The Dow Chemical Company – 2005 to 2009

• Provided executive management with commodity market analysis, technical analysis, and commentary in support of

strategy formation for multi-billion dollar energy related hedge program

• Treasury representative on base and precious metals purchasing teams providing technical analysis, fundamental

analysis, trade execution, and strategy recommendations in support of $400+ million purchase and lease program

• Managed proprietary commodity trading for profit book across commodity, foreign currency, and interest rate

markets with delegated $1 million daily value at risk limit including strategy formation, trade execution, account

reconciliation, & management reporting

• Executed currency spot and forward transactions in support of multi-billion dollar currency hedge program

• Managed liquidity of surplus cash portfolio of up to $3 billion by directing funds to time deposits, money market

funds, & T-bills having a maturity between one day and 6 months

• Managed and administered a $70 million corn and soybean agricultural crop hedging program for Dow

Agrosciences including strategy formation, trade execution, FAS 133 documentation, & management reporting

• Implementation manager for commodity risk management system with responsibilities for software specification

development, software testing and approval, vendor interaction, work process development, internal control

reviews, end user training, and documentation

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• Commodity risk management system SME with responsibilities for system administration, security, work process

documentation, accounting, transaction processing, account reconciliation, internal controls, audit compliance, end

user support, and vendor interaction

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Career Chronology (Cont.)

Senior Financial Analyst & Senior Auditor, The Dow Chemical Company – 2000 to 2005

• Served as global expense data SME with responsibilities to ensure data integrity for monthly and quarterly corporate

reporting closing cycles

• Developed, tested, and implemented Business Objects based Sarbanes-Oxley reporting universe providing reporting

and progress tracking of the company’s completion of Sarbanes-Oxley risk assessments

• Facilitated and supported annual corporate expense budgeting process via development of corporate baseline data,

management of expense reporting tool including ensuring data integrity, iteration process management, end user

support, and management reporting

• Served as training course instructor for corporate expense reporting and related Business Objects universe

• Recommended internal control and business process enhancements through participation in financial, operational,

and compliance audits conducted both domestically and internationally

• Developed quality assurance review database to allow client to analyze customer performance with respect to

contractual performance

• Improved client working capital performance through inventory and supply chain analysis and related

recommendations

Staff Auditor - Intern, Ford Motor Company – May, 1999 to August, 1999

• Recommended business process improvement strategies through reviews of Ford related treasury, financing,

insurance, and manufacturing operations

• Reviewed business processes and ensured compliance with Ford internal control standards

• Submitted audit findings and recommendations to top Ford management

• Participated in audit review meetings with top management

Financial Analyst, EDS – 1996-1998

• Reduced forecasting variance for key revenue generating component by 84%

• Led management team reviews of annual & quarterly financial performance and recommended strategies to

minimize forecasting variances

• Recommended cost reduction and new sales strategies in order to achieve financial performance targets

• Developed analytical financial models for evaluating new business proposals

• Served as lead financial analyst of Automotive Retail Group with responsibilities to coordinate the work of two

other financial analysts and a billing staff of four

Education and Skills

Michigan State University - Master of Business Administration, May 2000

Concentration: Finance & Supply Chain Management – G.P.A. 3.74

The University of Michigan - Dearborn - Bachelor of Business Administration, December 1995

Concentration: Accounting – G.P.A. 3.48, Graduate with Distinction

Certifications: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Received William S. Smith Certificate of

Honor for writing one the top 30 exams worldwide on the May, 2002 CIA exam.

Other Skills: Proficient in MS Office products including an advanced skill set in MS Excel and MS Access.

Experience working with Bloomberg, Wall Street Systems, Allegro, HiRisk, Business Objects, Cognos

PowerPlay, SQL, & SAP.

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