Keith Gunst
Email: ********@**************.***
Address:
City: Nipomo
State: CA
Zip: 93444
Country: USA
Phone: 972-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
As a Treasury Manager & Financial Analyst in the energy and finance industries, I am seeking the opportunity to apply more than 15 years of career experience to the achievement cost cutting, revenue generation. A detail-intensive driver of initiatives focused on business development, financial modeling, and asset optimization, I provide exceptional due diligence, relationship management, and profits.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's Degree (BA,BS) from Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX 8/1991 to 5/1995 (Earned a BBA in Real Estate and Finance
with a minor in History)
Job History / Details:
KEITH GUNST
359 Avenida de Amigos * Nipomo, California 93444
TREASURY MANAGER & FINANCIAL ANALYST
Strategic and highly diligent expert in energy and
finance industries with more than 15 years of career
experience, realizing exceptional financial control,
relationship management, and profits. Available for
relocation.
* Provide expertise in business expansions,
operations direction, process improvement, marketing,
sales, program and project guidance, portfolio and
account management, fiscal oversight, and customer
satisfaction.
* Excel in consultations to energy industry with
focus on financial modeling for significant business
development.
* Oversee cash management processes including
accounts payable, check writing and ACH payments,
wire transfers, control of excess funds, and cash
reports.
* Participate in development, capital funding, and
sales of projects.
* Foster and expand high-value business
relationships.
* Identify and maximize opportunities to realize
continuous improvement.
Corporate Management
Strategic Planning
Financial Modeling & Turnaround
World-Class Operations
Technical Initiatives
Project Ownership
Cash & Asset Protection
Due Diligence
Risk Management
Revenue Savings
Budget Control
Analysis
Forecasting
Ethics & Policy Enforcement
Compliance
Reporting
Goal Setting
Performance Management
Benchmarking
Client Acquisition & Retention
Communications
Presentations
Vendor Management
Decision Making
Problem Solving
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SANTA MARIA ENERGY, LLC, Santa Maria, California *
2010-Present
Independent oil exploration and development company.
Treasury Manager: Provide exceptional cash management
through oversight of check writing and ACH payments,
wire transfers, accounts payable, resolution of
excess funds, and cash reports while performing
functions of Financial Analyst. Participate in
preparation of annual budget and forecasts, manage
loans, and track capital spending, hedges, oil
prices, and prices on company's oil sales. Oversee
insurance plans for office and oil leases. Draft
presentations of projected numbers for Board and
potential investors, and promote company and industry
to visitors in presentations.
* Facilitated attainment of $125M in equity through
creation of 5-year forecast model.
INTERMARKET MANAGEMENT, LLC, Addison, Texas * 2008-
2010
Investment bank focused on energy industry.
Analyst, Capital Market Segment: Met challenge to
expand base of clients and operations while focusing
on provision of outstanding advisory services.
Advised clients on plans for business development,
capital structuring, and risk management, and
facilitated their execution. Project highlights
include the following:
* Oil refinery company: Prepared forecast model with
options for building refinery only, building terminal
only, and building refinery and terminal. Teamed with
3 foreign investors interested in providing equity
for first new U.S. refinery in more than 30 years.
* Private oil company: Created valuation model of
company's properties, drafted 3-year forecast model,
financial reporting templates, and hedging schedule,
and advised client to expedite drilling schedule.
* Biodiesel company: Prepared 5-year forecast model
and marketing presentation materials, performed
analysis for prospect of building new plant against
purchasing plant out of bankruptcy, and advised
company on use of feedstocks for project.
* Battery development company: Determined
marketability of battery against other products
through provision of market information and analysis,
and prepared 5-year forecast model and marketing
presentation materials.
Additional positions include Teacher, Social Studies
Department & Basketball Coach with Jesuit College
Preparatory School.
EDUCATION: B.B.A., Finance & Real Estate, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
CERTIFICATION: Lean Six Sigma Certificate, Villanova
University, Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
TECHNICAL SKILLS: Microsoft Office * Computerease *
OGSQL * Create-a-Check