Risk Management Financial Planning

Robert G. Gunnin

714-***-**** *******@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/robertgunnin

Profit and Loss Analyst

Deep experience in energy trading and risk management practices including preparing daily profit and loss statements, resolving discrepancies between front-end trading platforms and back-office records, front, middle and back-office trading operations, and experience in both physical and financial commodities markets. Experience with Energy Trading Risk Management systems, monitoring trading positions limits and cash value limits. Monitored and assessed market, credit and operational activities linked to trading activities. Strong financial acumen including financial planning and analysis, trading position mark-to-market reporting, and reporting performance to senior management.

Specific trading experience in physical petroleum, natural gas and electricity and related financial derivatives markets including futures, swaps, and options. Adept at collaborating across departments. Versatile project, commercial, and process manager who analyzes and breaks down complex problems into workable parts to deliver desired results. Skilled in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation, with proficiency in portfolio analysis, structured transaction evaluation, hedging strategies, quantified risk simulations, and process development.

Professional Skills

ETRM Systems Risk Identification Risk Assessment Monitoring Risk Exposure Risk Appetite Portfolio Analytics

Value-at-Risk Modeling Operational Controls Finance & Accounting

Stochastic Models Scenario and Stress Testing Data Quality and Integrity

Manage Collateral Needs Financial Modeling Risk Policy Development

Daily Position Reporting Structuring and Pricing Monitoring Regulatory Compliance

Professional Accomplishments

Managed an energy portfolio for a $400 million company by developing a position reporting system using supply and demand volumes, and forward price curves.

A $2 billion company approved financial derivatives for hedging based on my presentation to the Board of Directors.

Developed hedge program for a $1 billion glass manufacturing company after meeting with corporate and manufacturing plant management.

I wrote and obtained Board of Director approval for a Risk Policy for a $300 million company.

A company hedged a $50 million risk, based on the case study training I provided to 25 management team members.

Saved over $4.5 million in the first year after I started a futures hedging program.

Made $280 thousand in two weeks trading my virtual generation dispatch model.

Professional Experience

Principal Consultant

VUCA Risk Consulting LLC – Mission Viejo, CA 2024 - Present

Built counterparty credit model to establish credit limits for counterparties.

Built probabilistic model to monitor counterparty credit utilization and determine Maximum Potential Exposure

Director of Finance

Strategic Sanitation Services, Inc. – Mission Viejo, CA 2019 – 2024

Reduced man-hours spent by 15% on monthly processes including billing, A/R, A/P, Payroll, Budgeting,

by auditing and implementing procedural improvements.

ROBERT G. GUNNIN 714-***-**** *******@*****.***

Professional Experience (continued)

Reduced risk and exposure to fluctuating cash flow by establishing a new banking relationship and negotiating a new line of credit of $250,000.

Saved the company over $50,000 in fees and reduced employee turnover by 10% by establishing a 401(k) savings plan.

Director of Risk Management

AES Corporation – Dayton, OH 2015 - 2018

Managed over $10 million in risk by measuring and reporting positions using Monte Carlo simulations to calculate Value-at-Risk.

Managed day-to-day risk management activities and managed a staff of eight risk analysts.

Reviewed over 400 responses from risk survey to classify as Closely Monitored, Emerging, or Low and Remote and created mitigation strategies.

Led the global initiative to determine how to match earnings forecast to the aggregate risk appetite for the $12 billion company.

Planned and managed recurring Risk Management Committee meetings that included the President, CFO, COO, and head of commercial operations.

Principal Consultant

Monterey Capital & Trade Inc., Irvine, CA 2007 – 2014

Managed the physical natural gas supply and storage for a $70 million natural gas retailer and hedged forward price exposure with NYMEX and over-the-counter financial derivatives.

Modeled and managed cash flow within supplier credit capacity and bank credit lines of $5 million to minimize supply cost.

Advised over 10 energy retailers and municipalities on supply pricing and hedging strategies.

Vice President Energy Supply

Commerce Energy Group, Inc. 2003 – 2007

Improved portfolio profitability by over 15% steadily over four years.

Saved over $20 million in risk to gross margin profits by providing system requirements and helping to implement a new ETRM system.

Wrote and implemented the company’s Risk Management Policy which created the structure to identify, measure, monitor and mitigate and report risk. Coordinated with front, middle, and back-office hedging program for energy and natural gas.

Added six new energy suppliers after I established the process to contract with new suppliers.

Additional Related Experience

Energy market experience with San Diego Gas & Electric, Detroit Edison, Dayton Power & Light, and Indianapolis Power & Light, British Petroleum, Tosco Corporation, Chicago Research & Trading.

Numerous guest lecture presentations on risk management and the use of financial derivatives.

CPA (inactive status) Senior Accountant & Auditor, Price Waterhouse & Co (PwC).

Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis against actual performance.

Education

Certificate in Operational Risk Management – Professional Risk Managers International Association

Executive Program in Risk Management, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Masters in Business Administration, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Accounting, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Affiliations

Member of the Professional Risk Managers International Association

Past Chairman of the Houston Risk Management Association

Past Petroleum Industry Advisory Committee Member to the New York Mercantile Exchange

Past Options Advisory Committee Member to the New York Mercantile Exchange

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