Manager Project

Sandra A. Weisbrod

**** ****** ******* *****, ******** TX 77339 ******.********@*****.***, 832-***-****

• 6+ years of expertise in natural gas scheduling with emphasis on commercial and industrial markets in the NE.

• Strong leadership and team building skills. Experienced project manager; creating processes for front-, mid- and back-office functions; and both building and supervising cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrated ability to manage large data sets in fast paced environments.

• Successfully managed natural gas storage assets, transportation contracts, alternative fuel contracts, and financial contracts for clients valued over $12 million USD.

EXPERIENCE

SoHO CONSULTING SERVICES, Kingwood, Texas LEAD CONSULTANT/OWNER 2011 to present

Deliver solutions for major energy clients including establishing secure data rooms; analyzing conflicting pre-merger contract positions; and investigating potential fraud under contract to the Board of Directors.

PROTIVITI INC. / GORDIUS CONSULTING, LLC, Houston, Texas ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 2008 – 11/2010

Manage data and client needs for international energy arbitrations and domestic energy litigation. Cases included force majeure and contract performance litigation for natural gas and trading companies. Lead teams in financial modeling, statistical analysis, and data management. Direct fraud investigations across 3 continents.

ALVAREZ AND MARSAL, Houston, TX SENIOR MANAGER 2006 - 2008

Effectively manage terabytes of data for multi-billion dollar litigation and arbitration contracts. Cases included natural gas pooling point, force majeure, and rate disputes, valuation of reserves, and transfer pricing disputes.

SKIPPING STONE, INC., Houston, Texas SENIOR PROJECT EXECUTIVE / PART OWNER 1997 - 2001

Manage a diverse array of projects for energy clients in a fast paced environment. Recognize $3.5 million in energy spend reductions for a southern municipality association based on supplier contract audits and renegotiations.

PENN UNION ENERGY SERVICES, Houston, Texas CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LOGISTICS MANAGER 1996 - 1997

Successfully managed all mid and back office aspects of retail natural gas sales from scheduling, load balancing, utility account management, and invoicing for residential, commercial, industrial and national account buyers. Markets included all major utilities in the NE.

ENRON/ ECT / ACCESS ENERGY, Houston, TX and OH SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER & SCHEDULER 1994 - 1996

Redesign of a SCADA improvement project to ensure year-end completion and reduce overages by 20%; identify over $3 million in contractual risk in industrial derivative and buy/sell contracts; and create repeatable, cost-effective services for municipal energy buyers. Mitigate operational losses on the NE pipeline book through scheduling and trading. Managed scheduling for company’s largest full service contract for a top tier energy producer across North America.

ENTRADE CORPORATION, NJ, KY, and Houston, TX SENIOR CLIENT MANAGER/SCHEDULER 1989 - 1993

Scheduled natural gas behind 14 utilities and on multiple inter- and intra-state pipelines.

EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 1988

Bachelor’s Degree – Marketing and Communications

Systems/Software: MS Office, CRM (SalesForce, ACT!, Oracle, SAP), Trading (Allegro, Altra, Endur, SunGuard).

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