August Roitsch

Experience

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  United States Naval Academy

  Jul 2005 - Jan 2006

  Weight Room Assistant

  Provided mentoring and coaching to incoming freshmen and trained varsity athletes

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  US Navy

  Feb 2006 - May 2010

  ● Oversaw ship and crew safety and security while on deployment – all 900 sailors returned safely● Collaborated with Kuwaiti officers in developing military strategies to protect offshore oil platforms● Trained the U.S. State Department in Kuwait on emergency evacuation procedures● Provided mentoring and career development for 20 sailors who oversaw the ship’s intelligence center● Developed and safely executed joint U.S./Singapore amphibious landing exercise ● Directed navigation of a navy warship on a six-month deployment – all 85 sailors returned safely● Led department of 14 sailors in executing ship’s mine warfare strategy● Analyzed intelligence and presented forecasts to leadership ● Managed engineering team and plant on a four-month deployment – zero equipment or personnel incidents● Led seven sailors in managing the electrical distribution system and implementing electrical safety program

  • USS CLEVELAND (LPD 7) - Combat Information Center Officer

    Sept 2008 - May 2010

  • MCM CREW PERSISTENT - Combat Information Center Officer

    Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

  • MCM CREW PERSISTENT - Electrical Officer

    Feb 2006 - Jun 2007
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  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Midstream Business Group Finance Intern

  ● Impaired gathering asset by modeling its discounted cash flow and providing feedback to the finance manager● Researched financial statements to create a competitor analysis in Spotfire and presented findings to leadership

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  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

  May 2012 - Jul 2019

  ● Developed project’s SharePoint site for internal, partner and lender reporting, increasing efficiencies for over 80 team members (220,000 site visits = ~4,000 man-hours saved to date)● Led initiative to create system that proactively manages 1,400 obligations stemming from 74 agreements, thereby minimizing risk of serious consequences resulting from the failure to meet those obligations● Developed and successfully implemented three of the nine procedures required by partners for a $17B Final Investment Decision (FID) achieved in 2019● Collaborated with human resources to develop a new methodology to forecast G&A to improve long-range planning accuracy and pinpoint forecast excess ($10MM identified in the first month)● Described by LNG vice president as being “committed, enthusiastic” while “driving things forward” and “improving processes” Show less ● As lead financial analyst for midstream department, created standardized variance dashboards for over 20 midstream assets and presented financial results at management committee meetings for two years● Led successful initiative to deploy online approval tool to manage all midstream contracts and projects, then coordinated IT support to troubleshoot challenges, and presented updates at management meetings● Developed automated dashboard to monitor approval tool compliance, identify and correct problems, and review status with midstream leadership● Prepared discounted cash flow finance models for various divestitures and acquisitions, including one used for a $500MM proposal (acquirer subsequently suffered financial problems)● Collaborated with accounting department to create streamlined data aggregation process from SAP, improving monthly forecasts in both accuracy and efficiency Show less

  • Mozambique LNG Project Planning Analyst

    Nov 2015 - Jul 2019

  • Anadarko Midstream Financial Analyst (Commercial Development Rep)

    May 2012 - Nov 2015
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  Oxy

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2019

  Mozambique LNG Project Planning Analyst
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  Total

  Sept 2019 - May 2021

  Mozambique LNG Planning Lead

  ● As chair of decision-making committee on a $17B LNG project, oversaw 38 management committee meetings during which $700MM budget changes were authorized● Managed and influenced over 70 people across six geographical locations in executing reporting, data analytics, budget governance and contract compliance for the project● Led sweeping effort to standardize project cost and risk data, providing real-time visibility on root causes and trends of $1.6B change orders● As project’s reporting lead, spearheaded successful effort to transfer reporting systems to Total network and meet new corporate and lender reporting requirements during multiple corporate transactions and staffing reductions● Collaborated with project finance team to fulfill lender covenants to ensure timely disbursement of $15B debt● Designed “contingency drawdown curve” to forecast financial reserves depletion and indicate financial health of the project; curve routinely reviewed by management and executives Show less

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  BWC Terminals

  Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

  Director, Finance - Project Controls

  ● Implemented a new monthly capital forecasting process two months after onboarding; process includes online collaboration by 30 team members for 313 projects totaling $223.6MM across all 18 locations● Created Power BI analytics and led accountability meetings to address vendor concerns about unpaid invoices; Over 80% ($4MM) invoices closed in first two months● Designed company’s progress curves for rapid isolation of cost and schedule deviations to plan for ten projects totaling $77MM capital spend; Curves distributed to executives within one week of monthly financial close ● Collaborated with Commercial team in developing company’s volume dashboard; Report used by 11 team members in negotiations and communications with 89 customers moving 5.4MMbbls per month Show less

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  Kinder Morgan, Inc.

  Oct 2022 - now

  Commercial Manager - Natural Gas Midstream Business Development

  ● Streamlined and automated customer interface to shorten response time (<2 days), improve feedback (80% five-star reviews), and meet target in-service dates (57% reduction in time from inquiry to contract execution)● Managing 13 projects and inquiries, totaling 1.4 BCF/d incremental capacity potential● Led initial customer meetings for ten large expansion opportunities, including blue ammonia, power generation for data centers, and coal-to-gas conversions● Spearheaded corporate RNG initiative to reduce Kinder Morgan’s greenhouse gas emissions, consulting over 30 industry experts and providing biomethane program recommendations to the executive committee● Executed 32 agreements totaling $48MM and 1.1 BCF/d incremental throughput● Negotiated win-win $3.2MM settlement following a poorly crafted coal-to-gas conversion project agreement● Created automated and collaborative agreement review workflow in Teams to improve team member accountability, minimize customer effort, and reduce contract execution time Show less