Experience

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  Petrochina international

  Jun 2008 - Mar 2014

  Founder, Latin America Refined Products Trading Desk – PetroChina(2009– 2014) • Desk Establishment: Founded PetroChina’s Latin America refined products trading desk in 2010, based in Caracas. Initiated the company’s first product deals across key markets, including Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. • Structured Transactions: Organized and led complex commercial transactions with Latin American National Oil Companies, including large-scale structured financing deals backed by the Chinese government. Facilitated transactions such as Loan-for-Oil agreements, prepayments, and bank consortium arrangements involving both commercial and non-commercial Chinese banks. • Trading & Market Development: Purchased ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD), jet fuel, natural gasoline, and asphalt cargoes under PDVSA term offtake agreements. Sold these products into high-demand markets, including the Caribbean, US, Europe, and West Africa. • Technical Expertise: Developed expert-level knowledge of product specifications by resolving off-specification issues with PDVSA cargoes. Successfully addressed challenges such as particulate contamination, MSEP failures, JFTOT issues in jet fuel, and persistent hazing ratings in ULSD. • Operational Management: Oversaw vessel operations for product purchases and deliveries under PDVSA term contracts, ensuring seamless logistics and adherence to contractual terms. Show less Contracts & Operations Specialist – PetroChina • Contract Management: Designed, drafted, negotiated, and amended oil product purchase and sales contracts with counterparties, ensuring compliance with company standards and commercial objectives. • Vessel Operations: Managed vessel loading and deliveries in Asia, overseeing cargo quantity and quality during loading and ensuring adherence to specifications. Reviewed and resolved demurrage claims efficiently. • Global Coordination: Acted as the primary point of contact between the three main trading hubs (Singapore, London, and Houston) and the Refined Products Department at Beijing Head Office. • Support Functions: Facilitated regional trading desks with contract approvals, new customer onboarding, and credit and compliance evaluations in collaboration with the back office. Show less

  • Senior Trader

    Apr 2009 - Mar 2014

  • Trading Assistant and Cargo Operation

    Jun 2008 - Apr 2009
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  Petrochina international (america), inc.

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2022

  Manager, refined products trading & head of middle distillate trading

  AM Middle Distillates Trading Team Lead – PetroChina • Leadership & Oversight: Directed the AM Middle Distillates trading team, managing 2 direct trader reports and 5 LATAM marketer indirect reports. Oversaw diesel and jet trading across US domestic markets, Latin America, and arbitrage flows with Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Responsibilities included strategic hedging and speculative trading, closely collaborating with PetroChina’s global trading offices and marketing branches. • Transpacific Arbitrage Development: Pioneered transpacific diesel and jet arbitrage, targeting key markets in West Coast Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. Achieved a 15% market share in Chile’s diesel import market. Managed arbitrage with a dedicated fleet COA and sophisticated hedging strategies, including EFS, HOGO, HO spreads, USGC basis, and RINs, while optimizing physical and paper positions with resupply from USGC and USWC. • Transatlantic & Global Arbitrage Initiatives: Launched transatlantic diesel and jet arbitrage (TC2 and TC14) and introduced Middle East and Mediterranean jet and diesel flows into Brazil and KM171. • Jet Fuel Import Program: Initiated a jet fuel cargo import program in 2016, partnering with a major US airline to supply the Los Angeles market. Renewed the contract for six consecutive years, positioning PetroChina as a leading supplier at LAX. Expanded spot jet trading opportunities for both cargo and pipeline with key US airlines. • Comprehensive Trading Expertise: Held full trading authorization across light ends (gasoline, naphtha, and components) and heavy products (fuel oil, VGO, and asphalt), alongside middle distillates. Initiated light and heavy naphtha arbitrage from the US, Mexico, and Peru to the Far East. • Interim General Manager: Served as Interim General Manager of Houston’s Refined Products desk, overseeing a team of 5 traders and 2 operations staff, ensuring seamless trading execution and leadership during transitional periods. Show less

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  Aramco trading americas

  Jan 2023 - now

  Head of middle distillates trading

  Executive Leadership Team Member – ATAKey leadership role overseeing strategic trading operations and team management within a global energy organization. • Trading Oversight: Manage trading of 300kbd of diesel and jet fuel from the Motiva Port Arthur refinery, including both waterborne and pipeline activities. • Arbitrage Development: Establish arbitrage flows within the Aramco global system and drive growth through third-party trading opportunities. • Team Leadership: Headed the trading desk, leading and mentoring a high-performing team of five direct reports (four senior traders and one junior trader) and three dotted-line reports (cargo operations and pipeline scheduler) to consistently meet and exceed business objectives. Show less