Walt Hart

Experience

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  Union Carbide

  Jun 1985 - Aug 1985

  Summer Process Engineer

  Constructed piping and flow diagrams for the Institute Plant's Acetone UnitAnalyzed acetone unit reactors' performance

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  Owens Corning

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1988

  Resins Sales Specialist

  Sold unsaturated polyester resins, low profile additives and fiberglass for end uses in the automotive, marine, tub/ shower and pultrusion marketsProvided marketing support for a new Structural Reaction Injection Molding (SRIM) resin

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  West Virginia University

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1992

  Taught an undergraduate course in materials engineering to 80 Junior/ Senior level engineering students from a variety of disciplines. Conducted laboratory analysis and other experimental work on behalf of my thesis adviser's various research projectsSupervised undergraduate research assistantsSupervised an undergraduate doing an undergraduate research project

  • DuPont Teaching Fellow

    Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Jan 1988 - Jan 1992
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  Union Carbide

  Jan 1992 - Feb 2001

  Provided financial analysis for UCC Energy Systems, Environmental Protection, Maintenance, Conversion Operations, Aviation, General Services and Security; and leadership through participation on the Infrastructure Management Team.• Lead financial analyst for UCC Energy Systems – primarily natural gas and power, but also industrial gases• Led the Energy Systems Financial Improvement Project which led to significant improvements in Energy Systems variances, SAP data flow, managerial reporting and understanding of inventory after UCC introduction of SAP• Developed an extensive network to gather corporate metrics data used for internal and external reporting, and improved the timeliness, format and scope Show less

  • Financial Analyst - Energy, Engineering and Operations

    Oct 1998 - Feb 2001

  • Staff Engineer - Reaction Systems Technology

    Jan 1996 - Oct 1998

  • Senior Engineer - Reaction Safety

    Jan 1992 - Jan 1996
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  The Dow Chemical Company

  Feb 2001 - May 2006

  Global finance leader for Dow’s Olefins Feedstocks GroupOptimized and executed the multi-billion dollar feed slate for Dow’s Gulf Coast olefins crackersProvided analysis for acquisitions, contracts, litigation support and capital projectsForecast short and long term feedstock pricing and consumption Provided business analysis and strategic planning for Dow’s Engineered Films & Laminates and SpumaPac businesses, and business leadership as a member of the Global Leadership Team

  • Global Finance Manager - Olefins Feedstocks

    Apr 2004 - May 2006

  • Business Analyst - Fabricated Products

    Feb 2001 - Apr 2004
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  Purvin & Gertz, Inc.

  May 2006 - Nov 2011

  Conducted single-client consulting studies around the world on business analysis and strategy, market dynamics, forecasting of supply, demand, prices, trade and infrastructure builds, business and asset valuations, and legal support; mostly in for natural gas liquids and light naphtha, but also for petrochemicals, alternative fuels and biofuelsSpeaker at 3 PGI LPG Seminars per year, plus miscellaneous outside eventsDesigned and taught NGL workshopsContributed to PGI multi-client studies, includingo World LPG Market Outlook (long term annual data, published every 2-3 years); responsible for 1-2 regions plus logistics and infrastructureo NGL Market Outlook (medium term monthly data, published monthly); responsible for all content outside the Americaso North America NGL Industry (long term annual data, published annually); responsible for gas processing, logistics, infrastructureo Global Petroleum Market Outlook (long term annual data, published annually); responsible for biofuels, gas to liquids, coal to liquids and biomass to liquids Show less Conducted single-client consulting studies around the world on business analysis and strategy, market dynamics, forecasting of supply, demand, prices, trade and infrastructure builds, business and asset valuations, and legal support; mostly in for natural gas liquids and light naphtha, but also for petrochemicals, alternative fuels and biofuelsSpeaker at 3 PGI LPG Seminars per year, plus miscellaneous outside eventsDesigned and taught NGL workshopsContributed to PGI multi-client studies, includingo World LPG Market Outlook (long term annual data, published every 2-3 years); responsible for 1-2 regions plus logistics and infrastructureo NGL Market Outlook (medium term monthly data, published monthly); responsible for all content outside the Americaso North America NGL Industry (long term annual data, published annually); responsible for gas processing, logistics, infrastructureo Global Petroleum Market Outlook (long term annual data, published annually); responsible for biofuels, gas to liquids, coal to liquids and biomass to liquids Show less Conducted single-client consulting studies around the world on business analysis and strategy, market dynamics, forecasting of supply, demand, prices, trade and infrastructure builds, business and asset valuations, and legal support; mostly in for natural gas liquids and light naphtha, but also for petrochemicals, alternative fuels and biofuelsSpeaker at 3 PGI LPG Seminars per year, plus miscellaneous outside eventsDesigned and taught NGL workshopsContributed to PGI multi-client studies, includingo World LPG Market Outlook (long term annual data, published every 2-3 years); responsible for a region plus logistics and infrastructureo NGL Market Outlook (medium term monthly data, published monthly); responsible for all content outside the Americaso North America NGL Industry (long term annual data, published annually); responsible for gas processingo Global Petroleum Market Outlook (long term annual data, published annually); responsible for biofuels Show less

  • Managing Consultant

    Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

  • Senior Consultant / Principal

    Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

  • Consultant

    May 2006 - Dec 2007
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  IHS Markit

  Nov 2011 - Feb 2022

  Lead research strategy and develop client relationships for IHS’ global Natural Gas Liquids Research & Consulting business• Global face of the IHS NGL business with a focus on deepening and extending executive business relationships to grow all NGL-related businesses• Responsible for leading content and research strategy in all NGL-related subscription deliverables• Leader in NGL consulting business development and delivery• Manage and expand the IHS LPG Seminar & Workshop business, currently consisting of three international LPG conferences each year in Houston, Singapore and Latin America• Supervise and grow the Waterborne LPG waterborne LPG trade business Show less Global lead for the IHS Natural Gas Liquids Research & Consulting GroupLead the publication of two NGL subscription services: Natural Gas Liquids Markets and Waterborne LPGLead three LPG Conferences each year: the International LPG Seminar & Workshops in Houston, the Asia LPG Seminar & Workshops in Singapore and the Latin America LPG Seminar & Workshops in different locations throughout Latin AmericaDesign and teach workshops at IHS LPG Conferences, at the IHS World Petrochemical Conference, and at client sitesGlobal Lead for IHS NGL consultingIntegration of Waterborne LPG and other acquired businesses into the NGL Group, as applicableInternationally recognized expert on natural gas liquids – keynote speaker at Japan International LPG Seminar, featured speaker at World LPG Association annual Forum, GLP Forum Mexico, IHS CERA Week, IHS World Petrochemical Conference, and all IHS LPG Seminars, et al. Show less Conducted single-client consulting studies around the world on business analysis and strategy, market dynamics, forecasting of supply, demand, prices, trade and infrastructure builds, business and asset valuations, and legal support; mostly in for natural gas liquids and light naphtha, but also for petrochemicals, alternative fuels and biofuelsSpeaker at 3 PGI LPG Seminars per year, plus miscellaneous outside eventsDesigned and taught NGL workshopsRedesigned the IHS Natural Gas Liquids Markets subscription service as an online, multi-region product, incorporating content from legacy services Expanded NGL Markets service coverage to include ethane and natural gasoline globally, added monthly supply/ demand balances to new monthly, regional deliverables, and introduced topical papers covering trends and eventsPerformed due diligence on the purchase of the Waterborne Energy LPG business Show less

  • Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Europe, CIS & Africa

    Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Vice President, Natural Gas Liquids Research & Consulting

    Oct 2015 - Jun 2021

  • Senior Director & Global Lead, Natural Gas Liquids Research & Consulting

    Mar 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Director, Natural Gas Liquids Research & Consulting

    Nov 2011 - Feb 2013
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  S&P Global

  Mar 2022 - now

  Vice President, Industry Executive Advisors, Europe and Africa

  Serve as an expert to promote the energy, chemical and agricultural products from our Fuels, Chemicals & Resources business primarily in Europe and Africa