Guy DePaolis

guydepaolis@sbcglobal.net
832-748-1860
P ROF ILE

An innovative, highly effective business leader with 20 plus years of energy experience
with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of natural gas trading, crude & byproducts
marketing, energy risk management, interstate/intrastate pipeline operations, contract
negotiations, business development & financial analysis and petroleum engineering.
Seven years of supervisory experience. Conscientious, highly self motivated individual
capable of working independently or as a member of an integrated team. Superior
working knowledge of all aspects of the energy business, with an emphasis in:
Asset optimization; Cash flow financial analysis; Energy trading/derivatives; Petroleum
Engineering; Contract negotiations; Business development; Profit/Loss Book
Management; Risk Arbitrage; Customer Relationships; Gas Processing/LNG Trading
EXP ERIENC E
Senior Gas Trader, DCP Midstream Marketing, Houston, TX 2009-Present

Managed all aspects of physical and financial gas trading around DCPs gathering and
gas processing assets in the South Texas and Louisiana area, with volumes in excess of
400 MMdt/day and 1 Bcf storage. Solely developed and implemented physical and
financial derivative trading strategies, resulting in gross margins of approximately $510MM per year.
Asset Manager Cove Point LNG Facility, BP Energy, Houston, TX 2003-2008
Northeast Account Manager, BP Energy, Houston, TX 1999-2003

Managed physical and financial derivative trading around BPs Cove Point LNG Facility
in Maryland, with volumes in excess of 200 MMdt/day. Developed and implemented
trading strategies against these volumes and 2.5 Bcf of storage to hedge the price risk
with notional values of $2MM per day. Generated gross margins of $16MM,
$18.5KMM, and $23.5MM, respectively, during the years 2005-2007 as a result of my
sole management of this trading book, exceeding management expectations by in excess
of 400%. As a Northeast Account Manager, I managed approximately 30 LDC, enduser,
and C&I customer accounts in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic, and Southeast Regions.
Senior Gas Trader, El Paso Energy, Houston, TX 1997-1999

Managed physical and financial gas trading activities in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic, and
Gulf Coast Regions of 200 MMdt/day, capturing several million dollars per year in
economic trading value through the use of location and seasonal pricing arbitrage,
transportation and storage optimization.
Supply & Transportation Manager, CNG Energy, Pittsburgh, PA - 1994-1997

Supervised and managed physical/financial gas trading activities in the Northeast, Mid
Atlantic, and Gulf Coast Regions around a book of trading business involving 300

MMdt/day of transportation and 20 Bcf of storage capacity. Took a leadership role in the
development and implementation of an electronic gas information management system to
maintain gas transaction deal entry, gas operation scheduling and accounting
management, credit and billing functions, mark-to-market valuation, and real-time
position monitoring and gas margin profitability analysis.
Panhandle Eastern Corporation 1986-1994
Senior Account Manager, Centana Energy, Houston, TX 1993-1994
Director, Supply Operations, Trunkline Gas, Houston, TX 1989-1993
Supervisor, Operations, Panhandle/Trunkline, Houston, TX - 1988-1989
Gas Processing Rep, Panhandle/Trunkline/Tetco, Houston, TX - 1986-1988

Supervised 10 employees with responsibilities including an annual budget of

$2MM/year. Directed the pipeline merchant function of Trunkline Gas of 120 Bcf/year.
Ensured company compliance with state/federal regulations and reporting requirements.
Assisted in negotiation of take-or-pay contracts saving the company $20MM. Initiated
business development opportunities for Centana, including project planning and
development, cash flow analysis, and negotiations of construction of 2 offshore gas
gathering pipelines ($10MM each) and a $1.5MM condensate barge loading facility
resulting in 30%+ returns on investment. Managed the negotiation, administration and
accounting of all gas processing, condensate and NGL contracts for Trunkline, PEPL and
TETCO pipelines, resulting in $15MM/year in incremental gross margin and
$50MM/year in shrinkage reimbursements by producers.
Senior Petroleum Engineer, Amoco Production, Houston, TX 1985-1986
Petroleum Engineer, Amoco Production, Sweeny, TX 1980-1985

Evaluated and proposed seven drilling prospects in the Michigan Niagara Reef play at a
cost of $4MM each, resulting in oil & gas reserves of 300 MMBOE and 5 Bcf.
Recommended divestment/abandonment of marginal and unprofitable oil/gas fields
resulting in $400K/year in operating expense savings. Recommended, coordinated and
supervised daily well repair & recompilation activity in twenty oil/gas fields generating
$170MM/year in gross revenues.
EDUC ATIO N

University of Houston, Houston, TX - MBA Finance, 1992

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - Chemical Engineering/Petroleum Minor, 1980
SK ILLS

Proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office products, Powerpoint, Excel, Word.