Corey Lalonde
Calgary,Alberta
Summary
Knowledgeable Director of Commercial Logistics with over 21 years of experience bringing planning and problem-solving abilities. Focused on maximizing resource utilization to support scalable operations and increase bottom-line profitability. Organized and systematic with natural relationship-building and leadership talents.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Commercial Logistics
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary, AB
01.2020 - Current
- Responsible for the decision making on critical paths forward with a team of 45 direct and indirect reports
- Received the highest team engagement survey score within Plains all American in 2022. Beat the company average by 1%.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to improve operational processes and organizational efficiency.
- Representative for Plains on the Enbridge registered shipper group, including a position on the line 5 subcommittee.
- Directed a subcommittee though the evaluation of a inherited long-term deal. Reconciled price and volumetric exposure, then presented to senior management. Recommended and implemented a path forward to reduce exposure to zero.
- Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress on strategic initiatives.
- Developed policies and procedures to ensure compliance with corporate standards.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to set long-term objectives for the company and drive company culture forward in a positive manor.
Senior Manager, Commercial Logistics
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary, AB
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Spearheaded changes in the NGL business model to align the functions of the Crude and NGL schedulers
- Improved communication to senior management by standardizing monthly and weekly reporting
- Directed a new process to track and optimize the NGL fleet
- Responsible for integrating crude by rail business in 2018 through the restart of our crude by rail terminal in Saskatchewan.
- Conceptualized a new program to layer over Right Angle that would allow for a supply and demand view of NGL and Crude business. Allowed for a reduction to G&A across multiple teams.
Manager Crude Scheduling
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Proactively supported the traders and developed a detailed and extensive understanding of supply and logistics to provide commercial feedback and value add
- Assisted, trained and mentored schedulers and specialists.
Specialist, Crude oil scheduling
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Handled daily management and scheduling of volumes from multiple receipt locations and coordinating deliveries with downstream carriers
- Liaised with Third Party counterparties and team members to resolve and eliminate issues impacting schedules, supply and settlements.
Manager Trucking Sales
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Developed a new client base through prospecting, networking, and performing sales calls on a regular and consistent basis
- Analyzed, negotiated and implemented contracts effectively to ensure service delivery was smooth and accurate
- Implemented an overall sales strategy aligned to meet or exceed budgeted sales and performance targets derived from the annual corporate strategic plan.
Manager Trucking Administration
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Oversaw the customer billing and lease operator payment of over twelve thousand truck tickets monthly
- Responsible for monitoring a margin of profit equivalent to management expectations while still keeping the balance between market conditions and lease operator payment expectations
- Prepared monthly profit estimates for the Canadian Crude and LPG truck fleet and the USA based Lonestar trucking fleet which were used for financial reporting.
Pipeline Scheduler
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Prepared and managed weekly and monthly shipper and producer documentation as per industry deadline
- Optimized system capacity and efficiency through detailed knowledge of the pipeline systems, customer requirements and market conditions
- Created and managed all external communication to shippers, producers and interested parties regarding system maintenance, outages and projects on Plains systems.
Scheduling Assistant
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Form A entry for pipelines operated by Plains
- Assisted pricing analyst with daily postings and profit estimates
- Form C entry
Logistics Analyst
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Provided weekly exposure reports outlining volumes unsold, or hedged volumes to ensure we were within inventory controls set by Plains all American
- Entered and analyzed monthly shippers’ balances from various pipelines to ensure that all purchase and sales contracts were allocated correctly.
Pricing Analyst
Plains Midstream Canada
Calgary
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Responsible for updating daily postings and calculating monthly averages
- Calculated our daily FX exposure to be traded through our Houston office
- Prepared quarterly and monthly profit estimates for our crude and condensate business which were used for financial reporting.
Education
Leadership Essentials Program -
Emerge Learning
01.2010
Synchronized Selling Skills -
Spectrum Training Solutions
01.2010
Bachelor of Science -
University of Lethbridge
12.2001
Arts and Science Certificate -
Mount Royal University
12.2000
Diploma -
St. Francis High School
Skills
- Right Angle System
- Enbridge Swiftlink System
- Enbridge OM2 System
- Microsoft Excel and Word Petrotanz
- AX
- RTS
- Workday
- Supports junior schedulers
- Takes charge
- Works well with others
- Meets deadlines
- Multitasks
- Detail-oriented
- Openly expresses ideas
- Identifies Problems
- Develops strategies
Projects
Right Angle, Subject matter expert on the Right Angle implementation team. Assisted with mapping job processes and provided business knowledge so that the team could effectively capture our business in the system implementation.
Gameplan, developed a S&D model in a web based system that layers over Right Angle to allow schedulers and traders to see positions in relation to capacity.
AX, Worked with the IT group to implement and optimize the new trucking AX system when it was introduced.
SOX, Changed, Mapped and implemented controls as dictated by Sarbanes Oxley within our pricing department that are still used today.
Timeline
Director, Commercial Logistics
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2020 - Current
Senior Manager, Commercial Logistics
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2018 - 01.2020
Manager Crude Scheduling
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2016 - 01.2018
Specialist, Crude oil scheduling
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2012 - 01.2016
Manager Trucking Sales
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2010 - 01.2012
Manager Trucking Administration
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2008 - 01.2010
Pipeline Scheduler
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2006 - 01.2008
Scheduling Assistant
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2006 - 01.2008
Logistics Analyst
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2005 - 01.2006
Pricing Analyst
Plains Midstream Canada
01.2004 - 01.2005
Leadership Essentials Program -
Emerge Learning
Synchronized Selling Skills -
Spectrum Training Solutions
Bachelor of Science -
University of Lethbridge
Arts and Science Certificate -
Mount Royal University
Diploma -
St. Francis High School