David McCutchon
Calgary,AB
Summary
Versatile Senior Manager specializing in Midstream and skilled at planning, implementing and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, North American NGL Mix and Marketing
Plains Midstream Canada
05.2021 - Current
- Lead the Marketing team in the Upstream and Midstream space to procure 100Kbpd of North American Natural Gas Liquids supply
- Lead the Downstream Marketing sales team to annually place 20MM bbls of equity NGL Specification products (ethane, propane, isobutane, normal butane and condensates) throughout Canada and the US
- Develop short and long-term marketing strategies; contract negotiation and execution for liquid propane, butane, ethane
- Oversee credit and risk management reporting in collaboration with PMC Trading
- Collaborate closely with Supply and Operations staff ensuring contractual obligations are achieved
- Liaise with industry participants to gain market intelligence and evaluate market sentiment, activity, and trends.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
Manager, NGL Supply
Plains Midstream Canada
05.2014 - 05.2021
- Lead the Supply team to procure over 85Kbpd of Natural Gas Liquids throughout Canada and the US to feed Asset base and maximize fee for service revenue
- Leverage Canadian expertise and broad range of market intelligence to originate, evaluate and implement greenfield and brownfield investment and commercial marketing opportunities in North America
- Competitive marketing pricing to drive producer netback in alignment with NGL Trading
- Support Pipeline and Facility Commercial Business Development teams.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
Specialist - Joint Venture
Plains Midstream Canada
11.2013 - 05.2014
- Perform agreement analysis and work with Joint Venture partners to optimize performance of over 26 rail and facilities assets and 2,600 km of NGL pipeline
- Review and evaluate formal partner queries and develop response points with legal counsel through analytical evaluation.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed inquiries.
- Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.
Specialist – Business Development-Pipelines
Plains Midstream Canada
03.2012 - 11.2013
- Developed producer relationships and commercially negotiated pipeline connection agreements with producers, gas plants and third party pipelines to generate over $40MM in fee for service business
- Performed economic analysis and created proposals for pipeline connection opportunities
- Identified brownfield and greenfield expansion opportunities of existing assets.
- Brought in new accounts through successful networking strategies and valuation approaches.
Crude Oil Supply & Facilities Representative
Plains Midstream Canada
04.2007 - 08.2008
- Purchased over 10 various crude oil grades as a Commercial lease representative
- Performed economic modelling to maximize producer netback and optimize asset base to generate $10MM/month in revenue
Trader/Scheduler, Intermediate Products
Plains Midstream Canada
09.2004 - 08.2008
- Facilitated $5MM/yr in sales of Intermediate products including Condensate, Toluene, Xylene, TX mix, Butane-Gasoline mix, Butane-Butylene mix to gas blending, crude diluent and ethanol denaturant markets across the US and Canada.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Western Ontario
London, ON06.1993
Skills
- Market Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Partnership Development
- Data Analytics
- Budget Oversight
- Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Operations Planning
- Reporting Oversight
Activities
- Golf
- Tennis
- Skiing
- Hockey
- Mountain Biking
- Hiking
- Camping
- Watersports
Volunteer Experience
- Scout Leader, Mighty 86th Troop, Calgary Alberta (Scouts Canada)
- Coach, U18/U13 Hockey, U11 Basketball, U6 Soccer
- Tennis Co-Ordinator, Wildwood Tennis Club
- Community Lead Volunteer, Outdoor Ice Crew (Wildwood Rink Rats): Zamboni operator
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Manager, North American NGL Mix and Marketing
Plains Midstream Canada
05.2021 - Current
Manager, NGL Supply
Plains Midstream Canada
05.2014 - 05.2021
Specialist - Joint Venture
Plains Midstream Canada
11.2013 - 05.2014
Specialist – Business Development-Pipelines
Plains Midstream Canada
03.2012 - 11.2013
Crude Oil Supply & Facilities Representative
Plains Midstream Canada
04.2007 - 08.2008
Trader/Scheduler, Intermediate Products
Plains Midstream Canada
09.2004 - 08.2008
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Western Ontario
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