nathan osborn

independent consultant

About

17 years of experience in variety of energy businesses including a producer, bank, and hedge fund. Knowledge of how to build necessary analytics from the ground up. Skilled at financial models and forecasting. Have run large trading desks with PnL targets of >$50 million including personnel. Consultant for venture stage businesses including analysis on potential market size for new products, capital planning, time to revenue and profitability, and valuation projections.

Country

united states

City

wilsonville

Industry

investment management

Skill

risk management, trading strategies, management, vba, microsoft excel, derivatives, trading, hedging, commodity markets, financial modeling, options, energy, natural gas, energy markets, data modeling

Experience

independent consultant

adams osborn consulting

2019-5 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

Initial consulting work for 2 start-ups. Projects included forecasting market size for a new product, strategy and financial planning, capital needs and fundraising, pro-forma creation, sales and marketing strategy. Consulting business focuses on venture stage companies and energy industry.

director natural gas

avangrid renewables

2018-9 - 2019-5 · 9 mos

As Director of Natural Gas, I was sole natural gas employee, traded a proprietary book, built gas fundamentals for trading floor use, directed data acquisition, and worked with robust power trading group on strategy.

director

citibank energy

2008-5 - 2010-3 · 1 yr 11 mos

Desk head for mid-continent natural gas trading. Team consisted of 10 traders, analysts, marketers. Promoted from V.P. to Director within first year. Led all trading business activities for desk, including building fundamental models, risk, personnel, asset management and marketing.

desk head

2005-5 - 2008-4 · 3 yrs

Rebuilt and led Mid-Continent natural gas trading desk and operated as desk head. Built all fundamentals for region. Managed traders, risk, budgeting, personnel, PnL, and asset management. Worked closely with marketing team to optimize across company. Worked in both Houston and Calgary office.

analyst

ppm energy

2003-9 - 2005-5 · 1 yr 9 mos

Analyst for power and gas team. Provided reports on historic prices for power and gas products and forecasting of fundamentals.

partner and trader

velocity merchant energy, lp

2010-6 - 2019-1 · 8 yrs 8 mos

Proprietary trader of natural gas futures, volatility, and basis. Complete build out of fundamental models including data acquisition and management. As Partner, help with personnel, risk, business development.