Konni Kelso7051 Laura Heights- Schertz, Texas 78154 - (830) 560-6126 - konni.kelso@valero.com

SUMMARY PROFILE

Goal-oriented, highly motivated young professional with experience in risk management, analytics, and sales. As a working professional, have gained training and worked to develop technical, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with a specific focus on building upon preexisting hedging and market analysis experience. Focused on gaining broader exposure to Valero’s Trading Floor in order to be a more productive, valuable asset for Valero Energy.

CORE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

- Trained in Leadership Theory and Organizational Leadership - Market Analysis Experience: Focus in commodity markets including grain,

hogs, cattle, biofuels, and energy

- Background in Economic Research and Consulting: Ability to navigate SAS, Reuters, Bloomberg, Commodity XL, and advanced certification in Excel includes VBA experience

CAREER EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT:

Post-Graduation Experience Valero Energy Associate Trading Risk Analyst – Analysis of Risk Exposure October 2015 - Present Job function built around analysis of Valero’s risk exposure in regards to priced inventory. Daily responsibilities include generating hedge numbers that capture the movement of product through the marketing and supply channel, communicating with traders and schedulers to minimize risk exposure, analyzing daily profit and loss models and maintaining forecasts so that decision makers can have a more holistic understanding of the business.

Help develop and put into practice processes that increase communication and minimize hedging errors in Valero’s multiple hedging books. Utilized excel skills to build macros that streamline daily processes and increase the productivity of the crude hedging group. Mastered monthly accounting roll process in all crude hedging books and have illustrated competence when providing traders with guidance

on profit taking opportunities. Worked closely with IT specialist and traders to develop and execute an action plan for the movement of Valero’s Biodiesel book to the

Commodity XL program. Successfully trained two peers on the daily responsibilities of a crude trading analyst while undergoing cross-training from the product and

biofuels trading analysts.

Cargill Belly Business Manager – Product Management/Sales May 2014 - October 2015 Responsibilities included overseeing the operations, scheduling, and sales of the carcass primal. Specifically, I collaborated with offsite managers helping to streamline the production and shipping process. I created a model that predicts belly supply, and utilized this to maximize our product mix and yield. Work strategically with Cargill’s Bacon Management Team to procure product and manage frozen inventories focusing minimize price and supply risk.

Managed all major corporate accounts that collectively were credited for 90.4% of total product volume sold Strategic Accounts (80.4% of total volume sold) growth collectively averaged 35.95% growth YOY Helped implement and improve processes at two production plants targeting increasing efficiency and quality of the belly primal. Successfully identified primal costing issues and worked with cost accountants both at corporate and the plants to correct problems. Illustrated aptitude in the area of finance and was accordingly granted opportunity to cross-train as a market analyst/economist with exposure

to trading Back grounding in the areas risk and position management, hedging, corporate accounting, strategic development.

Pre-Graduation Experience Economic Research Student During my tenure as an honor student in the AgEcon Department, responsible for creating two award winning research projects. One of which was conducted in conjunction with Houston Biofuels Consultants LL and analyzed the economic impact ethanol production has on the cattle industry in Texas

Worked in conjunction with Dr. Ariun Ishdorj of Texas A&M’s Agricultural Economic Department to conduct analysis on the impact of the National School Lunch Program on Low Income Children’s Food Security

During an Economic Research and Consulting Internship, collaborated with industry and research professionals to evaluate issues including exchange risk (focused on Brazilian Real) and the Economics of Cattle and Dairy Feeding, Water Distribution in Texas, and Ethanol Production

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University – May 2014

Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness with a Certificate in International Trade from Agricultural Economics Department and a Minor in Economics from the College of Liberal Arts