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Bob,=20
I would like to recommend a promotion for Mike Olsen. Mike has been instru= mental to the Texas Desk. With the sale of HPL, we were left with only one= scheduler with Texas experience. Mike took on the responsibility that two= people were carrying prior to the sale of the pipeline (Waha scheduling). = He trained our new hire, Jay Smith, and assisted in developing scheduling = processes at the Katy Hub. Prior to the sale of HPL, all of our activity a= t the Katy hub passed through the pipeline. Mike used his knowledge of the= Waha hub and helped develop a net out procedure that allowed us to effecti= vely schedule our transactions. Since June, Mike has handled the logistics= activities of the majority of Texas pipes (Westar, HPL, PGE, Channel, Oasi= s, Guadalupe). Mike most outstanding accomplishment is the over $30,000 he= saved us in hub transport fees from July to November. In July, I began tr= acking the amount of hub fees that we should have to pay in the Waha area (= on EOL we transacted on the basis that the seller pays the transport fees t= hrough the hub). Mike used his knowledge of the pipes, his business relati= onships, and his negotiation skills to decrease the amount of gas that we s= cheduled under our contracts. In essence, I kept a sort of P&L for him. M= ike has taken the desks responsibilities upon himself, as if this were his = business. With the limited number of people on our desk, I needed to split= my time between Logistics and Trading. Truthfully, I spent the majority o= f my time with the trading. Mike handled the daily logistics responsibilit= ies. He acted as lead, supervising and training Jay, our other team member= . Mike performed at a senior level since his first month with the desk. M= ike came to the desk with experience on the pipeline side of the business, = accepting nominations and confirming the plants and interconnects. He came = to the Texas desk and exceeded all of my expectations. He has advanced quic= ker than any of the schedulers I've seen. In fact, he has gone from very m= inimal marketing logistics knowledge to explaining transactions and process= es to other people in the industry with more experience than him. In short= , Mike has been the heart of the Texas Logistics team. His abilities and h= ard work have reduced our transport fees, kept our headcount low (he has fu= lfilled the responsibilities of two people), and enabled the Texas Desk to = close time sensitive deals and transact in increasingly complicated deals. = Mike is a superior employee. His knowledge, ability, and hard work are es= sential to the success of the Texas Desk. Please support him with a promot= ion. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any information.= =20 Thanks. Daren
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