Mission & Vision
The Struggle
I desired a career in trading for years. I sent out hundreds of resumes and applications with no luck. My passion for the markets and finance but I was stifled.
Success
I finally broke into a back office trading role. I then worked myself up from back office to a leadership position in a trading role. After years of struggle I got my dream jobs and realized my career goals.
Giving Back
I meet with college students and career changers to help them break through. I get a great joy from helping others achieve their career goals and creating blueprints for their careers.
Ryan Kephart
2025-Present
ERCOT
Market Operations Engineer
• Monitors system conditions and market performance
• Prepares and validates models of the electric power systems
• Provides engineering and analytical support for the wholesale market and grid operations
2024-2025
Baker Hughes
Front Office Lead
• Executed balance sheet hedging program by trading $2 billion in foreign exchange derivatives quarterly
• Priced credit default swaps and options to analyze and mitigate business risk
• Executed $200 MM in short term investments to optimize cash position
2023-2024
Kinder Morgan
Trader
• Bought and sold physical and financial natural gas to supply customer's demand, optimize the storage portfolio, and to supply the company's LNG plants
• Managed and optimized profitability and operation of LNG plants
• Traded RINS credits created by renewable gas production
2019-2023
Energy Transfer
Risk Analyst
• Produced profit and loss reports for Natural Gas, Crude, Power, NGLs, and Refined Products desks
• Created and analyzed position reports to measure commodity risk
• Responsible for financial reporting, compliance, and accounting requirements
2018-2019
AllianceBernstein
Trade Support Analyst
• Responsible for confirmations process for institutional equity trading desk
• Executed settlements process for listed derivatives trading of the firm
