Patrick John Meyers

8018 Golden Harbour

Missouri City, TX 77459
(713) 280-4191 (home)
(832) 472-8362 (cell)
Summary
Professional with a MBA and strong experience in project and construction manage
ment, international business development, implementation of new business strateg
ies and conducting valuations, and risk management for US and international mark
ets. Exceptional written and oral skills, with a proven record of success while
presenting to management, investors, potential customers, governmental entities
and the press. Self-starter with a demonstrated history of entrepreneurial initi
ative, dependable team play, innovation, and a track record of applying advanced
technology to develop new businesses. Published author on the topic of creating
internet based water trading markets and option products.
Experience
Hydrolve LLC
President and VP Business Development
2008 - 2010
* Developed the business plan and helped raise seed capital of $1.2mn for a bio
mass fuel energy business located in Redding, CA. The business model included nu
merous innovations in biomass collection, storage and delivery to the biomass el
ectricity generation industry. Hydrolve's innovative business model created a fu
el banking system and allowed for the delivery of biomass fuel via rail to end u
sers.
* Oversaw the construction and project management operations for the constructi
on of Hydrolve's innovative fuel banking yards which were used to receive biomas
s fuel, sort and or process the fuel, and then load the material onto rail or ba
rge for delivery to biomass to end users. Each banking yard had a capital and la
nd cost of between $8 to $10 million dollars.
* Wrote the business case model used to determine the pricing model for the del
ivery of fuel to customers and used the model to negotiate financing terms for t
he acquisition of assets and infrastructure as well as the negotiation of contra
cts and pricing with utility customers.
* Negotiated long term fuel supply contracts with end use customers providing t
he customer with a reliable and consistent fuel supply agreement. The contracts
were structured on a "pass through" basis with a set margin payable to Hydrolve
with contract escalators based on the prevailing cost of diesel fuel. These long
term contracts allowed the customers to obtain a higher valuation for their gen
erating assets due to the reliability and tenor of the fuel supply agreement.
* Negotiated the supply of 70,000 tons annually of ground wood products to a na
tionwide fertilizer company. The contract was 5 year supply contract with the op
tion to renew for an additional 5 year period.
Tara Energy
Director of Finance
2007 - 2008
* Assisted in the negotiations with several investment banks for credit and wor
king capital facilities to assist the day-to-day management of the company's fin
ancial needs. Analyzed the existing credit facilities for competitors to obtain
better ideas as to the current market conditions and terms to further assist neg
otiations.
* Performed financial modeling and worked with outside consultants to help deve
lop and implement strategies for the company to enter new markets, new business
areas and potential product offerings. The financial model and strategic plannin
g were used to position the company for 5-10x growth in the next five years.
* Wrote the company's Industry Update, a monthly newsletter sent to over 15,000
customers. The newsletter analyzed the fundamental and technical trends in the
global energy markets. Also produced and wrote a weekly internal report for seni
or management and trading professionals analyzing the commodity and financial ma
rkets to provide market intelligence and to support trading and risk management
programs.
NATAWA Corp, Carefree, AZ
President and COO
2003 - 2007
* Hired by founder of NATAWA to develop and implement a business plan for entry
into the water and wastewater utility marketplace for "green field" development
s. Company has developed a transaction list of over 50 projects totaling over 50
0,000 homes, primarily in the Southwest.
* Company signed over five transactions that have a combined build out of over
25,000 homes where NATAWA was to provide water, wastewater and/or fiber optic ut
ilities for homeowners. Participated in active negotiations with developers who
were building more than 100,000 homes.
* Managed the entire project delivery for the development of the underground ut
ilities which included water, waste water, and or fiber optic utilities. Hired a
nd managed the engineering firms that were hired to design and build the utiliti
es. A typical 3,000 home subdivision where NATAWA built all three utilities cost
between $30 and $50 million dollars, and was built in several phases to match t
he developers delivery of homes to home buyers.
* Raised seed and investment capital from investors to fund ongoing operations
of over $2.2 million.
* Performed financial management and over site for company, negotiated contract
s with strategic partners and potential customers, developed financials for all
projects and for NATAWA, obtained financing for utility construction, and develo
ped innovative marketing and deal structuring arrangements to secure new busines
s.
* Worked on developing international business opportunities in the Mexico and C
aribbean areas for joint desalination and waste water reuse projects in resort c
ommunities and for new large scale housing/resort properties.
RWE / Thames Water, Voorhees, NJ
Director of Strategy and Business Development
2002 - 2003
* Recruited to Thames Water Americas to assist in business development and stra
tegy for the Americas Region and for the acquisition of American Water Works, th
e U.S.'s largest publicly traded water utility.
* Developed and managed implementation of the corporate strategy for desalinati
on activities in North America and the Caribbean. Developed a project list, nego
tiated with potential partners, and analyzed the acquisition of several operator
s and project development companies. Attended Thames Water International desalin
ation conference as the representative of the Americas region.
* Conducted a complete bottom-up review of the American Water strategy for Seni
or RWE Management in order to help focus future business development in selected
sectors, with a focus on Desalination, the Resource and Supply and Industrial m
arkets. Reviewed and recommended both Regulated and Non-Regulated strategies.
* Performed project development, modeling and deal analysis for several busines
s opportunities in water supply projects, acquisitions and in new technological
offerings. Analyzed, valued and made specific recommendations to management conc
erning the benefits of keeping/selling various business units. Recommendations w
ere adopted by management.
Enron Capital and Trade / Azurix, Houston, TX
Director Business Development
1998 - 2001
* Developed and implemented the company's Caribbean Desalination Strategy and i
dentified, structured and negotiated the acquisition agreement of a $14.5 millio
n desalination company as deal team lead, with NPV of $4.5 million. Also analyze
d the possibility of purchasing and combining the operations with another public
ly traded desalination company.
* Created, structured and marketed Drought Reliability Insurance (DRIs) derivat
ive program, which allowed municipalities to obtain additional water supplies in
drought years at a substantially lower cost than prior alternatives. Product pr
icing required a deep understanding of how to value exotic options using Monte C
arlo and non-traditional option pricing methods.
* Launched and managed the creation of Azurix's online water exchange and marke
tplace, Water2Water.com, in February 2000. Responsibilities included technologic
al development, business strategy, marketing, public relations, and ultimately c
reating a commercially viable business. The site was selected by Forbes.com as o
ne of the Top 10 B2B sites in the Energy and Utilities sector and as one of the
100 Best B2B sites. Created the first online water market in the US (Lower Rio G
rande, TX) and conducted the first online auction of water rights (West Basin, C
A). Negotiated MOU with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Committee as the
sole provider of market creation and management services for water pollution cr
edit trading program.
* One of six presenters at Azurix Corp's first Wall Street analyst presentation
and participated in over 30 media interviews discussing the company's vision. I
nterviews conducted by Wall Street Journal, ABC News Tonight, Financial Times an
d CNN.
* In conjunction with Azurix senior management, formulated the Industrial Waste
water Strategy for the company. Analyzed the industrial water market to determin
e which industries represented the best future potential. Modeled and negotiated
for the acquisition of a hazardous waste water treatment plant.
* Analyzed and valued approximately 20 current assets in the Enron Capital and
Trade portfolio. Responsibilities included reviewing the valuation model, determ
ining an appropriate discount rate and developing a method to mark the assets to
market. A majority of the assets were private transactions and ranged from pure
equity investment, warrants, options and debt instruments for non-publicly trad
ed companies. Created a synthetic proxy-portfolio and conducted VAR analysis all
owing the hedge fund traders to manage the portfolios risks and exposures throug
h the trading of publicly traded assets.
Investor's Fax Weekly, Los Angeles, CA
Registered Representative and Sole Proprietor
1991 - 1996
* Founded a SEC Registered Investment Advisory newsletter providing investment
management recommendations primarily to registered representatives and instituti
onal clients to supplement their internal research. Company ultimately had $60,0
00 annual revenues.
* Performed a weekly analysis of public information on over 1,000 companies.
* Established investment consulting service, leveraging my relationships develo
ped through Investor's FAX Weekly, to identify and introduce investment opportun
ities to institutional clients. The Company was one of the nation's first fax de
livered newsletters.
* Presented investment recommendations in a BUY/SELL/HOLD format to portfolio m
anagers and traders after performing a valuation and modeling future expected re
turns.
* Provided clients a weekly Institutional Investor newsletter on a soft-dollar
basis.
Education
University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
1998
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering -- Soil Mechanics, Environmental and Ci
vil Engineering
1992
Additional
* Moderated the Financial Times Energy Conference on Water Trading, Dublin, Ire
land November 2000.
* Wrote several White Papers on how to implement various governmental policies,
including the CALFED Environmental Water Account using a water trading eHub.
* Published author in Reinventing Water and Wastewater Systems, which showed ho
w various derivative products would help alleviate some of the strain in the wat
er resource marketplace.
* Ability to speak and understand Spanish.