William Zhao

Selbstständig, Commercial advisor, Commercial advisory
Dubai/New York/London, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

An energy industry professional with experiences i
unconventional
traditional oil
natural gas industries and technical
commercial knowledge. CDM and JI experiences. Tech
Africa and Middle East. Fluent in Chinese

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von William Zhao

  • Bis heute 16 Jahre und 1 Monat, seit Juli 2009

    Commercial advisor

    Commercial advisory

    Commercial development and negotiation for a major investment in downstream petrochemical industry. Full economics and commercial terms. Investigation into oil and gas E&P opportunities for the country of Yemen. Development of comprehensive strategy for E&P.

  • 1 Jahr und 6 Monate, Jan. 2008 - Juni 2009

    CEO

    Cavatus

    • Managed a small oil and gas start up with negotiated shareholdings in major oil and gas projects in Africa including upstream E&P, mid stream gas processing and downstream LNG, gas utilization projects. • Grew the business through advisory, financing fees and equity shares to an potential exit value of $400 MM within a year. • Managed relationships between local government, central government and international partners. • Definition, development and implementation of CDM/JI projects for Asia, MENA and A

  • 2 Jahre und 5 Monate, Sep. 2005 - Jan. 2008

    Economics Commercial Manager

    Dubai Energy

    • Managed relationships between three major shareholders of a new crude oil exchange. • Negotiated and executed joint ventures in upstream and downstream crude trading ventures. • Participated in major acquisitions of both upstream projects and equity shares in companies in the range of $2 billion. • Evaluated transactions, including full due diligence and negotiated major oil and gas contracts, including Technical Services Agreements, Production Sharing and Joint Venture Agreements in MENA, Central Asia an

  • 1 Jahr und 5 Monate, Apr. 2003 - Aug. 2004

    Advisor

    DfID

    • Managed and advised agencies on income generation and renewable energy projects. • Developed regional enterprise resources centers to aid local business and NGO managers in organizational development and market access. • Oversaw construction projects with over 300 local staff and international contractors.

  • 10 Monate, Juni 2002 - März 2003

    Product Development Director

    Anark

    • Managed all portions of business from product development to product marketing and finance. • Managed design and marketing teams to define new product features. • Managed release stages of new product launches and achieved product launch in record 6 months time.

  • 2 Jahre und 4 Monate, Feb. 2000 - Mai 2002

    Product Manager

    Qwest

    • Managed marketing, operations, R&D aspects of the product line IP Streaming services, including P&L responsibility. • Managed over 50 software developers and external contracted programmers. • Managed multiple product lines and oversaw their operation, finance, marketing and sales. Hit revenue targets consistently.

  • 4 Jahre und 1 Monat, Jan. 1996 - Jan. 2000

    Forecasting/Planning

    Hewlett-Packard

    • Managed worldwide forecasting for the Workstation Division with annual revenues of $1 billion. • Managed over 120 various members over various entities. • Increased forecasting accuracy by 60%, resulting in more than $50 million in cost of sales savings. • Negotiated with different departmental interests between marketing, manufacturing and finance.

  • 2 Jahre und 6 Monate, Aug. 1993 - Jan. 1996

    Research Manager

    McGraw Hill Inc.

    • Contract negotiation for Asia and Eastern European countries. • Managed all aspects of advertising and market communications, consulting, licensing and global marketing.

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    McGraw-Hill

Ausbildung von William Zhao

  • 1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Sep. 2004 - Mai 2006

    Energy economics and policies

    Columbia University

    Economics and policies for oil/gas Upstream, electricity and renewable.

  • 1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Sep. 1996 - Mai 1998

    Finance/Innovation

    Boston University

    Finance focus and MIT Media lab association to work on innovations for technology development paths.

  • Biochemistry

    Branedeis University

Sprachen

  • Englisch

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  • Chinesisch

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  • Japanisch

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