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Commodity Technology Advisory
Commodity Technology Advisory is the leading analyst organization covering the Energy and Commodity Trading and Risk
Management (E/CTRM) technology markets. We provide invaluable insights, backed by primary research and years of experience,
into the issues and trends affecting both the users and providers of the applications and services that are crucial for success in
markets constantly roiled by globalization, regulation and innovation.
Patrick Reames – Managing Director and Founder
Dr. Gary M. Vasey – Managing Director and Partner
Mr. Reames possess a deep understanding of the energy
and commodities markets, developed through hands-on
experience and managerial oversight of energy and
commodity operations, including exploration, production,
gathering, plant and pipeline operations. Additionally, he
has 5 years of energy commodity trading, transportation,
and risk management experience with Hess Corp. (formally
known as Amerada Hess), a Fortune 100 integrated energymarketing company.
Dr. Vasey is an industry expert noted for his analysis,
consulting, marketing, and branding skills. With over 29years’ experience in the energy and commodities trading
industry, Gary has experienced the industry’s volatility as an
executive of a trading firm, geologist, consultant, software
developer, analyst, and marketing practitioner, providing
him with unique insights, not just into the entire value
chain, but also into how to position, brand, and deliver
products and services to the industry.
Over the last fifteen years, he has been focused primarily
on information technology serving energy and commodity
trading, marketing, and risk management. Prior to founding
Commodity Technology Advisory, he led the
CommodityPoint division of UtiliPoint International,
providing expert CTRM market analysis and advisory
services to dozens of clients in North America, Europe and
the Asia/Pacific region. Prior to joining UtiliPoint
International in 2005, he held senior executive positions
with several technology companies (including TransEnergy
Management, Altra Energy, and TradeWell Systems)
servicing the energy and commodity markets.
Gary was most recently Executive Director of a PanEuropean power trading firm. Prior to that, he led
CommodityPoint as co-Managing Director and is a noted
expert on the commodity trading, transaction and risk
management software industry and an accomplished
industry analyst and thought leader.
An acknowledged expert in market analysis and advisory,
he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events,
has published numerous articles in industry publications
and is an often quoted expert in news stories. He is the coauthor (with Dr. Gary Vasey) of the books “Selecting and
Implementing Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk
Management Software – A Primer” and “Trends in Energy
Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software –
Second Edition”.
Mr. Reames holds a B.S. in Business Administration –
Finance from Oklahoma State University.
Gary has published more than 200 articles on energy and
commodities industry trends in a variety of publications, is
a regular speaker at industry conferences, and is the coauthor of the books Trends in Energy Trading, Transaction
and Risk Management Software – A Primer and Selecting
and Implementing ETRM Software – A Primer (with Patrick
Reames). He also contributed two chapters to The
Professional Risk Managers‘ Guide to Energy and
Environmental Markets published by PRMIA and two
chapters, co-written with Peter C. Fusaro, to Weather,
Energy and Environmental Hedging – An Introduction (ICFAI
University Press, 2007) edited by Amando F C Da Silva.
Gary is also the co-author of Energy & Environmental Hedge
Funds – The New Investment Paradigm (Wiley, 2006) with
Peter C. Fusaro, and of many trade press articles on hedge
funds in the energy, commodities and environmental
industry.
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