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ANDREW COOPER 11502 Raintree Circle [email protected] Houston, Texas 77024 832.916.7378 EXPERIENCE NextEra Energy Resources, Houston, TX; Business Manager Midstream September 2015 -Present Energy company with diverse portfolio of assets ranging from renewables to midstream gas pipelines. Business Manager responsible for financial planning, reporting, and managing Midstream P&L. Responsible for consolidating, reporting, and maintaining Company’s monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts. Coordinated with operations and commercial to regularly update forecast assumptions. Prepared consolidated financials for ten different companies in two different regions (Texas & North Dakota). Created presentations for and to Executive Management. Supported upper Management in managing overall P&L decision-making. Performed ad-hoc financial analysis, and project analysis. Identified, analyzed and explained variances from forecast to actuals every month, and created variance flash reports. Developed and maintained relationships across business groups and key personnel to ensure efficient workflow. Established entire planning, forecasting and monthly reporting process for a $2.0B, newly acquired, Midstream company. Managed integration of all FP&A and reporting functions for NET Midstream acquisition ($2.0B transaction). Developed processes and procedures to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely reporting across the organization. Established regular reports and meetings to ensure Executive Management stayed informed of company performance. Created planning cycle including commercial and operational assumption review and reporting to Management. Created accurate weekly Gross Margin reports and communicated to Executive Management on a weekly basis. Created model, process, and established 2016 Plan under extreme time pressure due to timing of acquisition. Built all forecasting and consolidation models for Company’s Texas Pipelines and Bakken gathering assets. Streamlined the forecasting process, greatly reducing the amount of time required to forecast. Trained team members on how to use forecasting models. Enable Midstream Partners, Houston, TX; Financial Analyst Business Development November 2013 –September 2015 Midstream Energy Company with operations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, and North Dakota Oversaw, analyzed, and led all Bakken growth projects and investments, over $400 million invested capital to date. Identified & quantified risk variables & incorporated risk into models using Monte Carlo modeling methods. Collaborated with engineers and marketers in order provide the customer with midstream solutions, maintain market competitive pricing, while maximizing company returns. Developed creative contractual solutions, mitigating investment risk while maintaining a competitive bid. Constructed DCF models incorporating a myriad of unorthodox contractual arrangements. Evaluated potential in-organic growth acquisitions and participated in the due diligence and bidding process Worked extensively in excel both constructing individualized evaluative models and auditing seller’s models. Prepared presentations for senior management. Analyzed potential impact of acquisition to the company’s credit metrics, & accretive dilutive impact to distributions. Built proprietary model to forecast revenues for a 325 McF/d gas processing & fractionating plant (Waskom). Coordinated with management to quickly prepare information for the S1 statement used during IPO. Davis Chambers & Associates, Houston, TX; Associate Financial Analyst July 2010 – November 2013 Houston-based corporate valuation, financial consulting, and trust, estate, and tax planning firm Collaborated with senior management of various clients to build over 80 financial models used for valuation services. Constructed valuation models using following methods: DCF, market comparable, and precedent transactions. Performed due diligence, market and industry research, and balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow analysis. EDUCATION Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; MA in Finance, 3.4 GPA May 2010 Relevant coursework: Corporate Valuations, Investments, Energy Fund Trading, and Financial Modeling. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; BA in Philosophy May 2009 Minor: Business Tulane Chess Club, president & cofounder, Spring 2006- Spring 2007. The Kinkaid School, Houston, TX May 2005 National Merit Scholar SAT PERSONAL Interests: Running, tennis, chess, and the Houston Rockets

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ANDREW COOPER 11502 Raintree Circle [email protected] Houston, Texas 77024 832.916.7378

EXPERIENCE NextEra Energy Resources, Houston, TX; Business Manager Midstream September 2015 -Present Energy company with diverse portfolio of assets ranging from renewables to midstream gas pipelines. • Business Manager responsible for financial planning, reporting, and managing Midstream P&L.

• Responsible for consolidating, reporting, and maintaining Company’s monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts. • Coordinated with operations and commercial to regularly update forecast assumptions. • Prepared consolidated financials for ten different companies in two different regions (Texas & North Dakota). • Created presentations for and to Executive Management. • Supported upper Management in managing overall P&L decision-making. • Performed ad-hoc financial analysis, and project analysis. • Identified, analyzed and explained variances from forecast to actuals every month, and created variance flash reports. • Developed and maintained relationships across business groups and key personnel to ensure efficient workflow.

• Established entire planning, forecasting and monthly reporting process for a $2.0B, newly acquired, Midstream company. • Managed integration of all FP&A and reporting functions for NET Midstream acquisition ($2.0B transaction). • Developed processes and procedures to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely reporting across the organization. • Established regular reports and meetings to ensure Executive Management stayed informed of company performance. • Created planning cycle including commercial and operational assumption review and reporting to Management. • Created accurate weekly Gross Margin reports and communicated to Executive Management on a weekly basis. • Created model, process, and established 2016 Plan under extreme time pressure due to timing of acquisition.

• Built all forecasting and consolidation models for Company’s Texas Pipelines and Bakken gathering assets. • Streamlined the forecasting process, greatly reducing the amount of time required to forecast. • Trained team members on how to use forecasting models.

Enable Midstream Partners, Houston, TX; Financial Analyst Business Development November 2013 –September 2015 Midstream Energy Company with operations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, and North Dakota • Oversaw, analyzed, and led all Bakken growth projects and investments, over $400 million invested capital to date.

• Identified & quantified risk variables & incorporated risk into models using Monte Carlo modeling methods. • Collaborated with engineers and marketers in order provide the customer with midstream solutions, maintain market

competitive pricing, while maximizing company returns. • Developed creative contractual solutions, mitigating investment risk while maintaining a competitive bid. • Constructed DCF models incorporating a myriad of unorthodox contractual arrangements.

• Evaluated potential in-organic growth acquisitions and participated in the due diligence and bidding process • Worked extensively in excel both constructing individualized evaluative models and auditing seller’s models. • Prepared presentations for senior management. • Analyzed potential impact of acquisition to the company’s credit metrics, & accretive dilutive impact to distributions.

• Built proprietary model to forecast revenues for a 325 McF/d gas processing & fractionating plant (Waskom). • Coordinated with management to quickly prepare information for the S1 statement used during IPO. Davis Chambers & Associates, Houston, TX; Associate Financial Analyst July 2010 – November 2013 Houston-based corporate valuation, financial consulting, and trust, estate, and tax planning firm • Collaborated with senior management of various clients to build over 80 financial models used for valuation services.

• Constructed valuation models using following methods: DCF, market comparable, and precedent transactions. • Performed due diligence, market and industry research, and balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow analysis.

EDUCATION Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; MA in Finance, 3.4 GPA May 2010 • Relevant coursework: Corporate Valuations, Investments, Energy Fund Trading, and Financial Modeling. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; BA in Philosophy May 2009 • Minor: Business • Tulane Chess Club, president & cofounder, Spring 2006- Spring 2007. The Kinkaid School, Houston, TX May 2005 • National Merit Scholar SAT

PERSONAL Interests: Running, tennis, chess, and the Houston Rockets