The CTRM Blog

CommodityPoint chose Amsterdam as the location for its 2011 planning sessions meaning that almost the entire team was there for E-Mart. E-Mart had around 1000 registered visitors and a smallish tradeshow. We took advantage of many vendors and others being in the same location and had many many meetings which we think were extremely profitable for both parties. We met with DataGenic, SAS RiskAdvisory, IRM, Navita, VIZ Risk Management, PWC, Accenture, Agiboo, APX Endex, LIM, Sirius Solutions, Kyos, Abacus Solutions, Trayport, Triple Point, Montel, FEA and several others during the show.

I decided to try blogging with a difference – using video…. Please keep your comments impersonal!

Being a CommodityPoint analyst has its moments. It would seem that few of my friends and relatives can actually grasp what it is I do for a living and so they politely ask me how is business and nod wisely as I reply. Quite honestly, it is difficult to explain to almost anybody what I do for a living but I can tell you this. I love it!

The first three weeks of any new job can be a daunting experience– but my three weeks at CommodityPoint literally gives justification to the phrase “my head is going to explode”.

The amount of information concerning the commodities and Energy industry that has been passed on to me recently by leading research and expert analysts Dr Gary M Vasey and Patrick Reames of CommodityPoint (with a combined experience of 54 years Energy and Utilities) is enough to fill a small library. Throw into the mix high expectations around creating a more customer focused environment throughout Utilipoint set by David Steele, President of Utilipoint International, and you then have a great setting for my first three weeks at CommodityPoint.

With the aging of the workforce, the energy industry in the United States is facing the loss of the experienced and skilled resources that have developed, deployed and maintained the complex systems that underpin our energy infrastructure and the markets that operate within it. Anticipating the industry’s needs, many universities in the United States have developed programs designed to equip new graduates with a broad understanding of many of the technologies that are required as this industry continues to rapidly evolve in the United States.