JORGE LECHIN

4309 Wendell, Bellaire, TX 77401 -- 832-868-4639 (cel) -- jldfe5aa@westpost.

net
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
a Oil, gas and power a US/Latin America/Mexico a Project management
a Project finance and M&A
a EPC negotiations a Greenfield project development
a O&M management a Renewable Energy
WORK EXPERIENCE
March 2006 a" Present. DKRW Energy LLC, Vice President, Business Development (H
ouston) a" Renewable Power and Gas
a DKRW Energy focuses on developing large infrastructure energy projects in prim
arily three areas: wind, natural gas and coal-to-liquids. Main responsibilities
include (i) originating/developing/structuring wind and gas projects and (ii) a
ct as DKRWas internal investment banker with respect to M&A, project finance, fi
nancial modeling and capital raises.
a Successful developer/originator despite working for a small company with limit
ed funding/balance sheet. Ability to bring new deals largely based on third par
ty funding and proper equity structures that minimizes upfront cash expenditures
. Completed a $25MM capital raise for one of DKRWas subsidiaries and currently
negotiating a JV structure with a major energy company for a large gas infrastru
cture project in Mexico.
a Experienced energy developer in Mexico with in depth knowledge of energy secto
r (wind and gas) and Mexican financial modeling. Currently negotiating two priv
ate power purchase agreements for a wind project in Mexico through a creative st
ructure that allows the parties to sign the contract ahead of major development
expenses hence minimizing risk for DKRW.
January 2004 a" March 2006. Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Optimization Spec
ialist a" Power Group (Houston)
a Member of a team responsible for managing Occidental Petroleum electricity nee
ds in the US (Oxy has over 2000 MWs of power plants). Main responsibilities inc
luded O&M management and implementation, supervising scheduled and unscheduled m
aintenances, in depth knowledge of the Texas electricity market (Ercot), develop
ing power projects as an alternative to buying power from the grid, day to day m
anagement of cogeneration plants and analyzing potential acquisitions of existin
g power plants in the region.
December 2002 a" December 2003. Pedregal Power Company (a subsidiary of El Paso
Corporation), General Manager a" (Panama City and Houston)
a After developing the first merchant power project in Central America while at
El Paso, was elected by the Board of Directors of the project company, to manage
this 50MW diesel fired plant located in Panama City, Panama. The General Manag
er most relevant responsibilities were O&M management and implementation, EPC wa
rranty implementation, managing scheduled and unscheduled maintenances, establis
hing the commercial strategy of the Company, comply with all project documents i
ncluding, among others, members agreement, loan agreement and management service
agreement and supervise all existing contracts including operations and managem
ent agreement, fuel supply agreement, account administrative agreement and power
purchase agreements. The main accomplishments while at this job was the succe
ssful negotiation of four power purchase agreements with the local utility, neig
hboring Costa Rica and an industrial complex.
March 1999 a" December 2002. El Paso Corporation, Vice President - Latin America
Group (Houston)
a Responsibilities involved power project development as well as management of e
xisting power assets in Latin America. On the Development side, primary respons
ibilities were to initiate, analyze, structure, and negotiate acquisitions, priv
atizations and Greenfield development of power projects. Asset management respo
nsibilities included financial optimization of plants currently operating. This
process comprised of, among others, refinancing of debt near expiration, formul
ating new strategies for revenue maximization and in-depth market analysis of th
e respective markets where these plants are located in order to set the optimal
mix of contracted and spot energy sales.
a Expert in the electricity market in Central America.
April 98 a" March 99. Santander Investment Securities, Associate a" Debt Capital
Markets (New York)
a Main responsibilities included pitching ideas to Latin American corporations i
n order to finance, via debt, any projects that the company may have. This proc
ess involved extensive interaction with top management of the client, conducting
due diligence in order to fully understand the financial situation of the compa
ny, preparing Capital Markets updates for the clients, developing cash flow mode
ls in order to analyze future performance of the company. Major experiences inc
luded the privatization of two utility companies in Brazil and a securitization
of future receivables of a corporation in Venezuela.

Jan 96 a" April 98 Chase Securities Inc., Associate - Global Oil and Gas (New Yo
rk and Houston)
a Primary areas of work: Syndicated and Acquisition Finance and High Yield Issue
s. In these areas responsibilities included running extensive cash flow modeling
, creating pitch books, developing borrowing bases and generating acquisition fi
nance write-ups and industry analyses.
a Engineering responsibilities: with regards to borrowing base calculations, res
ponsibilities included construction of declining curves based on historical data
of the field, reserve risking according to development stage and geographic loc
ation of hydrocarbons and calculation of reserves key indicators such as reserve
and future net income half-life.
a Completed a nine-month formal credit-training program, which included a three-
month class only period and two three-month rotations (Loan Syndications and Oil
and Gas Group).
1994 -1995 Merrill Lynch, Broker Assistant (Lubbock, TX)
a Assisted brokers and investment professionals by performing special projects,
providing client service, and managing private investment portfolios.
1992-1993 Texas Tech, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Research Assistant
(Lubbock, TX)
a Responsible for assisting in research projects, assigning and grading all home
works and tests, and acted as substitute lecturer for several weeks of class.
a Made major contribution to Well Logging study by performing thorough research
and technical analysis, while also assisting in writing and editing the results.
1989-1991 PDVSA, Field Engineer Trainee (Venezuela)
a Consulted pipeline servicing companies by conducting capacity studies and feas
ibility analysis for servicing gasoline pipelines, water pumps, and holding tank
s.
a Designed and implemented optimal service and maintenance strategies for distri
bution and servicing companies within stringent budgetary constraints.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Finance. Texas Tech. University
Lubbock, Texas Graduation Date: Dec
ember 1995. GPA: 3.6 / 4.0
Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering. Texas Tech. University
Lubbock, Texas Graduation Date: December 1993. GP
A: 4.0 / 4.0
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Central University of Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
Graduation Date: April 1991. GPA: 3.5 / 4.0
SKILLS / HONORS
a Bilingual: English & Spanish
a Passed the Series 7 and Series 63 examinations
a Scholarship recipient for outstanding academic achievement from the Texas Tech
Department of Petroleum Engineering and the Office of International Affairs