We are your Trusted Advisors:
From strategies to projects, we are the experienced commodity transacting and risk management advisors you need.
We are an advisory group; led and staffed by people with experience in global commodity markets. We specialize in technology, risk advisory, and regulatory compliance solutions for companies who transact and make their profits via commodities. We have deep competency in both the energy and non-energy markets.
AXCELERUS was launched in 2013 by 3 principal partners from consulting and industry backgrounds who have a combined total of over 60 years of experience successfully providing services to the biggest global corporations and fortune 100 companies as well as local utilities and manufacturers.
Please meet our leaders below. We look forward to working with you!
Roger Schaffland, Managing Principal
Phone: +1 (646) 430-8729
Email: roger.schaffland@axcelerus.com
Roger brings more than 25 years of experience in energy/commodity transacting, risk management (E/CTRM), information technology, strategy and project management to AXCELERUS from his background in the financial services, manufacturing and energy sectors. With more than a dozen CTRM system selections/implementations across both energy and non-energy commodities, 13 years as a leader of a big-four ETRM practice and over 20 industry whitepapers, he is considered an industry specialist in the technologies and processes supporting front, middle, back office activities.
John Schimelpfenig, Executive Principal
Phone: +1 (646) 430-8729
Email: john.schimelpfenig@axcelerus.com
John has over 25 years experience as a risk management professional and trader in global energy & commodities markets. He provides subject matter expertise & project management as an independent & objective source of solutions for risk governance, trading, operations, shipping & logistics, and technology for commodity & energy markets. Prior to AXCELERUS, John was a successful soft commodity trader in New York transacting with suppliers and clients from South America to the USA, Europe and Australia. His career also includes 11 years with Deloitte’s ETRM/CTRM practice, subsequently transitioning to develop his own successful consultancy, with projects covering risk policy/business process improvement; CTRM system functional/technical evaluation; CTRM system selection & implementation.
Prashant Shah, Executive Principal
Phone: +1 (646) 430-8720
Email: prashant.shah@axcelerus.com
Prashant brings more than 20 years of strong experience in the full energy/ commodity transacting life-cycle, risk management, risk reporting, front, middle and back-office processes and energy/commodity trading and risk management (E/CTRM) systems. He is a team leader, strong relationship builder and trusted business advisor skilled in business and risk strategy development, business process improvement, strategic, financial/risk analyses plus market and credit risk reporting, E/CTRM system implementation, interface development, enterprise risk management and custom systems development.
Prior to Axcelerus, Prashant was part of Deloitte’s E/CTRM practice where he led firm efforts in the E/CTRM, energy risk and compliance space. He has managed cross-functional teams from short four week to multi-year multi-million dollar transformation engagements. He was a member of Deloitte’s derivative reform group focused on understanding Dodd-Frank act implications; a core member of Deloitte’s Marcellus Shale Initiative, focusing on eminence and client relationship activities. Prashant led efforts to set up Deloitte's offshore India energy risk and E/CTRM practice, including recruiting, training and deployment of India resources. He has represented the firm at Deloitte’s annual CIO Roundtable, vendor user conferences and industry events.
Prior to Deloitte, Prashant held a leadership position at a boutique risk IT consulting firm where he lead client service delivery, business development and eminence activities. Prior to that, Prashant was part of the Energy & Resources practice at Accenture, focusing on corporate and business strategy consulting.
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Prashant is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He has a Masters degree in Management Studies (MBA) and Bachelors degree in Engineering.
PITTSBURGH, PA (HQ)
2647 Rossmoor Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Phone: +1 (412) 330-1610
NEW YORK, NY (Sales Office)
54 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
Phone: +1 (646) 430-8710
Gereral Inbox/Inquiries to:
If you're planning to visit us in NYC, we are using WeWork shared space, at Bryant Park (40th Street between 5/6 Aves)
Please give yourself an additional 10 minutes to sign in with security downstairs, and you will need photo ID.
Nearest Subway Stop:
6th Ave/42nd Street
Parking:
There's no good story about parking where we are in midtown Manhattan.