Jake Herzig

Experience

1. Director

   Perin Resources, Llc

   Mar 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   As Director at Perin Resources, I lead commercial strategy and sourcing efforts for off-spec chemicals and fuel blending components. My role sits at the intersection of petrochemical manufacturing and downstream market solutions, where I identify, evaluate, and secure streams of off-spec materials for repurposing in fuels, solvents, and specialty chemical markets.Key Responsibilities:• Develop and manage relationships with major petrochemical producers, including ethylene crackers and refineries, to source off-spec and distressed chemical streams.• Coordinate internally with trading, logistics, and technical teams to match supply with buyer applications, ensuring commercial viability and regulatory compliance.• Navigate complex markets to find creative offtake solutions, leveraging my network across refining, chemical blending, and midstream logistics.Key Markets & Product Streams:• Aromatics (e.g, Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, Aromatic 100 Blends)• Olefins (e.g, Ethylene, Propylene (PGP, CGP, RGP), Crude C4s/BB Mix)• NGLs (e.g, Ethane, Propane, Iso-Butane, Normal Butane, Pentane)• Fuel Blending Components (Wash Oils, various off-spec production)• Solvents

Education

• Oklahoma State University

  Bachelor of Science, Finance

  2005 — 2009

• Rice Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Energy Finance, Commodity Risk Management & Entrepreneurship

  2014 — 2016

Skills

• Contract Negotiation
• Project Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Operations Technician
• Professional Networking
• Gas Processing
• Microsoft Excel
• Planning
• Excel
• Analysis
• Management
• Pipelines
• Budgets
• Natural Gas
• Budgeting
• Research
• Financial Analysis
• Business Networking
• Olefins
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Operations Management
• Customer Relations
• Gas
• Commodity Markets
• Customer Service
• Energy
• Petroleum
• Ngl Distribution