associates and analysts

William Clark
Senior Associate

William Clark has advised on multiple assignments in the upstream oil & gas, power, and LNG sectors. Most recently, Mr. Clark has advised clients on the structuring of reserve based loans for the acquisition of hydrocarbon fields in Africa and the former Soviet Union. He also has been advising the sponsors of a large-scale Pacific Basin LNG project and the developers of an early-stage 250,000 bpd refinery project in Africa. He was placed on-site in a Russian natural gas company, where he assisted in the firm's efforts toward developing a large-scale upstream and LNG liquefaction project.

Prior to joining Taylor-DeJongh, Mr. Clark held positions at Lehman Brothers, where he tracked pending energy legislation and regulations for market and sector impacts, and at the U.S. Commerce Department, where he researched energy related commercial issues and trade barriers.

Mr. Clark has an M.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University (concentrations in Russia, Energy and International Finance) and a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. London

Scott Flippen
Senior Associate

Scott Flippen's experience includes screening and executing transactions for private equity investors, financial modeling and analysis for non-recourse project financings, providing commercial and financial structuring advice related to project financings, and advising sponsors on the project development process.

Mr. Flippen has advised on projects in the power, oil & gas, LNG, petrochemicals and telecommunications sectors. His recent advisory assignments include multiple petrochemical projects in Saudi Arabia, an LNG liquefaction project in Papua New Guinea, a hydroelectric power project in Mozambique, a coal-fired power plant in the Gambia, and a submarine fiber optic cable project in Africa. Other work includes assisting with the establishment of a GCC-based merchant bank focused on energy infrastructure investments, studying the role of LNG in the North American market, preparing an analysis of global LNG supply capacity, and identifying potential LNG suppliers for an import terminal in South America.

Mr. Flippen has an M.B.A. in International Business and a M.A. in International Trade & Investment Policy from The George Washington University. He holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies with a minor in Chinese Language & Literature from the College of William & Mary. Bahrain

Rami Elayan
Senior Associate

Rami Elayan has 9 years of experience specializing in energy and infrastructure projects. Mr. Elayan's experience includes financial modeling and analysis, valuation, risk analysis, strategic planning, and business development. Mr. Elayan's recent assignments include a port project in Jordan, an LNG liquefaction plant in the Pacific Basin, and a petrochemical plant in the GCC. Mr. Elayan's work has also included an analysis of recent water and power projects in the Arabian Gulf, and a risk assessment for an LNG project that is currently under development. In his current role, Mr. Elayan assists with market research and analysis, preparation and development of international proposals and new business development.

Before joining Taylor-DeJongh, Mr. Elayan spent 8 years at Bechtel Corporation, most recently as a Senior Financial & Strategic Planning Associate. He oversaw the finance functions for the nuclear business line, performing forecast activities, risk analysis, strategic planning and financial evaluation. He also managed the finance and accounting operations for a power plant in Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Elayan has an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from American University, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University. He is fluent in Arabic and English. Washington, D.C.

Jennifer Dostert
Senior Associate

Jennifer Dostert has 12 years of business experience, which includes 5 years of emerging market investment experience. Ms. Dostert's recent assignments include the privatization of a port in Jordan and a merchant power project in Latin America. Prior to joining Taylor-DeJongh, she served as a Senior Credit Officer at USAID where she was responsible for rating, structuring and negotiating partial credit guarantees with international financial institutions. Ms. Dostert completed over $200 million of investments in 12 countries and worked on infrastructure projects in South Africa, India, Bulgaria and Uganda. She also served as a finance advisor to the U.S. Department of State for the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, a 6 country initiative to accelerate development and deployment of clean energy technologies. Before joining USAID, Ms. Dostert worked as a management consultant for Bain & Company and at CarMax.

Ms. Dostert has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics and Spanish from the University of North Carolina. Washington, D.C.

Eugene Zamastsyanin
Associate

Mr. Zamastsyanin is a financial analyst specializing in the oil & gas sector. He performs a wide range of duties, including financial modeling, market research, investment valuation, and advising clients on subjects pertaining to project finance.

His most recent assignments include creating a financial model for an innovative oil shale production company, evaluating numerous private equity investment opportunities, assisting in developing an acquisition strategy for a large European utility moving upstream, and assisting a client with formulating a strategy and conducting negotiations on financing options for an LNG regasification terminal.

Mr. Zamastsyanin holds a BA/MA in International Relations from the Belarus State University, and will receive his MA in International Peace & Conflict Resolution / MBA in Finance & Investment Banking from American University in 2009. He is a CFA Level 1 Candidate. He is fluent in Russian and English. Washington, D.C.

Sophie Guiny
Analyst

Ms. Guiny is responsible for financial modeling, and market, economic and financial research for large infrastructure projects within the power, oil and gas, petrochemicals, transportation, metals and mining sectors. Recent assignments include financial advisory to the USDOT TIFIA program for the I-595 project in Florida, the privatization of the downstream petroleum sector in Jordan, a refinery in West Africa, power projects in the Caribbean and a refinery in the United States. Ms. Guiny also participates in Taylor-DeJongh's research activities; recent assignments include managing a study on global LNG markets, and contributing to studies on molybdenum, natural gas markets and pipelines.

Ms. Guiny also assists in the preparation and coordination of international bids to multilateral organizations and private and public sector clients.

Prior to joining Taylor-DeJongh, Ms. Guiny worked for the International Association of Development Funds and the European Commission.

Ms. Guiny has an M.A. in International Studies (specialization in International Economic Affairs) from The George Washington University, and an M.A. in European Union Studies from Sciences Po Paris. She is fluent in French, Dutch and Spanish. Washington D.C.

Yi-Chun (Lydia) Liu
Analyst

Ms Liu's responsibilities include performing market, economic and financial research; identifying, preparing and coordinating international bids and proposals; and writing articles for industry publications. She supports projects within various energy sectors including oil & gas, LNG, and power, and was involved in writing a study for the Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) entitled "Potential for Growth of Natural Gas as a Clean Energy Source in APEC Developing Economies."

Ms Liu also assists with international business development, corporate marketing campaigns and communication, including editing and publishing the corporate newsletter and press materials, and conference management.

Ms. Liu has an M.A. in International Trade & Investment Policy (Concentrations in International Marketing and International Banking & Financing) from The George Washington University and a B.A. in Cooperative Economics from The National Taipei University. She is fluent in Mandarin. Washington D.C.

Nicole Weygandt
Analyst

Ms. Weygandt is responsible for performing market research, and assists with the identification and preparation of bids and proposals to public and private sector clients. She has recently contributed to market studies and research covering global LNG markets, and energy security in the North America and European markets. She writes articles, speeches and presentations.

Prior to joining Taylor-DeJongh, Ms. Weygandt worked for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, where she conducted country/market research and risk analysis for the Office of the Chief Economist. She has also worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of State in Germany, Austria, and Russia.

Ms. Weygandt holds an M.S. in International Business-Government Relations from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Chicago. She is fluent in German. Washington, D.C.

Thomas Iverson
Analyst

Mr. Iverson assists with investment analysis, market research, proposal and presentation preparation, and supports advisory to public and private sector clients. Currently he focuses on developments and trends in the power, oil & gas and infrastructure industries of the Middle East and North Africa.

Mr. Iverson previously worked for The PrivateBank & Trust Co., a part of PrivateBancorp, in Chicago, IL.

Mr. Iverson is a recent graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies with an M.A. in International Economics concentrating on International Finance and Middle East Politics. He holds a B.A. in Finance with a concentration in Arabic Language from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Washington, D.C. and London