Kate Collins

Sr. Director Commercial Business Development at Sunoco

Kate Collins has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Kate began their career in 2001 as a Chemical and Biological Research Intern at The Henry L. Stimson Center. Kate then worked as a Chemical Engineering Marketing Intern at AkzoNobel International Program in 2004.

In 2005, Kate joined Marcus Hook Butane as a Technical Project Coordinator, a role they held until 2007. During this time, they gained experience in project coordination.

From 2005 to 2022, Kate worked at Sunoco LP, where they held various roles. Kate started as a Gas Plant Technical Support Engineer and subsequently held positions such as Crude Unit Technical Support Engineer, Business Optimization Analyst, and Commercial Foreign Crude Scheduler. Their responsibilities included optimizing processes, analyzing data, and managing scheduling tools.

In their most recent role at Sunoco LP, Kate served as a Supply Director and was responsible for supply trading and integration of acquisition trading desks. Kate then took on the role of Sr. Director Commercial Business Development.

Overall, Kate Collins has demonstrated a strong background in chemical engineering, project coordination, and commercial business development throughout their career.

Kate Collins earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in International Relations from Lehigh University in the years 2000-2005. Later, they pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Villanova University from 2010-2012.

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Timeline

  • Sr. Director Commercial Business Development

    September, 2022 - present

  • Supply Director

    February, 2020

  • Products Trader

    August, 2012

  • Commercial Foreign Crude Scheduler

    May, 2010

  • Business Optimization Analyst

    May, 2008

  • Crude Unit Technical Support Engineer

    February, 2007

  • Gas Plant Technical Support Engineer

    March, 2005

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