Expert Analysis of E/CTRM Technology Market Issues and Trends
Commodity Technology Advisory is the leading analyst organization covering the ETRM, CTRM and Commodity Management software markets. We provide the invaluable insights into the issues and trends affecting the users and providers of the technologies that are crucial for success in the constantly evolving global commodities markets.
Our team is headed by Gary M. Vasey, a team whose combined 60-plus years in the energy and commodities markets provides depth of understanding of the market and its issues that is unmatched and unrivaled by any analyst group.
Dr. Gary M. Vasey – Partner and Managing Director
Dr. Gary M. Vasey is a globally recognized expert in energy and commodity trading and risk management (ETRM/CTRM) technology, with more than three decades of experience spanning trading, consulting, software, market analysis, and executive leadership.
As Managing Partner at Commodity Technology Advisory, Dr. Vasey has helped shape industry understanding of commodity management systems, digital transformation in trading, and the evolving role of technology in risk management. His work provides strategic guidance to software vendors, trading firms, utilities, and energy companies navigating increasingly complex markets.
Widely regarded as a trusted industry voice, Dr. Vasey has authored and co-authored influential research reports, buyer guides, perception studies, and books focused on CTRM and ETRM systems. His analysis is frequently cited by market participants and technology providers, and he is a sought-after speaker and moderator at global commodity and energy conferences.
What distinguishes Dr. Vasey is the breadth of his hands-on experience across the commodity ecosystem — from front-office trading environments to software product strategy and industry research. This multidisciplinary perspective enables him to bridge the gap between commercial reality and technological innovation, delivering insights that are both practical and forward-looking.
Throughout his career, Dr. Vasey has been committed to advancing clarity and transparency in the commodity technology marketplace. His thought leadership continues to influence vendor.
Irina Reitgruber – Affiliate Analyst
Dr. Irina Reitgruber is a distinguished industry expert in the field of software tools for energy markets. With her strong mathematical background, Irina embarked on her journey in the energy sector in the early 1990s, where she started her path as a developer of optimization tools for power plant dispatch and unit commitment.
Throughout her further career, Irina’s passion for innovation led her to play a key role in design and implementation of cutting-edge software solutions tailored to the complex needs of energy trading, risk management, scheduling, and nominations. Her expertise spans from creating new trading and risk solutions for IRM (Integrated Resource Management in Austria) in the early days of energy markets to managing cross-continental teams and complex solution within large software companies and collaborating with leading energy industry giants.
Irina assumed key responsibilities in such renowned organizations as OpenLink since 2007 and at Sungard (later FIS) since 2014 steering product strategies and ensuring their implementation within energy companies. She was a speaker at multiple business conferences and events representing her companies and their strategies.
With her strong commitment to Energy and Innovations, Irina possesses a deep understanding of the dynamic and continually evolving energy market requirements. Now she decided to dedicate her industry experience to market analysis for software tools supporting energy transition and decarbonization by providing marketing support for most innovative companies in the field. Together with ComTech Advisory team Irina will help to support the industry’s pioneer software solutions, enabling energy companies to thrive in this rapidly changing environment.
Kevin Mossop – Affiliate Analyst
Kevin is an energy software industry veteran with 30 years’ experience providing software solutions in the ETRM space. He has led the development, product management and strategy of multiple energy solutions from a vendor perspective and has also been involved with hundreds of customers globally from sales through implementation and support. His extensive experience covers the spectrum from contracts, trading & risk management, physical logistics and inventory management as well as back-office settlement, accounting, and reporting. Along with knowledge of the broader commodity markets, Kevin’s expertise in the Energy industry includes Natural Gas, LNG, Crude & Liquids, and Power.
Patrick Reames, Emeritus Analyst.
Mr. Reames possess a deep understanding of the energy and commodities markets, developed through hands-on experience and managerial oversight of energy and commodity operations, including exploration, production, gathering, plant and pipeline operations. Additionally, he has 5 years of energy commodity trading, transportation, and risk management experience with Hess Corp. (formally known as Amerada Hess), a Fortune 100 integrated energy marketing company.
Over the last fifteen years, he has been focused primarily on information technology serving energy and commodity trading, marketing, and risk management. Prior to founding Commodity Technology Advisory, he led the CommodityPoint division of UtiliPoint International, providing expert CTRM market analysis and advisory services to dozens of clients in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region.
Prior to joining UtiliPoint International in 2005, he held senior executive positions with several technology companies (including TransEnergy Management, Altra Energy, and TradeWell Systems) servicing the energy and commodity markets.
An acknowledged expert in market analysis and advisory, he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events, has published numerous articles in industry publications and is an often quoted expert in news stories. He is the co-author (with Dr Gary Vasey) of the books “Selecting and Implementing Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software – A Primer” and “Trends in Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software – Second Edition”.
Mr. Reames holds a B.S. in Business Administration – Finance from Oklahoma State University.
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