Alexander R. Beer
Lead Energy Merchandiser at ALCIVIA · UW–Madison ’25
I'm the Lead Energy Merchandiser at ALCIVIA, a farmer-owned cooperative in Wisconsin. I manage hedging, basis exposure, and logistics for a physical book of gasoline, distillates, and propane across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois.
Before ALCIVIA, I worked on ExxonMobil's crude analytics team in Houston and in risk management at Ardent Mills. I also build my own tools in Python, including price scrapers, freight-spread models, risk reports, and the bid calculator below, so that decisions rest on current data instead of manual spreadsheets.
I studied finance and risk management at UW–Madison, where I rowed for the Division I men's team. Away from work you'll find me fly fishing, backpacking in Colorado, paddling the Boundary Waters, or reading.
Projects
ALCIVIA Bid Calculator Sign-in required
Landed-cost quotes from the cheapest terminal to any address, bulk-site inventories, and daily contract price sheets.
ALCIVIA Propane Routing
Daily propane delivery routes built from live tank readings, with driver, dispatcher, and manager views.
Cedar Energy
Independent fuel market intelligence and procurement advisory for Midwest buyers of diesel, gasoline, and propane.
Beer's Bookshelf
My reading log: every book I've finished, with ratings, notes, and yearly stats.
Rowing
From 2022 to 2025 I rowed for Wisconsin's NCAA Division I men's team, and my teammates chose me as a class representative. I'm still at the boathouse as a staff assistant with the varsity men.
- Pac-12 InvitationalSecond Varsity Eight · 20241st
- vs. Marietta, second heatSecond Varsity Eight · 20241st
- Lake Morey InvitationalSecond Varsity Eight vs. Boston University & Dartmouth · 20243rd
- Academic All-Big Tenand 2024 IRCA Scholar-AthleteHonors