Executive Summary - Comprehensive experience from the field to board room, proven strategic decision maker and deal closer, negotiator and problem solver; builder of cost-effective land and administration departments, systems and processes, evaluator and manager of personnel, contracts and liaison for legal matters.
Pivotal Strengths - Analytical thinking and development of exploration, leasing, A&D and legal strategies; negotiation of favorable commercial terms to increase profitability; structuring creative deal frameworks; construction and interpretation of contracts; outstanding communication skills and discernment, self-starter, forward-thinker and leader adept at building internal and external consensus to achieve corporate directives and objectives; outstanding work ethic.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Square Mile Energy, L.L.C. / Kiwi Energy, Ltd. – Vice President, Land 12/2005 to 12/2015
Successfully built the Land and Land Administration Departments from ground floor, enabled increase in year-over-year inventory from approximately 15 to over 100 drilling prospects and 30 producing wells in the Texas Gulf Coast and South Louisiana. Researched and implemented land data management and GPS mapping systems and integrated G&G data for competitive analysis and sales presentations to working interest partners resulting in over 100 3-D supported Tertiary Trend wildcat wells onshore and in state waters, Texas and Louisiana, with average well costs of $3MM/5MM and land budget up to $20MM +/-. Managed staff of 6 and dozens of contractors handling all leasing, title, administrative functions, and interface with Accounting, maintained thousands of leases and royalty owners, and delivered drill-ready prospects for three rigs. Square Mile increased daily-operated production to approximately 60MMCF and 3,500 BO/D in 2015.
Negotiated and drafted key Operating Agreements, Exploration and Participation Agreements, Seismic License Agreements, Farmout Agreements, Unit Designations, Leases, Surface and Subsurface Use Agreements. Served as liaison to Square Mile's counsel on contracts and litigation, achieved favorable disposition of lawsuits, Texas Railroad Commission regulatory hearings and bankruptcy settlement with debtor working interest participants. Assisted in negotiation of Purchase and Sale Agreement on two divestment packages with 8/8 value of approximately $100MM.
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Interim Commercial Manager of Land and Business Development 2005
Responsible for all aspects of land management on 23 projects and co-ordination of data room and marketing efforts to divest or restructure approximately $150MM in assets onshore and offshore.
Bettis & Snyder, L.L.C., Managing Partner 1999 - 2005
Identified and acquired interests in exploration, acquisition and divestment opportunities. Successfully packaged and implemented business plan to represent KLT Gas, Inc. (subsidiary of Kansas City Light & Power). Negotiated joint venture agreements on behalf of KLT with Shell Western E&P in Deep Wilcox and Vicksburg Trends. Generated drilling of Wilcox wells with 8/8 production over 10MMCF/D.
Rand Energy Company, Debtor 1998-1999
Served on interim management team as Manager of Business Development during bankruptcy. Provided support for Haynes and Boone L.L.P. in court hearings, assembled data room, made presentations culminating in PV10 price for West & South Texas Assets in $17/bbl. price environment.
Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc. 1993 - 1998
Division Landman, New Ventures and Acquisitions, Midland, Texas
Land Administration and Business Development Landman, Houston, Texas
Successfully identified and closed over $40MM of production acquisitions in 1997. Delivered $22MM acquisition in 1998. Responsible for Purchase and Sale Agreements, negotiation and land issues through closing.
Named to corporate acquisition team charged with evaluating merger and major acquisition opportunities U.S. and Canada. Land team leader in data rooms and presentations to senior management during three divestments of over 2,000 wells with sales price over $100 million.
International Division: Negotiated Memorandum of Understanding and Production Sharing Agreement with the Oil Ministry of Cote D’Ivoire and Petroci (Ivoirian national oil company), French-speaking West Africa. Obtained most favorable current industry terms and assisted legal department in drafting and negotiation of final MOU and PSC.
Independent Petroleum Landman, Houston, Texas 1982 - 1993
Kurt J. Wiseman, Zinn Petroleum Company, Alfred J. Glassell and Coalinga Corporation. Leasing of drilling blocks, assembly of title abstracts and curative matters. Acquisition due diligence, farmouts.
Washington and Lee University, BA
Houston Association of Professional Landmen: Director, 2014
American Association of Professional Landmen, Certified Professional Landman (1992)
First Baptist Church Heights – Leadership Board, Corporate Secretary, Deacon