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EQT CorporationTitle Analyst Manager
Mar. 2020
EQT CorporationTitle Specialist II/Title Analyst IV
Nov. 2017 - Mar. 2020Canonsburg, PennsylvaniaAs a continuation of my previous role, • Review title for proposed wells and recommend curative items, then review completed curative to ensure it satisfies title requirements and business risk profiles.
• Draw, review, and declare oil and gas production units in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, including reviewing all leases in unit for compliance with lease terms, ownership review and determination. • Calculate ownership interests in unit and provide first draft NRI numbers to Division Order team.
• Leveraged IT/technical background and legal experience to serve as subject matter expert for Title department during Salesforce business process implementation, covering multiple facets of the oil and gas land process including title review, title tracking, curative issuing/review, well review, unitization, and division order. Have continued to provide ongoing process improvements and tweaks.
• Provide due diligence support for land acquisitions, including data collection, lease review, and title defect risk analysis.
• Train other members of the land department on new processes, and provide continuing digital/in person training support as new innovations have been implemented.
• Provide title support to the permitting department in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Rice EnergyLand Title Analyst
Jun. 2015 - Nov. 2017Canonsburg, PA• Apply oil and gas, real estate, contract, and probate statutes and caselaw to the leasing, title, and drilling process.
• Review title opinions supplied by law firms for mineral ownership, mortgages, heirship issues and any other title issues related to oil and gas interests.
• Identify defects in title and determine the proper actions needed to cure the defects prior to payment of bonus payments and/or royalties.
• Work with law firms and abstractors to ensure that all necessary title documents have been acquired and properly included for title certification.
• Clear well development plans for drilling, ensuring that all related title issues have been identified.
• Review contracts such as assignments, farmouts, and amendments between oil and gas companies and landowners and apply the provisions to oil and gas ownership.
• Train new contractor title analysts on Rice systems, policies, and procedures.
• Review and approve the work of other Title Analysts.
• Oversee a team of 2-6 title professionals and title attorneys to review and cure title defects in project areas, for drilling wells and turning in line production units.
EQT via Complete Title SolutionsLease Analyst
Apr. 2015 - Jun. 2015Pittsburgh, PA• Review and interpret oil and gas leases.
• Use internal GIS services to locate leased lands and determine status of any applicable production wells.
• Enter lease data into internal database systems.
CONSOL Energy via Complete Title SolutionsIn-house Curative Analyst
Feb. 2015 - Apr. 2015Jane Lew, WV• Review title opinions and abstracts submitted by law firms for defects and work with the firm to resolve any inconsistencies or gaps.
• Identify appropriate curative actions necessary to resolve defects noted in title opinions according to WV state law and CNX company policy.
• Work with and provide direction to land agents to ensure that correct curative actions are taken in a timely manner.
• Conduct additional heirship searches, title research, and mapping as necessary to resolve actionable title defects, such as missing mineral interests and verifying possible outsales.
• Work as a team with in-house title attorneys to ensure that all title issues in a unit are resolved prior to drilling.
• Verify reported mineral ownership suggested by title opinions and recalculate if necessary to account for any heirship or other common mineral ownership issues.
• Review leasehold chain and production status to verify status of old leaseholds, sometimes up to 100 years old.
Special CounselContract Attorney at Dickie, McCamey, and Chilcote
Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2015Greater Pittsburgh Area• Analyze title abstracts for defects, especially those that affect the mineral ownership.
• Prepare certified title opinions for Pennsylvania and West Virginia, outlining any identified defects and proposing the best possible legal solution.
• Collaborate with associates and the abstractor to resolve issues with title abstracts through requesting additional documents and research.
• Work as a team with associates to ensure opinions are completed as efficiently and thoroughly as possible.
• Interpret and apply state energy, real estate, and trust and estate law to ensure mineral ownership is correctly assigned.
Jordan Legal Services, LLCIndependent Landman
May. 2012 - Jan. 2015Pittsburgh, PA• During a roughly $800 million acquisition, assist with identifying and resolving defects raised by opposing party through additional research, deed plots and mapping, and where a defect is incurable assist with creation of negotiation strategies to mitigate the impact to the greatest extent possible.
• Experience in multiple parts of a project, from take-offs and leasing through to drill site title and curative, preparing a unit for drills to go in the ground.
• Work with landowners and other necessary parties to cure title defects through research, various affidavits, subordinations, lease amendments, and other means as necessary.
• Negotiate and execute leases, amendments, and other necessary documents with landowners.
• Perform extensive mineral rights focused research in Ohio and Pennsylvania using internet, courthouse, and genealogical resources.
• Document and analyze the findings of research conducted, identifying defects and mineral ownership, prepare abstractor title reports, including maps, plots and other documents as necessary.
• Use well permits, lease information, title documents, ODNR, and PA IRIS|DEP to plot and map well locations and statuses.
• Use Metes and Bounds and Net Deed Plotter to create deed plots.
Legal Defender of Summit CountyIntern
Dec. 2011 - Apr. 2012One Cascade Plaza, Suite 1940• Draft memoranda and motions, including motions to suppress.
• Perform legal research on issues relating to Ohio criminal law.
• Interview clients and witnesses.
• Observe court hearings, interviews, and plea negotiations.
• Represent clients in court, conduct plea negotiations and trials.
Legal Aid Society of ColumbusLaw Clerk
Aug. 2011 - Nov. 2011Columbus, OH• Draft memos, answers, and letters to clients.
• Perform legal research using Westlaw and legal texts.
• Communicate with clients to gather facts regarding their cases.
• Attend in person client interviews.
• Attend and observe courthouse hearings and negotiations.
• Organize, review documents for relevancy, and prepare brief bank for scanning.
Nationwide InsuranceAnalyst, IT Operations
Aug. 2006 - Jun. 2012Dublin, OH• Utilize outstanding verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate issues of varying complexity to employees of different experience levels.
• Employ effective training and presentation skills to prepare new analysts in numerous skillsets in classroom, remote and individual settings.
• Work independently on projects assigned by manager, providing data analysis, presentation media production, data collection, process analysis and recommendations.
• Perform independent research and collaborate with experts to develop solutions to novel or complicated technical issues, then draft and maintain usable instructional documents for other analysts based on those solutions.
• Leverage communication skills and technical experience to communicate directly with employees to analyze, research and resolve incidents that frontline analysts were unable to resolve.
• Use problem solving and issue spotting to quickly troubleshoot diverse technical and business process issues while customers are on the phone while maintaining a consistently high first time resolution rate.
• Employ active listening and other customer service techniques to manage customer emotions and expectations.
• Prepare training materials and deliver training to current and new employees to prepare them for work on the IT Service Desk.
TeleperformanceTier II Analyst
Nov. 2005 - Aug. 2006- Provided phone-based support for Verizon Online DSL customers
- Assisted them with the installation and use of Verizon Online software, including DSL setup/configuration software, Verizon Online website, and Verizon Online email
- Troubleshot connectivity and home networking problems, both hardware and software related
- Configured Win95/2000/XP to connect to Verizon Online DSL modems
- Assisted users with hardware setup and configuration of DSL modem and supported routers
- Assisted users with setup and configuration of email clients such as Outlook Express
- Assisted users with account issues, such as cancellation and locked out passwords
- Assists users and service technicians with diagnosing possible line issues and resolving those issues
- Technologies used: Remedy Incident tracking software, NxTT line diagnostic software, Webphone
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