Manager Sales

Linda L. Barthelemy

**** ***** ***** ****** 281-***-****

Houston, TX 77069 ***********@***.***

Summary of Qualifications

• Recent due diligence experience as an landman.

• Experience in due diligence with the ability to effectively multi-task several complex

assignments amidst tight deadlines as a paralegal.

• Strong critical thinking skills with the competence to prioritize successfully.

• Skilled at organizing work and resolving problems that arise in day to day activities; can

manage large volumes of files and documents effectively.

• Proficient in computer applications (Word, Excel, and database systems).

• Excellent at developing working relationships with coworkers and clients.

• Ability to work independently and with a team.

Professional Experience

Contract Petroleum Landman 1/2013-2/2013

WSH Land, Houston, TX

Contract Petroleum Landman 8/2012-1/2013

Graves & Co., Houston, TX

• Right of way pipeline due diligence in Colorado and Utah counties.

• Gulf of Mexico shallow wells off the coast of Louisiana.

• Traveled to Denver, Colorado a due diligence for oil and gas properties in Colorado,

North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Contract Petroleum Landman 7/2011- 4/2012

Cinco Energy, Houston, TX

• Post Acquisition due diligence review of oil and gas lease and land files for Texas units.

• Review and analyze well files for title defects (i.e. ratification issues, probate and trust

matters, gap/stranger to title, corporate identity/authority to sign oil and gas leases, etc.)

• Verify sellers working interest from review of title opinions, plat maps, and assignments.

• Calculate mineral owner’s royalty interest, working interest, and overriding royalty

interest to prepare a Unit Calculation Spreadsheet. Summarized the title defects.

• Indexed the well files, assignments, contracts, plat maps, pooling, and title

opinions.

Land Assistant (Contract)

Repsol Exploration & Production, The Woodlands, TX 2008-2010

• Provided full support of the Land Department, including the Land Manager, and two land

professionals.

• Maintained document lease files for the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and Canada.

• Scheduled meetings, arranged travel, maintained contact lists and distribution lists.

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• Performed internet research for current oil and gas issues, prepared prospect binders for

land review for joint venture, processed expense reports for accounting, and coded

invoices for SAP.

• Working knowledge of Lexco (Owl Database) and OCS BBS for lease information.

• Created index of all the land files in Microsoft Access, and maintained files for farm-

ins/farm-out opportunities for joint ventures and historical offshore lease sales.

Senior Paralegal Prior Experience

New York, NY; Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas

• Provided support to partners during due diligence, acquisition and divestment of

companies with Merger & Acquisition law firm section.

• Document review for the Merger & Acquisition of Coastal Corporation and El Paso for

the FTC second request of documents on the natural gas pipeline systems with both

companies that produced, gathered, processed, transported, stored and markets natural

gas throughout the United States.

• Managed and organized corporate acquisition assignment for due diligence, developed

log of incoming documents that contained financial documents; tracked who reviewed

the financial documents, direct contact with outside legal counsel regarding specific

requests.

• Assigned practice groups: Antitrust and Trade Regulations, Financial Services, and

Merger Acquisitions. Responsible for maintaining case rooms, and the case/project

manager for paralegals assigned to my various assigned cases.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York

Junior Year Abroad Program, London, England

Paralegal Certificate, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

Continuing Education Classes

University of Texas-Petex Professional Land Management Program, Houston, Texas

• Due Diligence in the Acquisition and Divestiture of Oil and Gas Properties

• Oil and Gas Law for the Petroleum Industry

• Calculating Oil and Gas Interests

• Effective Methods: Curing an Oil and Gas Lease and Petroleum Land Title Defects

• Essential Concepts for Petroleum Land Management

• Critical Concepts for Understanding and Negotiating the Oil and Gas Lease

Seminars Attended, Houston, Texas

HAPL Shale Seminar, October 2011, 2012

HAPL Fall Seminar, October 2011, 2012

NHAPL Half-day Seminar, February 2012, 2013

HAPL Spring Seminar, April 2012

ALTA Seminar, June 2012

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