MICHAEL NOWELL
Fort Worth, TX
817-***-**** cell
*************.**@*****.***
I have experience as a landman, and project manager, both in house and in the field, running title, leasing,and buying mineral rights from companies, brokers and individual landowners. I have experience in financing and organizing upstream oil and gas operations. I am a disciplined self starter. I am comfortable with C-level presentations and comfortable in the field. I am organized and diligent in both short and long project cycles. I enjoy learning new things, and pick up new things quickly. I am looking to earn a position as a landman within the Oil & Gas industry.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
CAFFEY GROUP LLC. Buyer, Mineral Rights Jan. 2013 – June 2013
Overview: Research, Identify, Engage, Negotiate, close and Purchase producing/non-producing mineral rights in assigned territory from individuals, brokers, and companies in Marcellus / Utica Shale’s. Accomplished through inside and outside sales. Top producer 1st quarter.
• Identify communicate/negotiate with Land Owners/Brokers/Companies in the sale of their mineral interest in assigned territory.
• Coordination and negotiation with Brokers/Banks/trust managers.
BREITLING ROYALTIES LLC Mineral Royalties Sales June 2011 – Dec. 2012
Overview: Identify, Prospect, engage and sell mineral interest to all prospects/clients, as an investment. Focus was solely on prospects with a high net worth (C- level). Create or review all closing docs. Review of division orders for all clients,their accountants, lawyers and custodians.
• Extensive experience with IRA’s
* Extensive experience with cold calling
• Extensive experience with 1031 exchange
* Extensive experience with joint trust
• Extensive experience with both inside and outside sales
* Experience with long & short sales cycles
EVANS ENERGY II Landman Apr. 2010–May 2011
• Acquire/Negotiating Mineral / Surface leases for wells
* Setting up pay deck
• Ran full mineral title from sovereignty in TX
* JOA’s, Farm in’s / Farm outs
• Determining Working interest for all parties involved
* Preparation of all K-1’s
AMERICAN ROYALTIES Land Manager May. 2007- Apr. 2010
Overview: Purchase mineral rights from individuals, companies, and brokers in Barnett Shale and Haynesville Shale
• Identify future acreage position for purchase
• Running mineral title from sovereignty to present in TX/LA,
• Communicate/negotiate with Land Owners/Brokers/Companies/Banks/Trust in the sale of their mineral interest.
• Coordinated all aspects of closing between accounting dept. and legal department
• Coordinated all aspects of division orders and JOA’s between American Royalties and producers.
• Worked with Farm ins/Farm outs, and ROW agreements
• Successful in both business to business and individual sales
DR Horton Homes Onsite sales rep Jan. 2002 – May 2007
Responsibilities included – marketing to increase traffic to individual communities under my responsibility. Work with potential customers in analyzing their needs and finding the right product within inventory to fit those needs, negotiation of contracts, closing the sale and orchestration of closing between corporate, construction, mortgage, title companies, and
realtor. Management of all subcontractors. Consistently in top 5% of 40 person sales team for 4 years.
United States Marine Corps. Sergeant of Marines Jan. 1994 – Jan 2000
• Proficient in Microsoft office systems
*Lease take off
• Strong Negotiation skills
*Strong ability to multi task
• Disciplined self-starter
*Due Diligence
• Strong Prospector
* Cold Calling