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Sarah Hodges

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

adympl@r.postjobfree.com 405-***-****

Summary of Related Experience

Bachelor’s Degree

Project Management Professional (PMP©)

6 Years of Experience in Project Management

Advanced project management and project planning skills.

Capable of independently managing several projects at once.

Striven for results and maintain continual awareness of projects and clients.

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (365, Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Skilled in navigating database software such as QuickBase, Flairsoft, Deltek Vision, and ADP for managing projects and data, searching, using queries, and running reports.

Superior organization, consultative, communication (written and verbal), and presentation design skills.

In-depth understanding of reporting, records, and contracts management principles, processes and policies, design, databases or applications, and functions.

Ability to maintain positive working relationships with virtual, field, and corporate teams and clients. 15 Years of Experience in Land Acquisition

Contract review and management.

Negotiating easements and surface leases.

Due diligence and surface ownership title research.

Preparing acquisitions & divestitures.

Mapping (GIS) and visual aids.

Construction liaison support.

Air Force Veteran, Honorable Discharge

Experience

Corporate Program Manager, Utilities & Renewables

Contract Land Staff

Jul 2021 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Client Engagement: Invenergy; MidAmerican Energy Company; Consumers Energy; Avangrid; Duke Energy; Key Capture Energy; EDF Renewables; and Innergex.

Initiate and implement land acquisition projects for energy companies to build infrastructure of transmission lines, wind and solar farms, and battery energy storage systems for electric generation.

Sustain project budgets, update backlogs, create forecasts, then report critical information to Project Controls and Executive Management to ensure budget efficiency and meet company margins.

Estimated and awarded $2.6MM in proposals for 30 projects of various clients in renewable energy. Independent Consultant

Fastract Land Services, LLC

Nov 2020 - Jul 2021 (9 months)

Created company policies and procedures, marketing materials, LinkedIn profile, and portfolio for marketing to target clients and researched RFPs and attended pre-bid meetings for potential clients. Sarah Hodges - page 2

Compared software solutions for technological innovation of processes, including data storage and financial analysis to ensure valuable, cost-effective service.

Researched RFPs and attended pre-bid meetings to prepare proposals for potential clients. Program Manager

Coates Field Service, Inc.

Jan 2018 - Nov 2020 (2 years 11 months)

Client Engagement: American Electric Power (AEP); Electric Transmission Texas (ETT); Quanta Services; Black & Veatch Corporation; Burns & McDonnell; Dashiell Corporation; EPC Services; Sargent & Lundy; and Kiewit.

Managed a program of electric transmission and fiber telecommunications (TELECOM) projects in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) regional grids.

Provided administrative direction to project teams and coordinated activities during a project's lifecycle to meet the project schedule, scope, milestones, and deadlines.

Secured an average yearly program budget of $7.2MM with a staff of 40-50 SMEs working countrywide.

Inherited 134 active work orders and maximized project activity by 65% to a growth of 382 active work orders in 2 years, including a 35% increase in TELECOM budget. Supervisor

Coates Field Service, Inc.

Oct 2016 - Jan 2018 (1 year 4 months)

Client Engagement: American Electric Power (AEP); Electric Transmission Texas (ETT); Targa Resources; Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA); and Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E).

Assisted the Program Manager with supervision and execution of project activities for right-of-way and real estate acquisitions for AEP’s electric transmission assets.

Member of the Project Quality Management Team (PQMT) and maintained quality assurance and control for various oil, gas, transmission, and wind clients and their projects.

Responsible for preparing and issuing project reports indicating the production status that identifies performance, dashboard indicating earned value of schedule performance and cost performance, and risk for all aspects of small, medium, or large projects. Acquisition Agent

Coates Field Service, Inc.

Aug 2012 - Oct 2016 (4 years 3 months)

Client Engagement: American Electric Power (AEP) and Enterprise Crude Pipeline LLC.

Executed land acquisition of easements and leases for land necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission and distribution lines, and above-ground facilities.

Negotiated and acquired right-of-way easements for various projects, including a 76-mile 345 kV new transmission line from Valliant, Oklahoma to Texarkana, TX; a 9-mile 138 kV rebuild transmission line from Sand Springs to Sapulpa, OK; and a crude oil pipeline relocation in Healdton, OK.

Identified possible title defects and prepared title related correspondence, based on searches, opinion letters, title evidence, and prior policies.

Sr. Title Agent

Coates Field Service, Inc.

Jun 2008 - Aug 2012 (4 years 3 months)

Client Engagement: Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Midstream.

Instrumental in the development of a centralized records center – organized and processed over 40,000 permanent land records and trained a team of 5 members to audit and track record data. Sarah Hodges - page 3

Spearheaded the development of a new department to identify third party encroachments.

Demonstrated self-reliance by creating standard operating procedures and coordinating with operations, GIS, survey, and legal departments regarding possible encroachments. Emergency Actions Controller

US Air Force Reserve

Mar 2012 - May 2013 (1 year 3 months)

Decisively executed operational orders and emergency action checklists, monitored mission status, and coordinated flight following of aerospace resources for the Tinker AFB Command Post.

Promoted to Technical Sergeant (TSgt), E-6, Non-commissioned Officer (NCO), and passed the required curriculum to advance to level 7, “Craftsman”, in the career field Command and Control.

Top Secret, EWO-ESI Category 1, Classified Information, & SCI 17 Aug 2000 SSBI security clearance. Education & Training Manager

US Air Force Reserve

May 2007 - Mar 2012 (4 years 11 months)

Developed and evaluated training programs, providing education services for military members.

Compared individual knowledge and skills with job principles and identified training requirements.

Executed tests to measure individual abilities and recommended actions to correct deficiencies.

As the First Aid Buddy Care Instructor, trained and certified newly integrated and transferring military members and maintained required training documentation for deployments. Manager, SORTS & Reports

United States Air Force

Mar 2005 - Jan 2006 (11 months)

Oversaw Operational Reporting to Headquarters Air Combat Command and Air Force Operations Center for base agencies and ensured timely decoding/processing of emergency action messages.

Reported to commanders weekly on Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and Air Combat Command (ACC) requirements for the Status of Resources and Training (SORTS) for 11 Wing and 3 Tenant Units.

Trained 30 Unit SORTS monitors, achieving 98.72% accuracy rate – 2% above command average.

Overhauled the communications security program and awarded “Outstanding” rating at inspection.

Top Secret, EWO-ESI Category 1, Classified Information, & SCI 17 Aug 2000 SSBI security clearance. Manager, Console Operations

United States Air Force

Mar 2004 - Mar 2005 (1 year 1 month)

Supervised 18 enlisted personnel and responsible for daily management of Operations Control Function (OCF) to include emergency actions, tracking of key personnel, event/incident notification and reporting, initiating recalls, flight following, and status of airfield operations and maintenance.

Surpassed 264 peers to be chosen as the 2004 Headquarter Air Combat Command (ACC), Command Post Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year.

Top Secret, EWO-ESI Category 1, Classified Information, & SCI 17 Aug 2000 SSBI security clearance. Assistant Training Manager

United States Air Force

Mar 2002 - Mar 2004 (2 years 1 month)

Solely ran training section for 6 months during critical manning shortfall – conducted over 30 hours of scenario-based instruction and shepherded 5 trainees through successful upgrade training.

Observed and critiqued performance of controllers during task evaluations, exercises, and Sarah Hodges - page 4

contingencies, certified 15 new controllers, and managed the training of over 40 certified controllers.

Meticulous tracking of trainees, attention to detail, and use of computerized testing over traditional means increased test scores by 15%.

Top Secret, EWO-ESI Category 1, Classified Information, & SCI 17 Aug 2000 SSBI security clearance. Emergency Actions Controller

United States Air Force

Jan 2000 - Mar 2002 (2 years 3 months)

Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and participated in over 1,600 missions, delivering more than 38,400 tons of cargo and 79,000 war fighters to their final destinations.

Coordinated over 4,768 tanker missions delivering more than 255 million pounds of fuel to over 12,130 aircraft supporting coalition air, ground, and naval force projection efforts.

Managed the execution of over 50 daily tactical and strategic airlift missions, including high profile distinguished visitors in support of the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of Defense.

Top Secret, EWO-ESI Category 1, Classified Information, & SCI 17 Aug 2000 SSBI security clearance. Education

University of Oklahoma

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Geography

2009 - 2012

MTI College

Some College, Business Administration/Legal Administrative Assistant 2006 - 2007

Licenses & Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP©) - Project Management Institute Issued Apr 2021 - Expires Apr 2024

Certificate No. 2994786

Notary Public - State of Oklahoma

Issued Jun 2021 - Expires Jun 2025

Certificate No. 13005256

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