Administrator2009

PROFESSIONAL RESUME

OBJECTIVE

I am seeking a permanent position to utilize my skills. My background is diverse from working in various industries, most recently Oil and Gas, Wireless Telecommunication, and Rail in Commercial Real Estate and Land departments.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

05/04/09 – Present – EMPLOYEE – Stein Mart (Katy, TX)

Part-time Evening/Weekend Associate

06/15/08 – 04/15/09 – CONTRACTOR for LandTemp (Houston, TX)

Division Order Interest Analyst/Contract Compliance - BP Global

 Determine mineral and royalty ownership.

 Contract review as to how Division of Interest affects ownership (JOA, Contracts, Pool Orders, and Agreements)

(A) Title Examination (GIS, Regulatory filings, dept restrictions, identify royalty owners)

(B) Manage company owned DO (request DO TO)

(C) Establish and maintain producing ownership (request DO TO from Operator, validate DO’s, set up flacs, follow contracts reviews, monitor DOI setups, resolve discrepancies in a timely and professional manner)

(D) Assist Legal with documentation and research for litigation when required.

 Worked a Fixed Asset and Contract Compliance project and cleared approximately $15M in allocations for the Fixed Asset team.

03/20/07 – 07/2008 – SELF EMPLOYED

Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant (Katy, TX)

12/05/07 – 02/29/08 – EMPLOYEE – VGI Group

Real Estate Specialist (Houston, TX)

 Duties included conducting negotiations for the acquisition of real property for wireless telecommunication equipment;

 Contact daily with Property Manager of Commercial properties

 Researching land records;

 Coordinating extensively with all required agencies;

 Determining or obtaining the fair market value of real property; reviewing appraisal reports;

 Preparing draft contracts, easements, leases, license agreements and other real estate documents from in-house templates;

 Reviewing and explaining engineering plans to property owners;

 Writing internal reports (explaining background, issues and concerns to management)

06/03/07 – 11/30/07 – CONTRACTOR for LFC, Inc

Project Manager - Cricket Communications (Houston, TX)

 Managed a 6 month wireless telecom expansion for Site Acquisition;

 Ensured all due diligence was complete prior to construction;

 Prepared and reviewed legal documents prior to submitting to legal;

 Worked daily with Legal, Engineering, Project Controls, Procurement, and Construction to ensure project stayed on track

01/03/07 – 05/15/07 – SELF-EMPLOYED

Business Manager - Evergreen Telecommunications Services Inc (Dallas, TX)

 Worked for the two (2) Owners of the company my responsibilities were to ensure all operations were met daily.

 Managed and maintained all business pertaining to the President, including meetings, events, travel arrangements, and many personal items, included coordinating all communication to and from the President.

 Handled correspondence, contracts agreements, proposals, as well as AP/AR including payroll, HR.

09/25/00 – 01/02/07 – EMPLOYEE (several positions) – Bechtel Corporation

Site Acquisition Coordinator – Regional (Dallas, TX and Little Rock, AR)

 Point of contact as the Regional Site Acquisition Coordinator to some or all of the following: legal, real estate and construction field forces, engineering, as well as subcontractors for Environmental NEPA and Phase I&II reports.

 Tracked and maintained regional database of contracts and leases ensuring all required legal documents were in place to construct or place their equipment.

 Interfaced daily with all departments to ensure schedules were integrated and contracts were administered properly.

 Provided support and recommendations for confidential reports to local management.

 Served as first level of technical trouble-shoot assistance, and trained personnel on computer systems.

 Applied operational expertise to identify and implement plans required to satisfy both internal and external customer needs.

 Developed and conducted orientation sessions as required. Directed procedures upon approval by upper management.

 Monitored and coordinated specified deadlines for reports. Initiated corrective actions to all personnel as necessary.

 Verified and approved regional expenditures and referred all deviation from approved levels to group managers.

 Reviewed/approved all invoices for Accounts Payable.

 Requested all check request per client.

 Assisted in collection of business case data when required to ensure all accounts were cleared.

Site Acquisition Coordinator – Special Assignment (Cerritos, CA)

 This assignment consisted of obtaining Memorandum of Lease Compliance: Acting lead for the resolution of two hundred (200) plus dated (Years 2001, 2002, and 2003) and non-recordable Memorandum of Lease agreements for new site build raw-land sites. Evaluated each site lease file, determined each file's reason for rejection by the county recorders, corrected or recreated the proper Memorandum of Lease (MOL) documents, worked with landlords to procure their acceptance and execution of the corrected MOL, and recorded the new MOL. Collaborated and met with local county recorders' offices to resolve MOL rejection issues, collaborated with the client's legal and real estate management to resolve leasing or legal issues, and supervised two individuals assigned to this effort. This assignment also included gathering information and preparing procedures for Site Documentation QC/CA Checklist and Compliance Packages for turnover from Site Acquisition. This effort consisted of constant training of the Subcontractors as well as in-house Site Acquisition team members.

Sub-Contract Administrator (Dallas, TX)

 Prepared bidder pre-qualification, bidder list, bid solicitation, bid analysis, and awarded jobs to the subcontractor;

 Prepared change orders and amendments negotiated with contractors and customers.

 Maintained internal contact with managers, supervisors, and designated staff on operational activities affecting contractual rights and obligations, contract performance, contract administration and other major matters

 Assisted Manager of Contracts with the vendors and customers during negotiations.

 Managed assigned contracts by maintaining a continual review of progress and providing management with information regarding projected financial or technical difficulties.

 Right-of-Way Permit Manager (Dallas, TX)

 Managed Sub-Contractors for all required right-of-way, site acquisition, and permitting issues for construction and engineering;

 Ensured all Ordinances and Codes were maintained and met for all property types;

 Reviewed all engineering drawings prepared for obtaining required Permits;

 Prepared weekly reports for management

11/04/96 – 9/22/00 – EMPLOYEE – Catellus Management Corp.

Contracts Specialist - Permits, Licenses, and Railroad Track Agreements (Irving, TX)

 Managed and administered contracts agreements for a major railroad company in an assigned territory. These agreements were with various industries, rail, utility, telecommunications, oil/gas, and individuals. Based from in-house templates prepared by legal, prepared agreements from information obtained from applications, negotiations with the client, and engineering blueprints. These agreements were followed through execution. 1997 “Top Producer” in total revenue and contract agreements executed.

10/17/87 - 4/30/96 – EMPLOYEE – (2 positions) Lone Star Gas Company

Sr. Division Order Contract Analyst & Payment Coordinator-Contract Administration

 Team Leader. Trained five (5) Analysts in our section.

 Analyzed data to input on mainframe from various agreements.

 Reviewed and interpreted existing agreement for field personnel and Licensee to ensure agreements were administered correctly.

 Worked daily with oil and gas producers to interpret language in contracts in accordance with Texas’ oil and gas laws.

 Directed various departments via written correspondence or telephone contact of analyzed information to make sure changes, and/or corrections were made. Changes included cross checking, invoices, accounting, volume, and measurement to ensure payments were made correctly and contract provisions were enforced throughout the company.

Development Staff Assistant

 Worked with and produced high-quality confidential reports for several Sr. Vice President’s, the CEO and Board of Directors.

 Duties includes, covering phones, schedules, meeting, travel, ensuring the Board had all needed documents.

 Obtained and performed research for reports on Take-or-Pay cases for the Corporate Counsel of Mergers and Acquisitions.

1985 – 1987 – Intern – KDFW-TV

News Intern – Worked as an Assignments Editor for the evening and weekend evening news.

1983 – 1985 - EMPLOYEE - University of Texas Health Science Center

Administrative Assistant to department Director and Asst. Director of OB/GYN

EDUCATION/LICENSES

College (3yrs.) - U. T. Arlington (Radio/TV Communication - Major) - 1985-1986 and 1981-1983

Trade School - Elkins Institute (Radio/TV Communication) – Graduate 1985

High School - South Oak Cliff High, Dallas, TX - Graduate 1981

Texas - Easement/Right-of-Way Agent License – 2002 to 2004, and FCC License – 1985

JOB KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

 Office Automation Skills – Intermediate to Advance

 Presentations/Oral and Written Communications Skills – Intermediate to Advance

 Work experience in pricing, contract law, negotiations and project controls

 Working knowledge of procurement regulations, engineering/construction industry contracting policies and practices

 MS-DOS 6, LOTUS 1-2-3 Rel.4, WordPerfect 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0, SAP, TLS, AP1D, GIS, GPC, CICS, ORACLE and AS400

REFERENCES – Provided upon request

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