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Provide full service turn-key business brokerage services for select small business owners. Create business valuations and buyer pre-marketability assessments. Talent and experience that you would expect to find across multiple disciplines in large brokerage firm. I am able to charge much lower commissions working as a solo consultant and am passionate about the work I do and the affect it has on my client's well being.I do not rely on Digital Listings to get traffic like most business brokers who are not much more than glorified Craiglister's. I have made a career out of picking up the phone and calling to make contact and start a conversation. I leave no stone unturned and take pride in the American Dream and love to be apart of it.Email me for a free consultation to bford1267@gmail.com

Denver, Colorado, Us

Raincatcher helps entrepreneurs buy and sell remarkable companies. Founded in2011 and headquartered in Denver.We guide our clients through each step of the process, from the first meeting through post-sale follow up.Raincatcher uses the latest technology and integrated digital marketing to connectour sellers with the best buyers. We bring merger and acquisition practices to ourbrokerage, transforming any size business into ready to sell enterprises whileleveraging an extensive affiliate network to serve the clients who need additionalsupport.

Soliciting, educating and providing various rural agricultural businesses an opportunity to capitalize on solar energy systems along with connecting them with the right installer. I'm privileged to broker solar system installations in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa totaling over 3MW of projects and counting. I guarantee that my clients receive the best consulting advice along with being connected with cost competitive reputable solar installers. - USDA Reap Grant opportunities for agriculture operations- Property tax exemptions- Tax Credits- Hedge and fix energy usage costs

Overland Park, Ks, Us

Develop energy retrofits for commercial clients including but not limited to solar, lighting, HVAC, air ionization systems. We offer financing and tax/equity solutions.

www.kmc-brands.com www.americashempacademy.comKMC’s mission is to encourage exploration with the re-emerging hemp crop around the world. Education and networking between farmers, processors and distributors will allow the hemp industry to grow to its full potential.

Madrid, Madrid, Es

As a renewable energy development project manager, I am responsible for the development of utility scale wind and solar powered generation projects from the project identification stage through financial closing and start of construction.

Lenexa, Kansas, Us

• Worked to fill up Tradewind Energy's pipeline of assets assisting there shift from an acquisition phase to a development phase. It was an honor to work with such an amazing group of people along with getting to move back to Lenexa!• Performed research in the Midwest assessing the current renewable energy development competition • • Researched, contacted, negotiated and executed 215 wind leases in Kansas totaling over 60,000 acres and 3 utility scale solar leases supporting 550+ MWs of renewable acquisition and development • Acquired 400+ encroachment agreements for a 258 MW wind project divestiture within the Williston Oil Basin• Consulted and mitigated Oil and Gas development risk for Tradewind’s portfolio of wind and solar acquisitions • Consulted and assisted developers with any and all land concerns as it related to my real estate experience

• Perform advanced mineral title as part of a due-diligence team for the acquisition and divestiture of various West Texas Leasehold. • Determine complicated NRI and WI per leasehold interests at different depths and boundaries. • Frequently traveled to several different county courthouses researching, creating highly complex mineral ownership reports and abstracts for title attorney review for a $100M drilling program in the Permian Basin• Clear curative issues by courthouse searches and/or by contacting mineral owners and preparing necessary documents to create marketable title.

• Led a crew of 35 field landmen to handle all surface activities for an 8 well drilling program where time and performance were vital. Mentored and coached landman making the surface owner contacts • Purchased land in fee for purposes of free disposal of produced water and acquired a complex systems of ROW to transport water to said free disposal sites. Our plan to purchase additional future sites, vs paying expensive disposal rates, would increase the ROI on each new well by 5%• Acquired preemptive SUAs for future development area expanding the time allotted between well AFE and spud date to better negotiate using time as leverage.• Got an AFE setup up by operations to pay for additional GIS services provided by our surveyors. GIS service is a web viewer where all data is kept pertaining to all infrastructure. Almost 100 internal users across all departments at Shell relied on this tool to more efficiently document and communicate interdepartmentally.• Liaison of communication between our land department and the development department• Responsible for updates on weekly rig schedule meeting conference call with all departments on line

• Handled all subsurface activities for a 10 rig development/exploratory drilling program in Tioga County, PA• Led field brokers to acquire acreage for infill leasing. Accurately updated 50,000 acres as to its status as leased/unleased and prepared budgets for expansion areas. Worked with economics team as to priority areas of expansion• Multitask several contracts simultaneously with various non-op parties. Leases, addendums, Farm-ins (outs), election letters, co-op agreements, assignments, exhibts, pooling, swaps, sub surface easements, etc... while staying calm and focused • Technical understanding of all subsurface land contracts. Discuss with legal team regarding all agreements, agreement changes prior to utilizing• Worked with State Game Lands and the State of PA for acreage proposals

• Identified prospective EP sites by studying geology of thousands of driller logs filed during past 100 years; created subsurface diagrams and offered assumptions on exploration sites.• Co-drafted operating and participation agreements, assignments, and overrides; recorded leases into various working interest partners.• Filed documents, including operational maps of well locations, lead lines and water lines with GPS accuracy.• Bid contractors and managed all field operations for drilling, including electrical, lead lines, water lines, logging, perforating, fracking, tank sites, and water meter.• Expedited permits by meeting with state government decision makers to review and finalize injection plans.• Catalyzed local lawmakers to shrink $2 million monthly tax dollar loss by creating new oil carrier. Researched oil production records for 10 counties to present solid business case.

Leased and currently hold mineral royalties in several leases in hopes of future development

Houston, Tx, Us

• Performed due diligence for 1.3 billion dollar merger and 5 million dollar divestiture of PAA assets to various buyers.• Ensured proper pipeline documentation, including right-of-ways, permits, deeds, deeds of trust, assignments, bills of sale, exhibits, mortgages, and maps.

Kansas City, Kansas, Us

• Established corporate strategy for $3 million leasing campaign of 30,000 acres.• Ensured proper pipeline documentation, including right-of-ways, permits, deeds, deeds of trust, assignments, bills of sale, exhibits, mortgages, and maps.• Expedited targeting and negotiating of oil and gas leases by creating proven system for cross-referencing public records utilizing maps and database.• Negotiated contracts, obtained proper permits from local authorities, and drafted exhibits.• Researched and bid contractors, sub contractors, and site management.

• Played key role in company’s initial inception and future plans to go public.• Raised funds for planned operations, meeting with investors.• Managed due diligence for first gas play acquisition, purchased for $950,000.• Created leasehold maps Adobe Photoshop to view strategy for any leasing or ROW plans.• Surveyed wells sites and proposed pipeline routes with GPS software and obtained permits in accordance with state regulations.• Handled public relations, representing company with landowners, resolving disputes and keeping lines of communication open.• Started as Pumper, maintaining oil wells and sending daily production reports to management.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance, General