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Handling day-to-day legal and related matters, and assisting in the transition of Black Mountain Sand's legal, administrative, ESG, and other matters to Iron Oak Energy Solutions.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Strategic business partner to and across all business functions, including executive team, operations, HSE (and its MSHA and environmental compliance), procurement, human resources, IT, commercial, finance and accounting. Regularly advise CEO, executive team members, board of managers, and team leaders regarding best practices for specific matters, mitigating a particular risk, appropriate responses to outside parties, options for addressing difficult situations, and business-oriented solutions. Oversee legal affairs, day-to-day legal matters, risk management, and administrative matters across all business functions. Set and improve internal processes, reporting, governance, and compliance standards, including executing policies, practices, and decisions across business functions to timely and effectively meet short and long-term business goals and priorities. Lead, negotiate and prepare a broad range of complex agreements, including banking, corporate, commercial, technology, vendor, and employment-related.Handle all litigation including engagement, retention, and management of counsel, development of legal strategies, negotiating resolutions, and trials, as well as the engagement, retention, and management of subject matter experts. Led human resources team and function during leadership vacancy. Established, implemented, and continue to progress company’s ESG program and initiatives. Led team in choosing contract management system and ensured its implementation. Developed and executed RFP process for insurance brokers. Manage insurance program and annual renewals for products that strategically align with company’s risk management. Manage all real property and land related matters. Serve on Black Mountain Sand’s 401(k) Investment Committee.FOCUS: General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Executive, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Governance, Litigation Management, Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas, HR Management, HR Adviser

Monadnock was a private equity-backed oil and gas exploration company. Responsible for all land, legal and infrastructure development as well as personnel, administrative, IT, and corporate matters. Managed in-house administrative and land personnel, outside landmen, and contractors to meet the operational objectives of the company. Coordinated various accounting matters including banking, back-office accounting company, internal controller and outside auditors.Oversaw and managed all litigation and outside counsel. Handled negotiation of all collateral exploration and development agreements such as joint development agreements, rights-of-way, saltwater disposal leases and surface agreements (among others). Responsible for negotiation and managing the preparation of credit facility and midstream agreements and other vendor and third-party contracts. Led due diligence for, negotiated, and closed the initial company acquisition of assets and all subsequent acquisitions. Led the successful divesture of assets determined to be non-core to the company’s strategic focus. Worked with local electrical co-ops and other operators early in the development of play to ensure electrical infrastructure would support long-term developments. Oversaw the design and construction of a greenfield saltwater delivery system totaling almost 20 miles to take produced water to saltwater disposal wells. FOCUS: Board of Directors, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Due Diligence, Governance, Executive Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Litigation Management, Oil and Gas, Human Resource Management, HR Adviser, Leadership, Operations, Regulatory

Dallas, Tx, Us

First served as outside general counsel for Phytel, a venture capital-backed, medical technology company which provided an integrated solution to medical providers and systems for population health management through SaaS products, from December 2006 to December 2011. Moved in-house in August 2014 as a member of the management team and trusted advisor on legal and business matters, including regulatory compliance, issues related to product development and rollout, employment, and sales, as well as strategic issues and board matters, to the executive team to help guide the company to its eventual sale to IBM for IBM’s flagship, Watson Health. Served as a point person to manage due diligence with IBM and the various Phytel teams (including human resources, technology and innovation, sales, and compliance teams) in run up to sale. Coordinated with outside transactional counsel and assisted in the drafting of the transaction documents.FOCUS: General Counsel, Corporate Governance, Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Technology, Contracts, HR Adviser, Leadership, Divestitures, Due Diligence, Regulatory

Served as outside counsel for Antares, an upstream oil and gas exploration company, from April 2004 to December 2011. Moved in-house as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel and joined the Board of the publicly traded parent company in January 2012. Responsible for all land, legal, personnel, administrative, and corporate matters for the US subsidiary. Handled all exploration and production transactions, including regulatory and operational matters. Led and managed acquisitions, including the acquisition of company’s core Permian Basin positions, divestitures, including the sale of company’s Eagle Ford Shale position, and financial transactions, including a large debt facility and the subsequent maintenance thereof. FOCUS: General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Governance, Executive Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Litigation Management, Oil and Gas, Human Resource Management, HR Adviser, Executive Board Member, Board Advisor, Leadership, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Due Diligence, Regulatory

Addison, Texas, Us

Represented various businesses and handled a wide range of legal transactions and disputes. Clients represented a variety of industries, including oil and gas, manufacturing, environmental services, healthcare technology through SaaS, mortgage origination and servicing through SaaS, financial services, financial advisers, professional services, retail hardware, and automotive repair. Led several clients through due diligence, negotiation, documentation and closing of acquisitions and divestitures. Routinely handled a wide variety of negotiations and transactions, including intellectual property licensing; trademark prosecution, including handling office actions before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; professional services and vendor agreements; joint ventures, employee, distributor, manufacturing, and managed services agreements; and commercial leases. Conducted training in sexual harassment and other workplace issues for clients’ executives, managers and supervisors. FOCUS: Outside General Counsel, Corporate Governance, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Due Diligence, Oil and Gas, Technology and Software, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Human Resource Management, HR Adviser, Board Advisor, Intellectual Property, Leadership, Regulatory

• Cash, Klemchuck, Roach & Powers, Addison, TX August 2004 to December 2004• Gay, McCall, Isaacks, Gorden & Roberts, Plano, TX January 2003 to August 2004• Law Office of Kelli L. Roach, Addison, TX February 2002 to December 2003• Roach LLP, Plano, TX July 2001 to February 2002

Handled all aspects of state and federal commercial litigation matters including case strategy, advising clients, pleadings, preparation, hearings, discovery, depositions, trial and settlement negotiations. Also prosecuted trademarks for various clients, including handling office actions before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Routinely advised clients on risk management. FOCUS: Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Leadership

J.D., Law

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Government And Politics