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* Responsible for the intake of invention disclosures and for coordinating patent filing, prosecution, and annuity maintenance for U.S., PCT and foreign patents. * Perform Patentability Searches; prepare Information Disclosure Statements citing relevant prior art.* Generating reports for patent portfolio review, patent maintenance decisions, and quarterly annuity reviews.* Instruct outside counsel regarding filing, prosecution, and maintenance of patents. * Coordinate contract preparation and execution, including Confidentiality Agreements, Joint Development Agreements, License Agreements, and Consulting Agreements. * Perform Weekly Intellectual Property Search/Competitor Watch/Infringement Report.* Coach, mentor, and train team members. * Special Projects: Participate in task force for the development and implementation of best practice guidelines for recommended IP procedures; developed standardized templates and workflow for Invention Disclosure intake, US formalities documents, docketing, and IDS reporting procedures.

* Responsible for corporate and legal matters, regulatory compliance, and accounting procedures for independent oil and gas operating and consulting firm. * Prepared legal contracts, including oil and gas leases, farm-outs, joint operating agreements, partnership and joint venture agreements, turnkey drilling contracts, and gas sales contracts. * Verified SEC compliance for private offerings. * Tracked compliance with Joint Operating Agreements and COPAS accounting guidelines. * Handled regulatory compliance issues for well operations, including filing monthly production reports, applications for drilling permits, and annual pipeline and organization reports. * Generated operations reports for investors, joint interest billings, and disbursements of production revenue. * Prepared economic projections for drilling prospects and assisted with reserve estimates and well data gathering.

* Coordinated the development of offshore Gulf of Mexico exploration project with budget exceeding $100,000,000. * Prepared reserve estimates, rate projections, and economic evaluations for project AFE.* Presented project economics to management for approval and scheduling. * Managed multi-disciplinary team from Exploration, Drilling, Facilities Development, and Gas Contracts Departments to complete the project within projected budget and schedule. * Generated reserve estimates and projected production schedule; presentation of estimates to potential gas purchasers to obtain bids and negotiate gas purchasing contracts. * Prepared economic evaluations and coordinated successful bid to purchase the adjacent block at federal offshore auction

High Island 24-L: Responsible for operation of 24 offshore satellite wells in Texas state waters- Analyzed production; designed and implemented workovers; generated budget reports, economic evaluations, AFEs, and annual reserve reports. Special projects included reviewing gas processing contracts, gas allocation procedures, and right-of-way/pipeline agreements. East Texas: Supervised completion and production operations in ARCO's East Texas district, including designing remedial workover and recompletion procedures, generating projected economics and reserve estimation, and preparing geologic maps and cross-sections.

Maintaining production equipment on CAGC offshore production platforms - Gulf of Mexico, working 7/7 rotation.