Energy Industry Executive with legal credentials and a record of success in startup, turnaround, and growth settings. Proven highly impactful in business development, JVs, strategic alliances, regulatory compliance, and vision setting. Leverage extensive industry connections to identify, develop, negotiate, and close new business opportunities. Recruited top talent to fuel growth, creating entrepreneurial environments valuing innovation.Licensed lobbyist with extensive experience interfacing with government, corporate, public, nonprofit, and media representatives. Resolved EPA issues swiftly and reengineered operations for complete regulatory compliance. Wrote, lobbied, and implemented key state legislation impacting oil and gas rules and regulations.★ Played a key role in developing and negotiating sales of deep rights to developers in the Utica Shale region, serving as President of a midstream asset development and management organization.★ Identified, pursued, negotiated, and closed midstream business development opportunities, working within both the Marcellus Shale region in PA and WV, as well as Ohio’s Utica Shale.★ Led a startup intrastate natural gas pipeline from zero to $7M revenue in 2 years, negotiating long-term contractual agreements rarely seen in the post-Enron environment.★ Catapulted performance of a publicly traded energy company during the peak of deregulation in the natural gas industry, increasing net income 68% and driving a 1.7X increase in earnings per share.★ Served as first in-house counsel for ODNR’s Division of Oil & Gas, representing the Division before the Ohio General Assembly.★ Authored Administrative Rules under the Ohio Administrative Procedure Act for the Natural Gas Policy Act, Underground Injection Control Program, and rules affecting pipelines, plugging of wells, and bonding.★ Represented National Gas & Oil Company before FERC and PUCO. Served as chief negotiator in PUCO performance audits.
Listed skills include Development, Public Relations, Services, Gas, and 2 others.