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Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

▪ Assisted with the preparation for and launch of a start-up business specializing in the manufacturing, distribution, sales, and installation of sustainable wood custom building materials, including specialty wood siding, paneling, flooring, and decking▪ Closely collaborated with the business owners to create, plan, implement, and integrate the strategic vision of the company▪ Recruited, hired, and trained employees; growing the team from three employees to forty employees within five years▪ Held multiple roles and transitioned from one role to another as needed throughout tenure with the company▪ Contributed to the successful expansion of the company; generating $36,420,528 in gross sales from launch thru January of 2020▪ Designed business processes for the Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Sales, Operations, and Manufacturing functions▪ Established and managed vendor and supplier relationships and negotiated raw material costs and contracts▪ Overcame complex situations, quickly made decisions, and implemented corrective business and marketing strategies▪ Personally completed 1,000+ construction projects and oversaw approximately 5,000 sales team projects during tenure▪ Cooperated and communicated with all project stakeholders, including architects, builders, interior designers, and contractors to successfully deploy and complete each project on time, within project scope, and within project budget

Houston, Texas Area

▪ Responsible for the acquisition of oil and gas mineral rights leases throughout Texas and Pennsylvania▪ Ran Title Examination, Due Diligence, Title Curative, Working Interest, Seismic Permitting, and Well Activity reports and researched mineral and title sovereignty for fifteen client portfolios, including Chevron and other international investors▪ Maintained production goals and met required deadlines; ensuring clients had the legal right to drill for oil and gas▪ Meticulously researched documentation and discovered defaults in various leases; saving the client, Chevron, significant funds▪ Communicated and coordinated with land and mineral owners and personally secured owners’ signatures to obtain drilling rights▪ Analyzed various documents, maps, and reports, including ownership reports, run sheets, lease chain history reports, deed interpretations, and direct or reverse indexing reports, presented relevant information, and made recommendations to clients regarding drilling operations and lease payouts

▪ Marketed and sold alcoholic beverage products and serviced a portfolio of retail clients, including Randal’s Market, local convenience stores, and small to medium liquor stores located across Central Texas▪ Managed twenty corporate client accounts in Central Austin and increased territory sales by 20% over previous year’s revenue▪ Improved customer retention levels within highly competitive markets and consistently exceeded monthly quotas