Jay D. Smith
18600 FM 343
Cushing, Texas 75760
(936) 635-7950
KEY EXPERIENCE:
With over ten years’ experience in right-of-way acquisition, title research, permitting, mapping, agent and project management in the natural gas and crude oil pipeline industry, I have a broad range of knowledge in dealing with the several aspects of right-of-way pipeline project supervision having been a crew chief, lead agent and field supervisor over the past few years with different clients in the pipeline industry. I attained a high level of awareness in regards to utility locating through this past experience.
EXPERIENCE:
October 15, 2014 to February 11, 2015
Double Drop Resources, LLC
Acquisition Supervisor (Centurion Pipeline / DCP Midstream)
Right-of-Way agent supervision and training, survey coordination/review, Easement agreement revision and review for DCP Midstream, L.P. in Midland, Texas.
June 3, 2014 to October 15, 2014
Arrow Land Group, LLC
Acquisition Supervisor (Centurion Pipeline / COG Operating)
Right-of-Way agent supervision and training, quality checking survey plats and negotiating documentation for Centurion Pipeline, L.P. and COG Operating in Midland, Texas.
September 2013 to March 2014
Sundial Energy, LLC
Right-of-Way Field Supervisor (Marlin Midstream)
Responsibilities included coordination of route development, title and right-of-way agent management, maintained field reporting for engineering and operations, quality checking right-of-way documentation and check writing for landowner acquisition and damages settlement payments for Marlin Midstream, LLC in Panola County, Texas.
November 2012 to September 2013
Sundial Energy, LLC
Right-of-Way Field Supervisor (Lucid Energy WesTex)
Responsibilities comprised of management of title team lead and right-of-way agents, managed survey coordination, maintained acquisition asset reports, along with quality checks of easement documents and miscellaneous contracts during all phases of negotiation, and managing agent updates and tract count updates for weekly reporting for Lucid Energy WesTex, LLC on West Texas projects – Cline Shale.
June 2012 to November 2012
Sundial Energy, LLC
Right-of-Way Lead Agent (Denbury Green Resources)
Responsibilities included quality checks of easement documents and miscellaneous contracts prior to agent handling, coordinating development of pipeline routes, negotiation and acquisition of easements and temporary workspace, and managing agent updates and tract count updates for weekly reporting for Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas on the Conroe to Beaumont Lateral project.
September 2011 to June 2012
Sundial Energy, LLC
Right-of-Way Agent (DCP Midstream)
Duties included preparation of easement documents, miscellaneous contracts and releases, coordinating with engineering and inspection for possible construction issues, negotiation and acquisition of Easements, Damage & Claims Release, Additional Temporary Workspace, Hydro-Test Discharge Consents for DCP Midstream, LP in the east Houston area.
November 2010 to September 2011
Sundial Energy, LLC
Lead Right-of-Way Agent (TPF II East Texas Gathering)
Duties included supervising up to six (6) ROW agents, pipeline permitting acquisitions for crossings and encroachments for townships, cities, counties, utilities, Texas Dept. of Transportation, preparation of easement documents, surface agreements and miscellaneous contracts and releases, coordinating with engineering, construction inspection and survey for route development and construction issues, training of ROW Agents and coordinating field work, negotiation and acquisition of Easements, Surface Sites, Damage & Claims Release for TPF II East Texas Gathering, LLC in East Texas.
July 2005 to October 2010
Brokers: Sundial Energy, LLC & Tract, Inc.
ROW Crew Chief
Served as ROW Agent Crew Chief managing several Pipeline ROW agents for Barnett Gathering, LP through Tract, Inc. and Sundial Energy, LLC. Responsibilities included pipeline permitting acquisitions for crossings and encroachments for towns, cities, counties, utilities, Texas Dept. of Transportation and for BNSF and UPRR railroad crossings and encroachments, preparation of easement documents, surface agreements and miscellaneous contracts and releases, settling damage claims with landowners, coordinating with engineering, inspection, construction and survey to develop pipeline routes, training of ROW Agents and coordinating field work, negotiation and acquisition of Easements, Surface Sites, Damage & Claims Release, title research pre-acquisition - 40 year title history research for XTO Energy, Inc. and Barnett Gathering, LP.
EDUCATION: Kilgore Junior College (Licensed Vocational Nursing – 1994-1995)
LICENSES: Texas Easement/Right-of-Way – #2541
Texas Notary Public Commission
SKILLS: Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Power Point
Adobe Acrobat Professional
Google Earth
Deed Runner/Plotting programs
REFERENCES: Bryan Ramsey
Manager, JSL Partners
(254) 230-5533
Gabriel Meruelo
ROW Field Agent
(903) 812-1263
John Mahaffey
Owner – Double Drop Resources, LLC
(903) 360-0718