Randy J. Ketcham
130 ½ West Main Street
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
Cell Phone (812) 459-4587
Work Experience
Professional Landman September 2006 – Present
Independent Contractor
*Experienced in coal, oil and gas, gas storage field, coal-bed methane, right
of wayacquisition, leasing and curative work, and title research
* Contract Field Crew Operations Manager (3 Years) for Gulfport Utica Shale Project
* In-House Contract Landmanat Chesapeake Energy (2 Years) in NE Marcellus Region
*Crew Boss for5 Person leasing/title crew onMichigan oil project
*Worked directly with clients on project planning and development
*Performed drilling unit curative and fill-in drill site leasing
*Createdand complete all required legal documents for leasing and curative work for
oil and gas, hard mineral, and gas storage rights, and surface use agreements
*Acquired surface use sites for projects and pipeline and road rows
*Participated in weekly project progress, planning and strategy meetings
*Worked with survey teams and drilling contractors to plan and determine drill site
locations and well pool acreage, pipeline and road right-of ways, and surface sites
*Coordinated environmental, archaeological, and biological survey teams for proposed
surface sites and pipeline right-of-ways
*Developed new reports and spreadsheets for project data calculations and reporting
*Worked in the Illinois Basin (IN, IL & KY), Lower Michigan, Ohio Utica (Belmont &
Monroe Counties), NE PA Marcellus (Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, & Wyoming
Counties)
First National Bank of Carmi September 2005 – September 2006
Commercial Loan Officer Mount Vernon, IN
*Responsible for B2B sales of loan and deposit products to commercial clients
*Trained on business financials analysis and credit decisions for loan approvals
*Worked with corporate marketing officer to develop innovative marketing strategies
*Indirect sales of construction loan and mortgage loan products through contractors and
real estate developers
*Participated in branch manager rotation for weeknights and Saturday schedules
*Continually trained in managerial techniques and styles
*Maintained data mining spreadsheets of client information and account information
PMI – Toyota Motor Manufacturing of IndianaApril 2004 – September 2005
Tundra CS Line Team Member Princeton, IN
*Responsible for rotation between five work areas along the Tundra Cab Assembly Line
*Performed continuous quality and process improvement checks during production
*Completed Team Leader training courses for future advancement opportunities
*Participated in continuous quality improvement groups
*Worked after-shift maintenance and assembly line Kaizen
Fifth Third Bank of Southern IndianaNovember 1998 – April 2004
Business Development Officer – Illinois/Missouri TerritoryEvansville, IN
*Developed and maintained indirect auto dealer relationships in Southern Illinois,
Southwestern Missouri and St. Louis Metro Area
*Implemented continuous product training for dealership finance and sales teams
*Held accountable for territory delinquency, loss, and interest margin ratios
*Cross-sold all bank products and businesses to clients through referral programs
set up with appropriate departments
*Developed new and innovative product marketing strategies for existing products
*Facilitated cash management and commercial lending sales development
*Worked closely with commercial floorplan officer to develop territory commercial
clients and sales prospects
Education
PurdueUniversity West Lafayette, IN
Bachelors of Science in Management May 1990
Major: Management
Minors: Personnel Supervision, Human Resources, and Life Sciences
Continuing Education and Certifications
Purdue University-Agricultural Lending School West Lafayette, IN
Certified Agricultural Lender November 2005
Professional Associations
AAPL Member #78074 Since 2008
Currently working toward RPL certification
Tri-State Association of Professional Landmen (Illinois Basin) Since 2007
REFERENCES
Michael Duncan
Trinity Energy, LLC - Vice President
Office 615-807-1710
Cell 931-224-1050
Email:
Kelsey Swinford
Staff Landman
Conoco Phillips
Email:
William Illingworth
Basin Law Group - Partner
Office 812-421-1800
Cell 315-214-7843
Email:
Tyler Ferguson
Chesapeake Energy Corporation - Land Supervisor
Office 405-935-3926
Email: