Jon E. Bryant-Baker

318-470-8978

SUMMARY

Goal-oriented manager with over 9 years’ experience in Oil and Gas acquisitions and divestitures. Strong communication skills combined with technology skills, in software products dealing with finance and leasehold management,with GIS abilities. Exceptional skills in:

  • Mineral Title and Ownership Research
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  • Negotiating Contracts (JOA’s, Assignments, Sub-Leases)

  • Strategic Planning
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  • Querying and Reporting

  • Applications Design and Development
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  • Project Management

  • Microsoft Office Skills, GIS,Adobe products, TOBIN products (TLS/P2Land)
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  • Organizer of tasks across platforms
  • Manager of cost efficiently

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BHP Billiton,Houston, TX

Land Advisor, 2012-2016

A Business Development Landman dealing with acquisitions and divestitures that drove an income of over $30 million from legacy assets previously not known to the company. Transferred to leasehold and reporting to deliver to multiple reporting agencies, including but not limited to SEC reporting and Executive meetings. Managed shut-in wells for Arkansas to deliver prompt payment to insure a zero lease loss scenario.

  • Divesting of legacy properties
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  • Managing Brokers and their billing

  • GIS mapping
  • Shut-In Payments
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  • Training of in-house and broker
  • Project Management

  • Lease/Land Evaluations
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  • Querying and reporting

  • JOA & Assignment negotiating
  • SAP Coach
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  • Design and Development of software

Petrohawk Energy Corporation, Shreveport, LA and Houston, TX

Business Development Landman, 2010-2012

Initially hired to manage their broker software and weekly/monthly real-time reporting that evolved into aiding the lease acquisition teamto acquiring approximately 350,000 acres in West Texas.

  • Acquisition of leasehold for company’s direction
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  • Managing Brokers and their billing

  • GIS mapping
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  • Training of in-house and broker

  • Lease/Land Evaluations
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  • Project Management

  • JOA & Assignment negotiating
  • Title review
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  • Design and Development of software
  • Querying and reporting

R&O Energy, Shreveport, LA

Independent Oil & Gas Landman, 2008-2010

Advanced up in the company from abstractor and IM to leading a crew on Due Diligence for acquisitions, Curative, and GIS mapping in the Haynesville Shale and West Texas.

  • Negotiating lease with land owners
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  • Title research in Louisiana Parishes

  • GIS mapping
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  • Due Diligence

  • Ownership reports
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  • Ilandman liaison

  • Managing crew
  • Abstracting Land documents
  • Tech Savvy
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  • Preparation of legal document
  • Information Management for the company (server, network, computer set-up)

Manna Acquisitions, Shreveport, LA

Independent Oil & Gas Landman, 2008

Handled Due Diligence, well histories, and leasing negotiations in the beginning of the Haynesville shale boom.

  • Due Diligence
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  • Well History

  • Lease negotiations
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  • Ownership Reports

The Mitchell Company, Bossier City, LA and Fort Worth, TX

Independent Oil & Gas Landman, 2007-2008

Promoted from abstractor to curative representative dealing with in-house landman directly. Researching landowners in the past and finding their current heirs in the Barnett Shale.

  • Abstracting
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  • Well History

  • Curative
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  • Ownership Reports

  • Abstracting

Sterling Health Care. Shreveport, LA

Insurance Sales Representative, 2006-2007

Researching for leads in any way possible for appointments across the state of Louisiana to educate about Medicare Insurance as well as other products supported by the Sterling brand.

  • Medicare Sales
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  • Efficient travel

  • Long Term Acute Care Sales
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  • Presentation of products

  • Cold Calling

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

LSU

B.A., Business Administration

AAPL

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