Shelly Landman-Smith
6 Oberly Drive
Uniontown PA 15401
(724)366-5362
Objective
To utilize my Title Analyst/Abstractor experience in the Oil and Gas Industry to best benefit the company I work for. To build inventory and increase production.
Qualifications
· Over nine years of Title Abstract Experience
· Experience in 17 different Counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
· Oil and Gas titles, Due Diligence, Right of Way research, field checks and reports, Title Review, Lease Review
· Experience with plotting, mapping, well records research and heirships
· Worked with mortgages, judgments and liens
· Prepared AFEs, Pooling Decs, Leases, Affidavits and Amendments
Education
· B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing, Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA
· High School Diploma, Connellsville Area High School, Connellsville, PA
· Dale Carnegie Course
· Enhancing Client Relationships
Work Experience
· Oct. 2015- May 2016Western Land Services.
Title Reviewer
Research files to run title back to 1859. Compile reports on parcels and put together research packets. Review certified title and cure any issues. Fuel, copy, scan, email and collect files and paperwork from contracted employees. Manage work assignments and assign out duties to project personnel.
· Sept. 2013-April 2015 Noble Energy Inc.
Staff Landman II
Review Certified Title. Request and tract Curative to clear title for drilling. Prepare AFEs, Decimal Interest Worksheets, Pooling Declarations. Assist with JOAs and unit planning. Work with Division Order and Project Managers. Prepare reports and enter title status into database. Worked with outside law firms to order title opinions and build inventory for new units and determine the leases within unit boundary. .
· Sept. 2012- Sept. 2013 Hawkeye Research Inc.
Title Analyst
Prepare cursory title, complete title curative request, work with the client and the land owners. Completed Heirships and interest. Abstract chain of deeds and leases back to Patten Maps for land/parcels for Oil and Gas Leasing. Research DEP topography maps and quadrant maps for Oil and Gas Wells. Plot and research land acreage and discrepancies. Adverse all individuals in chain of title and research documents from prothonotary’s office. Compile reports on parcels and put together research packets. Familiar with research of heirships and ancestry.com. Worked in the following counties: (PA Counties) Washington and Greene; (WV Counties) Marshall and Ohio.
· Feb. 1, 2007-Present Szuhay and Associates as Independent Contractor Title Abstractor
Abstract chain of deeds and leases back to Patten Maps for land/parcels for Oil and Gas Leasing. Research DEP topography maps and quadrant maps for Oil and Gas Wells. Plot and research land acreage and discrepancies. Adverse all individuals in chain of title and research documents from prothonotary’s office. Compile reports on parcels and put together research packets. Familiar with research of heirships and ancestry.com. Right of Way research: Completed title chains, searched for Right of Ways, followed Right of Ways forward, completed pipeline map checks, well map checks and also field checks. Managed and reported research indexes and spreadsheets. Worked in the following counties: (PA Counties) Fayette, Washington, Greene, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Clarion, Venango, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Warren and Erie; (WV Counties) Monongalia and Whetzel.
· 2005-2007 Enrollment Counselor, University of Phoenix
Make 80-100 calls a day, counsel students on degree programs and options, assist in the training of new enrollment counselors, set enrollment meetings, conduct enrollment interviews, assist students with enrollment process and paperwork, work with academics and financial aid departments, counsel students through first few courses and assist them through to graduation, attend trainings and help train co-workers. Knowledgeable of financial aid and collegiate degree programs.
· 2004-2005 Store Manager, Finish Line
Train & motivate the employees to achieve goals. Facilitate new hire training, weekly training topics and new product rollouts. Develop schedules, receive shipment, manage orders, set up displays, advertisement and publicity, maintain and order supplies, cash counts, accounting. Conducting meetings, and coaching’s. Manage Labor, staffing, and company wide and local store goals.
· 1999-2004 Account Coordinator/Assistant Trainer, Qwest Project, Teletech
Implemented several improvement processes and conducted root cause analysis for areas of improvement. Designed training materials, incentive plans, and learning activities. Facilitated trainings, focus group, and conducted employee couching. Prepared the daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports, Power Points presentations, for performance, KPI’s and cost saving opportunities. Communicated with the client on a daily basis, handled escalated issues and strived for customer service satisfaction.
References
Barry Dewitt
Staff Landman III/Project Manager
Noble Energy Inc.
724-984-6578
Charlene Baird
Staff Landman III
Noble Energy Inc.
724-366-1518
Cindy Gaudiello
Office Manager/Accountant
Slater Engineering
724-757-5555