April Zielny
Yukon,OK
Summary
Detail-Oriented Business Professional with 20 Years Senior Level Experience, Emphasizing Accuracy and Efficiency. Possess Strong Interpersonal and Organizational Skills and Works Effectively with Peers to Produce Results and Meet Deadlines. Company & Customer Expertise Goals and performance Project Management Business development and planning
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Engineer Analyst
Opal Natural Resources
07.2020 - Current
- Build and manage property, reserves and financial databases for all oil and gas assets, specifically utilizing ARIES
- Queried databases for information needed for report processing.
- Manage and process contractor information, invoices, and purchaser statements. Assist with managing documents and filings on network drive
- Review daily production and reporting accuracy in Field Direct and Quorum. Compare monthly purchaser statements to in-house production reporting for variances
- Review production and cost trends for opportunities to restore and enhance value
- Assist Petro-Ledger with various regulatory and accounting needs
- Helped implement Open Invoice processing
- Assist with various engineering, geology, land and technical projects
- Guided acquisition process to capture projected cost and revenue synergies and move combined organization forward.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
- Developed and updated tracking spreadsheets for process monitoring and reporting.
- Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.
- Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.
- Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making.
- Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
- Supported creation of detailed, technical financial models to value potential acquisition targets.
- Validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data.
Oil and Gas Engineering Consultant
ANZ Consulting, LLC
04.2019 - Current
- Special engineering and mapping projects as requested by private oil and gas companies
- Assisted three managing members with databases, spreadsheets, and special requests for acquisition evaluations
- Collaborated with partners to ensure that complex projects were delivered on time and on budget
- Was in charge of directing and overseeing the completion and evaluation of wells and reports
Account Executive
Alias
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Built relationships with current customers and the community to generate new leads and promote long-term business growth
- Connect with executives and stakeholders and deliver oral and written presentations
- Attend networking events and conferences on behalf of the company
- Manage exhibitor booths at conferences
- Increased sales by making recommendations to promote the effectiveness of the brand and the benefits of the product
- Increased revenue by gaining new customers and identifying needs in order to provide relevant products
- Interacted with prospects and customers at various events, such as trade shows, seminars, and workshops
- Followed up with customers to gauge satisfaction and address any technical or service issues after completing sales
- Assist in planning and logistics of marketing events
- Setup, review, and modify proposals for perspective clients
- Maintain customer files, contracts, and leases and update customer information in company CRM
- Assist in the development and achievement of sales goals
- Communicated with customers as soon as problems arose in order to find a quick solution before the problem became more serious
- Met with technical, product management, and service personnel on a regular basis to stay current on company offerings and business policies
- Conducted site visits to assess customer needs, demonstrate products, and make strategic recommendations
- Kept in touch with clients on a regular basis to assess overall satisfaction, resolve complaints, and promote new services
Sr. Reservoir Engineer Analyst
Le Norman Operating LLC
05.2013 - 04.2019
- Assist engineering team analyze internal and external reserve databases, prepare cash flow models, and create engineering onelines, summarizing findings to help analyze collateral value, cash flow metrics and credit risks
- Helped create and implement automated production system for operated daily and monthly production
- Assisted with testing and implementation of Merrick production and SevenLakes data integration software and pre-drill workflow
- Collaborated on all stages of systems development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to implementation
- Assist in acquisitions & divestiture evaluations and presentations by partnering with senior staff and tech to prepare and complete the acquisition & divestiture due diligence process
- Implemented daily operational changes in a systematic manner
- Converted manually tracked excel reports into dynamic databased automated reports, eliminating excess man hours and duplicate data entry efforts (Drill Schedule) and cut down on manipulating manual project management tools
- Managed project elements for multiple initiatives from initial planning to project rollouts
- Assist in compiling, analyzing and transferring data between Aries and Access in conjunction with client reporting
- Prepared quarterly and year-end reserve reports using multiple pricing scenarios including SEC 5 year dev
- Primary source for maintaining and updating critical data in Aries and other data sources
- Made price sensitivity runs in Aries to determine value and volume of company at different times
- Provided production target forecasts for production accounting department
- Build and format Excel spreadsheets and manipulate data between Excel and Access
- Update and maintain ownership, production, and other pertinent data in Aries by working with all departments
- Provide any and all other essential data and reports requested by management for in house or outside personnel
- Manage and maintain procedures and tools for accurately and efficiently tracking data such as LOE, shrinkage, pricing and other critical information necessary for reserve reporting; Made prelim runs to see impact of changes
- Provide databases and reports for banks & Corporate Development group
- Partner with engineers as the technical point of a contact for the client and attend internal and external client meetings
- Prepare, consolidate and analyze various complex reports from land, accounting, corporate development, for accuracy
- Used Access to compile and scrub data from external sources before integrating data into internal databases decreasing duplicate entries, erroneous data, etc.
Sr. Reservoir Engineer Analyst
Sand Ridge Energy Inc
08.2010 - 05.2013
- Manage, update, QC, and maintain databases containing production and reservoir data and assist engineers with data analysis
- Support in the technical evaluation of oil & gas assets including economic analysis, differential reviews, pricing adjustments, OpEx analysis, as well as production data updates and analysis
- Track and build maps for wells in play and track non-op production for industry wells
- Strong understanding of creating a Reserve Report, and how to read and utilize cash flow summaries
- Assist engineers/manager with acquisitions and projects
- Provide data, and support, to managers or other departments where engineering or technical data is required
- Assist engineering team with addressing engineering questions from internal partners, external regulators and participant banks
- Build spreadsheets and Access databases for data analysis and Import/export data between Aries and Geographix databases
Education
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
Oklahoma State University
2004
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Skills
- MS Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint
- Data Analysis & Management
- Economics & Acquisitions
- Engineering & Technology
- Leadership & Communication
- Analytical Skills
- Interpersonal Relations
Timeline
Account Executive
Alias
05.2021 - 08.2021
Senior Engineer Analyst
Opal Natural Resources
07.2020 - Current
Oil and Gas Engineering Consultant
ANZ Consulting, LLC
04.2019 - Current
Sr. Reservoir Engineer Analyst
Le Norman Operating LLC
05.2013 - 04.2019
Sr. Reservoir Engineer Analyst
Sand Ridge Energy Inc
08.2010 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
Oklahoma State University
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