Nicole Lee
Katy,TX
Summary
Experienced Regulatory Compliance Analyst with a proven track record of high productivity and efficient task execution. Skilled in regulatory analysis, risk management, and policy development, with a strong ability to interpret and apply complex regulations. A strategic thinker with exceptional problem-solving and communication skills, ensuring compliance goals are met accurately and effectively. Adept at connecting seemingly unrelated details to identify risks and opportunities while staying up to date with evolving regulations. Known for a solutions-oriented mindset and a keen eye for detail in regulatory matters.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Regulatory Lead
Maverick Natural Resources
11.2024 - Current
- Lead and oversee two corporate regulatory personnel and one field regulatory personnel, ensuring seamless coordination and alignment of compliance strategies across all levels
- Drive collaboration between corporate and field teams to address regulatory challenges and achieve unified compliance goals
- Managed the development of internal processes so all departments company wide are aware of well status changes that operations initiated
- Designed and implemented streamlined internal processes to ensure consistent and accessible data visibility across diverse assets
- Effectively managed and monitored P&A budgets company wide
- Conducted detailed analysis to track cost-saving opportunities and forecast future needs
- Developed comprehensive justifications and presented funding requests to the executive team, supported by data-driven insights, operational metrics, and strategic alignment
- Assisted and maintained annual updates, renewals, and reports submitted to state agencies regarding well compliance and regulations in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida
- Assisted and maintained all annual/semi-annual well testing coordination with the field for Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas for over 8,000 wells
- Kept an up-to-date testing schedule so operations were aware of how many wells needed testing for yearly budgets
- Monitor and maintain workover schedule and verify that all required intent and sundries are filed within state requirements
Regulatory Compliance Representative
Marathon Oil Corporation
01.2023 - 11.2024
- Assist with all regulatory filings from spud to plug in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico
- Filings include state and federal APDs, sundries, completion reports, commingle application, right-of ways, and FAA Determinations
- Monitor and maintain rig schedule and verify all filings/changes are approved pre-spud
- Monitor and maintain workover schedule and verify that all required intent and sundries are filed within state requirements
- Assist the production team with monitoring and maintaining flare volumes in the state of Texas
- Manage all Semi-Annual Reports for oil wells in the state of Texas
- Participate in weekly meetings with subsurface to assist department with all planning requirements and deadlines for new drills
- Create internal training documents to help aid team in cross training for the state of Texas
- Assist team with creating a regulatory 'Rule-of Thumb' to help provide disciplines and tools that summarize important regulatory information crucial to new development
Regulatory Analyst / Regulatory Compliance Tech
Maverick Natural Resources
06.2019 - 12.2022
- Assisted and maintained annual updates, renewals, and reports submitted to state agencies regarding well compliance and regulations in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Michigan
- Assisted with monthly air quality compliance reports that need to be kept internally if an audit is needed for the production facilities
- Assisted with development filings specifically new drills, re-complete, injection, and SWD permits in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico
- Managed all renewals for 5 Operating Permits in the state of Texas
- Assisted and maintained all annual/semi-annual well testing coordination with the field for Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Michigan for over 8,000 wells
- Analyzed and monitored regulatory issues and developed recommendations for the organization regarding regulatory strategy for Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Michigan
- Met filing deadlines to avoid penalties or fines and relayed requirements to field personnel so they understood what was needed
- Established relationships with regulatory bodies and maintained while keeping up with new rules and regulations
- Participated in weekly operation meetings to assist divisions with any compliance questions or concerns and to development knowledge from the operations team on projects that the states needed updated filings for
- Monitored data for a Continuous Monitoring System (CMS) for a Title V facility
- Assisted with any research for due diligence regarding divestitures and acquisitions
- Assisted with HSE and Regulatory with any task or research as needed
- Attended necessary conferences or meetings to gain the knowledge of the Regulatory way of work
- Stayed up to date with all new state regulations
- Assisted team with cross training in Texas to allow all individuals to have an understanding and stay up to date on the state regulatory requirements
- Created Training Documents and Flowcharts to provide the field and operations regarding regulatory requirements so they understood the processes and timelines of rules regarding operational planning
- Created processes within the department to utilize technology to decrease time on administrative work and state filings
- Helped create an online database of all compliance testing required for all assets throughout the company
- Assisted Operations with new year budget by informing them of all possible problem wells that would fail annual required testing by reviewing all previous test results
- Kept an up-to-date testing schedule so operations were aware of how many wells needed testing for yearly budgets
Accounts Payable Clerk
Angler Construction LLC
06.2018 - 05.2019
- Managed 42 credit card accounts which involved coding and distributing to the specific jobs and cost codes
- Reconciliation of Subcontractor Pay Applications to job specific budgets
- Matched Invoices and Pay Applications to Internal PO
- QuickBooks entries which included Owner Change Order entries to budget, coding invoices, and pay applications
- Assisted with end-of month reconciliation, which included reconciling company credit card, retainage payable and retainage receivable, and three bank accounts
- Minor experience in reconciling owner AIA’s and entering them into QuickBooks
- Processed weekly check runs and managed cash flow
- Assisted Project Managers, Project Coordinators and Upper Management with any billing questions
Accounting Assistant / Customer Service
eSigns.com
11.2015 - 06.2018
- Assisted with end-of-month closings, reconciling company credit cards, and inventory offset
- Invoice processing - created and coded invoices; troubleshot and resolved customer and vendor discrepancies
- Collections on past due invoices
- QuickBooks, entry, and invoice processing; managed inventory and processed check runs
- Processed tax exemptions and refunds for customers, updated and managed cash forecast in Excel
- Managed and entered shipment information regarding Amazon orders
- Reconciled company orders with the payment system; verified all funds have been received
- Managed consignment account, audit invoices, and count sheets and processed key account orders and payments
- Assisted upper management when needed
- Handled customer inquiries, complaints, billing questions, and payment extension/service requests
- Calmed angry callers, repaired trust, located resources for problem resolution and designed best-option solutions
- Built productive relationships, resolved complex issues, and won customer loyalty
- Managed a high-volume workload within a deadline-driven environment
- Helped company attain the highest customer service ratings
- Reviewed all orders placed and verified artwork was at correct size and orders were charged properly
- Provided customer with custom quotes
Education
BBA - Marketing
Sam Houston State University
08.2015
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Data analysis for regulatory trend forecasting
- Regulatory compliance management system
- Incident investigation & corrective action planning
- Compliance tracking & reporting software
- Regulatory documentation & record-keeping
- Cross-functional team collaboration
- Permit applications & compliance reporting
- Upstream Operations
- Expertise in oil & gas regulations (BLM, NMOCD,OCC, TRRC,FDEP, LADNR,AOGC and AO&G)
Timeline
Regulatory Lead
Maverick Natural Resources
11.2024 - Current
Regulatory Compliance Representative
Marathon Oil Corporation
01.2023 - 11.2024
Regulatory Analyst / Regulatory Compliance Tech
Maverick Natural Resources
06.2019 - 12.2022
Accounts Payable Clerk
Angler Construction LLC
06.2018 - 05.2019
Accounting Assistant / Customer Service
eSigns.com
11.2015 - 06.2018
BBA - Marketing
Sam Houston State University
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