Career Progression
I have acquired from the following private sector construction companies, exploration & production firms, consulting, IT software firms, state and federal agencies, over twenty-eight years of diversified accounting, audit and implementation and support experience in the energy industry, domestic and abroad.
Mattress Firm | Houston, Texas
Retained to manage Small, Medium to Large Retail Mattress Stores to ensure monthly budgets are exceeded, store operations maintained, responsible for ensuring that each customer receives the best service possible, and for assisting in the execution of all store initiatives that contribute to
generating sales.
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John Michael Homes | Austin, Texas
Retained to sell 37 new single family homes for a rapidly growing boutique builder and quickly assumed the duties of Project Manager based on strong performance in process optimization, productivity improvement and quality management.
Mendez Energy, CS | Houson, Texas
I provide project management, consulting, implementation, operating and training solutions for my clients in the Oil & Gas Industry in the following ERP specialty practice areas:
Oracle Core Financials: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accountants Receivable and Fixed Assets Enterprise Upstream (EU): Authorization for Expenditure, Dual Accounting, Joint Venture Accounting, Partner Balancing, Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) and Revenue Settlement
In addition I provide solutions in following professional services areas:
Contract Compliance Review, Joint Venture Audit, Revenue Audit and Royalty Reviews, Internal audit, accounting, finance, and technology, Banking, Energy Trading, Risk Management, Systems Implementation and Business Process Improvement (BPI), Due Diligence, Gas Balancing, Gas Plant Reviews, Systems Analysis and Special Projects
P2 Energy Solutions | Houston, Texas
P2 provides financial management software, operating, consulting and training solutions based on in depth industry knowledge and best practice methodology that streamline back office accounting processes, data and services for the upstream oil and gas industry.
I provided consulting, implementation, operating and training solutions that are practical and customized to produce results for my clients in the following specialty practice areas Oracle Financials (GL, FA, AP, AR), Enterprise Upstream (EU) Authorization for Expenditure, Dual Accounting, Joint Venture Accounting, Partner Balancing, Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) and Revenue Settlement and WellCore Enterprise.
Jefferson Wells International | Houston, Texas
JWI is innovative professional services firm delivering operating, consulting and training solutions based on knowledge and methodology. My solutions were practical and customized to produce results for my clients.
I provide operating, consulting and training solutions in four core practice areas: internal audit, accounting, finance and technology. As well as the following specialty practice areas of Banking, Energy Trading, Risk Management, Systems Implementation and Business Process Improvement (BPI).
Ashland European Shared Services | Barendrecht, Netherlands
The European Shared Service Center, located in Barendrecht, The Netherlands, provides finance, information technology, human resources, communications, legal and environmental, health and safety support to all Ashland Inc. divisions in Europe: Ashland Distribution, Ashland Performance Materials, Valvoline and Ashland Water Technologies.
My role as Implementation Consultant was for the successful creation of the Ashland European Shared Services Center and for the successful implementation of the JD Edwards Financial Systems.
Ashland Exploration, Inc. | Houston, Texas
Ashland Exploration, Inc. is engaged in exploration for and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and overseas. Based in Houston, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashland Inc., which is a diversified energy corporation engaged in petroleum refining, transportation and marketing; retail gasoline marketing; motor oil marketing; chemicals, coal; and highway construction. Ashland Inc. is based in Ashland, Kentucky.
Directed all Accounting functions, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning, Budgeting, Joint Interest Billing, Revenue, Cash Flow Analysis/Forecasting, Regulatory Reporting Tax Returns, and reported to senior management.
Texas General Land Office | Houston, Texas
The primary responsibility of the Texas GLO is to lease the vast land (13 million acres) and petroleum mineral holdings for energy and mineral development, with the proceeds going to the Permanent School Fund to help pay for public education.
I was responsible for performed royalty revenue audits on companies that held contracts to produce hydrocarbons on State lands to ensure proper royalty payments to the State of Texas.
Comptroller of Currency (OCC) | Washington D.C., Dallas, Texas
The OCC’s primary mission is to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and federal savings associations. My primary responsibilities included conducting on-site reviews of national banks and federal savings associations (or federal thrifts); and to provide sustained supervision of these institutions’ operations.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission | Houston, Texas
The TABC audits alcoholic beverage gross receipts to ensure proper payment to the state. Entity types subject to audit include liquor wholesalers, beer distributors, airlines, restaurants, bars, sporting arenas, private clubs, bingo halls and other miscellaneous companies.
My primary responsibilities, conduct gross receipts tax audits on permit holders.