Senior Exploration Consultant
Resume:
Michael Edward Kenney
Managing Partner
ad8ce5@r.postjobfree.com • 337-***-****
Lafayette, LA 70503
www.linkedin.com/in/mike-e-kenney/
Business-savvy strategist and highly analytical professional with extensive experience in achieving established growth and profitability objectives for Fortune 500 companies across diverse industries. History of success creating and executing C- level initiatives and solutions to transform corporate goals into profitable reality. Renowned strategist; expert at steering high-stakes investment endeavors and advancing corporate objectives. Excel in leading significant capital deployments and driving acquisition of seismic and geological data to boost prospect evaluation and company asset portfolios. Proficient in negotiating key agreements and managing complex regulatory environments, consistently delivering projects that enhance shareholder value. Remarkable acumen in devising successful sales and marketing strategies to drive business success, while cultivating strong partnerships, implementing growth initiatives, and enhancing organizational effectiveness. Well-versed in directing cross- functional teams to complete projects within time and budgetary constraints in fast-paced environment. Areas of Expertise
• Operations & Engineering Leadership
• Strategic Planning & Execution
• Global Business Development
• High-Performance Computing (HPC)
• Partnership Building
• Servant Leadership
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Training & Development
• Regulatory Compliance
• Geological & Seismic Data Analysis
• Capital Expenditure Management
• Team Building & Leadership
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Vendor & Stakeholder Engagements
• Continuous Process Improvement
Professional Experience
Petrolex Investments, LLC, Lafayette, LA / Houston, TX 2022-present Consulting Technical Advisor / Managing Partner
Provide technical advisory services for project owners and investors, focusing on US$20MM upstream deep gas project initiated by Petrolex Investments, LLC for Greif Corporation. Plan and execute comprehensive technical due diligence, ensuring thorough evaluation and risk assessment. Collaborate with a global marketing agency and executive leadership to align technical strategies with business objectives. Manage effective communication with mineral owners, addressing concerns and ensuring compliance with all agreements. Key Contributions:
● Facilitated and expedited technical service requests for due diligence meetings held in Houston, coordinating with international investor technical representatives.
● Supervised ongoing accounting, ensuring accurate financial tracking and reporting.
● Oversaw the maintenance of software and compute-servers, ensuring seamless operation and data integrity.
● Implemented robust onsite and offsite data backup solutions, ensuring disaster recovery and data retrieval capabilities.
● Monitored and managed the overall project status, including critical land-leasing activities and adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.
Petrolex Investments, LLC, Lafayette, LA / Houston, TX Managing Partner
2013 — 2022
Expanded market presence by generating high-value prospects to drill or promote near company owned lands. Drove optimal business performance by leading negotiations for seismic acquisitions, drilling recompletions, pipeline rights-of-way, and regulatory and mineral leasing agreements. Optimized resource allocation and project profitability by providing strategic counsel to executives on Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) decisions.
Key Contributions:
● Invested alongside project owner over US$500K cash to form marketing JV with a retired, global supermajor executive. Page 2 2
● Promoted informed decision-making by guiding third-party reserve-resource assessments.
● Fostered strategic partnerships and business growth by securing funding for upstream drilling ventures.
● Directed allocation of $19.5M in capital expenditures, ensuring efficient resource utilization and maximizing return on investment.
● Achieved significant revenue generation opportunities by directing assembly of 40,000-acre lease block, positioning it as North America's premier, conventional natural gas prospect.
● Enhanced company's competitive advantage and long-term sustainability by obtaining state's second ultra-deep natural gas unit.
● Provided valuable insights for future exploration and development initiatives by conducting comprehensive 4,000-square-mile magnetic gravity study and basin analysis.
● Minimized exploration risks by managing licensing, analysis, and interpretation of over 400 square miles of 3D seismic data.
● Improved business productivity by steering planning and execution of stage-gated capital deployments totaling approximately
$19.5M for Fortune 500 company.
● Solicited, negotiated and managed third-party contracts with over 70 subject-matter-expert teams of consulting drilling and reservoir engineers, geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, micropalentologists, basin modelers, remote sensing consultants, attorneys, lease-brokers, bankers, regulatory and environmental mitigation agents, drilling contractors, domestic and international insurance brokers and IT consultants.
Holleman & Kenney, LLC, Lafayette, LA
Chief Technology Officer
2010 — 2013
Guaranteed comprehensive project management by heading all seismic reprocessing contracts, administering prospect sales and marketing operations, administering financial services activities, and providing overall geoscience supervision. Saved costs by negotiating advantageous 3D seismic acquisition and innovative leasing agreements with mineral owners. Key Contributions:
● Fostered collaborative work environment by training and mentoring diverse team of over 20 professionals.
● Streamlined work processes by managing a $21M drilling fund.
● Contributed to sale of exploration play to Bayou Bend Petroleum by facilitating expert consultation to Summit Energy Company. Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA / Lafayette, LA Consulting Geoscientist / High Performance Computer (HPC) Marketer 2007 — 2009
Determined power of High-Performance Computing (HPC) technology by leading proof-of-concept engagements tailored to oil and gas sector. Amplified operational proficiency by illustrating practical advantages of HPC in seismic processing and demonstrating computational fluid dynamics software on the HP “Big Tony” 60-core workstation. Boosted functionality and user satisfaction by co- investing with Microsoft in redevelopment of Spectral Power software for the oil and gas industry. Key Contributions:
● Enabled industry-wide progress by offering essential support for HPC presentations and demonstrations, while empowering stakeholders with insights into transformative technologies. Additional experience as Chief Geologist / Geophysicist / Managing Partner, Summit Energy Company Lafayette & New Orleans, LA Education & Credentials
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geology
University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA Professional Geoscientist Licenses in Texas
Member of SIPES, AAPG, SEG & Houston Geologic Society
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