Houston, Texas, United States

- Kept CFO organized, on schedule and free to run the business•	Maintained company corporate calendar –extensive calendar management•	Organize all company offsite conferences, events, parties and meetings•	Drafted meeting agendas, supplied advance materials and executed follow-up for meetings and team conferences•	Coordinated IR conferences, invitations and marketing products•	Designed new brand guidelines and website, wireframes, logo, event marketing and promotional materials, including new logo design•	Drafted and issued press releases, handled incoming investor calls and arranged calls and webcasts•	Handled outgoing wires and ACH deposits and transactions for the company ~$2.5m•	Coordinated BOD meetings, communications and logistics pertaining to the BOD•	Handled travel coordination, private aviation travel, itineraries and schedules•	Annual meeting, earnings and annual report production•	Designed electronic file systems and maintained electronic and paper files•	Expense reports, and personal credit card reconciliation•	Maintained an up-to-date department organizational chart•	Posted open positions on company and social media websites

Midstates Petroleum Company LLC

Investor Relations, Oil & Gas Administration

Executive & Personal Assistant to President, Chairman &  CEO - Todd A. Brooks•	Company evolved from private LLC to public Corp. listed on NASDAQ, handled transition working with Investment banking team and new management team•	Assisted CEO with handling, organizing, and prioritizing all transactional documents•	Handled all aspects of vehicle maintenance•	Attended business meetings and took meeting minutes•	Handled homes for executive including managing staff, ordering groceries, decorating for holidays•	Set up templates and handled all expense reports and accounting reporting systems for the company•	Managed build out of new office including meetings with building management (Crescent), architects, custom furniture orders etc.•	Company space grew from 6K sq ft to 34K sq ft in 12 months; 4 expansion projects•	Initiated and maintained all new vendor relationships•	Coordinated company events including conferences, Rockets Box and Texans Box•	Initiated executive assistant training sessions•	Created company Office Manager and Assistant Guides that included phone instructions, receptionist protocol, subscription maintenance, drivers and car services, uniform written correspondence formatting including letterhead, envelopes, labels, and internal memos•	Planned executive travel including domestic, international and private aircraft coordination, and passport and visa services•	Traveled with executive to attend meetings, take notes and be the right hand•	Coordinated and maintained close client relationships and kept them informed and satisfied with all aspects of the company, maintained client databases•	Handled all corporate printing including; collateral, promotional gear, letterhead •	Implemented brand guidelines and marketing strategies•	Traveled with the manager to take notes and dictation at meetings

ZaZa Energy Corporation

Executive & Personal Assistant to the CEO

Executive & Personal Assistant to CEO - Maynard Holt•	Facilitated working relationships with co-tenants and building management•	Organized files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports and scanned documents•	Created weekly and monthly reports and presentations•	Properly routed agreements, contracts and invoices through the signature process•	Received and screened a high volume of internal and external communications, including email and mail•	Managed daily office operations and maintenance of equipment•	Created and maintained spreadsheets using advanced Excel functions and calculations to develop reports and lists•	Arranged appropriate travel, visas, agendas, necessary contacts and country information•	Scheduled Board of Directors meetings and assisted with meeting materials and agendas•	Designed PowerPoint presentations for monthly divisional meetings with top level executives•	Maintained and coordinated executive and senior management vacation, day-to-day meeting and travel schedules•	Served as a professional representative of the CEO to executive clients, investors and board members•	Developed and provided ongoing tracking to division-wide customer complaints for annual government audits•	Created and maintained computer- and paper-based filing and organization systems for records, reports and documents•	Traveled with the manager to take notes and dictation at meetings•	Maintained household inventory and maintenance schedules•	Checked mail, shopped for groceries and handled bill payments•	Organized and prepared residential properties prior to high net worth executives' arrival•	Researched and collected options for the best pricing on hotels, flights and home furnishings•	Processed and tracked medical insurance claims•	Handled all aspects of vehicle maintenance•	Organized work projects around Executive's house•	Wrote reports and correspondence from dictation and handwritten notes

Tudor Pickering & Holt

Investment Banking EACorporate Finance Recruiting Handle all Corporate & Client Events

Kandice Carter