Ryan Wingard: General Manager in Canonsburg, PA

• Managed all major phases and divisions of business, using a decade of management and subject matter expertise, in the effort of determining our company's strategic direction and realizing its continuous improvement in contracting with energy operators to research and acquire land for the purpose of natural gas drilling operations • Demonstrated resilience and guidance ability in repeated high-stress, chaotic, deadline-driven scenarios using stress management and demonstrated flexibility in order to remain unwavering in the efforts to continually achieve • Budgeted and created financial projections both for individual projects and the whole business by utilizing major accounting software like QuickBooks and Quicken to keep financial awareness and accountability on all scales • Tracked and monitored multiple project operations using best methods, techniques, and technologies appropriate for each set of conditions • Facilitated hundreds of team meetings using both in-person and virtual methods to inspire, coordinate, review, and reflect on tasks and work efforts • Conducted interviews and engaged in recruiting efforts after using skill assessment protocols to acquire whatever talent necessary for goal accomplishment • Directed research and development efforts using research skills and an open, creative attitude to assess all possible expansion or growth options • Negotiated and executed MSAs (Master Service Agreements) with numerous major industry operators that led to long-term partnerships up to and/or beyond project completion which equated to millions in revenue • Re-developed and preemptively implemented a new and optimized operational structure, by using lean methodology and a remote workforce, that resulted in a 3X net margin increase and survival of historic industry downturns

• Commanded Larkspur's most challenging upstream and midstream land acquisition projects throughout OH, PA, and WV using creative strategies to overcome obstacles on projects in size and revenue from 5 to 100+ team members and from $1MM to $15MM annually per project • Led the completion of 10,000+ due diligence and full abstract land research reports using meticulous review of detail and data analysis in assessing deliverables • Championed efforts on various land work totaling over 1,000,000+ acres of land throughout 80+ counties and 3 states • Conducted project team training and coaching using effective communication and personality assessment techniques, to implement more effective land title and leasing standards • Assigned, tracked, and monitored all land assets for projects using popular industry management software like iLandman, TotaLand Technologies, and Salesforce to retain control and awareness of project parameters at all times • Resolved land title defects and performed curative actions, such as filing lease amendments and/or ratifications, mortgage subordinations, and judgement lien satisfactions in order to successfully procure land • Established/maintained a wide network of landowner and land professional relationships, via effective communication and database management, which are critical for reputation and longevity • Trained and received a PPL with IRA (Private Pilot License with Instrument Rating for Airplane), in an unusually short amount of time by using a well-thought plan, quickly understanding complex concepts, and employing natural discipline, for the ability to offer aerial surveying and increase annual revenue by over a $100,000

• Utilized ArcGIS and other ESRI products comprehensively, using software expertise and database experience to map an easy visual analysis for researched abstracts, land leases, parcel polygons, and oil/gas wells • Supervised and maintained all land assets for BP America Production Company in Ohio by demonstrating repeated capability to lead technology teams to goals using both design and database management knowledge • Worked with clients and teams of leasing and title agents to create datasets that provide accurate map representations of pooled units and/or drilling production as a way of providing operators with a clearer view of ground operations • Reviewed title chains and historical surveys/plats using trained knowledge on land records to verify current-day accuracy throughout the processes of mineral acquisition, payment, or litigation • Improved and solved all technology related issues in the offices that deal with network systems, firewalls, computer construction and repairs, problem diagnoses, and all other related matters in an effort to continue seamless operations • Built an automated mapping system using self-constructed datasets and custom coding to display all gas wells within a given radius of a land parcel, that resulted in substantial efficiency gains and $300,000 in annual savings • Exercised general knowledge and technological creativity to frequently design programs that turn manual, tedious jobs into automatic processes that take fractions of the time