Raquel Foti
Senior Technical Analyst
Business experience:
Vendetta Royalty Partners Receivership
Asset Manager 01/2014 – Present
Employed by the court-appointed Receiver to oversee the management of the assets in receivership whilst ultimately preparing them for liquidation. Responsible for reviewing and approving all division orders and leases as well as managing the revenue accounting with the use of PDS services. Prepared all documentation including source documents, outgoing conveyances, royalty income checks and detailed inventory spreadsheets required for the sale of the assets and assisted in the preparation of associated reserve reports.
Robro Royalty Partners / Vendetta Royalty Partners
Reservoir Analyst
09/2006 – 12/2013
Responsible for the reserves and economic analysis of all oil and gas mineral royalty acquisitions. Analyzed information received in various forms including royalty checks, spreadsheets, leases and conveyances to identify the properties to be valued, pulled the historical production and built databases in PHDWin. Maintained an up-to-date database on all acquired interests and produced quarterly and annual reserve reports. Used oil and gas reporting software, PetroReports, to manage and link the company data between the land, engineering and accounting departments. Supervised and assisted the land department with the transfer of mineral interests, approving division orders, getting interests into pay status and reviewing lease agreements.
Lonquist & Company, LLC
Senior Technical Analyst
08/2005 – Present
Responsibilities include engineering and technical support on reservoir engineering and gas storage projects.
Raquel Foti Petroleum Services
Technical Analyst
03/2003 – 08/2005
Responsibilities included building ARIES and PHDWin databases and performing well research for various clients in Texas and Oklahoma.
American Land & Minerals, LLC / Capital Minerals, LLC
Valuations / In Pay Manager
10/2000 – 03/2003
Primary responsibility involved overseeing the valuation of oil and gas wells across the United States. Responsible for analyzing mineral royalty checks and utilizing ARIES software for decline curve analysis and well economics. Compiled departmental reports with company forecasts and complex data analysis using multiple software applications. Responsible for conducting due diligence on acquisitions, editing legal documents and transferring mineral interests in 19 states and 200 counties across the United States.
Laporte plc – London, UK
Safety, Health and Environment Assistant
08/1998 – 02/2000
Worked closely with the Group SH&E Manager at corporate HQ. Responsible for the daily management of the SH&E Department. Helped develop and implement new systems for management of SH&E within the Group. This involved communicating with site managers, reviewing the information they provided and collating the data for reports, company policies and procedures. Used language skills and knowledge of environment regulations in a Group audit of a Laporte pigment manufacturing plant in Italy. Significant environmental effects of the plant’s operations were identified and management systems for SH&E were reviewed against ISRS standards. Responsible for designing and producing the SH&E web site on the company Intranet which was aimed at supplying information to employees at all levels on SH&E matters and providing a means for operating sites to communicate their SH&E experiences. Prior to resignation was offered additional responsibilities to develop and manage web pages for Group news, both internally using the Laporte Intranet System and externally via the company’s Internet web site.
INVESCO Fund Managers Limited – London, UK
Executive Assistant
09/1997 – 07/1998
Worked in the retail department of an international fund management company. Responsibilities involved preparing presentations and compiling documents. Also acted as Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive.
Education
Brunel University of West London (UK)
1994 – 1995 MSc Environmental Science with Legislation and Management
Oxford Brookes University (UK)
1990 – 1994 BSc Chemistry and Mathematical Studies
Skills
I am highly skilled in the use of computers including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. I have over ten years of experience using PHDWin, Drilling Info, IHS Energy and Lasser. I am a very quick learner and extremely trainable. I enjoy learning new skills and challenging myself. I am also fluent in spoken Italian.