Jamie B. Benard
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Cheryl Blake, SHRM-CP, PHR
Jamie is a top performer and inspires others to maximize their potential. While with SDR he served as a key local member of the senior management team and was a trusted advisor for all portfolio company matters. I found his leadership style to be empathetic yet focused making sure everyone on the team was engaged to meet organizational objectives. I interacted heavily with Jamie once he was promoted to President & COO. During this time, we collaborated regularly on talent issues, pay practices, policy changes, and cultural direction. I find Jamie to be results-oriented and values-driven. He possesses a strong desire to help organizations attain higher levels of performance to achieve goals while effectively balancing employee and business needs. His leadership style and professionalism made him standout in a heavily matrixed, dynamic, bi-cultural environment. I would absolutely want to work with Jamie again if the opportunity were to present itself.
Ko AKIYAMA
I enjoyed working with Jamie with a couple of different relationships, by appreciating his leadership: - 2015-2018: Jamie led the team to bring our US unconventional oil/gas business to the next level by promoting new initiative to manage a new asset as an operator by acquiring 100% stake in it. I was at the position leading strategic planning and at the portfolio management of oil & gas and metals & mining upstream, and appreciated his initiative was highly evaluated at the shareholder’s level. - 2018-2020: It was obversed well that Jamie contributed a lot to promote Diversity and Inclusion at the Japan centric company group, while I was taking the lead at another business group under the umbrella of our organization in the Americas. - 2020-: Our relationship had become more direct as I took the position to lead the global E&P business. Despite of difficult decision by the shareholder, Jamie managed challenging procedures and motivated the team well with very professional manner to complete selling all of the invested stakes and operations and closing our business in the US. Below are comments from a manager who had worked with him for longest period among our members, since Jamie joined Summit in 2011. • As COO at an international company, his top priority is diversity and inclusion as a team. • His leadership led the company to a new stage and he always inspired his staff to challenge an difficult task. • He set company goals and objectives to share with employees, and also respective targets, those of which are carefully monitored and reviewed periodically. He was respected by employees and regarded as a great leader. • He also reported to shareholders and discuss in open mind. Shareholders always tusted his openess and also he listened to shareholders needs. • His communication skill with his staff and clients are extremely good and his network, beyond O&G industry, is broad.
Cheryl Blake, SHRM-CP, PHR
Jamie is a top performer and inspires others to maximize their potential. While with SDR he served as a key local member of the senior management team and was a trusted advisor for all portfolio company matters. I found his leadership style to be empathetic yet focused making sure everyone on the team was engaged to meet organizational objectives. I interacted heavily with Jamie once he was promoted to President & COO. During this time, we collaborated regularly on talent issues, pay practices, policy changes, and cultural direction. I find Jamie to be results-oriented and values-driven. He possesses a strong desire to help organizations attain higher levels of performance to achieve goals while effectively balancing employee and business needs. His leadership style and professionalism made him standout in a heavily matrixed, dynamic, bi-cultural environment. I would absolutely want to work with Jamie again if the opportunity were to present itself.
Ko AKIYAMA
I enjoyed working with Jamie with a couple of different relationships, by appreciating his leadership: - 2015-2018: Jamie led the team to bring our US unconventional oil/gas business to the next level by promoting new initiative to manage a new asset as an operator by acquiring 100% stake in it. I was at the position leading strategic planning and at the portfolio management of oil & gas and metals & mining upstream, and appreciated his initiative was highly evaluated at the shareholder’s level. - 2018-2020: It was obversed well that Jamie contributed a lot to promote Diversity and Inclusion at the Japan centric company group, while I was taking the lead at another business group under the umbrella of our organization in the Americas. - 2020-: Our relationship had become more direct as I took the position to lead the global E&P business. Despite of difficult decision by the shareholder, Jamie managed challenging procedures and motivated the team well with very professional manner to complete selling all of the invested stakes and operations and closing our business in the US. Below are comments from a manager who had worked with him for longest period among our members, since Jamie joined Summit in 2011. • As COO at an international company, his top priority is diversity and inclusion as a team. • His leadership led the company to a new stage and he always inspired his staff to challenge an difficult task. • He set company goals and objectives to share with employees, and also respective targets, those of which are carefully monitored and reviewed periodically. He was respected by employees and regarded as a great leader. • He also reported to shareholders and discuss in open mind. Shareholders always tusted his openess and also he listened to shareholders needs. • His communication skill with his staff and clients are extremely good and his network, beyond O&G industry, is broad.
Cheryl Blake, SHRM-CP, PHR
Jamie is a top performer and inspires others to maximize their potential. While with SDR he served as a key local member of the senior management team and was a trusted advisor for all portfolio company matters. I found his leadership style to be empathetic yet focused making sure everyone on the team was engaged to meet organizational objectives. I interacted heavily with Jamie once he was promoted to President & COO. During this time, we collaborated regularly on talent issues, pay practices, policy changes, and cultural direction. I find Jamie to be results-oriented and values-driven. He possesses a strong desire to help organizations attain higher levels of performance to achieve goals while effectively balancing employee and business needs. His leadership style and professionalism made him standout in a heavily matrixed, dynamic, bi-cultural environment. I would absolutely want to work with Jamie again if the opportunity were to present itself.
Ko AKIYAMA
I enjoyed working with Jamie with a couple of different relationships, by appreciating his leadership: - 2015-2018: Jamie led the team to bring our US unconventional oil/gas business to the next level by promoting new initiative to manage a new asset as an operator by acquiring 100% stake in it. I was at the position leading strategic planning and at the portfolio management of oil & gas and metals & mining upstream, and appreciated his initiative was highly evaluated at the shareholder’s level. - 2018-2020: It was obversed well that Jamie contributed a lot to promote Diversity and Inclusion at the Japan centric company group, while I was taking the lead at another business group under the umbrella of our organization in the Americas. - 2020-: Our relationship had become more direct as I took the position to lead the global E&P business. Despite of difficult decision by the shareholder, Jamie managed challenging procedures and motivated the team well with very professional manner to complete selling all of the invested stakes and operations and closing our business in the US. Below are comments from a manager who had worked with him for longest period among our members, since Jamie joined Summit in 2011. • As COO at an international company, his top priority is diversity and inclusion as a team. • His leadership led the company to a new stage and he always inspired his staff to challenge an difficult task. • He set company goals and objectives to share with employees, and also respective targets, those of which are carefully monitored and reviewed periodically. He was respected by employees and regarded as a great leader. • He also reported to shareholders and discuss in open mind. Shareholders always tusted his openess and also he listened to shareholders needs. • His communication skill with his staff and clients are extremely good and his network, beyond O&G industry, is broad.
Cheryl Blake, SHRM-CP, PHR
Jamie is a top performer and inspires others to maximize their potential. While with SDR he served as a key local member of the senior management team and was a trusted advisor for all portfolio company matters. I found his leadership style to be empathetic yet focused making sure everyone on the team was engaged to meet organizational objectives. I interacted heavily with Jamie once he was promoted to President & COO. During this time, we collaborated regularly on talent issues, pay practices, policy changes, and cultural direction. I find Jamie to be results-oriented and values-driven. He possesses a strong desire to help organizations attain higher levels of performance to achieve goals while effectively balancing employee and business needs. His leadership style and professionalism made him standout in a heavily matrixed, dynamic, bi-cultural environment. I would absolutely want to work with Jamie again if the opportunity were to present itself.
Ko AKIYAMA
I enjoyed working with Jamie with a couple of different relationships, by appreciating his leadership: - 2015-2018: Jamie led the team to bring our US unconventional oil/gas business to the next level by promoting new initiative to manage a new asset as an operator by acquiring 100% stake in it. I was at the position leading strategic planning and at the portfolio management of oil & gas and metals & mining upstream, and appreciated his initiative was highly evaluated at the shareholder’s level. - 2018-2020: It was obversed well that Jamie contributed a lot to promote Diversity and Inclusion at the Japan centric company group, while I was taking the lead at another business group under the umbrella of our organization in the Americas. - 2020-: Our relationship had become more direct as I took the position to lead the global E&P business. Despite of difficult decision by the shareholder, Jamie managed challenging procedures and motivated the team well with very professional manner to complete selling all of the invested stakes and operations and closing our business in the US. Below are comments from a manager who had worked with him for longest period among our members, since Jamie joined Summit in 2011. • As COO at an international company, his top priority is diversity and inclusion as a team. • His leadership led the company to a new stage and he always inspired his staff to challenge an difficult task. • He set company goals and objectives to share with employees, and also respective targets, those of which are carefully monitored and reviewed periodically. He was respected by employees and regarded as a great leader. • He also reported to shareholders and discuss in open mind. Shareholders always tusted his openess and also he listened to shareholders needs. • His communication skill with his staff and clients are extremely good and his network, beyond O&G industry, is broad.
Experience
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SOGC, Inc.
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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2023 - Present
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Benargy LLC
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Principal and Owner
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2021 - 2023
Energy advisory firm providing executive management services to companies focused on upstream exploration & production (E&P), liquified natural gas (LNG), oilfield service, private equity and energy transition. Serves as executive advisor to various energy related leadership teams covering strategic initiatives including Commercial, Finance, Technical, Operations, Business Development and Organizational Development. 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐋𝐋𝐂 🞄 Advisor to Chairman & CEO supporting company’s development of a 7.2 million tonnes per annum LNG facility on the U.S. East Coast specifically in areas of commercial, business development, finance and organizational development. 🞄 Leading feasibility study of a technically and commercially viable methane pyrolysis/hydrogen project in Delaware County, Chester, PA. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐋𝐂 Provide ongoing advisory services on market penetration strategy and overall business development of differentiated proppant testing methodology for oil & gas completions. 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 Supported private equity company acquisition strategy, due diligence and overall evaluation. Provided strategic management and market penetration advisory support for oilfield service portfolio company. 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 Leveraging extensive network engaged to augment company business development and upstream E&P asset acquisition initiatives. Show less
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Summit Discovery Resources LLC
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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President & Chief Operating Officer (promoted to President in April 2019)
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2017 - 2021
Senior company executive accountable in all respects for the $75 million revenue business, including setting strategy, goals and objectives. This included full P&L responsibility for the entirety of the U.S. upstream portfolio comprised of high‐quality unconventional acreage (Marcellus in Southwestern Pennsylvania and Eagle Ford in South Texas).🞄 Responsible for a portfolio of 20,500 net acres and 199 non‐operated wells (Marcellus, Utica and Burkett) located in Butler, Clearfield and Centre Counties Pennsylvania and 620 net acres and 6 operated wells (Eagle Ford) in Karnes County Texas. Portfolio included 500+ development locations.🞄 Increased net daily production by 42% to 78 MMCFE/day through acquisition and organic development.🞄 Led $80+ million A&D transactions centered on Eagle Ford and Marcellus assets.🞄 Exceeded 2017 – 2019 EBITDA corporate targets on an aggregated basis by $24 million or 43% and self-financed organic growth generating positive free cash flow.🞄 Increased year‐end proved reserves by 80% over a period of three years.🞄 Transformed company business model from 100% non‐operated interest to include a material operated footprint (first Japanese trading house subsidiary to operate an upstream oil & gas asset in the U.S. Eagle Ford).🞄 With the transition to operatorship, led the development and implementation of the company’s first HSE policy. As part of this, chaired company’s Emergency Response Team which delivered zero operational disruptions during the COVID‐19 pandemic.🞄 Spearheaded 35% reduction in OPEX through rigorous bottoms up cost analysis, refined procurementpractices, improved operational procedures and other synergies across Sumitomo subsidiary boundaries.🞄 Through the formation of unique drilling partnership completed 2019 Eagle Ford drilling program 20% below budget while fully delivering well objectives.🞄 Successfully divested all unconventional assets as mandated by new strategic direction set by the Board. Show less
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Vice President, Commercial Development
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2013 - 2017
Reported to the President; responsible for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) marketing and midstream activities, including managing and mentoring a multinational team with a wide range of experience.🞄 Advised senior management and Board on strategic business decisions. Led the effort to expand its remit to include operated activities via a comprehensive operatorship study, collecting input from all disciplines into an executable option for the Board.🞄 Led Risk Management Committee and execution of all company hedging activities realizing over $72 million of cash flow.🞄 Identified, negotiated and gained Board approval for long‐term processing, transportation and supplyagreements, including evaluation of multiple premium LNG export markets allowing company to acceleratedevelopment plans of Marcellus asset with diversified market pricing. Processing capacity increased by 310 MMCF/day (gross). Show less
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Manager, Business Development
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2011 - 2013
Worked with operating partners and parent company on marketing and midstream strategies.🞄 Key contributor in $512 million sale of Keystone Midstream Services, LLC, to MarkWest Energy Partners, LP.🞄 Drove restructuring of hedge policies and procedures that subsequently generated $100+ million in cashflow.🞄 Developed strategic relationships within industry and financial institutions to identify and advance growthopportunities.🞄 Coordinated due diligence efforts on strategic acquisition opportunities. Show less
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PrimeEnergy Corporation
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Chief Financial Analyst
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2006 - 2011
Brought structure to newly formed entity, Prime Offshore LLC, including development and implementation of new business processes. Responsible for budgeting and forecasting for onshore and offshore divisions. 🞄 Restructured cost analysis, budgeting, reporting processes and service contracts, allowing for improved management of $220+ million offshore Gulf of Mexico development program. 🞄 Oversaw the commercial execution of a joint venture with a foreign investment consortium that drilled 51 successful West Texas Wolfberry wells. 🞄 Identified and initiated the recovery of more than $10 million of offshore natural gas transportation allowances. 🞄 Advised third-party financial and reservoir engineering auditors to ensure audits were completed in an accurate, timely and cost-effective manner. Show less
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Horizon Offshore Contractors Inc.
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United States: Houston, TX; New York, NY; Boston, MA; Mexico: Ciudad del Carmen
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Field/Project Engineer
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2002 - 2006
🞄 Project management duties included bidding, planning, engineering, procedure development and execution of domestic and international subsea pipeline and platform installations and salvages. 🞄 Oversaw project budgets, client invoicing and collections exceeding +$100MM. 🞄 Appointed as expatriate based in Cuidad del Carmen, Mexico to manage dynamically positioned dive support vessel performing saturation diving subsea pipeline tie‐ins (PEMEX Kumaza “F” Project). 🞄 Managed installation of longest flowline on GOM shelf (48 miles of 12” subsea pipeline). Show less
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Spinnaker Exploration Company
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Operations Intern
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2001 - 2001
Shared inspection responsibilities with offshore project inspector on North Padre 883 pipeline installation. Shared inspection responsibilities with offshore project inspector on North Padre 883 pipeline installation.
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Engineering Intern
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1998 - 1998
Field representative under project engineer on Mustang Island platform salvage. Field representative under project engineer on Mustang Island platform salvage.
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J. Ray McDermott
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Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
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Offshore Rigger
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1997 - 1997
Responsible for all rigging operations on pipeline bury barge jetting equipment. Responsible for all rigging operations on pipeline bury barge jetting equipment.
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Education
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1997 - 2001
State University of New York at Fredonia
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration and Management, General
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