1. Rebecca L. (Becky) Walston
Cell (469) 223-8914 mimibwalston@aol.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• A highly organized and detail-oriented Executive Assistant with experience providing thorough and skillful
administrative support to senior executives.
• Dedicated and focused; able to prioritize and complete multiple tasks and follow through to achieve project
goals.
• An independent and self-motivated professional with excellent research and writing skills; able to grow
positive relationships with clients and colleagues at all organizational levels.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EXCO Resources, Inc. October 2009 to Present
Land Technician – Lease Records February 2016 to Present
• Tech Support to the Lease Records Department and is responsible for Document Management Area of
the Department.
• Manages scanning of documents into DocVue and analyzes the document environment for potential
digital versus paper route files.
• Developing a project to transfer PDF documents from the X:/Drive into DocVue.
• Processes documents for Record to Counties and Parishes.
• Researches and creates spreadsheets for special projects for the Director and VP of Land, when
necessary
• Coordinates Lease Analyst’s weekly meeting notes.
• Handles maintenance of Lease and ROW Bonds for the Appalachia Area.
Land Technician March 2015 to Present
• Provided administrative support to Landmen, Land Managers, and Director by preparing correspondence,
documents, and developing schedules and reports.
• Reviewed and prepared briefs of Oil and Gas contracts and leases to ensure completeness, accuracy
and validity of lease/agreement.
• Prepared curative documents, JOA’s, Assignments using Forms-on-a-Disk software and extensive
spreadsheets.
• Researched NRI’s, JOA's, JV Agreements and other land documents regarding contractual obligations
and/or depth restrictions.
• Responsible for the maintaining of Lease and ROW Bonds for the Appalachia Area.
• Assisted Landmen with responding to questions from other working interest owners or royalty interest
owners.
• Revised working interests and royalty interests based on deeds, assignments, transfers, judgments and
decrees furnished by lessors or working interest owners. Reviews land files to determine ownership
interest in company lands.
• Assisted in well proposals and regulatory-permitting matters. Responds to third party inquiries.
• Assisted in acquisition and divestiture due diligence.
• Maintained department files (electronic and paper) and transfer to file room.
Land Administrative Assistant to Land Director October 2009 to March 2015
• Coordinated calendars, travel arrangements and departmental meetings for Land Director and Land
Managers.
• Coordinated calendars, travel arrangements and departmental meetings for Land Director and Land
Managers.
• Handled confidential information and used judgment in notifying the appropriate parties.
• Prepared Partner well proposals; Contracts; Assignments; Joint Operating Agreements; Land’s part of the
TCM and OCM presentation; and Broker’s Contracts.
• Assisted Land Director and Landman with OBO proposals and Legal Demands.
2. • Coordinated with Accounting and distributed Quarterly UMI/Expense and Revenue Reports to Land
Owners that have submitted a UMI Demand.
• Coordinated with other departments for new hire office space, IT requests, HR and supplies.
• Ordered office supplies for department members while keeping the department’s budget in mind.
• Notarized documents for department and other departments, when requested.
• Arranged Department’s social outings in Company Suite, which includes catered food and passing out
tickets and coordinate carpooling with parking passes.
• Special Projects:
o Designed and maintain the Land Group’s electronic folder structure and merged two land
department’s electronic folders into one.
o Researched and initiated the new Certified Mail Process (Pitney Bowes) in the company.
o Took the initiative to create a New Hire Supply Packet and forwarded onto Office Supply/Facilities
Department and collaborated in the design of a Helpful Numbers List for New Hires.
o Designed folder structure for the SVT project for the MLP. Continually maintained folders throughout
project. Initiated and planned meetings between departments to validate information.
o Created new processes for organizing and maintaining electronic and paper files of the Louisiana
Title Opinions and Curative.
o Collaborated with IT to create process maps for the Workovers & Recompletions Automation
Process.
o Designed a new filing system of the Louisiana Abstract Files stored in department file room and
supervise part-time personnel in creation and organization of folders.
Long-Term Contract Positions December 2008 to October 2009
Frontline Source Group - Administrative Assistant positions and assisted EXCO Resources, Inc.- IT
Department with Inventory of IT equipment including all computers and cell phones.
The Vince Hagan Co. October 2007 to November 2008
Executive Administrative Assistant to the President, VP-Finance and Sales VPs
• Answered high volume of incoming calls from clients and colleagues, maintained calendars, arranged
travel, ordered/picked up lunch and handled personal errands.
• Acted as liaison and maintained open lines of communication among senior executives, salesmen, and
staff.
• Coordinated annual Las Vegas Convention including timing of transportation routes of the batch plants
across multiple states; shipping of booth and products; booth setup/rental; and travel arrangements of
participants.
• Coordinated build-out of conference room, included ordering of furniture, flooring, and appliances.
• Supervised personal assistant’s schedule w/errands, shopping, cleaning and watching home during
owner’s absence.
• Managed Hawaii Villa via website rentals, and local real estate company.
• Produced company reports, equipment manuals, and advertisement brochures/flyers.
• Maintained company website and coordinated special projects.
• Coordinated advertisement through magazines, brochures and flyers.
• Prepared/maintained production files of manufactured equipment from beginning to delivery of product.
• Acted as liaison of owner’s mother’s estate, with the selling of home and all personal items.
Long-Term Contract Positions June 2006 to September 2007
• DfwHR, LLC – Hunt Oil Company - Executive Admin Assistant to Landman
• Stephens Little – Kimberly-Clark – Executive Admin Assistant to VP, Marketing
• Imprimis Staffing - Crescent Real Estate - Admin Asst II to Contract Manager
• Imprimis Staffing - Methodist Mansfield Med Cntr - Executive Admin Assistant to President
First Broadcasting, LLC March 2005 to December 2005
Executive Administrative Assistant to Engineering/Technology Group’s EVP, SrVP, VP and Manager
• Conducted special projects from the President, EVPs, SrVPs, VPs and Chairman of the company.
• Coordinated construction/engineering projects via Microsoft Project, notifying upper management.
• Arranged extensive travel arrangements, prepared expense reports, and assimilate personal accounts.
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3. • Interacted with and assisted in managing construction/engineering vendors regarding orders, services,
timetables, and other matters.
• Managed and approved all utilities bills for 11 radio stations throughout the country.
• Composed, produced and distributed proposals, purchased orders, correspondence, presentation
materials for all construction/engineering projects.
St. Jude Medical May 2003 to December 2004
Area Administrative Assistant to Area Vice President, five Senior Sales Directors and approximately
135 sales representatives across a seven state area
• Coordinated new office in an Executive Suite in Irving, TX, by ordering office furniture, equipment and
supplies. Transferred files from the California Corporate Office and VP’s home office.
• Answered high volume of incoming calls from clients and colleagues, coordinated extensive travel
arrangements, prepared expense reports, and assimilated personal accounts.
• Supervised and trained temp-to-hire administrative assistant.
• Arranged territory meetings/luncheons/dinners including out-of-state award banquets.
• Developed and edit complex business documents from limited information with minimal guidance.
• HR liaison for approximately 140 sales reps between the area office and corporate in
California/Minnesota. Arranged office visits, offer letters, employment agreements, all HR forms,
travel/lodging arrangements for recruits, benefit questions, employee files, orientation, EEOC, etc.
Managed employee personnel files and database with all new hires, transfers and terminations.
• Processed sales orders/product orders for sales representatives and hospitals. Maintained hospital files
with contracts and new pricing.
• Processed/tracked regional grant requests and donations within South Southwest Area.
• Managed product inventory at area office and throughout territory by ordering and notifying
representatives of expired product.
• Coordinated the closure of the office and transferring of files back to corporate.
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young LLP February 1996 to September 2002
• Senior Administrative Assistant & Virtual Meeting Coordinator to five VPs and 14 Sr. Mgrs - (Aug
1999 to Sep 2002)
• Senior Administrative Assistant, HR Coordinator and Practice Coordinator–Financial Advisory
Services (FAS) - (Oct 1997 to Aug 1999)
• Senior Admin Asst and HR Coord - Financial Advisory Services (FAS) – (Aug 1996 to Oct 1997)
• Admin Asst – Valuation Advisors Group (subgroup of FAS) - (Feb 1996 to Aug 1996)
Arranged extensive travel arrangements; scheduled appointments and meetings; heavy phones
coverage/ international conference calls; prepared T/E reports; and managed correspondence files,
vendor invoices, ordered supplies/business cards and equipment. Produced and coordinated production
of complex presentations, proposals, reports and spreadsheets. Partnered with local management to
assess/evaluate the on-going and unique needs of the practice, revenue team or engagement, and
positioning administrative resources to best meet those needs. HR liaison between Dallas and New York
offices. Virtual Meeting Coordinator - Coordinated web based meetings. Coordinated major office moves
from point A to point B of entire company, which included purchased furniture and office supplies.
EDUCATION AND COMPUTER SKILLS
DeSoto High School, Graduate
Cedar Valley Community College – Real Estate Course
Software experience:
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office Suites
Excalibur/Browser Query
Forms-On-A-Disk
DocVue
Microsoft Project
Visio
Microsoft Access
Concur
ADP
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