Jacob started with Martindale as an intern in August 2008 and became a full-time employee in January 2009 after earning a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma. Jacob has excelled in leading and assisting revenue and expense audits and special projects and has developed expertise in all types of revenue-related projects. In 2019, Jacob joined the Regulatory Compliance group to utilize his skills and knowledge to help the firm's clients.
Regulatory expertise and focus areas:
- Federal royalty, state royalty, production, taxes
- Federal unbundling required by ONRR Federal rules
- Federal royalty reporting required by ONRR-revised rules
- Revenue and royalty workbook construction and development
- User-friendly database and spreadsheet development for monthly reporting
Other Expertise and Focus Areas:
- Royalty audits
- Gas plant operations, volumes, and costs
- Gas balancing analysis and calculations
- Net profits audits
- Trust audits
- Vendor audits
- Litigation support
- Accounting system implementation
- Developing and teaching courses for COPAS Energy
Jacob is an expert Microsoft Office user and developer, with specific focus on Microsoft Excel. He also has experience with a variety of programming languages and database systems. In addition to his responsibilities with the Regulatory Compliance group, Jacob assists Martindale with internal IT-related matters, providing advice, support, and guidance in new product implementation.