Tonya Means

About Tonya Means

Highly driven and versatile professional with ability to acclimate to different areas of business. Experience and proficiency in multiple areas of business, including Contract Management, Supervision, Budgets, Accounting, IT / Accounting Systems, and Business Processes. J.D. received in May 2014 from The University of Tulsa College of Law and admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in August 2014. Graduated with Honors and with a certificate in Sustainable Energy and Resource Law after attending law school part-time while working full-time. Proven leadership experience in developing team members as the contracts department manager by collaborating for positive working relationships and focusing resources on activities that most effectively address the company’s needs. Experience in drafting, reviewing, and managing several hundred contracts and in providing guidance and input on terms and conditions. Unique ability of continuously analyzing business processes and making recommendations for improvements in efficiency. Technically proficient and capable of learning new systems quickly and with proven ability to design and implement new systems, databases, and workflow processes.

Experience

1. Attorney and Manager Ethics & Compliance

   Wpx Energy

   Mar 2020 — Present

Education

• University of Tulsa College of Law

  JD

• Briar Cliff College

  Bachelor

• Western Iowa Tech Community College

  Associate

Skills

• Power Generation
• Natural Gas
• Business Process
• Oil/Gas
• Pipelines
• Supervisory Skills
• Oil & Gas
• Contract Management
• Drilling
• Petroleum
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Upstream
• Due Diligence
• Energy Industry
• Energy Markets
• Energy
• Contract Negotiation
• Risk Assessment
• Budgets
• Gas
• Training
• Commodity Markets