Donna Stepanian

GIS Coordinator (Sole GIS Lead)                                                                                 03/2018 to 09/2025 

Sabinal Energy LLC                                                                                                      The Woodlands, TX 

Served as the single GIS expert supporting the entire E&P organization across the Permian Basin. Designed and maintained Sabinal's Esri Enterprise environment, managed all spatial datasets, and created mission-critical web maps and automation pipelines supporting land administration, drilling planning, acquisitions, reserves, and HSE. Delivered always-current spatial intelligence to office and field users while enforcing high data accuracy and security behind company firewalls.

Key Achievements

• Built, administered, and scaled on-prem ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal + Server + SDE + Data Store)
• Supported ~105 employees, including 78 GIS users and 27 daily active users
• Delivered 20+ interactive applications with permission-driven access (Land, Public, Field, VDR)
• Managed 14K+ land agreement polygons, 10K+ wells, units, SWDs, and related datasets
• Created ModelBuilder workflows for monthly vendor + agency ETL across 255 Texas counties
• Produced VDR web map platform for divestiture & acquisition evaluations pre-sale
• Integrated Quorum QLS → Quorum On-Demand GIS and federated vendor data systems
• Built field-ready maps for iOS, Android, and laptop workflows with Survey123 and network routing prep
• Maintained real-time SDE updates for land data with weekly and monthly refresh cycles

Impact Examples

• Acreage & competitive mapping supported drilling decisions and partner negotiations
• Endangered species overlay mapping enabled environmental compliance planning
• Survey grid correction work improved legal boundary accuracy in multiple counties
• SWD and permit map support accelerated regulatory submissions

Sr. GIS Analyst                                                                                                            06/2014 to 01/2018 

The Superior Group / Repsol E&P USA                                                                The Woodlands, TX 

Delivered GIS support across multiple U.S. basins (Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Continent, Eagle Ford). Led spatial automation efforts and supported enterprise land workflows.

Highlights

• Integrated Whitestar data + Quorum Land Suite into GIS operations
• Built FME reservoir offset analysis model for development planning
• Automated daily/weekly/monthly data refresh workflows
• Delivered lease expiration, AOI, SWD, reservoir, and competitive acreage maps
• Provided ArcGIS training to land and operations staff

Associate GIS Analyst - Haynesville                                                                          04/2013 to 04/2014 

BHP Billiton                                                                                                                                   Houston, TX 

• Standardized GIS workflows and land dataset structures for the Haynesville team.
• Delivered lease, unit, and development maps supporting acquisitions and quarterly reserves reviews
• Performed data integration and cleanup across legacy land and well datasets
• Provided GIS support to land, geology, and operations stakeholders in a fast-paced shale environment

Sr. GIS Specialist                                                                                                       01/2007 to 03/2013 

Devon Energy                                                                                                                               Houston, TX 

• Supported Gulf Coast, South TX, LA, MI, and OH portfolios
• Managed contractors for shale play digitization (Tuscaloosa & Utica)
• Maintained GLAS-based land spatial system and FME ETL workflows
• Led legacy data cleanup + map standardization effort
• Built SharePoint GIS portals and trained land staff

GIS Land Analyst                                                                                                       03/2005 to 03/2007 

Stark Technical Group / Kerr McGee                                                                                   Houston, TX 

• Built legal tract database for asset tracking and reporting
• Analyzed land acquisition opportunities for energy exploration projects.
• Conducted market research to identify potential land purchases or leases.
• Prepared reports summarizing land analysis findings for stakeholders.

Project Manager, GIS Data                                                                                    03/2001 to 03/2004 

Tobin International                                                                                                           San Antonio, TX 

• Supervised 15+ GIS technicians and QC workflows
• Delivered 100K+ polygons for commercial land datasets
• Collaborated with stakeholders to define project scope and objectives clearly.

GIS Intern                                                                                                                   08/2000 to 12/2000 

Bexar County Appraisal District                                                                                  San Antonio, TX 

• Produced parcel and subdivision maps for county records

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems, 2022 | GPA: 3.81

University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Bachelor of Arts in Geography, 2001 | Cum Laude