Sandra P. Velasco

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Jupiter, Florida 33458

(h) 561-***-****; (m) 303-***-****

Experience: NextGen Property Solutions, LLC Jupiter, Florida

Member June 2014 to Present

Founding member of residential real estate redevelopment company; research, assess and bid for residential real estate; develop/oversee scopes of work for property renovation; review, revise and negotiate real estate purchase and sale agreements, limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, trust agreements, notes, deeds of trust, title commitments and policies, construction contracts, insurance binders and related agreements; design and participate in marketing program; oversee and coordinate bookkeeping, corporate, tax and financial records and reporting.

The Tux Shop Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Part-Time Employee January 2014 to Present

Assist in the day-to-day operations of tuxedo and accessories rentals and sales, including fittings, men’s, women’s and children’s alterations, custom clothing design, measurement and construction, phone orders, deliveries, on-site services and marketing.

Sole Practitioner Jupiter, Florida

August 2009 to July 2012

Represented investors in two 10 MW combined-cycle power projects in the U.S. west for energy offtake, operations and maintenance, engineering oversight, fuel and water management and supply, default of offtake analysis and resolution; advised client in ultimate divestiture of assets; drafted/negotiated asset sale agreement; advised new owner on contract terms and project history. Drafted and negotiated various agreements for real estate acquisition, business start-ups; advised small business owners on various aspects of structure, financing and operations.

Holland & Hart, LLP Denver, Colorado

Partner January 2001 to May 2008

Represented investors and developers in all aspects of development and non-recourse financing of infrastructure projects (including equity financings, debt financings, factoring transactions and acquisition financings for private power and other infrastructure projects), as well as drafted and negotiated underlying project-related contracts (including asset and stock purchase agreements; engineering, procurement and construction contracts; fuel and water management and supply contracts; power purchase and power marketing agreements; operations & maintenance agreements); also advised clients on the acquisition and divestiture of operating assets.

Hunton & Williams Fairfax, Virginia; Bangkok, Thailand; Washington, D.C.

Partner April 1998 to October 2000

Associate August 1989 to March 1998

Represented clients in structured non-recourse financings of infrastructure projects, including the acquisition and divestiture of operating assets. Extensive experience in general finance and commercial transactions, including commercial lending, loan participations and syndications; debt restructurings; real estate finance; secured and unsecured transactions with a variety of borrowing entities, including government contractors, real estate partnerships, publicly traded and privately held corporations; individuals; leveraged lease transactions; employee stock ownership plan financings; bond financings in domestic and international markets; letter of credit transactions; and real estate sales and foreclosures.

ROH, Inc. Arlington, Virginia

Contracts Assistant 1985 – 1986

Assisted the Assistant Vice President for Contracts with the administration and negotiation of the company’s contracts with the U.S. government, primarily the United States Navy. Served as one of the primary contacts for day-to-day communications between the contracting parties. Supervised staff administrators.

Education: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Juris Doctor, with honors

Associate Editor, Texas Law Review

The College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia

Bachelor of Arts, Government and French

Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Pi Delta Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Eta Sigma

Université Paul Valery – William & Mary extramural studies Montpellier, France

International law, modern European history and politics

Publication: “Uncertain Economies: A Cause for Breathing New Life into Old Boilerplate,” The Journal of Project Finance, Winter 1999.

Presentations: Seminar Panelist, “Documentation for Power Project Development,” EGCO (Energy Generation Company of Thailand) lecture series, Bangkok, Thailand

Frequent Panelist and Lecturer, various energy seminars covering topics including contracting for renewable energy offtake, project performance risk assessments, wind project financing structures, power purchase agreement analyses, wind project turbine acquisition agreements and power project development overviews (renewables, gas-fired and coal-fired projects)

Professional

and Other Admitted to the Virginia Bar, 1989

Activities: Admitted to the Colorado Bar, 2000

AV Rated Lawyer, Martindale Hubbell

Volunteer, 2009 to present, teachers’ and school staff’s aide in various roles for Lighthouse Elementary, Beacon Cove Intermediate and Independence Middle schools

Languages: French (95% fluent spoken and written); Spanish (spoken (80%) and written (50 German (spoken and written 7%)

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