Experienced Site Permitting/Environmental Regulatory Requirements • Sales and Acquisitions • Contract Administrator • Zoning and Permitting Projects 300+ jurisdictions • Land Entitlement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Manager – Acquisitions, Stephens and Associates Inc., Dallas, GA

November 2006- present

Responsibilities:

• Sales-Acquisitions for company properties, including preparation of market performa site analysis and project feasibility

• Serve as Contract Administrator for sale/purchase agreements, subcontractors, land agents, professional services such as civil engineering and surveying;

• Act as a Government Liaison on State and Local levels;

• Prepare reports and presentations for community information meetings and public hearings on upcoming developments, rezoning and variance requests;

• Manage all aspects of development projects including regulatory compliance, zoning and permitting approval, engineering, and finalization of construction site plans, planning of infrastructure, inclusive of utilities (water, sewer, traffic signals, buildings);

• Environmental Permit Regulatory compliance experience for development projects includes Nationwide Section 404 permit, Wetland and Riparian Stream Restoration credits, Stream Buffer Variance, NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ) permit, NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) permit, SHPO (State Historical Preservation Office) and Georgia local jurisdiction erosion and sedimentation plan approval compliance;

• Entitle and market properties including 100 ac + of commercial property with a 80,000 sq ft Ingles anchor shopping center and began construction June 2007 on a 55 acre Industrial Park currently with 3 users

Director of Community Development, Paulding County Government, Dallas, GA

October 2001 – November 2006

Responsibilities:

• Manage Planning and Zoning Division, Building Permits and Inspections Division; Development and Engineering Division including a staff of 30 employees;

• Administer NPDES storm water program and reporting requirements; Maintained compliance with state and federal mandates including NPDES Permits and TMDLs; Coordinated public education and site inspections;

• Prepare all Division Budget and Funding Requests;

• Team member on the Paulding County Airport Development Master Plan; Paulding County Airport received the National Economic Development Award from the United States Department of Commerce;

• Administer Zoning Ordinance, Sign Ordinance, Development Regulation and its revisions;

• Conduct Public Hearings on Zoning Applications and Zoning Board of Appeals;

• Land Agent purchased properties for Fire Station, Green Space, and Multi-Use Recreation Complex

Zoning Specialist and Project Manager, Preferred Sites, LLC, Atlanta, GA

September 2000 – October 2001

Responsibilities:

• Site analysis, acquisition, zoning and permitting for Telecommunication Facilities;

• Advise clients and corporate officers of zoning climate, requirements and feasibility/probability of getting sites zoned for Telecommunications Facilities;

• Work with professional staff and government officials in the zoning process in over 300 jurisdictions within the nine Sunbelt states spanning from Texas to Virginia;

• Examples of clients include Nextel, Powertel, Spectra Site and Preferred Towers

Sr. Planner and Planning Division Manager, Paulding County Government, Dallas, GA

March 1998 - September 2000

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Plan Review for Development Plans;

• Conducted Public Hearings on Zoning and Variance Applications ;

• Drafted Zoning analyses (Rezoning, Special Use Permits, Land Use Permits, Medical Hardships);

• Drafted Grant Applications

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor of Science in Geography with concentration in Planning

State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

CERTIFICATES & TRAINING

• Community Development Institute at The University of Central Arkansas;

• Georgia Economic Development Academy Certificate, Department of Economic Development; State of Georgia;

• GAZA, Georgia Association of Zoning Administrators; Georgia Planning Association Seminars including topics on smart growth;

• Leadership Paulding Class 13 Certificate;

• Steering Committee Member, Etowah Habitat Conservation Plan.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• Georgia Association of Zoning Administrators (GAZA);

• American Planning Association (APA)

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Experienced Window XP, Windows '95, '98, 2000, Microsoft Works, Word, Excel,

ArcGIS

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