Manager Real Estate

** ********** ***** • MEDFORD, NJ *****

PHONE 215-***-**** • E-MAIL **********@*******.***

CHRISTOPHER F. BASSO

OBJECTIVE

Obtain Contract Negotiation position in order to ensure and advance company interest. To limit exposure to unnecessary liability, and where possible, utilize expert renegotiation skills to modify and amend terms and conditions to improve and advance company objectives.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Professional with nearly 17 year’s commercial real estate experience.

Carriers include: Clearwire- Philadelphia/Albany-Rochester T-Mobile/ Philadelphia, PA, NY, Washington DC Sprint/ NY, Nextel/ Wilkes- Barre, PA, Cape Cod, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, SNET Mobility/ Hartford CT, AT&T Wireless/ NY, Philadelphia.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2006 to Present Princeton Tower Development Corp.

Project/National Contract Manger responsible for process oversight of up to 453 municipal and privately owned properties slated for Wireless Communications Companies network deployment.

Responsible for identification of potential locations, leasing, zoning, permitting and construction processes.

Excellent client interaction; effectively working with client federal/state and local municipalities, and sub-contractors to accurately mange dates and deadlines.

Maintain and update client specific database on daily basis.

Experienced; able to accurately forecast to ensure deadlines are met.

Effective Communicator; confident presentation of company based strategies to real estate management companies, private property owners.

Long standing relationships with municipal officials and solicitors thru out the state of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Professional attitude with strong interpersonal skills; able to effectively negotiate/ craft Leases, Option Agreement’s, Amendment’s, Easement Agreement’s, Subordination and Non-Disturbance Agreement’s, Memorandum’s Of Agreement.

August 2001- to October 2006 McInerney Acquisitions, Inc.

Leasing Manager (Nextel/ AT&T Wireless/T-Mobile)

Negotiations include, Municipal, Corporate, Private entities.

Coordinated all final approvals with Client’s legal department.

Update and prepare detailed trackers associated with projects.

Prepare all blackline/ blue back leases for execution.

Coordinate Legal/Permitting process; attend all mandatory municipal hearings.

Provide expert testimony to obtain zoning approvals.

Prepare all Municipal/State related bid documents.

Able to accurately determine time lines for leasing and zoning based upon professionalism and years of experience.

March 2001-July 2001 Dynatek Development Services, Inc.

Site Acquisitions Specialist (Nextel)

Provided detailed site selection/ leasing for the Pittsburgh market.

Attended weekly client meetings with updates on site status.

Obtained all pertinent zoning info including process and approval timelines.

Provided various engineers with extensive site information for difficult areas with suggestions based upon existing structure, and zoning synopsis.

November 1999-February 2001

Site Acquisitions Manager (AT&T Wireless) McInerney Acquisitions, Inc.

Concentrated on New Jersey search areas and main thoroughfares including New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.

Extensive Pine Lands experience with respect to process and procedure.

Prepared Municipal bid submissions on behalf of AT&T Wireless.

April 1997-October 1999 CRA, Inc.

Site Selection Specialist (SNET Mobility, Omnipoint)

Placed in charge of “stalled rings”.

Successfully negotiate/ prepare execution documents.

Coordinate site design for smooth transition into zoning process.

Research and obtain deed/title and other pertinent legal documents.

Promoted to Site Acquisition Manager on Omnipoint/ Philadelphia project.

May 1995-March 1997 SBA Wireless [ City, State ]

Site Acquisitions Specialist (Sprint, Nextel)

Location and submittal of sites for RF approval.

Skilled lease negotiations.

Provide detailed reports to client, paying strict attention to deadlines.

Coordinate site/design visit.

REFERENCES

Available upon request

EDUCATION

September 1986 to May 1991 St. John’s University, Jamaica NY-BS Finance

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