PROJECT MANAGER
Environmental Planner/Permitting Manager/ Realty Specialist
Dynamic project manager with a 15-year track record of permitting large
scale projects in transmission, pipelines, land acquisitions, and solar
development. Independent worker, proficient and able to define
requirements needed to complete a project. Core professional competencies
include:
? Environmental Planning ?National
Environmental Policy Act
? Federal/State/Local Regulations ?Permitting and
Project Management
? Environmental Documents and Report Writing ?Cross-Functional
Leadership
? Team-Builder ?Project Siting and
Licensing
PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND KEY ACHEIVEMENTS
* Champion Events To Remember, LLC
Phoenix, AZ
Owner/Operator 2010-
2011
. International Event and Wedding Planning Professional responsible for
full service planning of various events.
. Planned and directed all functions of the company; enforced strong
leadership skills to ensure efficiency.
. Responsible for, marketing, on-site coordination, accounting, and
customer service
. Excellent organizational, presentation and negotiation skills.
. Learned how to handle several tasks effectively as the owner of an
event planning service.
. Gained strong accounting skills; developed an aptitude for
accountability
* Stirling Energy Systems/Tessera Solar Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
Project Manager/Permitting Manager; April
2008-April 2010
. Management responsibilities during various stages of the permitting
and certification processes of the solar energy projects, and
licensing of high-voltage electric transmission lines and substations
to accommodate renewable based energy projects.
. Technical report writer, working with environmental consulting and
business development to ensure a timely and appropriate standard of
development applications for solar projects.
. Assist Senior Director Project Development to develop and manage
internal and external environmental resource teams to ensure cost
effective and timely project authorization.
. Regulatory leader working closely with public affairs teams such as
the California Energy Commission, the Bureau of Land Management, and
other Federal and State agencies.
. Provided expertise with writing and reviewing solar projects Plan of
Development (POD) and Application for Certification (AFC).
. Negotiate relevant site development agreements and contracts including
land use permits, land leases and power purchase agreements.
. Independently estimated project schedules, costs and resources for
project permitting and final approval.
. Worked closely with permitting agencies to advice engineers in the
construction of solar plants would be constructed within healthful
standards established by law.
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* United States Department of Interior; Bureau of Land Management
Phoenix, AZ
Project Manager;
October 2007-April 2008
. Permitted projects for major rights-of-ways to include power lines and
natural gas pipelines for major utility companies such as Salt River
Project, El Paso Natural Gas, and Arizona Public Service.
. Developed strategy papers to better process large scale (7000 acres)
solar farm projects; to include cost estimates, schedules, regulatory
requirements and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
. Licensed projects and ensured conformity to planning decisions to meet
federal, state and local policies
. Worked at building relationships and partnerships with local
communities & public land users
. Reviewed technical environmental documents for adequacy at various
levels such as Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments and
Environmental Impact Statements, provided by contractors.
* United States Department of Interior; Bureau of Land Management
Phoenix, AZ
Reality Specialist;
January 2004 - October 2007
. Analyzed and processed rights-of-way, recreation and public purpose
actions (R&PP's), temporary use permits, permits, leases, public
sales, withdrawals and revocations.
. Prepared reports and assessed various environmental resources such as
minerals, topography, socioeconomics, environmental justice and
pattern of land use.
. Conducted onsite compliance examinations on rights-of-ways and permit
and other land use authorizations.
. Interdisciplinary team member for the Sonoran Desert National Monument
and Lower Sonoran Resource Management Plan Environmental Impact
Statement.
. Read and interpreted maps, aerial photographs, and master title plats.
. Communicated verbally and with written documents to various audiences
to achieve project outputs.
* United States Department of Interior; Bureau of Land Management
Phoenix, AZ
Geologist;
July 1996- January 2004
. Thorough and working knowledge of professional mining and geology
principles, concepts and techniques applicable to mineral material,
sand and gravel development and management
. Responsible for the execution of mineral material sales contracts,
free-use permits, mineral material
. Working knowledge of the concepts and techniques of mineral deposit
and its economic evaluation
. Responsible for geologic mapping techniques for surface mining
. Performed field inspections, interpreting and compiling data for
mineral reports
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA
Masters of Sciences: December 1995; Earth & Environmental
Sciences Merit Scholarship 1994 -1995
Rutgers University, Newark NJ
Bachelor of Arts: May 1993; Geological Sciences
CERTIFICATES
George Washington University- School of Business and Public Management
Project Management for Planners; April 2001
US Bureau of Land Management - National Training Center
Managing Major Rights-of-Way Projects; September 2001
May 1993; Geological Sciences
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