Right of Way

Paul F. Murphy

Core Competencies:

Persuasive Communicator: Use exceptional negotiation skills to identify opportunities, overcome objections and

build relationships on behalf of client. Tenacious negotiator and closer

Leadership: Exceptional at mentoring, guiding, training and motivating subordinates to achieve project goals.

Flexibility: Adept at problem solving and adjusting strategies to meet project goals and maintain options for project

management.

Experience:

Colbert Land Services LLC, - Houston, MS Present

Landman – Oil & Gas Leases

• Negotiate Right of Way for gas lines, site access & utility easements and obtain all necessary permits.

• Negotiate Oil & Gas Leases.

• Abstract Title back to Patent.

Excell Communications, Inc – Birmingham, AL 02/10/2014 – 08/08/2014

Project Manager – New Build Sites

• Managed Site Acquisition process for new build sites

• Managed zoning and permitting process

• Assign work/manage vendor production: Legal, Title, A&E, Environmental Services

Verizon – Bloomington, MN

Real Estate Specialist 06/10/2013 to 01/28/2014

• Data Work Force contract position - Managed Site Acquisition process for new build cell tower sites.

• Managed zoning and permitting process.

• Assign work/manage vendor production: Legal, Title, A&E, Environmental Services

Goodman Networks – Alpharetta, GA

Project Manager – New Site Builds 12/20/2012 to 04/26/2013

• Data Work Force contract position - Managed Site Acquisition process for AT&T new build sites.

• Knowledge of SITTERA and CASPR Systems.

Velocitel, Inc. – Minneapolis, MN 06/04/2012 to 10/17/2012

Site Acquisition Agent

• Contract position through TEK Consultants to acquire Cell Tower sites and obtain all necessary Zoning /

Permits required for AT&T New Build Cell Tower Sites.

• Knowledge of SITTERA and CASPRS systems

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RW Communication Services – Eldorado, WI 03/02/2012 to 05/29/2012

Subsidiary of Mid-State Consultants, Inc.

Right of Way Agent – Fiber to the Home Upgrade

• Contract Position to acquire Right of Way easements, permits and cabinet sites for Fiber Optic Upgrade within

AL, GA, FL MS

• Negotiated with State and County Highway Departments and local utilities to obtain necessary Permits, Right

of Way Easements.

Triangle Communications – Havre, MT 08/08/2011 to 02/17/2012

Subsidiary of Hill County Electric Cooperative

Right of Way Agent – Electrical / Wireless / Fiber Optic

• Contract Position that acquired Cell Tower Sites for wireless expansion program designed to provide wireless

service to underserved market area of Northern Montana.

• Acquired Right of Way easements for “Fiber to the Home” upgrade program - program designed to replace all

cooper based wired phone service with fiber optic cable.

• Negotiated with resident and non-resident land owners, corporations, Indian Reservations, State and Federal

agencies to obtain necessary Right of Way easements and permits for planned Fiber Optic facilities. Agencies

and corporations included but not limited too BNSF railroad, Army Corps of Engineers, United States Air Force,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal Councils, Montana Highway Department, local county road departments and

local utilities.

Murphy Real Estate Company – St. Louis, MO 1992 – 2011

Acquisition / Appraisal / Sales

• Acquired residential / commercial properties for investment purposes.

• Appraised, acquired, managed and brokered real estate.

• Property Manager - Management of real estate, including supervision of subcontractors needed to maintain

investor’s portfolio of properties.

CellularNow, Inc. – St. Louis, MO 2004 – 2009

Site Acquisition Project Manager for 5 years

• Managed Site Acquisition Projects in Evansville, IN / St. Louis, MO / Columbia, MO and Des Moines, IA.

• Supervised all site acquisition activities within markets and integrated needs of construction, engineering and

site acquisition to ensure successful completion of wireless projects. Conducted preliminary review and Risk

Assessment Analysis of proposed projects. Conducted preliminary review of all sites to identify access and/or

site specific issues that impacted zoning, permits and Right of Way to determine their impact upon the budget

and construction schedule.

• Established mutually agreed upon deadlines, defined “Scope of Work” and held subcontractors accountable in

order maintain build schedule.

• Required written daily reports from subcontractors to maintain “Project Tracker” to ensure upward information

flow to senior management regarding progress and to facilitated their decision making process by maintaining

the maximum number of options with regard to project’s build schedule.

• Provided management Cost Benefits Analysis of proposed decisions with regard to site acquisition and their

impact upon the budget and/or construction schedule.

• Developed zoning matrix to determine zoning issues for each affected community.

• Conducted all neighborhood / public hearings to present facts to community leaders in order to eliminate

objections, confusion or rumors in order to allow zoning boards or regulatory agencies to arrive at a considered

decision. Handled all media inquiries and acted as projects resident expert on Real Estate issues.

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St. Louis County Assessor’s Office – St. Louis, MO 2002 – 2006

Supervisor - Residential Real Estate Appraisal

• Supervised Mass Appraisal activities of 8 appraisers. Responsible for completing Ad Valorem appraisal

process of 850,000 residential properties located with the state’s largest county in terms of population and size.

• Defended County’s appraised values before Missouri State Tax Commission.

• Responsibilities included extensive interaction with Recorder’s Office, Zoning and Building Permits

Departments of county.

• Dealt directly with Zoning and Building Departments of 93 communities located within county.

CellularNow, Inc. – St. Louis, MO 1999 – 2002

Site Acquisition Specialist

• Independent Contractor - Worked throughout Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin. Worked full and

part-time during this period acquiring 40 – 60 sites per year as site acquisition specialist.

• Acquired Zoning / Permits and Right of Way necessary for site and utility access.

United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) – St. Louis, MO 1995 – 1999

Appraiser (GS-1171-11), St. Louis, Missouri Regional Office

• Regional Review Appraiser, supervising 141 Fee Panel Appraisers (Independent Contractors) ensuring

compliance to VA guidelines and policies, including Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices.

• Resident government subject matter expert for the Region’s Loan Guaranty Officer and Regional Director for

appraisal and disposal of Real Estate acquired thru foreclosure.

Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) – St. Louis, MO 1992 – 1995

Senior Certified Right of Way Acquisition Specialist

• Appraised, negotiated and relocated property owners within State of Missouri to acquire Right of Way for

highway expansion programs through use of Eminent Doman.

• Supervised Local Public Agency’s (LPA’s) Right of Way acquisition programs – Local municipal and county

governments that lacked dedicated Right of Way Departments that requested such services from MODOT in

order to complete such public works projects as water, sewer, highways and flood buyouts, etc.

• Participated with initial planning and development of Right of Way budgets with regard to proposed public

works projects.

• Awarded vendor contracts for: Right of Way Appraisal and Negotiation, Relocation services, Environmental

studies, A&E services, Title and Abstracting services.

• Met with condemnation commissioners to explain planned Right of Way acquisition projects.

• Gathered trial information, served as government’s expert witness with regard to land values, property

damages and relocation issues during condemnation litigation.

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