Real Estate Project
Resume:
BRANTLEY C. SMITH
Oceanside, CA 92057
EXPERIENCE:
Paragon Partners, Huntington Beach, CA 4/11-8/16 Senior Title Specialist, Research and Prepare a Land Use Analysis Study for existing land uses, energy uses, ecological impacts, topography impacts, development impacts, aviation impacts and geological hazards that may impact a 1,200 mile new build 500 kV transmission line right of way project involving 17 counties in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. Provide title due diligence review for the acquisition phase of a portion of said right of way project involving approximately 175 private landowners focusing on existing easement rights that cross or impact the proposed right of way project. Contact various Federal BLM offices and State offices for right of way data information. Provide title due diligence review for HART, Honolulu Area Rapid Transit Right of Way Project. Research and Prepare a Land Use Analysis Study for Sun Edison’s proposed solar farms project in Los Angeles and San Bernardino County focusing on the zoning requirements and regulations for zoning approval of solar farms. Provide land title research and analysis for Exxon-Mobil’s Alaska LNG Project, a proposed 800 mile LNG pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the proposed LNG Terminal at Kenai Peninsula.
Southern California Edison, Rosemead, CA 7/06-4/11
Contract Title Analyst, Real Estate Dept., Carrier Solutions Division. Prepare Land Rights Studies for all of SCE telecommunication projects, including wireline fiber optic projects, utility projects, 3rd party purpose projects, and wireless fiber optic projects. Conduct Right of Way Studies on existing overhead and underground facilities to replace the existing copper wire communication line with a fiber optic communication line. Perform site inspections and evaluations to determine franchise rights/private property rights. Analyze land rights and access right for proposed wireless cell sites on existing Transmission towers/steel poles for various telecommunication companies. Identified land rights on existing SCE backbone fiber optic systems for legal department review regarding sufficient 3rd party rights to lease excess fiber optic capacity to various communication companies. Analyze and interpret SCE legal real estate documents and maps. Plot and write easement legal descriptions.
Paragon Partners, Huntington Beach, CA 1/06-7/06 Title Specialist, research land information for various pipeline right of way projects; Williams Northwest Pipeline Company, Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline right of way project (FERC qualified), a 225 mile LNG pipeline project through Southwest Oregon impacting over 1000 landowners; Pacific Energy Corp, Rocky Mountain Fuel Pipeline right of way project in the Salt Lake City, Utah area; Exxon Mobile Pipeline Company, land ownership dispute involving Union Pacific Railroad. Read and analyze alignment (GIS) maps. Negotiate with landowners to obtain Temporary Entry Permits. Contact various city/county clerk offices to obtain Franchise Ordinances. Read and Analyze Franchise Ordinances.
Croudace & Dietrich, Irvine, CA 7/05-1/06
Contract Real Estate Paralegal, prepare closing binders for purchase/sale transactions and commercial loan transactions for major homebuilders/developers in southern California involving 100-300 million dollars. Prepare LLC Formation and Filings with the California Secretary of State. Prepare LLC Operating Agreements. Review ALTA survey.
T-Mobile, USA, Santa Ana, CA 1/05-7/05
Contract Lease Coordinator, Property Management Group, Las Vegas/Arizona market, managed over 350 cell sites leases, handled landlord/tenant issues, rent roll issues, prepared estoppel certificates and SNDA documents for outside lenders, and prepared vendor service agreements for subcontractors. Negotiate with public/private landowners on terms for a cell site lease agreement.
British Petroleum North America/Arco, La Palma, CA 12/01-5/04 Contract Real Estate Paralegal, West Coast Legal Department, manage multiple commercial/industrial real estate transactions, involving divestment of operating/non-operating gas stations and franchise/non-franchise AM/PM stores. In 2003 personally closed approximately 20 transactions which brought in over 17 million dollars; prepare and redline various types of purchase/sale agreements, negotiate with investors and attorneys on contract terms, ensure agreements are properly executed, opened escrow and title, performed due diligence requirements, worked transactions to close of escrow, prepared all closing documents.
Brown & Streza, Irvine, CA 7/01-11/01
Estate Planning Paralegal, prepare deeds, PCOR document, schedule of assets, and letters/correspondence. Conduct post-signing meeting with clients (Funding interviews). Notarize Documents.
EDUCATION:
California Real Estate Salesperson License, BRE # 020*****-**/16
Juris Doctor Degree 5/97
Western State University, College of Law, Irvine, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Political Science and History 6/81
Mercer University, Macon, GA
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