LINDA T. BARRAS
***** ********* **. ****, **** Beach, CA 90740
562-***-**** ******.*****@*****.***
Education:
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, BS in Business Administration/Management – March 2012
Cerritos College, Norwalk, California, AA in General Business – December 2002
Work Experience:
CA Department of Transportation – Associate Right of Way Agent – February 2020 – current
Eminent Domain/Condemnation
Review Resolution of Necessity (RON) request packages and Notice of Intent letters to ensure compliance with legal descriptions and communicate any deficiencies to Right of Way Acquisition Branch
Review RON maps and legal descriptions and communicate any deficiencies to Right of Way Engineering.
Review confirmation market values and request any corrections, revisions needed from Right of Way Appraisal Branch.
Ensure Litigation Guarantees are updated to comply with the policy requirements and upon receipt analyze, review and request corrections/revisions needed from title companies.
Prepare and submit condemnation suit requests for complex parcels to Legal Division
Analyze lawsuit request documents from the Right of Way Acquisition Branch and easement location information from the District Right of Way Engineering to determine defendants to be names in lawsuits and prepare variable sheets.
CA Department of Transportation – Right of Way Agent – August 2018 – January 2020
Property Management
Manage 130 property rentals along the 710 corridor
Linda T Barras Abstracting– Project Manager – December 2003 - January 2017
Project procurement (confidential and sensitive)
Information analysis (qualitative and quantitative) research for title searches
Microsoft Office
CA State Lands Commission – Office Technician II – October 2001 - November 2003
Managed division headquarters front desk using Novell software
Crystal Reports Database entries for inspector reports
Los Angeles Superior Court – Deputy Clerk – November 1999 - July 2000
Managed Small Claims Court desk and court calendar
Microsoft Excel, Small Claims Court database, reports and customer service
Orange Coast Title Company, Inc. – Title Searcher – August 1998 - November 1999
Manually researched court records using Microfilm and Microfiche
Developed and implemented record retrieval system
Found 50 year old mistake in metes and bounds description
American Land & Exploration, Inc. – Abstractor – June 1997 - July 1998
Configured land interest ownership
Conducted abstracts of title from Patent to current day, with attached documentation showing complete history.
Professional Organizations:
International Right of Way Association
References Available Upon Request