Name: Jay Gardner

Current Location: **** State Route 78, Glouster, Ohio 45732

Availability for interview: 2 Day notice (Possibly 1)

Availability to start: Immediate notice

Summary: Extensive right of way experience working on electric, natural gas, telephone, cable and highway projects.

Skills:

Elected twice to Seville Ohio Utilities Board

Ohio Notary

Ohio real estate license (due for renewal 9-2023)

Title experience

Expert negotiator and closer

Decent computer skills, managing many projects using word, excel and virtual meeting

Very dependable transportation and excellent attendance records

Various training certificates during years at ODOT, Columbia Gas Transmission, SCE&G and as contractor for AEP.

Education: Associate of Science (minor in business) from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Professional Experience:

Cornerstone Energy Services Contractor for AEP: (resigned because of lack of hours to be worked, 2021 I made $5400 and it was looking worse this year) Worked on many AEP projects all over the state of Ohio, mostly title research, survey notifications, acquiring easements and negotiating damages. 2020-2022

Manager of The Plains Self Storage 2018-2020

Real Estate license acquired and began selling real estate 2015-present

Property ROW: (Contractor for AEP) Worked on many AEP projects all over the state of Ohio, mostly title research, survey notifications, acquiring easements and negotiating damages 2016-2018

South Carolina Electric and Gas: Worked electric distribution, electric transmission, telecommunications and distribution and transmissions natural gas projects. Project manager of numerous projects on both gas and electric side of the businesses. My last project was 126 property owners. Crossed river, streams, wetlands, historic homes & properties, subdivisions, low income & wealthy property owners, city properties, county properties, US Government and SC state properties. Supervised up to 7 contract agents for this project as well as other projects. 2004-2015

Ohio Department of Transportation: Worked in titles and acquisition areas on projects. 2003-2004

Columbia Gas Transmission: (22 years total) 7 Years in measurement and 15 years in R/W department. Expert status in acquiring R/W and damage negotiations (including trees), leasing and finally as project manager. The company designed one person as expert in certain fields. This was used as any person in any of the 13 states have a question about a certain designation and/or needed expert assistance in a very unusual circumstances this expert was contacted. I was nicknamed the fireman because if call was out of the state of Ohio it was probably on fire (as needing an expert to calm and be resolution to a difficult issue). I was the expert to call in acquisitions and damage negotiations. I was the back up expert in leasing. I was project manager toward in of career with this company, handling up to 5 contract land agents per project. 1981-2003

Travel and hours: I have always and will continue to work whatever hours and days it takes to get a project completed, including weekends and holidays. I was ask to do review the work of a r/w contractor in Illinois at the last minute ( I was stationed in Ohio when Nisource purchased Columbia Gas Transmission and Ohio ). Nisource was told I was the best r/w agent to ask to do the review. I drove out the same day. I arrived Thursday evening, woke up Friday, did my research and found only one easement had been aquired out of 17 needed. Nisource ask how fast I could get the remaining 16 easements. Without knowing the area but understanding the need as the contractor that was hired to do the construction work was moving in Monday, I said 7-10 days. 8 days later it was ready for construction. Two landowners were very difficult to find and speak to (one undercover FBI agent and the other a multimillionaire) but was completed on day 8.

Safety: Top priority is to work safe and drive safe. I have had driving classes many years ago and thru Cornerstone and AEP have continued safety training twice a month. In over 40 years of working in the energy area, no tickets, no accidents (except in 1988 a 16 year old kid, first day driving to school ran a stop sign) and no on job injuries (outside the accident just mentioned). This is personal and professional results! Very observant of situations before entering and planning ahead has worked well for my safety and success.

Professional: If you need a professional with expert skills, who can hit the road running, I am your person! Always treat all customers (internal and external) with respect!

Hobbies: Hiking, bowling, antiques and family.

Jay Gardner

adyp2y@r.postjobfree.com

740-***-****

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