Land and water manager also interested in alternative energy managemen
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WILLIAM J. KING, PE
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EXPERIENCE
LW Advisory, LLC
Phoenix, AZ
President
February 2008 –Present
Wrote business plan and performed financial analysis for the development of a 45,000 acre ranch located an hour west of Albuquerque, NM. I structured the deal to balance the needs between the land investment and land development entities. This project is slated to entitle, subdivide and sell 5 to 140 acre homes sites in a conservation-themed ranch development. Assisted in the creation of an operating agreement and option agreement between investment and development entities. Additional tasks included researching potential for project debt financing, water rights and resources strategy, onsite merchant wind power generation, and negotiating strategy and/or partnership with third-party, mineral right owner.
Additional engagements include assisting three equity investment clients by sourcing distressed assets (such as finished lots owned by developers and financial institutions), performing due-diligence associated with cost to complete and outstanding improvement obligations to determine the amount of additional capital needed for acquisition (beyond acquisition and anticipated holdings costs).
Pivotal Group, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
Director – Land Development
August 2004 – January 2008
Part of acquisition team for Anthology, a 3,000 acre project located in southeast Denver. Responsible for presenting infrastructure costs, financial projections, land-title review and water resource/regulatory/environmental risk assessment to institutional capital partner. Acquisition/due-diligence and financial analysis for an additional 30,000 acres of “contracted” land deals not consummated by Pivotal due to deteriorating market conditions. Directly involved in creating deal structures, payment timing appendices, contract language and negotiations for a number of deals as large as a $400 million escrowed deal located west of Phoenix, AZ.
Managed the following entitlement and engineering aspects of the Sandia master-planned community (3,200 acres in Coolidge, AZ)
-Utility and environmental permitting strategy and implementation
-Management of .25 MGD (SBR, expandable to .75 MGD) wastewater treatment plant design and associated Clean Water Act section 208 amendment and Aquifer Protection Permit
-Management of groundwater treatment competitive pilot testing for removal of fluoride and arsenic from groundwater. Selection and
preliminary design of an activated alumina system and associated “Approval of Construction” from ADEQ
-Assisted executive management in obtaining water/sewer utility franchise to serve project
-Created deal structure and terms of service to provide water service to an adjacent development requiring an understanding of Regulatory Utility Consumer Office (RUCO) accounting standards and Corporation Commission service extension policy
-Obtained an “Assured Water Supply” for entire project (with effluent from a planned WWTF on the certificate) requiring an understanding of deal structure, title and tax strategy
-Managed CWA Section 208, Aquifer Protection and Approval of Construction permits to a successful completion
-Managed a NEPA required Environmental Assessment, and negotiated a Memorandum of Agreement regarding archeological mitigation with the State Historic Preservation Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
-Assisted in the creation of a Community Facilities District allowing Pivotal to request reimbursement through the issuance of $150 million dollars in municipal, general obligation, bonds to offset the cost of road, park and other qualified, public facility improvements onsite
-General plan amendment, pre-annexation development agreement and zoning negotiation
-Engineering management of a Maps of Dedications, 1,200 unit pre-plat/final plat and improvement plans for the same (roads, state, highway interchange, circulation plans etc.)
Managed the closeout of the WestWing master-planned community (1,300 acres in Peoria, AZ)
-Represented Pivotal in the marketing and sale of over a hundred acres of residential and commercial property
-Managed the public bid and private construction of a traffic light and various warranty release construction obligations
-Negotiated settlement with City regarding remaining infrastructure obligations and associated impact fee reimbursements
-Liaison between the Home Owner’s Association and the City in a number of disputes such as facilitating trail improvement through easement donations not properly recorded on subdivision plats and Maps of Dedication
RBF Consulting
Phoenix, AZ
Design Engineer – Water Resources
December 2001 - July 2003
Designed engineering, engineering cost due diligence, environmental permitting and risk assessment
Water resource planning and negotiations on behalf of residential land development clients
-Water distribution analysis and design for private/public water companies
-Implemented the use of GIS for land suitability analyses for the AZ State Land Department
-Delineated floodplains for the US Army COE and the FCD of Maricopa County, AZ
-Analyzed and designed infrastructure improvements for large, master-planned, communities with particular emphasis on road plan/profile and horizontal alignment design to accommodate drainage infrastructure needs
-Performed acquisition due-diligence regarding improvement costs, water resource and utility extension negotiations, offsite improvement obligations, environmental risk mitigation, and drainage impact studies for large residential communities
-Obtained requisite water assurance entitlements to enable the sale and marketing of residential real estate in Arizona
–Performed associated analysis and modeling to prove water usage was within regulated parameters
ARCADIS
Phoenix, AZ
Staff Engineer (Infrastructure & Environmental Engineering)
August 1999 - December 2001
Diverse mix of engineering and environmental consulting
-Water resource planning/design for Duke Energy’s Arlington Valley power station
-Water master plans and modeling for both public and private potable water distribution systems such as Apache Junction and the City of Scottsdale
-Groundwater monitoring, analysis, modeling and remediation; Phase I assessments, quarterly monitoring reports for RCRA, CERCLA, and other Superfund sites
-Drainage infrastructure design and plan/profile alignment modifications to address long term maintenance concerns off a 6-mile portion of SR-95 that was being turned back to La Paz County (for future control and maintenance)
-Bridge and roadway improvement analysis and design for La Paz County, AZ
-GIS support for various engineering and environmental projects
-Environmental mitigation, testing, remediation and report generation that removed Luke Air Force Base from the National Priority List of Environmentally Impacted Sites
-Off/onsite drainage modeling, analysis and design for land development and highway drainage infrastructure improvements
-Improvement plan design and platting for various residential projects throughout Arizona
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Master of Business Administration, July 2004
Brigham Young University,
Provo, UT
Master of Science, Civil Engineering (concentration in Water Resources), August 1999
Brigham Young University,
Provo, UT
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, August 1999
Service, Achievement and Memberships
-I have spent six of the last eight years working with local youth in a social and religious setting for my church group. Responsibilities include teaching weekly religious lessons and preparing midweek (and multi-day) activities programmed to strengthen character and foster a desire to serve others. Activities range from regular participation at a soup kitchen to participating as an Assistant Leader in two Boy Scout troops.
-Professionally Registered Civil Engineer (Arizona License #38779)
-Served on the Technical Committee for the Arizona Floodplain Manager’s Association
-Member of the Urban Land Institute
-Attended the United States Naval Academy from 1990-1992 – left to volunteer two years of religious/social service in Ecuador where I obtained fluency in Spanish
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