DEVON SAWYER  

504 Vicksburg Place Atlanta, GA 30350

Email: sawyer.devon@gmail.com

Phone: (919)-426-4881

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Verizon Wireless - PM NSB/DAS In-Building GA/AL, July 2013– September 2015, Atlanta, GA

Excell Communications

·               Project Manager-Team Leader performing all aspects of the real estate development

·               Managing a group of Site Acquisition Specialist working on varies new build and DAS projects.

·               Weekly meeting with the client providing project updates. .

·               Coordinating with RF Engineering and Construction management to ensure timely and accurate completion of required tasks, while reporting progress in weekly construction and SA deployment meetings.

·               Completion of site candidate identification packages, A&E site design walks and other site/field visits with RF Engineering, Zoning, Construction Project Management and A&E Departments as required.

·               Negotiation of Lease, Amendment, License, Right-of-Way and/or Easement Agreements and completing collo applications with tower owners.

·               Reviewed Federal, State FCC and FAA regulations filings.

·               Completion of leasing packages and other documentation required by the client.

·               Researching and obtaining information regarding all applicable planning, zoning codes, and regulations affecting the development of a site.

·               Maintaining complete documentation related to all planning, communications, and actions on sites.

·               Preparing and completion of all necessary zoning applications and supporting documentation including written site description, justifications, plans and sketches, maps, and photo simulations.

·               Organizing and conducting presentations for neighborhood meetings or public hearings as required by local jurisdictions or as requested by respective property owner(s).

·               Daily interaction with the RF Engineering and Construction personnel to ensure compliance with all clients, landlord, jurisdictional, governmental and industry standards.

·                Managed Portfolio of Northeast Site Acquisition Development sites.

·                Performed weekly site by site meeting with RF, Project Management and legal. 

·                Performed quality assurance review on construction drawings, structural analysis and lease documents.

·               Performing daily reviewed of property management database for tracker updates and data errors.

 

AT&T Sr. Project Manager Site Acquisition – 4G/LTE, April 2012– July 2013, Orlando, FL

Ansco & Associates

·               Project Manager-Team Leader performing all aspects of the Site Acquisition and Real Estate Development.

·               Coordinating with RF Engineering and Construction management to ensure timely and accurate completion of required tasks, while reporting progress in weekly construction and SA deployment meetings.

·               Completion of site candidate identification packages, A&E site design walks and other site/field visits with RF Engineering, Zoning, Construction Project Management and A&E Departments as required.

·               Negotiation of Lease, Amendment, License, Right-of-Way and/or Easement Agreements with property owners.

·               Reviewed Federal, State FCC and FAA regulations filings.

·               Completion of leasing packages and other documentation required by the client.

·               Researching and obtaining information regarding all applicable planning, zoning codes, and regulations affecting the development of a site.

·               Maintaining complete documentation related to all planning, communications, and actions on sites.

·               Preparing and completion of all necessary zoning applications and supporting documentation including written site description, justifications, plans and sketches, maps, and photo simulations.

·               Organizing and conducting presentations for neighborhood meetings or public hearings as required by local jurisdictions or as requested by respective property owner(s).

·               Daily interaction with the RF Engineering and Construction personnel to ensure compliance with all clients, landlord, jurisdictional, governmental and industry standards.

·                Managed Portfolio of Northeast Site Acquisition Development sites.

·                Performed weekly site by site meeting with RF, Project Management and legal. 

·                Performed quality assurance review on construction drawings, structural analysis and lease documents.

·               Performing daily reviewed of property management database for tracker updates and data errors.

 

AT&T Gulf Project G4- Sr. Project Manager - Site Acquisition UMTS- 4G/LTE -AL/MS, April 2011– November 2011, Alpharetta, GA

·               Project Manager-Team Leader performing all aspects of the Site Acquisition and Construction

·               Coordinating with RF Engineering and Construction management to ensure timely and accurate completion of required tasks, while reporting progress in weekly construction and SA deployment meetings.

·               Completion of site candidate identification packages, A&E site design walks and other site/field visits with RF Engineering, Zoning, Construction Project Management and A&E Departments as required.

·               Negotiation of Lease, Amendment, License, Right-of-Way and/or Easement Agreements with property owners.

·               Reviewed Federal, State FCC and FAA regulations filings.

·               Completion of leasing packages and other documentation required by the client.

·               Researching and obtaining information regarding all applicable planning, zoning codes, and regulations affecting the development of a site.

·               Maintaining complete documentation related to all planning, communications, and actions on sites.

·               Preparing and completion of all necessary zoning applications and supporting documentation including written site description, justifications, plans and sketches, maps, and photo simulations.

·               Organizing and conducting presentations for neighborhood meetings or public hearings as required by local jurisdictions or as requested by respective property owner(s).

·               Daily interaction with the RF Engineering and Construction personnel to ensure compliance with all clients, landlord, jurisdictional, governmental and industry standards.

·                Managed Portfolio of Northeast Site Acquisition Development sites.

·                Performed weekly site by site meeting with RF, Project Management and legal. 

·                Performed quality assurance review on construction drawings, structural analysis and lease documents.

·               Performing daily reviewed of property management database for tracker updates and data errors.

AT&T GA Tuft Project 4G– Sr. Project Manager - Site Acquisition Manager NSB Nov 2008 – Feb 2011

Goodman Networks, Alpharetta, GA

·               Project Manager-Team Leader performing all aspects of the Site Acquisition from site identification and qualification through the completion of RF, A&E, regulatory compliance, zoning, permitting approval and construction NTP.

·               Coordinating with RF Engineering and Construction management to ensure timely and accurate completion of required tasks, while reporting progress in weekly construction and SA deployment meetings.

·               Completion of site candidate identification packages, A&E site design walks and other site/field visits with RF Engineering, Zoning, Construction Project Management and A&E Departments as required.

·               Negotiation of Lease, Amendment, License, Right-of-Way and/or Easement Agreements with property owners.

·               Reviewed Federal, State FCC and FAA regulations filings.

·               Completion of leasing packages and other documentation required by the client.

·               Researching and obtaining information regarding all applicable planning, zoning codes, and regulations affecting the development of a site.

·               Maintaining complete documentation related to all planning, communications, and actions on sites.

·               Preparing and completion of all necessary zoning applications and supporting documentation including written site description, justifications, plans and sketches, maps, and photo simulations.

·               Organizing and conducting presentations for neighborhood meetings or public hearings as required by local jurisdictions or as requested by respective property owner(s).

·               Daily interaction with the RF Engineering and Construction personnel to ensure compliance with all clients, landlord, jurisdictional, governmental and industry standards.

·                Managed Portfolio of Northeast Site Acquisition Development sites.

·                Performed weekly site by site meeting with RF, Project Management and legal. 

·                Performed quality assurance review on construction drawings, structural analysis and lease documents.

·               Performing daily reviewed of property management database for tracker updates and data errors.

·               Submitting and approving OOM, PO and performing financial true up.

Northeast Sr. Project Manger Site Acquisition - Sprint 4GWimax Project, November 2007 – November 2008

Goodman Networks, Boston, MA

·               Completion of site candidate identification packages, A&E site design walks and other site/field visits with RF Engineering, Zoning, Construction Project Management and A&E Departments as required.

·               Negotiation of Lease, Amendment, License, Right-of-Way and/or Easement Agreements with property owners. Performing all aspects of the Site Acquisition process from site identification and qualification through the completion of zoning approval for multiple sites.

·               Coordinating with RF Engineering and Construction management to ensure timely and accurate completion of required tasks, while reporting progress to the Project Manager/Team Leader.

·               Completion of leasing packages and other documentation required by the client.

·               Researching and obtaining information regarding all applicable planning, zoning codes, and regulations affecting the development of a site.

·               Reviewed Federal, State FCC and FAA regulations filings.

·               Maintaining complete documentation related to all planning, communications, and actions on sites.

·               Preparing and completion of all necessary zoning applications and supporting documentation including written site description, justifications, plans and sketches, maps, and photo simulations.

·                Managed Northeast Site Acquisition Tower Merger Development Portfolio.

·                Performed quality assurance review on construction drawings, structural analysis and lease documents.

·               Performing daily reviewed of property management database for tracker updates and data errors.

·               Submitting and approving SAP and PO for scope of work.

 

Commercial Lease Consultant, January 2006 – November 2007 (Contract)

Meridian Reality Consultants, Grubb & Ellis, Cingular Wireless, Bowditch & Dewey

 

· Abstracted financial and non-financial covenants of lease, concisely summarizing complex issues.

· Recognized and abstracted lease covenants that were critical to the client financial conditions.

· Calculated financial covenants, CAM/HVAC escalations, rent escalation and lease conditions.

· Calculated and compared correct calculations and specifically identify why a client's calculations need revision with extensive document review.

· Preformed due diligence review on title reports, ground leases agreements, site lease agreements, memoranda of leases, assignment agreements and merger and surrender agreements.

· Performed quality assurance review on commercial lease documents.

· Negotiated consent agreement with landlords and filed UCC financial statements.

· Reviewed property management database for abstraction errors.

· Review all leases for accuracy of abstraction and payment from mergers and Acquisitions.

· Negotiated new ground leases, tower agreements and equipment leases.

· Reviewed title reports and zoning documentation.

· Review ground lease, PCS license agreements, tenant agreement, memoranda of lease agreement, assignment, and mergers agreement for abstractor errors.

· Abstracted commercial lease agreements and preformed due diligence.

· Reviewed payment input by contract specialists for data integrity and compliance.

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Sr. Personal Injury Case Manager, January 2004 – December 2005

The Law Offices of Eden & Rafferty, Worcester, MA

 

· Managed over four hundred medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

· Negotiated personal injury and medical malpractice claims while settling over 85% of case loaded.

· Managed new associate, coordinate and facilitate weekly team meetings while building a strong personal injury department.

· Conducted client intake, client interviews, client court appearances and client accounting.

· Conducted personal injury investigations, oral examinations, depositions, discover proceedings process and prepared all demands for settlements.

· Conducted oral examination with clients, attorneys and auto insurance examiners.

· Extensive document review of medical records.

 

Southeast Manager of Acquisitions & Tower Mergers, August 2001 – December 2003

American Tower Corporation, Boston, MA

 

· Managed Northeast Region Tower Communication Properties Portfolio.

· Reviewed Federal, State FCC and FAA regulations filings.

· Reviewed lease agreements, title reports, collocation applications, jurisdictional regulations and all other essential legal documentation.                            .

· Drafted monthly tower reports reviewed by accounting and Vice President.

·Created new CMS reports that monitored newly developed tower including constructional information.

· Negotiated new tenant ground leases, tower leases, and equipment leases.

· Approved and reviewed developmental closeout information on development towers.

· Assisted in creating an Oasis Tracker System that contained an information database for tower management.

 

Sr. Legal Contract Negotiations / Acquisitions & Tower Mergers, January 2001 – August 2001

SpectraSite Communications, Cary, NC

 

·Negotiated commercial tower leases, land lease agreement and consents agreements to subleases tenants.

·Drafted lease agreement, amendments to new sublease agreements.

·Researched title reports, revenue shares, tenant collocations, and essential legal documents.

·Drafted lease amendments, new ground lease agreement and negotiated revenue shares clauses.

·Negotiated renewal terms to existing ground leases and sub-leases agreements.

·Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for clients and advised them of their legal rights.

  

Lead Litigation Paralegal, 1996 – 2001

Law Office of Attorney James C. Dragon & Vanthan R. Un, Lowell, MA

 

· Conducted client intake, client interviews, and client accounting.

· Conducted personal injury investigations and prepared demand settlements.

· Negotiated personal injury claims while settling over 75% of case loaded

· Conducted oral examination with clients and insurance examiners.

· Drafted legal briefs for immigration, criminal, personal injury and civil litigation cases.

· Gathered evidence for criminal case, personal injury and civil cases 

· Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for clients and advised them of their legal rights.

· Assisted clients in immigration, bankruptcy and criminal proceedings.

· Prepared complaints, motions, interrogations and other legal briefs.

 

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

Research: Internet, Westlaw, Lois, Legal Case Base, Summation and Lexis.

Software: Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel Microsoft Office PowerPoint and Word Perfect.

Operating System: Casper, CCS, Oracle, FCC, FAA, Oasis, Lease Harbor, Flex, Needles, Onyx, Network Flow, NORAD, Ensite, CMS and Sierra.

  

EDUCATION

Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, MA

J.D., December 2000, Delta Theta Law Fraternity

 

St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, NC

B.S., Criminal Justice, August 1991-June 1995, Kappa Alpha Phi Fraternity and Dean's List

 

North Carolina Law Enforcement Training School, Raleigh, NC

Certified Correctional Officer 1995