LAURIE PAHDOPONY

60 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43214

(614) 286-6303

ohiolandagent@gmail.com_________________________________________________________________________________

OVERVIEW OF QUALIFICATIONS

Highly motivated, competent and resourceful land professional with 25

years land related experience and demonstrated expertise in the areas of

site/right of way acquisition, lease negotiation, title abstracting,

GIS/mapping and zoning & permitting procedures within the corporate

real estate, wireless communications, transportation, utilities and oil & gas

sectors. Especially skilled at property owner identification and customer

contact that develops into productive working relationships with clients

and land owners. Results-oriented with the ability to coordinate multiple

projects coupled with excellent public relations skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES

» Extensive Title Abstracting Experience

» Site Acquisition/Lease Negotiation

» Right of Way Procurement

» GIS/Mapping/Surveying

» Project Management

» Permitting and Zoning

» Skilled with many PC applications including Microsoft Office

» Excellent Organizational Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

» Audubon Engineering

Ashland, Ohio

March 2015-September 2015

Senior Right of Way Agent

•Right of way title and acquisition for 240-mile, 12-inch diameter pipeline

from eastern to northwestern Ohio.

•Created system tracker to manage distribution of title work and work

flow of fellow team members.

•Prepare title reports to facilitate the procurement and preparation of

pipeline easements.

» Doyle Land Services

Toledo, Ohio

» Tablerock Land Services

Aug 2014-March 2015

Senior Right of Way Agent

•Right of way acquisition for FERC greenfield pipeline.

Sept 2013-July 2014

Columbus, Ohio & Pittsburgh, PA & Nov 2011-Jun 2012

Lead Senior Right of Way Agent

•Right of way procurement and easement negotiation for two major

pipeline right of way projects in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

•Title abstracting.

•Authored, developed and implemented special railroad project

research database for permitting and title purposes.

» General Dynamics

Jan 2013-Sept 2013

Columbus, Ohio

Site Acquisition Lead 4

• Managed vendors & contractors for Sprint/Samsung

wireless telecom 4G upgrade project.

•Responsible for contacting local governments and jurisdictions to

determine zoning and permitting approval procedures and practices for

network requirements and to obtain authorizations in support of network

deployment.

•Maintained productive working relationships with jurisdictions and

municipalities to facilitate approval processes.

•Prepare permit packages and track progress from submission to BP issue.

•Redline construction drawings

» Contract Land Staff

Columbus, Ohio

Sept 2012-Dec 2012

& May 2013-June 2013

Senior Title Agent

• Title review for electric transmission line right of way project

» Research Information Consultants

Columbus, Ohio

May 2003-Present

Owner/ Land Agent

http://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriepahdopony

•Independent consultant to the wireless, utility, transportation, oil & gas

and wind energy industries.

•Oversee all operations of Research Information Consultants, providing

management for right of way acquisition, title abstracting and site

acquisition projects.

•Management of title abstracting projects for ODOT, cell tower sites, oil &

gas and commercial properties.

•Commercial Leasing for a multi-billion dollar insurance company.

•Direct permitting and zoning for right of way and wireless projects

•Expert witness testimony.

•Manage oil & gas abstracting projects in Ohio Marcellus/Utica Shale

region for various land brokers.

» Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Columbus, Ohio

Aug 2010-Dec 2010

Real Estate Paralegal

•Provided recommendations on the resolution of

legal questions and served as subject

matter expert in corporate real estate.

•Commercial lease negotiations. Drafted leases,

Contracts, use agreements and other legal documents.

•Managed project milestones, due diligence

and compiled data from research.

•Weekly project review.

» Midwest Right of Way

Columbus, Ohio

Feb 2008-Aug 2009

http://www.midwestrightofway.com

Contract Right of Way Agent

•Right of way procurement and easement negotiation for a multi-billion

dollar electric utility corporation.

•Encroachment investigations, damage settlements and title abstracting.

•Productive working relationships with land owners.

» McDonald’s Corporation, Real Estate Development

Columbus, Ohio

Feb 2007-Feb 2008

Real Estate Paralegal

•Supported the development department and the corporate legal team

by facilitating the title and survey review process, preparing for real estate

closings, working on easement, right of way and property management

issues, lease abstracting, and preparing real estate documents.

•Conducted due diligence on numerous sites throughout Ohio and

Northern Kentucky.

•Processed Building Permit and Zoning applications and attended

jurisdiction and public meetings.

•Acted as title and survey vendor coordinator.

» Title First Agency

Columbus, Ohio

» Burgess & Niple Limited

Columbus, Ohio

Jun 2001-May 2003

Title Examiner

•Title abstracting, residential and commercial

Oct 2000-May 2001

Real Estate Specialist (Civil Engineering)

•AT&T/Cingular Wireless projects included identification of new site

locations, investigating possible collocations, reviewing title, lease

negotiations, zoning, preparing lease exhibits and SCIP packages for

client. Negotiated and administered lease agreements for rooftop, water

tank, raw land, and existing tower leases. Conducted field research and

forecasted project completion dates. Other wireless projects from initial

search ring issuance to obtaining building permits.

•ODOT right of way acquisition negotiation and title abstracting.

» First American Equity Loan Services, Inc.

Columbus, Ohio

Title Examiner

1998-2000

» John E. Foster & Associates, Civil Engineering

Columbus, Ohio

1996-1998

Surveying Technician

Ohio Department of Transportation

Office of Environmental Services

Columbus, Ohio

Archaeology/Architectural History Intern Co-Op

EDUCATION

• The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts Anthropology, 1996

CERTIFICATIONS

• ODOT Right of Way Plan Development Certification

• Catalyst CR Certified Document Reviewer

• Notary Public Commission (Ohio)

• Microsoft Excel Certification

ORGANIZATIONS

• Ohio Archaeological Council

• Flint Ridge Lithic Society, Board of Directors

• International Right of Way Association