Objective

To obtain a position as a Right of Way Agent

 

Highlights of Qualifications

·               Effective presenter with a good clear speaking voice

·               Excellent teacher/trainer; patient and effective with a wide range of personalities

·               Assertive communication skills, both verbal and written

·               Well versed in the following programs: Microsoft Office suite, Adobe, ESRI GIS,

·               Good with critical thinking and problem solving

·               Easily understands regulations and laws

·               Strong relationships with multiple municipalities in Washington and Idaho

 

Education

Eastern Washington University, Cheney WA

September 2005– June 2009

Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning

Bachelor of Arts in Geography

Minors in Sociology, Wetland Science

 

Professional Experience

April 2015 – Present, Contract Right-of-Way Agent for Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

ACS Professional Staffing, Mead WA

Using my expertise in the real estate field, I have:

·   Provided assistance as the liaison between BPA and the public; before, during, and after danger pole and transmission line rebuild projects to assure that the needs, of all parties involved, are met.

·   Resolved conflicts that arose in negotiations for land rights due to difficult and complex land issues and with difficult or unwilling landowners.

·   Successfully negotiated access rights to federal lands by resolving potential neighboring landowner conflicts and by working with the various landowners making sure that all parties involved had been consulted.

·   Trained others on the process of condemning for a land rights by utilizing the most current internal BPA process.

·   Trained others on reviewing appraisals for technical accuracy, adequacy, and adherence to current BPA policy.  Also address how to obtain assessed property values.  During my appraisal reviews, identified multiple appraisal errors and took steps to have values corrected.

·   In order to assist with project planning, provided project team with a prepared land cost estimate of value to determine cost of obtaining specific rights.

·   Consulted, as an expert, on the best way to modify existing land rights across federal lands (specifically across property owned by the Federal Aviation Administration) in order to meet BPA’s needs.

·   Provided training to other staff on how to acquire Permission to Enter Property (PEP) on capital projects.

 

 

 

 

August 2012 – April 2015, Contract Realty Tech for Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

David Evans and Associates, Mead WA

Provided leasing expertise on BPA’s facility leasing program.  As a leasing expert:

·   Consulted with others on obtaining land cost estimates for leasing facilities.

·   Trained others on how to provide evidence of market value for property rights being leased.

·   Trained others on market survey research in areas where data and comparables are not easily available.

·   Organized and maintained BPA’s database of commercial leases and provided training to other internal BPA organizations on how to access and use the database.

Research and Market Survey activities include:

·   Supervised collection of market data for crop damage claims, including damage to crops, use of herbicides, and farm equipment.

·   Trained others on extensive and complex courthouse research methods including obtaining documentation of ownership, land rights, property descriptions, zoning, and land use classifications.

·   Trained others on market survey research in areas where data and comparables are not easily available.  Explained differences in methods that could be used, depending on state and county where research is being done.

General Real Estate activities:

·   Provided oversite for all municipal permitting.

·   Trained others on responding to all types of real estate questions from landowners, developers, public agencies, utility companies, and various internal BPA organizations.

·   Provided guidance on methods which could be used to resolve encroachments.

·   Provided oversight and training on how to utilize law enforcement to immediately stop an unsafe use or activity on BPA’s transmission corridors, or fee property.             

 

January 2012 – May 2012, Planner

Yakima County, Yakima WA

·   Received, reviewed, and approved basic and complex land use applications which included the review of site plans.

·   Drafted and finalized land use agreements, on both basic and complex requests, permitting new property uses.

·   Participated in a group that wrote multiple sections of the Planning Department’s Policy and Procedure Manual.

·   Acted lead planner for variance that included a public hearing

·   Provided expertise in policy and technical matters to the public relating to all aspects of plans, policies, ordinances, and standards.

·   Processed multiple cell tower upgrades and new tower applications

 

 

April 2010 – December 2010, Project Planner

City of Liberty Lake, Liberty Lake WA

·   Reviewed complex development/project applications including acting as the liaison with the developers to assure a streamlined process.

·   Trained others in providing the internal contract office with information needed to finalize an Emergency Regional Station retrofit project in order to meet required project schedules and budget.

·   Reviewed all project applications for State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) determination.

 

September 2008—December 2009, Park Intern

Spokane County Parks, Recreation and Golf, Spokane WA

·   Worked on 2009 Park Plan which included demographics, public participation, and general overview

·   Reviewed current planning in other municipalities that related to parks

·   Used Esri GIS to map out all of Spokane County parks as well as use the Tremble to delineate trails 

·   Worked on Conservation Futures Program by helping plan trails, staking out signage, ect.

 

June 2007– June 2008, Intern

Boundary Review Board of Spokane County, Spokane WA

·   Researched and reviewed different ways to implement interlocal agreements for the incorporation of county land

·   Reviewed all incorporation proposals for special purpose districts within Spokane County