James Vanden Akker, RWA

6 San Timoteo

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

 

Experience

Overland, Pacific & Cutler, Inc., Riverside, CA                                                           2011-2014

Right of Way Agent

 

·         Performed real estate negotiations for full and partial property acquisitions

·         Provided comparable housing analyses and move payments for relocation displaces

·         Assisted Project Managers with status updates, budget tracking and certification

·         Coordinated with escrow, title, appraisal and engineering firms

·         Drafted cost estimates for proposed projects including all potential costs

·         Analyzed engineering plans

 

 

Yellow Communications, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA                                                         2008-2010

Copywriter/Copyeditor

 

·         Wrote advertising copy for companies listed on our internet yellow pages

·         Acted as copyeditor for newly created customer webpages

·         Wrote / edited articles for businesses and searchable categories focusing

on SEO guidelines

·         Performed administrative duties as office manager including the assigning

of projects to other employees and acted as liaison to senior management

 

 

Portion Pac, Inc. – A Division of Heinz, Chatsworth, CA                                            2004-2008

Customer Service Representative

·         Maintained customer’s accounts for portion control food products

·         Entered orders

·         Arranged shipments

·         Processed complaints/returns

·         Contacted customers regarding changes or problems

 

Alvord Unified School District/Kelly Educational Staffing, Riverside/Los Angeles, CA

Substitute Teacher                                                                                                           2001-2004

·         Supervised various K-12 classrooms

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·         Supervised retention students

·         Implemented lesson plans and assignments

·         Graded homework and exams

·         Issued detentions and contacted parents

 

Licenses

 

California Real Estate License, No. 01908364

Notary Public, California Commission No. 1982234

 

Education

              Bachelor of Arts

              California State University, Fullerton

 

IRWA Courses:

100 – Principles of Land Acquisition

103 – Ethics and the Right of Way Profession

200 – Principles of Real Estate Negotiation

400 – Principles of Real Estate Appraisal

600 – Environmental Awareness

900 – Principles of Real Estate Engineering

901 – Engineering Plan Development & Application

 

Memberships

 

International Right of Way Association

References

Available upon request