Experience

Environmental Science Associates

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Director

  • Feb 2010 - Present



Cassidy Shimko Dawson & Kawakami

• Attorney

  • Feb 2006 - Dec 2009

  Advise public and private clients on all aspects of the land use entitlements process in light of business needs. Practice focuses on land use and environmental law, including representation of agencies, public utilities, landowners, and developers regarding compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Subdivision Map Act, Williamson Act, Mitigation Fee Act, California Coastal Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), State and Federal clean water laws, the land use approval process, climate change issues, and land use and CEQA litigation. Specific matters have included public utility projects spanning local, regional, State and Federal agencies' permitting jurisdictions; the drafting of greenhouse gas (GHG) ons reduction plans for proposed developments, assistance with the preparation of legally defensible administrative records and environmental analyses, and oral advocacy before planning commissions and similar public bodies. Show less



Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Attorney

  • 2001 - 2006

  Provided legal counsel on a wide variety of environmental, land use and natural resource matters, including drafting EIRs and EISs, permit applications (both land use and environmental), surface mining reclamation plans, habitat conservation plans, responses to investigations (both criminal and civil) by the State Attorney General, work with the National Historic Preservation Act's Section 106 consultation process, certified regulatory programs and CEQA litigation. Specific matters have involved permit management for multiple San Francisco Bay Area sand mining operations, review of proposal to lease port property from a North Bay municipality for consistency with the general plan, zoning and historic status designation; assistance with land use, surface mining, scenic easement and vested rights issues for a major aggregates company; and drafting of a multi-species habitat conservation plan for a large private Northern California landowner. Show less



Bingham McCutchen LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Attorney

  • 1999 - 2001

  Represented residential and commercial developers in land use, natural resource, governmental, and real estate matters. Attended planning commission hearings, City Attorney meetings and Bay Area County Council meetings. Handled exaction and dedication matters, reviewed initiatives and memoranda, addressed growth management, boundary change and affordable housing issues. Represented residential and commercial developers in land use, natural resource, governmental, and real estate matters. Attended planning commission hearings, City Attorney meetings and Bay Area County Council meetings. Handled exaction and dedication matters, reviewed initiatives and memoranda, addressed growth management, boundary change and affordable housing issues.



Western Center on Law & Poverty

• Volunteer

  • 1999 - 1999

  Researched coastal municipalities’ general plans regarding low-income housing issues as part of a Spring internship program. Researched coastal municipalities’ general plans regarding low-income housing issues as part of a Spring internship program.



US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk

  • 1998 - 1998

  Researched and drafted legal memoranda for the Criminal Enforcement Division as part of a Spring internship. Researched and drafted legal memoranda for the Criminal Enforcement Division as part of a Spring internship.



RELIANT VENTURES, INC

• Research Coordinator and Business Development Consultant

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Investigated sustainable coastal development and protection programs and funding sources for a collaborative project among Inter-American Development Bank, representatives of the international tourist industry, indigenous people's groups and the Government of Honduras. Drafted a business plan and operating budget benefiting a proposed orphanage in Mazatlan, Mexico, and identified potential locations for the development of same. Investigated sustainable coastal development and protection programs and funding sources for a collaborative project among Inter-American Development Bank, representatives of the international tourist industry, indigenous people's groups and the Government of Honduras. Drafted a business plan and operating budget benefiting a proposed orphanage in Mazatlan, Mexico, and identified potential locations for the development of same.



Verizon

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  Project management for development of wireless telecommunications network facilities located between Pebble Beach and San Francisco, including budget and schedule management of site acquisition, construction, engineering and maintenance functions; conduct emergency spill response and hazardous materials management planning and permitting for cell sites State-wide; assist with regulatory compliance documentation, including compliance with the Federal Communications Commission's painting, lighting antenna structure registration requirements. Show less