Experience

SurvWest

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2023

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area



HDR

• Software Development

• Project Manager, Real Estate

  • Jun 2004 - Oct 2017

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area Luck = Talent + Opportunity Program/Project Management - Real Estate Services - Successfully developed and lead a Real Estate program supporting one of the largest Class I freight railroads in North America. - Provide leadership and oversight to 20+ interdisciplinary professionals working on real estate aspects of large capital improvement projects across the western United States. - Successfully negotiated numerous complicated transactions for both governmental and… Show more Luck = Talent + Opportunity Program/Project Management - Real Estate Services - Successfully developed and lead a Real Estate program supporting one of the largest Class I freight railroads in North America. - Provide leadership and oversight to 20+ interdisciplinary professionals working on real estate aspects of large capital improvement projects across the western United States. - Successfully negotiated numerous complicated transactions for both governmental and corporate surface transportation entities. - Guided the design and implementation of industry changing approaches to identifying and resolving utility conflicts on CIP projects for Class I Railroads. - Provided guidance and drafted land acquisition approach for a short line railroad. - Interface with design engineers to identify and resolve critical path issues related to real estate and utility conflicts. - Knowledgeable in the real estate acquisition rules and requirements of federally funded/assisted projects (Uniform Relocation Act), having managed projects for both governmental and private clients. - Key contributor in making HDR a leader in Professional Real Estate Services to the Class I Freight Railroad industry. - Provide mentorship and actively participate in growing the careers of the staff around me. - Knowledgeable in areas of title, easements, platting, negotiations, real estate transactions, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), AREMA utility standards, design plans, joint facilities, Class I RR permitting, utility relocation, understand and interpret railroad and civil construction design plans, GIS, and survey methods.

• Program and Project Manager

  • Mar 2004 - Oct 2017

  I led the Real Estate and Utility Coordination Program for a Class I Freight Railroad client. I directly managed a staff of ten, including Project Managers, Real Estate Professionals, Utility Coordination, and CADD staff.