Celeste Hearn Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Baltimore-Washington, Dc Metro Area

• Reviews jobs to install, renew, relocate, and reinforce BGEs electric and gas distribution systems to ensure appropriate permissions are obtained and the Company’s assets/infrastructure are adequately protected by suitable easements.• Project Management. Handles multiple transmission, distribution, and AMTRAK special projects.• Prepares standard Right of Way Agreements, Easements and Right-of-Entry and releases for gas and electric distribution and transmission facilities.• Applies for licenses and prepares nonstandard agreements and releases.• Negotiates Right of Way Agreements and other permissions with landowners and their attorneys.• Build consensus, establish trust between and work effectively between external and internal stakeholders - railroads, community organizations, etc., . • Drafts letters of assurance to confirm conditions of permission that are not recorded in agreements.• Searches land records in various courthouses to identify titleholders to specified parcels of land and to verify BGE rights by tracing succession of ownership requiring the interpretation of various legal documents (e.g., deeds, wills, and leases).• Records a variety of documents (e.g., agreements and releases) in the land records of various governmental jurisdictions. • Represents the Company in conflicts related to rights of way or property issues.• Keeps abreast of Company construction standards, service tariffs, and standard practices. • Works across organizational boundaries.

Herndon, Virginia

• Formulates policies and improve procedures for government permitting procurement.• Cultivate positive government relations between Dominion Energy, state (VA) and local jurisdictions.• Perform stakeholder outreach via correspondence, community meetings or government meetings to explain and get buy in to Strategic Underground Program.• Project various Strategic Underground community engagement programs across the company and community organizations. • Track, maintain and analyze data of current and future electrical underground projects.• Assisted in cultivating, maintaining and enhancing relationships with key community and jurisdictions by serving as principal liaison. • Search, analyze, and evaluate real estate land records relating to titles of property.• Negotiates terms with property owners for the acquisition of property and prepares accompanying documentation for the acquisition of real property by Dominion Energy.• Initiates and follows up with outside contacts to promote Strategic Underground programs, branding and initiatives to Dominion customers and jurisdictions.• Utilizes writing skills as well as presentation skills to prepare talking points and remarks to complement presentations and support company leaders at events.• Evaluates and analyzes distribution and transmission of Strategic Underground Program.• Prepares property acquisition and disposition packages.• Developed new job position within the Electric Design department.• Worked in Right-of-Way Department for the Strategic Underground Program to increase program scope and success; negotiated right-of-way agreements and/or long-term leases.

Atlanta/Washington, Dc

• Responsible for property acquisitions and/or dispositions.• Project management of construction projects.• Offers quality data and analysis that saves clients time and money.• Exercise extensive judgement when handling and negotiating proffers on client’s behalf.• Reads and interprets site plans, road construction plans, property plats, utility plans and sketches.• Prepares complex customer agreements and contracts.• Developed land acquisitions process and procedures.• Manages projects for real estate and land development.• Provides quality data collection and analysis, coupled with cutting edge research and customer service to increase property acquisition.

Atlanta

• Analyze credit data and financial statements to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money.• Used independent judgment and initiative, reviewing client financial information to meet critical deadlines and budget guidelines. • Generate financial ratios, using computer programs, to evaluate customers' financial status.• Analyzed and interpreted financial documents to establish credit lines for dealers/clients.• Worked in fast-paced environment.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Risk Management

Major: Risk Management and Insurance. Minor: Real Estate

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Risk Management And Insurance