Christopher Sinclair Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Responsible for all facets of government relations and jurisdictional acquisition for a dynamic facilities-based telecommunications company deploying an innovative patented technology to install fiber optic facilities via existing buried infrastructure, with the objective of reducing the traditionally high capital cost and long construction timelines for installing fiber to facilitate 5G, Smart Cities and IoT applications, and general network expansion – faster, more economically and less disruptively.Accomplished leader in securing requisite public and private agreements, authorizations and entitlements to place and maintain network real estate assets – for both wireline and wireless telecommunications – in the public right of way in a wide variety of regulatory environments, with over 24 years of front-line experience and success in delivering challenging and complex projects to achieve network launch (and subsequent expansion), revenue targets, and customer and/or carrier satisfaction.Areas of specialization: Right of way, land use and zoning entitlements; Contract, agreement and authorization negotiation, analysis and fulfillment (to include: franchise, right of way use, and access agreements; discretionary and by-right entitlements; and ministerial permitting); Government relations (local, state and federal levels); Legislative advocacy (local, state and federal levels); Strategic planning; Program and project management; Recruitment, training, management and performance Analysis of internal and external resources; Creation and development of collateral and training materials; Issue avoidance, opportunity analysis, and problem resolution; Budget, forecast and process preparation and analysis; and Pre-acquisition and post-acquisition functional support.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Independent consultant specializing in the strategic assessment, marketing, sale, and liquidation of tangible illiquid assets, to include real property, intellectual property, and personal property.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Promoted from Regional Director of Network Real Estate to National Director of Network Real Estate in July 2016, leveraging 20 years of front-line field experience, to develop and implement innovative programs, tools and resources to streamline the timely acquisition of often challenging discretionary and non-discretionary jurisdictional authorizations while maintaining government relations, with the goal of accelerating deployment and in turn network activation, revenue generation and customer satisfaction. Proud accomplishment: creation of comprehensive orientation and training material for new and newer team members, comprising nearly 700 pages, equally suitable for in-person instruction and independent learning, and a popular program for continuing education. [Position eliminated due to restructuring.]

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

As Regional Director of Network Real Estate, I developed and orchestrated effective strategies and tactics for a dynamic, diverse team of professionals (to include FTE, contract resources and external affiliates, i.e., law firms, consultants, lobbyists and trade associations) across multiple regulatory environments, collectively tasked with expeditiously securing requisite governmental agreements, approvals and entitlements, in compliance with regulatory statutes and project requirements as well as Corporate guidelines and regional objectives, to then be able to construct and deliver engineered small cell and fiber networks in the public right of way for carrier and enterprise clientele. Actively participated in legislative advocacy efforts (federal, state and local) affecting small cell deployment in the public right of way. Knowledgeable in telecommunications law, contract negotiation, land use and zoning principles, public affairs, network development, and technical and operational considerations. As a member of the Regional Management Team, I was accountable for three districts’ general functional performance, regional profit/loss, and financial budgeting, forecast and guidance. [Position held as Senior Director of Network Real Estate with NextG Networks retitled as Regional Director of Network Real Estate upon acquisition by Crown Castle in April 2012.]