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Serve as Manager for numerous projects for public service clients of the firm. Services include preparation of feasibility studies, environmental documents, regulatory permitting, grant/funding applications, technical reports, master plans, etc. for general aviation airports and air carrier clients throughout South and North Carolina. Also responsible for contracts and accounts receivable.

Served as Manager for the preparation and presentation of proposals to new (international and domestic) and existing businesses negotiating to either locate or expand within the state. Proposal packages included business tax and incentive packages, as well as demographic information (labor force availability, educational training [Special Schools]), industrial site and building selection, environmental requirements, quality of life descriptions, and construction scheduling. Responsibilities included overall development, management, and principal authorship of aforementioned client documents.

Served as Manager for the oversight and implementation of the Horry County Road Improvement and Development Effort (RIDE). The RIDE Program was the first of its kind in South Carolina because Horry County was paying for 56 percent of the cost through a 1.5 percent hospitality fee. Traditionally, the State of South Carolina had been responsible for the construction of transportation infrastructure. The Program consisted of 13 roadway projects ranging in construction price from $5 million to $386.3 million for a total cost of $887.5 million. Responsibilities included extensive coordination with South Carolina Department of Transportation and local governmental entities, as well as analysis and evaluation of potential funding sources for continued implementation of necessary roadway projects in Horry County.

Served as Manager for numerous large-scale project services for public and private clients of the firm, including cities, counties, State Agencies (SCDOT), regional quasi-governmental organizations and commissions. Firm services include preparation of feasibility studies, environmental documents, regulatory permitting, grant/funding applications, technical reports, master plans, etc. for roadways, airports, and air carrier clients throughout South Carolina, southeastern United States, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Responsibilities included overall budget development and management, project personnel management, and principal authorship of aforementioned client service documents. Manager for client service projects ranging in size from $15,000 to $4.2 million. Held lead responsibility for representing clients in public hearings, meetings, and community information forums relative to clients’ projects. Personally prepared federal and state grant applications and served as principle liaison with such agencies during the negotiation and decision making process of such proposals. In behalf of client, prepared special successful proposal packages to: UPS and Federal Express for new regional hub locations, Horry County, S.C. Governor’s RIDE Committee, Lexington County, and other public clients. Served as project director for preparation of highly technical reports and guidance documents associated with military base closure, redevelopment and reutilization. Also held responsibility for quality control and review of reports, environmental documents, etc. prepared by LPA's 11 satellite offices.

Project leader for the delivery of planning and highly technical services to private and public sector clients whose projects necessitated federal regulatory agencies’ permits, special purpose studies, environmental impact assessments and statements, financial feasibility, site feasibility, land use analysis, natural resources management and other planning and pre-developmental stages. Lead project teams comprised of engineers, planners, technical writers, and other professionals engaged in provision of above services to clients which included preparation of environmental impact statements for resource recovery plants, wastewater treatment facilities, hazardous waste disposal sites, solid waste facilities, and a myriad of other public facilities and utilities. Responsible for regulatory compliance processes and permit preparation in the states of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut for various projects requiring, but not limited to, stream encroachment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waterfront development compliance, state pollution discharge elimination systems, and water quality. Also prepared socioeconomic impact assessments for hazardous and solid waste remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and environmental enhancement projects, Interfaced with and served as technical advisor to clients in dealing with federal and state agencies, the public, and the media. Developed “best approach” strategies to successfully address all regulatory requirements of a plethora of local, state, and federal agencies and offices and ultimately obtain all necessary approvals and permits for clients’ projects.

Served as Planning and Zoning Coordinator for numerous towns throughout the jurisdictional area of the regional planning and development area. Included review, evaluation, and processing of zoning, rezoning, variance, special exception, applications and other zoning and use matters in accordance with the respective locally adopted zoning and land use development ordinances. Provided technical assistance to citizens, business, and others in the application of local zoning and land use requirements to their specific needs or requests. Worked with various individual town Planning Commissions, Boards of Adjustment/Appeals, and other local special purpose committees/boards engaged in community planning and development within the communities. Presented very technical land use and zoning issues within public forums and public hearings. Prepared and/or updated comprehensive plans, revised zoning ordinances and provisions, and developed special use master site plans as requested by cities and towns served. Also responsible for preparation and presentation of regional planning documents, including low and moderate income Housing Needs Assessments, community facilities/capital improvement needs plan, and others.

Environmental Planner within the firm with responsibility for preparation of land use compatibility studies, rezoning and socioeconomic impact assessments, public utility studies, master site development plans, and comprehensive land use plans. Conducted extensive research with respect to federal/state regulatory agencies’ permitting and compliance requirements and prepared environmental impact assessments and statements. Conducted community planning and revitalization analyses, hazardous waste transfer facilities with specific emphasis on project-development options site compatibility. Also participated in site selection studies for projects such as airports, combined-cycle power plants, sub-stations, and transmission corridors. Developed land use elements for major airport master plans, city redevelopment, and industrial development projects.