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Semi retired lawyer and professional engineer seeking temporary or part time employment or project. Will travel.

Collaborated with staff to develop scope of work statements; project advertisement; Selection of consultants on technical merit; Developed RFP's: Analysis of technical and fee proposals, Negotiation of fees and contract terms; Maintained state database of contracts, amendments, task work orders, and revisions (CITS); Other engineering/legal research.

Project. Manager in Real Estate Development. Highway and Environmental Engineering. Environmental Permitting for Biodiesel production plant. Highway Design and construction cdministration

In House Counsel to Computer and Telecommunications Firm: Contract Review, Litigation. Forensic accounting. Public Service Commission appearances. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Communications. Temporary through workout 2/05 to 7/05

Researcher. Abstracted Government Land Office field notes, plats, patents and other archives and historical data for retacement and reestablishment of original survey lines and corner monuments through state forest. Calculations for most probable distances from known monuments using GPS, photogrammetric, and conventional measurement technology. Wetland and high water mark delineation. Contacted landowners to coordinate access by field parties. Temporary

Professional Engineer for an association of small water and wastewater utilities serving communities of less than 10,000 population. Utility design and construction inspection. Field Location of pipes and facilities. Customer satisfaction surveys, Water system disinfection and sanitation. Pipe flow modeling. Fire flow testing. Grant and loan applications. Utility rate studies.

Responsible for monitoring compliance and initiating enforcement for violations of state and federal air pollution statutes and regulations. Administrative rule making and litigation in coordination with DPR Office of General Counsel. Assist with compilation of monthly report to division director and US EPA as to status of all enforcement cases. Provide technical assistance to other projects as directed including permit support, and district field inspections. Projects:… Show more Responsible for monitoring compliance and initiating enforcement for violations of state and federal air pollution statutes and regulations. Administrative rule making and litigation in coordination with DPR Office of General Counsel. Assist with compilation of monthly report to division director and US EPA as to status of all enforcement cases. Provide technical assistance to other projects as directed including permit support, and district field inspections. Projects: Implementation of computerized inspection targeting program ITS3, '94; Monitored EPA Wood Panel Initiative Litigation, '93-'95. Inspection related to odor complaints at pulp mills, '95. Development Officer for emission trading and Generic Bubble Rule 95-96. Administrator of asbestos NESHAP regulatory program and assisted implementation of Oracle database. 2-97 to 12-99. Permitting engineer 12-99 to 11-01 Show less

Board menber of local govewrnment code enforcement agency

Florida Professional Engineer, construction inspector, contract administrator in charge of several public works projects. Reviewed engineering plans and specifications, prepared contract documents. Negotiated and supervised professional service contracts with engineering design consultants for major wastewater pumping system. Water-hammer analysis for 20-mile wastewater collection trunk. Assisted in resolution of real estate and construction contract disputes

Consultant on engineering design, and contract administration. Evaluation of stream and impoundment hydraulics and construction of earthen dam, and application for DER and NWFWMD permitting. Consultation on extent of private and sovereign land ownership and extent of wetland police power jurisdiction along questionably navigable stream. Investigation of structural failure involving light gage cold rolled steel trusses. Forensic consultation and research for lawyers. Accident reconstruction

, Professional Engineer in water resources, geohydrology, environmental remediation, and land development. Design, permitting and contract supervision. Storm water, flooding and sedimentation modeling. Leaking tank studies and remediation plans. Wetland delineation studies. Supervised erection of two elevated water towers. Design and application for grant funding for water distribution/fire protection networks. Investigation and remediation of petroleum spillsrepared contract documents.

Attorney (OPS) defending challenges to licensing examinations and prosecuting disciplinary actions against regulated professionals

Resident Engineer, on concrete bridge and stream improvement project for DOT/City of Tallahassee

Senior Attorney in Eminent domain litigation section. Responsible for presentation of jury trials on right of way condemnation cases. Tried seven cases with exposure over $1,000,000 Assisted in development of unified trial strategy and damage studies for conversion of standard highway to limited access freeway with parallel access roads in Pinellas County Florida.

Standing Master to a Circuit Court Judge. Responsible for hearings and investigations on dissolution of marriage, support and paternity cases and other matters assigned by presiding judge. Developed computerized accounting. 1981-1985 (part time, concurrent with law practice).

A family agricultural enterprise with timber, cattle and grain operations. Assisted in management of substantial timber holdings. Concurrent with other employment. Hands on work with planting. control burning, marketing and harvest operations for 5000 acres of pine timber. Land Surveying; Governmental Relations; Litigation; Taxation. 1974 through 1988. Shareholder involvement in liquidation of properties to present

Self-employed in general practice of law. General civil and criminal litigation; family law; real estate sales and financing; business consultation and corporate affairs; patent and trade secret licensing and litigation; Estate liquidity and tax planning; Administration and probate of decedents estates; Federal and state taxation including federal estate tax and ad-valorem tax litigation; Eminent domain proceedings; Administrative proceedings challenging location of electric power transmission… Show more Self-employed in general practice of law. General civil and criminal litigation; family law; real estate sales and financing; business consultation and corporate affairs; patent and trade secret licensing and litigation; Estate liquidity and tax planning; Administration and probate of decedents estates; Federal and state taxation including federal estate tax and ad-valorem tax litigation; Eminent domain proceedings; Administrative proceedings challenging location of electric power transmission line; Local government law including zoning, planning and code enforcement; Construction claims; Alternative dispute resolution Show less

Civil Engineer and Attorney for Division of Interior Resources. Hearing officer on adoption of administrative rules regarding water well and exploratory drilling. Prepared agenda items for governor and cabinet. Rule drafting. Assisted in purchase of endangered lands

Design Civil Engineer on sewage treatment plant and land development projects. Hydraulic design of gravity sanitary and storm sewer. Street layout and planning for subdivisions. Other engineering services to municipal government clients. Topographic surveying with plane table and photogrammetry. Environmental water and wastewater sampling. Water and wastewater laboratory work (Part time and irregular whild student)

Associate Civil Engineer in soil mechanics, geophysics geohydrology and material testing. Conducted water resource study for Great Harbor Cay, Bahamas. Investigated earthen dam failure in phosphate strip-mine. Managed geophysical drilling operations. Supervised pile driving and other specialty foundation construction. Structural design of earthwork and building foundations

Structural Engineer and Naval Architect on defense contract at naval shipyard. Hull design and related structural engineering. Weight moment studies for floating and damaged stability analysis

General civil engineering and land surveying. High precision urban surveys. Street and drainage design. Structural detailing.

Jd, Litigation Realestate Administrative Law

Activities and Societies: Moot Trial Competition

Bsce, Civil Engineering Military Science

Activities and Societies: Rifle Team