A seasoned site acquisition leader with over 18 years of experience leading projects and teams across the US to resolve complex planning, zoning, and permitting challenges associated with large scale land development projects. Skilled in building partnerships with federal, state and local jurisdictions and collaborating with internal and external project teams, senior leaders, and executives to develop strategies that improve processes, shorten timelines, and ensure entitlements for customers' projects. Highly successful at coaching individuals and teams to expand and perform beyond their current capacity.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Planning & Business Development Lead
AECOM
Pittsburgh, PA
10.2023 - 07.2024
Led the Pittsburgh region's Business Development Team within the Transportation Planning Group to increase 2024 opportunities by $4 million within six months by cultivating relationships, designing promotional materials, and developing RFP responses.
Formulated a comprehensive plan to boost the participation of underrepresented groups in metropolitan transit planning.
Led the development of multi-million-dollar grant applications on behalf of several state agencies to take advantage of funding available through the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA), and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), to improve state and local community assets
Manager Service Delivery
Crown Castle
Pittsburgh, PA
10.2013 - 08.2023
Led multi-functional teams in three different regions, including the southeastern US, consisting of engineers, project managers, and planners, in successfully navigating construction projects through entitlement, including real estate negotiation, stakeholder and community engagement, zoning hearings, and permitting, reducing average cycle times by 30%, and increasing service gross margins year over year in all markets.
Built and cultivated relationships with senior leaders and executives across functions, gaining and providing insight to create alignment, which allowed me to lead my teams to successfully identify data points, establish KPIs, create reporting, and predict "entitlement complete" dates with 95% accuracy
Enhanced the team's individual employee satisfaction results by 5% annually, reaching a peak of 97%, by listening to feedback, instilling trust, building community, and removing barriers to the team's success.
Participated in key discussions with the FCC, legal representatives, state and local jurisdictions, lobbyists, and politicians to facilitate national rule development to enhanced technology approval processes.
Real Estate Project Manager
Crown Castle
Pittsburgh, PA
10.2013 - 08.2023
Company Overview: A real estate investment trust publicly traded on the NYSE that owns and operates a nationwide network of shared wireless communications infrastructure including over 40,000 tower sites, 85,000 route miles of fiber, and 115,000 small cell nodes
Managed escalated complex zoning and permitting entitlement cases on high value, high risk towers in every market across the US
Developed a team of high functioning zoning and permitting specialists to assist in handling escalations, built systems for tracking out-of-scope services, and strengthened partnerships with program management, legal, and engineering departments
A real estate investment trust publicly traded on the NYSE that owns and operates a nationwide network of shared wireless communications infrastructure including over 40,000 tower sites, 85,000 route miles of fiber, and 115,000 small cell nodes
District Real Estate Specialist
Crown Castle
Pittsburgh, PA
10.2013 - 08.2023
Company Overview: A real estate investment trust publicly traded on the NYSE that owns and operates a nationwide network of shared wireless communications infrastructure including over 40,000 tower sites, 85,000 route miles of fiber, and 115,000 small cell nodes
Obtained zoning and permitting approvals for the company's ever-expanding telecommunications portfolio and was the subject matter expert for entitlement projects in the midwestern states including Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Western PA
A real estate investment trust publicly traded on the NYSE that owns and operates a nationwide network of shared wireless communications infrastructure including over 40,000 tower sites, 85,000 route miles of fiber, and 115,000 small cell nodes
Executive Director
NeighborHope
Pittsburgh, PA
07.2010 - 11.2012
Company Overview: A non-profit community development organization in one of Pittsburgh's historic neighborhoods specializing in housing and commercial real estate rehabilitation and youth leadership development
Led the development and expansion of the non-profit's programming for housing rehabilitation, economic development, leadership development, and community garden by leveraging relationships with government officials and community stakeholders, coaching and leading staff, and developing long-term volunteer resources
A non-profit community development organization in one of Pittsburgh's historic neighborhoods specializing in housing and commercial real estate rehabilitation and youth leadership development
Senior Strategic Planner
Environmental Planning & Design
Pittsburgh, PA
10.2008 - 06.2010
Company Overview: An urban planning, landscape architecture, and design consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, PA
Managed a multi-disciplinary team providing creative direction, technical problem solving, and strategic planning expertise for the firmʼs comprehensive planning, zoning and community development projects
An urban planning, landscape architecture, and design consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, PA
Associate Planner
The Mellgren Planning Group
Fort Lauderdale, FL
01.2005 - 10.2008
Project manager leading long-range planning projects, including authoring land development and zoning ordinances, corridor and comprehensive plans, creating multi-parcel site development projects, and the firm's adoption of GIS technology
<ul><li>Roles and Responsibilities</li><li>Hiring and team building</li><li>Managing team’s career progression and performance reviews</li><li>Managing Performance improvement plan and firing</li><li>Mentoring</li><li>Product roadmap planning and execution</li><li>Accountability of the entire delivery execution including the risk mitigation planning.</li><li>Stakeholder management</li><li>Adhering to Apple Privacy and Security Guidelines for platform</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage all online services for AdXchange in Apple Ads.</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions deliver Budget experimentation in Apple Ads</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage data for Ad Platform.</li><li>Creating and maintaining all the data and analytics and revenue pipelines for Ad Platforms</li><li>Driving the solution for data ingestions and data processing across Ad platform</li><li>Defining the Strategy for data governance and data access</li><li>Collaboration with business to deliver relevant data and insight for our strategy and decisions.</li><li>Managing storage, processing, copy/synchronization etc. appropriate to scale</li><li>Enabling machine learning and algorithm groups by proving them right frameworks and data</li><li>Advancing team’s design methodology and quality programming practices and evangelize those techniques across Ad platform.</li><li>Deliveries</li><li>Setup 8+ member team to design and deliver Budget Allocation and Budget experimentation.</li><li>Leading Ad Delivery services team, responsible for delivering various capabilities like query understanding, targeting, fraud etc.</li><li>Delivered and Lead Design for observability for budget, and data platform in Ad platform.</li><li>Setup 11+ members high performing team to handle various business needs such as analytics and micro services for Display Advertising as well as Data Platform</li><li>Instrumental in driving Data Platform throughout the SDLC from inception, design, development, testing and deployment.</li><li>Instilled a strong team culture of high-quality delivery by constructive feedback, cross collaboration, focus and motivation.</li><li>Delivered Realtime and Batch Platform with various integrations</li><li>Delivered new DIP design for Data Platform</li><li>Delivered design of all the components of Data processing platform</li><li>Transitioned Display data work to India seamlessly and delivered many critical business impacting features and organizational security initiatives.</li><li>Closely worked with various stakeholders to understand the requirements which resulted into efficient remote work culture.</li><li>Seamless Display execution and set up best practices for 24X7 production on-call.</li><li>Tools and Technologies</li><li>AWS, S3, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, EMR, Hive, Scoop, Flume, Cassandra, Airflow, Oozie, Gobblin, Schema Store, Icloud, Grafana, Kubernetes, Vertica, Alation, snowflake, druid, Iceberg, Java, Scala, IntelliJ, Oracle, MySql, Git, RIO, Spinnaker, Elastic cache, Grpc, Agile.</li></ul> at Apple - Adplatform<ul><li>Roles and Responsibilities</li><li>Hiring and team building</li><li>Managing team’s career progression and performance reviews</li><li>Managing Performance improvement plan and firing</li><li>Mentoring</li><li>Product roadmap planning and execution</li><li>Accountability of the entire delivery execution including the risk mitigation planning.</li><li>Stakeholder management</li><li>Adhering to Apple Privacy and Security Guidelines for platform</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage all online services for AdXchange in Apple Ads.</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions deliver Budget experimentation in Apple Ads</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage data for Ad Platform.</li><li>Creating and maintaining all the data and analytics and revenue pipelines for Ad Platforms</li><li>Driving the solution for data ingestions and data processing across Ad platform</li><li>Defining the Strategy for data governance and data access</li><li>Collaboration with business to deliver relevant data and insight for our strategy and decisions.</li><li>Managing storage, processing, copy/synchronization etc. appropriate to scale</li><li>Enabling machine learning and algorithm groups by proving them right frameworks and data</li><li>Advancing team’s design methodology and quality programming practices and evangelize those techniques across Ad platform.</li><li>Deliveries</li><li>Setup 8+ member team to design and deliver Budget Allocation and Budget experimentation.</li><li>Leading Ad Delivery services team, responsible for delivering various capabilities like query understanding, targeting, fraud etc.</li><li>Delivered and Lead Design for observability for budget, and data platform in Ad platform.</li><li>Setup 11+ members high performing team to handle various business needs such as analytics and micro services for Display Advertising as well as Data Platform</li><li>Instrumental in driving Data Platform throughout the SDLC from inception, design, development, testing and deployment.</li><li>Instilled a strong team culture of high-quality delivery by constructive feedback, cross collaboration, focus and motivation.</li><li>Delivered Realtime and Batch Platform with various integrations</li><li>Delivered new DIP design for Data Platform</li><li>Delivered design of all the components of Data processing platform</li><li>Transitioned Display data work to India seamlessly and delivered many critical business impacting features and organizational security initiatives.</li><li>Closely worked with various stakeholders to understand the requirements which resulted into efficient remote work culture.</li><li>Seamless Display execution and set up best practices for 24X7 production on-call.</li><li>Tools and Technologies</li><li>AWS, S3, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, EMR, Hive, Scoop, Flume, Cassandra, Airflow, Oozie, Gobblin, Schema Store, Icloud, Grafana, Kubernetes, Vertica, Alation, snowflake, druid, Iceberg, Java, Scala, IntelliJ, Oracle, MySql, Git, RIO, Spinnaker, Elastic cache, Grpc, Agile.</li></ul> at Apple - Adplatform
<p>• Led the full project lifecycle of HR initiatives, including workforce planning, policy development, and process improvement.<br>
• Created and managed detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to ensure timely and efficient execution.<br>
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver HR projects on schedule while maintaining compliance with organizational standards.<br>
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<strong>Compensation, Benefits & Payroll:</strong><br>
• Oversaw end-to-end payroll administration, ensuring accurate and timely employee payments.<br>
• Managed employee compensation and benefits programs, aligning them with market standards and company objectives.<br>
• Addressed payroll discrepancies and provided solutions to maintain smooth operations.<br>
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<strong>Policy Development & Compliance:</strong><br>
• Developed and implemented company-wide HR policies to enhance workplace efficiency and employee satisfaction.<br>
• Ensured compliance with labor laws and Ministry of Human Resources regulations, mitigating legal risks.<br>
• Advised leadership on labor law updates and best practices in employee relations.<br>
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<strong>Talent Acquisition & Onboarding:</strong><br>
• Directed full-cycle recruitment processes, from sourcing and interviewing to hiring and onboarding.<br>
• Managed international hiring, including visa processing, embassy coordination, and relocation support.<br>
• Optimized onboarding programs to ensure a smooth transition for new employees.<br>
<br>
<strong>Employee Relations & Engagement:</strong><br>
• Served as a primary point of contact for employee concerns, providing effective conflict resolution.<br>
• Maintained accurate records for attendance, leave, and performance management.<br>
• Prepared employment contracts and offer letters in compliance with legal and company standards.<br>
<br>
<strong>Strategic HR Leadership:</strong><br>
• Collaborated with senior management to align HR strategies with business goals.<br>
• Analyzed HR trends and provided recommendations to enhance workforce planning and development.<br>
</p> at Saudi Central Bank<p>• Led the full project lifecycle of HR initiatives, including workforce planning, policy development, and process improvement.<br>
• Created and managed detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to ensure timely and efficient execution.<br>
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver HR projects on schedule while maintaining compliance with organizational standards.<br>
<br>
<strong>Compensation, Benefits & Payroll:</strong><br>
• Oversaw end-to-end payroll administration, ensuring accurate and timely employee payments.<br>
• Managed employee compensation and benefits programs, aligning them with market standards and company objectives.<br>
• Addressed payroll discrepancies and provided solutions to maintain smooth operations.<br>
<br>
<strong>Policy Development & Compliance:</strong><br>
• Developed and implemented company-wide HR policies to enhance workplace efficiency and employee satisfaction.<br>
• Ensured compliance with labor laws and Ministry of Human Resources regulations, mitigating legal risks.<br>
• Advised leadership on labor law updates and best practices in employee relations.<br>
<br>
<strong>Talent Acquisition & Onboarding:</strong><br>
• Directed full-cycle recruitment processes, from sourcing and interviewing to hiring and onboarding.<br>
• Managed international hiring, including visa processing, embassy coordination, and relocation support.<br>
• Optimized onboarding programs to ensure a smooth transition for new employees.<br>
<br>
<strong>Employee Relations & Engagement:</strong><br>
• Served as a primary point of contact for employee concerns, providing effective conflict resolution.<br>
• Maintained accurate records for attendance, leave, and performance management.<br>
• Prepared employment contracts and offer letters in compliance with legal and company standards.<br>
<br>
<strong>Strategic HR Leadership:</strong><br>
• Collaborated with senior management to align HR strategies with business goals.<br>
• Analyzed HR trends and provided recommendations to enhance workforce planning and development.<br>
</p> at Saudi Central Bank