Retired, Woodstock, Maryland Real Estate Consulting for select clients. 2023 - Present
Hijazi Law Group, LLC, Bowie, Maryland Senior Land Planner and Paralegal 2022 Key responsibilities: ➢ Responsible for the management of the land planning and zoning matters; ➢ Researching and analyzing zoning and subdivision regulations and codes to support development; ➢ Administering development applications and preparing all required documents; ➢ Attending meetings and hearings as it relates to development projects (Planning Board, Site Development Review Committee); ➢ Providing expert testimony for zoning and subdivision cases before the Zoning Hearing Administrator (AICP Certified); ➢ Conducting preliminary research using the PG County GIS, Land records and development tracking; ➢ Writing statements of justification (a document demonstrating a project’s compliance with the County Zoning ordinance, master/sector plans and general plan); ➢ Preparing feasibility studies for potential development projects; ➢ Preparation of site plans; ➢ Working closely with environmental consultants, various engineers, and government land development regulators on all phases of real estate projects. ➢ Provide expert testimony as a Land Planner and Landscape Architect representing the firm’s clients at various public hearing forums; ➢ Project management associated with overly complex, multi-discipline real estate development projects.
Ben Dyer Associates, Inc. (BDAI), Mitchellville, Maryland Planning, Zoning, and Subdivision Section / Section Head 2017 - 2019 Key Achievements: ➢ Responsible for the management of the land planning department; ➢ Researched and analyzing zoning and subdivision regulations and codes to support developing the most efficient and cost- efficient preliminary plans and conceptual site plans for residential, commercial, and industrial real estate development sites; ➢ Administered development applications and preparing all required documents; ➢ Attended meetings and hearings as it relates to development projects (Planning Board, Site Development Review Committee); ➢ Provided expert testimony for zoning and subdivision cases before the Zoning Hearing Administrator (AICP certified); ➢ Conducted preliminary land research using various County GIS databases and Land records; ➢ Wrote statements of justification (a document demonstrating a project’s compliance with the County Zoning ordinance, master/sector plans and general plan); ➢ Prepared feasibility studies for potential development projects; ➢ Preparation of various site plans and associated environmental impact needs; ➢ Closely worked with other environmental consultants, zoning attorneys, and regulators on all phases of real estate development projects; ➢ Project management associated with overly complex, multi-discipline real estate development projects.
GREENMAN-PEDERSEN, INC. (GPI), Laurel, Maryland Marketing Coordinator/ Project Management 2015 - 2017 Key Achievements: ➢ Day to day marketing tasks including coordinating marketing projects and activities; ➢ Producing additional marketing communications such as flyers, brochures, and exhibit related projects; ➢ Research, maintain and reported on marketing data to aid management in determining marketing direction; ➢ Assist in the production of Statement of Interests and Technical Proposals; ➢ Provided expert testimony as a Land Planner and Landscape Architect representing the firm’s clients at various public hearing forums; ➢ Project management associated with overly complex, multi-discipline projects.
MANORWOOD LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LLC, Elkridge, Maryland Owner 2010 - 2015 Key Achievements: ➢ Providing project management to landowners and real estate investors who were seeking a owner's representative to assist them in their land entitlement and development needs for their land holdings. Services included due diligence studies, regulatory agency oversight, entitlements, and permitting processing. ➢ Outsource alternative to real estate professionals, architects, attorneys and civil engineering firms who had need for supplemental project management support. ➢ Entrepreneurial activities required for a business start-up: Business plan, marketing, and legal requirements for an LLC specializing in residential estate designs.
RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES OF MARYLAND, INC., Columbia, Maryland Land Acquisition and Engineering Manager 2005 - 2010 Key Achievements: ➢ Managed and coordinated land acquisitions, entitlements and developments for the regional division of a national home builder. ➢ Identification and evaluation of land acquisition opportunities. ➢ Contract negotiations including preparation of Letter’s of Intent based on land development proformas. ➢ Provided value engineering while overseeing plan processing and approvals by governmental entities. ➢ Preparation of project land budgets and schedules, coordination and review of all planning, engineering and surveying projects with civil engineers, local and state agency officials to obtain land development approvals/permits for development work. ➢ Provided subcontractor selections and contracts, construction schedules, quality control of off-sites, bond releases. ➢ Set-up Homeowners Associations.
GREENMAN-PEDERSEN, INC. (GPI), Laurel, Maryland Director of Planning & Landscape Architecture 1999 - 2005 Key Achievements: ➢ Responsible for the direction of the land planning department of the Maryland branch office of NY based Greenman- Pedersen, Inc. ➢ Supervision of the department’s zoning, landscape architectural and land planning activities. ➢ Scheduled of personnel and projects, executed contracts and proposals, client relations, marketing, project accounting, hiring, management and education of staff. ➢ Provided expert testimony as a Land Planner and Landscape Architect representing the firm’s clients at various public hearing forums. Qualified as an expert witness in land planning, landscape architecture before the Prince George’s County Zoning Hearing Examiner.
GREENHORNE & O’MARA, INC. (G&O), Greenbelt, Maryland Project Manager 1989 - 1999 Key Achievements: ➢ Overall managerial duties and responsibilities associated with overly complex, multidiscipline projects including supervision of several supervisors and employees, in more than one discipline for various projects. Project types ranged from residential and mixed-use communities, commercial, retail development projects, institutional developments, military housing, parks and recreational facilities. ➢ Feasibility studies and reports, preliminary and final design layouts, public presentations, construction drawings and specifications and environmental analysis.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Texas Tech University Certified Planner, American Institute of Certified Planners Registration No: 16502 Registered Landscape Architect Maryland No: 916 Virginia No: 941
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association American Institute of Certified Planners