Contact
Information:
Mailing Address:
Telephone: 303.361.6619 (home),
720.939.2337 (mobile)
E-mail: beer@montview.net
Professional
Background:
Real Estate Broker,
Site Selection and Zoning Consultant, 1997 –
Locate
appropriate sites for clients’ real estate development projects, and negotiate
leases, easements and fee simple acquisitions.
Obtain right of way agreements, permits, and land use entitlement approvals
from federal, state and local government agencies. Prepare detailed site candidate reports and
feasibility studies. Manage consultants
and vendors. Almost undefeated in
obtaining zoning approvals – more than 100 projects approved with only
one denial to date. Licensed
real estate broker in
·
CLC Associates: Consultant to manage
the removal and relocation of three wireless communication site
from the roof of a building slated for demolition as part of a major retail
redevelopment and urban renewal project. Coordinated the activities of three
carriers’ teams through design, permitting and construction of the replacement
site.
·
Building permit
expediter for assorted retail tenant improvement projects (both inline stores and
freestanding pad sites) in the
·
T-Mobile USA: Site Acquisition &
Zoning representative (subcontractor through InfraNext),
·
Cingular Wireless: Site Development
Representative (subcontractor through General Dynamics Network Systems),
·
T-Mobile USA: Zoning Manager
(contractor) for
·
Qwest Wireless, LLC: Site acquisition and zoning consultant focused
on network expansion throughout
·
UniSite, division of American Tower: Zoning
consultant for development of wireless communication sites in
·
360networks
USA: Feasibility studies of municipal franchising and
permitting requirements in St. Louis, Kansas City and Buffalo metropolitan
areas; real estate research to support client's interest in eminent domain
proceedings, Des Moines; due diligence audit of franchises, permits and
rights-of-way on a 900-mile fiber optic route from Chicago to Denver.
·
TESS Communications: Right
of Way Manager. Negotiated franchises
and permits; acquired rights-of-way, easements, and leases for fiber optic
cable and other outside plant facilities.
·
Metricom: Secured municipal franchises, right-of-way
agreements and utility pole attachment agreements for this mobile wireless
internet access provider.
·
CH2M HILL
Communications Group: Project manager for development of wireless
communications sites in
·
Qwest
Communications: Negotiated telecommunications franchises, permits
and rights of way from various public agencies (including cities of
·
AirTouch Cellular:
Acquired leases and zoning
approvals for wireless communication sites throughout
Also
engaged as consultant by local governments including
SBA Communications Corporation (Consultant
to Sprint PCS), 1995-1997
Zoning
specialist. Obtained zoning approvals for 45 wireless
communication sites in six months with zero denials. Prepared entitlement applications, negotiated
with municipal planning and zoning officials, made presentations to neighborhood
groups and public agencies. Coordinated
the efforts of architects, civil engineers, land surveyors and other
contractors.
Arapahoe Community College (
Adjunct
faculty. Instructor for CTC 105,
Introduction to Telecommunications
CommNet Cellular, Inc.,
1994-1995
Regulatory
affairs specialist. Obtained FCC permits and FAA tower clearances for cellular
and microwave communication sites in
Denver Area Educational Telecommunications
Consortium, 1991-1995
Managed
this noncommercial instructional television (ITFS) network. Responsible for programming, marketing and
daily operations. Trained teachers and
academic media specialists in use of technology and content. Hired and supervised contractors for
installation of hardware at new sites.
Negotiated roof rights for microwave antennas.
Advertising sales
management, 1987-1991
Represented
various publications for national, regional and retail advertising. As owner of United Publishers Inc., represented a group of western
Colorado Press Association,
1982-1987
Advertising
Director. Represented 150 daily and
weekly newspapers for national and regional advertising accounts, effecting a
225% increase in sales over three years.
Created a statewide classified advertising network which remains in
business today. Directed
Community
and Professional Leadership:
National League of
Cities – Information
Technology & Communications policy steering committee, 2006 -
Arapahoe County, Colorado – Citizens’ Budget Advisory
Committee Member, 2001-03
Aurora (Colorado) Symphony Orchestra
– Board
of Directors, 2005 –
Member, Aurora Association of Realtors
Member, Denver Metro Commercial Association of Realtors
Member, Urban Land Institute, Colorado District Council
Treasurer, Colorado Democratic Party, 1997-2003.
Chief financial officer of an organization with an annual budget up to $10
million. Responsible for all budgeting, financial management, a/p and a/r,
banking relationships and human resources. Prepared biweekly payroll for 105
employees. Registered agent for 12 separate political committees, responsible
for highly complex state and federal campaign finance compliance and reporting.
Mental Health Corporation of Denver, 1999-2002
Member,
Board of Directors. Appointed by the
Mayor of
Colorado Utility Consumers' Board, 1996-99
Appointed
by the Governor of Colorado to a three year term. The Utility Consumers’ Board provides policy
direction to the Office of Consumer Counsel, which represents residential and
small-business consumers in energy and telecommunications rate cases before the
Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Denver
Cable Television Board, 1989-1995
The
Board advises
National Association of Telecommunication Officers
and Advisors
Past
presenter at National Convention and Regional Training Workshops: PCS Siting
Impacts on Local Government; Public/Private Partnerships in Wireless Facilities
Education:
University of Colorado B.A., Economics.
Post-graduate coursework in Planning Law and Public Administration
Bighorn Center
Leadership Program in Economic Development (2006)
Jones Real Estate
School Broker licensing program (1996), Brokerage
Administration (2006)
Syracuse University Attended the Newhouse School of Public Communications