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GS 1170-12 REALTY SPECIALIST
Professional Summary

Highly qualified, detail-oriented and hardworking Realty Specialist with nearly 10 years of federal lands and realty experience from BLM and Forest Service. Vast Experience working with unique Alaskan public land laws and federal land ownership adjustments. Examples include: land exchanges, donations, purchase acquisitions, right-of-way acquisitions, and real property sales, withdrawals, and easements. Strengths include excellent custom relations skills, a demonstrated track record for delivering quality workmanship and on-time results, critical thinking and the ability to communicate with individuals at all levels.

Experience
USDA Forest ServiceKetchikan, AKGS 1170-12 Realty Specialist07/2010 to Current
  • Since 2012, Some Project Accomplishments include closing 9 real property sales, completing a Feasibility Study and Agreement to Initiate for a land exchange spanning across 8 remote Alaskan communities, and implementing actions from new legislation.
  • Serving on IDT for Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment under the new 2012 planning rule,
  • Also, currently serving on a regional leadership mentoring Committee, which is developing a mentor program for R10.
  • 5 years as Realty Specialist on the Alaska Lands Team (A zoned-Forest team of 3 specialists serving 2 of the largest National Forests &13 Ranger Districts.)
  • Provides strategic oversight and advises Forest Supervisors and other Leadership on a wide array of lands and realty situations and issues that involve applying or adapting to new/old land law,
  • Implementing work flow methods and procedures for varying lands projects from lands exchanges, to Real Property Sales,
  • Collaborating and engaging as part of a Virtual Team,
  • Experience processing and working on federal land exchanges, donations, purchase acquisitions, right-of-way acquisitions, and real property disposal including FS FREA,
  • Develops/ maintains quality assurance processes to ensure the accuracy and completeness of Alaska Lands Team products, Reviews team projects/ Mercury correspondence prior to submittal to RO.
  • Manages and monitors Alaska Lands Team budget of $793,648+/-, consisting of 5 separate funding codes (BLIs) for over the past couple of years while ensuring deliverables were within budget,
  • Coordinated and lead program region-wide involving FREA sale program implementation; while selling/closing 9 property sales cases in the past three years,
  • Organized and facilitated meetings for the lands board regarding lands team budget, project priorities, and progress toward team goals/targets.
  • Collaborates with the Regional Office (Lands & Engineering) regarding policy and oversight on Region and Forest priority projects,
  • Serves as point for line officers and district staff on priority projects work, schedules, and process,
  • Provides technical expertise, analysis and interpretation of complex public and laws and legal authorities, (including ANCSA, ANILCA, Alaska Native Allotment Act of 1906, Alaska Statehood Act, and other special legislation.)
  • Continually gathers, interprets, analyzes, and correlates large amounts of narrative and statistical information about Lands workload and productivity; notes past and present standards, workloads, and deviations from standards; and validates current and future requirements,
  • Develops/presents presentations for Regional and Forest leadership team meetings as needed. A few examples include: FREA Sales, Sealaska Legislation Basics, and Lands Team Organization and Budget, and safety meetings on safety topics.
  • Critically evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, decomposes high-level information into details, abstracts up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguishes user requests from the underlying true needs. Examples- Sealaska Legislation, ANCSA, and Trust Land Exchange,
  • Exercises quality customer service skills through good Communication and collaboration with external and internal customers, and other federal agencies to seek their cooperation; to analyze information needs and functional requirements for projects region-wide,

USDA Forest ServiceKetchikan, AKDetail - GS 13 Alaska Lands Team Leader (Supervisory Realty Spec.)02/2012 to 05/2012
  • Implemented actions and assigned tasks/projects from teams' program of work, including administrative site sales, land exchanges, rights-of-way acquisitions, and other land ownership adjustments.
  • Updated the Lands Board on teams' progress on program targets and progress on priority projects.
  • Facilitated Alaska Lands Team (ALT) monthly meetings and a bi-annual board meeting;
  • Led/supervised team of three Realty Specialists.
  • Performed mid-year performance reviews.
  • Monitored teams budget.
USDOI Bureau of Land Management (BLM)Anchorage, AKGS 1170-11, Step 4, Land Law Examiner07/2007 to 07/2010
  • Performed complex lands adjudication by determining validity and priority of Alaska land claims under public land laws, including Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (ALTAA), the Alaska Statehood Act, and the Native Allotment Settlement Act of 1906.
  • Drafted decisions notices, agreements, conveyance documents, public notices, ANCSA 17(b) Easement Notices, Federal Registers publications, and general correspondence.
  • Managed acreage entitlement accounts for multiple ANCSA village and regional corporations and closed entitlements.
  • Attended entitlement closing ceremonies for Regional/Village entitlements for entitlements completed.
  • Researched, analyzed, and interpreted Federal statues, regulations, case law, court orders (IBLA), DOI policies and procedures, Solicitors Opinions, public land orders/withdrawals and legal documents, master title plats and survey plats, legal land descriptions, easements and right-of-ways, historical index data, aerial photography, and automated land record systems (ACRES).
  • Reviewed final ANCSA conveyance packages for accuracy and completeness.
USDOI Bureau of Land Management (BLM)Anchorage , AKGS-1170-8, Cartographic Technician06/2006 to 09/2009
  • Created and maintained digital Master Title Plats (MTPS), with current land status in AutoCAD and ArcGIS.
  • Independently researched and reviewed, case files, rectangular and U.S. surveys, survey field notes, abstracts, and historical indexes.
  • Reviewed (for accuracy and completeness) various conveyance documents, including deeds, patents, easements, Tentative Approvals, interim conveyances, and court decisions,
  • Coordinated surveyors, Land Law Examiners, Realty Specialists, and leadership as necessary to perform my job accurately and efficiently.
USDOI Bureau of Land Management (BLM)Anchorage, AKGS-0965-6, Legal Instruments Examiner01/2006 to 06/2006
  • Processed land conveyances including deeds, Certificate of Allotments, Records of Decisions, Interim Conveyances, and Patents.
  • Updated/Maintained automated land record systems and historical data indexes within ACRES (Alaska's LR2000)
  • Interpreted Master Title Plats,
  • Interpreted Alaska federal and state laws to perform my job efficiently and effectively.
State of Montana, Department of RevenueMissoula, MontanaProperty Valuation Specialist (Tax Assessor)09/2003 to 08/2005
  • Appraised real and personal property using mass appraisal techniques including sales comps, cost, and income approaches
  • Interpreted and applied Montana Appraisal methodologies and principals,
  • Prepared state income taxes, homeowner credit applications, low income and veteran tax exemption applications during tax season,
  • Updated County Tax System with conveyances, State & Federal land leases, land subdivisions, and new mapping,
  • Performed title reporting, research & examination, and answering real estate appraisal and acquisition questions, and provided customer service to walk in taxpayers and the public,
  • Volunteered and served on hiring panels, interviewed and screened prospective employees, mentored, and trained new hires
  • Created training guides for new hires.
Missoula County Recorder's OfficeMissoula, MTRecording File Clerk
Training (OJT)
  • DOJ Land Acq. & Title Review by Lew Baylor (Anchorage, AK)-2014
  • Middle Leadership Program- 2013-2014
  • RO RF Leadership Shadow - March 2014
  • Special Uses - Presented Lands Segment in 2011 & 2013
  • Congressional Briefing, Gov. Affairs Institute (Washington, DC)-2012
  • Lands Training for Line Officers (Leesburg,VA)- 2010
  • FS Intro To NEPA -2010
  • BLM NEPA Modules 1 and 2-2009
  • Safety Engagement Seminar 2011, 2013, 2015
  • Adjudication Fundamentals Modules I and II - 2006, 2007
  • Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Seminar-2006, 2007
  • Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Training-2006, 2007
  • Land Descriptions and Land Status-2006
  • USFS Safety & Field refresher's as required - annually
Education
Bachelor of Science:Business Management2007Kaplan University, Davenport , IA, USA

Course work examples: Real Estate Law, Business Law, Accounting, Finance, Organizational Behavior, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, Human Resource Management, Communications, Statistics, and Management Capstones.

Associate of Science:Business Administration & Management2005Kaplan University, Davenport, IA, USA

Honor Roll 2004, Deans List 2004

General Studies:Business Administration0000University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA

From 1996 to 2001, I completed the majority of my undergraduate and general studies. Coursework in Business, Management and Communications


High School Diploma:High School Florence Carlton High School, Florence, Montana, USA
Professional Affiliations

Boyscouts of America- Den Leader (Volunteer in 2014 and 2015)

  • Currently, leading a den of 18 active 7-8 year old Scouts.
  • Responsible for planning, organizing and facilitating weekly den meetings and field trips.
  • Attends monthly leader meetings and bi-monthly district round table meetings.
  • Responsible for delivering results so the scouts can advance down their scout path and achieve their Wolf Scout and move into the Bear Rank.

Awards
  • 2015 Quality Step Increase From GS 12.4 to 12.5 to 12.6
  • 2013 Regional Forester's Award, Honorable Mention for Excellence in Customer Service
  • 2013, 2014 Outstanding Ratings in Perf. Reviews
  • GS 11 to 12-2010
  • Performance Star Award (BLM) - $1500 (Mid-Year)-2009
  • GS 6 to 8- 2006, GS 9 to 11- 2008 (BLM)
  • Quality Step Increases -Annually
  • Peer Awards-2006 & 2007 (BLM)
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • USDA Forest Service
  • USDOI Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • State of Montana, Department of Revenue
  • Missoula County Recorder's Office

School Attended

  • Kaplan University
  • University of Montana
  • Florence Carlton High School

Job Titles Held:

  • GS 1170-12 Realty Specialist
  • Detail - GS 13 Alaska Lands Team Leader (Supervisory Realty Spec.)
  • GS 1170-11, Step 4, Land Law Examiner
  • GS-1170-8, Cartographic Technician
  • GS-0965-6, Legal Instruments Examiner
  • Property Valuation Specialist (Tax Assessor)
  • Recording File Clerk

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Business Management 2007
    Associate of Science : Business Administration & Management 2005
    General Studies : Business Administration 0000
    High School Diploma : High School

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