RICHARD W. ELLIS
LAND DEVELOPMENT/ENTITLEMENT DIRECTOR
Creative, thorough land development executive having strong technical background and regulatory negotiating skills with nearly 30 years of experience. Experience includes single and multi-family residential, commercial and industrial projects.
Extensive experience getting projects permitted quickly with maximum land use.
Technical experience allows him to identify cost savings where others cant.
Experienced with preparing budgets and completing construction.
Aggressively seeks new opportunities and challenges.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Grimail Crawford, Inc., Tampa, Florida 3/07 to present
Started a land development practice for a civil engineering firm that had specialized in roadway design and traffic engineering.
Awarded four parcel industrial project. Developed site plan that increased project building area by 30%. Directed the design and permitting of the project.
Permitted and oversaw construction on shopping center modification. Initial response from county did not allow the modification. Led development team in successfully obtaining approval of the project.
Negotiated two addendums to a public sector project that more than doubled fees for the project.
KM Development Corp., Sarasota, Florida 10/05 to 3/07
Served as Florida west coast land development expert for National Homebuilder/Developer.
Directed expeditious entitlement approval for Eagle Pointe, a 700 acre, 1072 unit residential project in Manatee County. My involvement in the approval process included negotiating the BOCC preview hearing six weeks earlier than other projects in the area which resulted in an approval three months earlier than those projects.
Initiated one on one negotiation with the school board planner to obtain his letter of no objection with a favorable stipulation. The project would not have been approved without this favorable recommendation.
Negotiated a Local Development Agreement with the county to obtain an extension of traffic concurrency from 3 to 6 years.
Directed the redesign of the project site plan which resulted in 100 more units than the site plan that existed when I arrived at the company.
Worked with a group of local developers to extend a county force main from the treatment plant to the area of our projects.
Prepared budgets and schedules for entitlements, permitting and construction of the project.
Identified and assisted in the analysis of land for future development opportunities along the west coast of Florida. This analysis included four additional residential parcels which were not acquired due to the economic slowdown,
Prominent role in the land permitting and development for Greyhawk Landing West, a 501 unit, 313 acre project in Manatee County; a project which my company had a non-managerial role in.
Zirkelbach Construction Inc. Palmetto, Florida 10/04 to 10/05
Served as Land Development Manager and Head of Engineering for Development and Construction Company.
Directed the site planning, permitting, cost budgeting, scheduling and construction for The Woods of Moccasin Wallow; a 200 acre mixed-use project in Manatee County.
Initiated the over excavation of a lake on this project that was not considered by the project engineer resulting in fill savings of several hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Analyzed several potential land acquisition properties including a 138 acre industrial project which was eventually purchased, entitled and sold for a significant profit.
Negotiated with the county and water management district to eliminate floodplain compensation that resulted in an additional commercial site on a bank parcel.
Consul-Tech Development Services Bradenton, Florida 10/02 to 10/04
Opened development services office and served as regional manager in the Sarasota/Manatee County area for state wide consulting company.
Contracted 12 new projects in the two years operating the office including a gulf-front condominium, major boutique shopping and industrial subdivision.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Sarasota/Stuart, Florida - Vice President 6/85 to 10/02
Senior Project Manager, Office Manager and Practice Builder for national consulting firm.
Managed numerous land development projects on the east and west coasts of Florida including several large, multi-phased residential communities.
Received numerous company awards including Outstanding Professional and Outstanding Project Manager.
Managed two offices meeting profitability standards.
Gee and Jenson EAP, Inc. West Palm Beach, Florida 10/81 to 6/85
South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach, Florida 7/79 to 10/81
EDUCATION
1975-1979, B.S. in Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1983-1984, Business Courses, Florida Atlantic University
REGISTRATION
Registered Professional Engineer in Florida
LIST OF PROJECTS
Single Family Residential Projects
Eagle Pointe - a 700 acre, 1072 unit residential project in Manatee County.
Greyhawk West - a 501 unit, 313 acre project in Manatee County
The Woods of Moccasin Wallow - a residential, commercial and industrial project.
River Woods, Phases 3, 4 and 5 - a residential community in Manatee County
River Wilderness a residential golf course community in Manatee County
Heritage Oaks Golf & County Club - a residential golf course community in Sarasota
The Hamptons on Palmer Ranch - a residential community in Sarasota County
Saddle Oak Estates - a residential community in Sarasota County
Rivendell - a residential community in Sarasota County
Pelican Pointe Country Club a residential golf course community in Sarasota County
Willoughby Golf Club - a residential golf course community in Martin County
The Preserve at Hobe Sound - a residential community in Martin County
Lost Lake County Club - a residential golf course community in Martin County
Commercial Projects
San Marco Plaza on Lakewood Ranch - 165,000 square foot commercial project
Gulfcoast Corporate Park
Sarasota Crossings Shopping Center
RTI Insurance Headquarters Sarasota County
Solomon Tropp Law Office Tampa
First Priority Bank SR 64 & Morgan Johnson Road, Manatee County
First Priority Bank Lakewood Ranch, Manatee County
Ethan Allen Furniture Store Sarasota County
Manatee River Bank - Palmetto
Drexel Heritage Furniture Store Sarasota County
Buckeye Industrial Park Manatee County
Sarasota County Interstate Business Center
Multi-family/Mixed Use Projects
Positano Condominium a 29 unit condominium on Longboat Key
The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch an adult living community in Sarasota County
Blackburn Pointe Condominiums a 47 unit condominium in Sarasota County
The Savoy an apartment community in Sarasota County
Pinestone on Palmer Ranch a condominium in Sarasota County
Mayfair on Palmer Ranch an apartment project in Sarasota County
Botanica on Palmer Ranch a condominium in Sarasota
Indian River Plantation a mixed use project in Martin County
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