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 James
L. Overcamp, Jr. SR/WA
Phone:
310-378-1178
Summary of Qualifications
For
twenty-nine years, engaged in the right of way and real property
industry working as a manager in a large utility, as CEO of the
industry’s professional association, as executive editor of an
industry newsletter and a magazine, and as a consulting expert
and project manager to infrastructure building public and private
clients. Brought to successful conclusion thousands of real property
transactions, managed hundreds of projects, conducted research,
and authored many reports and proposals. Has broad and deep knowledge
of the business.
Experience
Vice
President 2000-Present
Epic
Land Solutions, Inc.
Responsible
for client relations, managing and staffing client projects,
and preparing special reports and studies for this full service
right way/real estate consulting firm.
Director
of Client Relations 1998-2000
Paragon
Partners Ltd.
Huntington
Beach, California
Responsible
for business development and client relations of major land rights
consulting firm. Also, provided project management services to
select clientele. In eighteen-month tenure, Paragon grew from
40 to 120 employees.
Consultant
1992 - 1998
Los
Angeles, California
Provided
project management services to select clients and partners. Projects
include buying, selling, and trading surplus properties of Southern
California Edison Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and
Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
President
1988 - 1992
Land
Rights, Inc.
Los
Angeles, California
Published
a subscriber-paid newsletter called LAND RIGHTS NEWS for
companies and individuals involved in appraising, acquiring,
managing, and disposing of real property interests. Land Rights
also provided management consulting services to companies with
right of way/real estate departments. It prepared organizational
studies, wrote policy and procedures manuals, and served as an
information resource to client companies and agencies.
President
and General Manager 1980 - 1985
Jim
Overcamp & Associates, Inc. 1986 - 1988
Provided
management and personnel studies, feasibility studies, route
selection studies, project management, title searches, appraisal,
acquisition, relocation, and construction damage settlements
services to utilities, governments, quasi-governments, and private
industry. Testified as an expert witness before District and
Federal Courts both as to location of facilities and values of
properties.
Executive
Vice President 1985 - 1986
International
Right of Way Association
Los
Angeles, California
Provided
chief executive officer management services to the 9,000 member
International Right of Way Association. Its purpose is to advance
the professional skills and education of individuals involved
in land or land rights. Its members include lawyers, engineers,
surveyors, negotiators, appraisers, and administrators. Responsibilities
included management of the staff, budgeting and funding, researching
and publishing subjects important to the membership, developing
educational programs, assisting in membership growth, and executive
editing of the official magazine. Spoke to many organizations
about real estate and related issues.
Real
Property Manager 1974 - 1980
Tri-State
Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
Thornton,
Colorado
Provided
real property management services for a wholesaler of bulk electrical
power serving three states. The twenty-five-member department
was responsible to the company for site selection, engineering
and legal surveying, acquisition and relocation, appraising,
maintenance–including restoration and leasing, and disposal of
its real property.
Real
Estate Broker - Salesman 1972 - 1974
Crown
Realty Company
Englewood,
Colorado
Provided
brokerage services to residential, commercial, and industrial
customers.
Education
University
of Colorado, Bachelors of Science, Business-Real Estate
Emphasis 1974
International
Right of Way Association Courses:
Group
Communications
The
Income Approach to Right of Way Valuation
Managing
the Real Property Organization
Non
Verbal Communication
Interpersonal
Relations of Real Estate Acquisition
Ethics
and the Right of Way Profession
American
Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Course:
Eminent
Domain School
American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers Course:
American
Institute Course One
Skills
Project
Management
Client
Relations
Staff
Development
Staff
Management
Deal
Making
Negotiation
Expert
Testimony
Valuation
Analysis
Professional Memberships,
Licenses, Designations
Member of the International
Right of Way Association 1974 - Present
Colorado Real Estate
Broker, License #12694 1974 - 1990
California Real Estate Broker, License #01330662 2002 - Present
International
Right of way Association
Senior Member
(SR/WA) Registration #3090 1982
- Present
Awards Received
International Right
of Way Association, Professional-of-the-Year, Finalist 1985
International Right
of Way Association, Professional-of-the-Year, Region 9 1988
Professional and
Community Activities
International
Right of Way Association:
1977
- International Director
1978
- Chapter Newsletter Editor and Chapter Assistant Secretary
1979 & 1980
- Chapter Secretary
1980
- International Director
1981
- Chapter Vice President
1982
- Chapter President
1983 & 1984
- International Director
1989
- Chapter Chairman of Public Awareness Committee
2000
- Chapter Chairman of Transportation Committee & Chapter Chairman of Nominations Committee
Northglenn-Thornton Rotary International
Chairman
of the Benevolent Committee 1984 - 1985
Boy
Scouts of America Troop 783
Chairman
of the Executive Committee 1990 - 1993
Articles Published
In
June/July 1994 issue of Right of Way, "Designing
a Profit Center" describes the benefits, limitations, and
proper design of the profit center concept as applied to real
estate/right of way departments.
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