Eugene Smith
Vice President of Project Management, Board Member,Project Manager, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Fields of Special Competence
Right of Way Design, Title Search and Review, Transfer Document Drafting, Land Description Drafting, Compensation Estimating, Negotiations, Relocation Assistance, Title and Closing, Project Supervision and Inspection.
Education
Real Estate Salesperson Course
IRWA Course 103 "Ethics and the Right of Way Professional"
IRWA Course 600 "Environmental Awareness"
IRWA Course 603 "Understanding Environmental Contamination in Real Estate"
IRWA Course 801 "Land Titles"
Computer Training "DOS, Windows, Word, Excel Intermediate, Schedule and E-Mail"
Professional Societies
Iowa Chapter 41, International Right of Way Association
Professional Licenses
Iowa Real Estate Salesperson
Professional Right of Way and Related Experience
1996 to Present - Corporate Secretary and Managing Right of Way Agent - JCG - Works with landowners or their attorneys, local public authorities, and clients on land acquisition and relocation assistance projects. Experienced with urban renewal relocation assistance projects and utility right of way acquisition.
1991 to 1996 - Real Estate Right of Way Representative - IES Industries, Inc. Assignments included negotiations, titles and closings, work with landowners, clients, attorneys, local authorities, publishers, service agents and other departments on land acquisition. Supervised District Technicians in distribution of easement procurement as well as tracking of projects. Governmental affairs assignments included lobbying, tracking of legislation that impacted real estate right of way, and interacting with the various state departments (IUB, DNR, IDOT).
1986 to 1991 - 2nd Step Journeyman Lineman, Iowa Southern Utilities.
1972 to 1986 - Decatur County Engineer’s Office - Drafting, Instrumentation, and Inspector. Responsibilities included surveying, drafting, staking right of way, construction project inspection, coordinating with the Iowa Department of Transportation, and auditing closing of projects. Projects included asphalt and concrete paving, bridges, culverts, land cells, new building layout, and inspection of 24" pipeline for the County and Soil Conservation Service throughout the county.
