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RESUME <br />Michael Tharp <br />5012 Onteora Way <br />Los Angeles, CA 90041-1826 <br />Phone: 323-2570058 (Days) <br />323-257-0354 (Home) <br />Fax: 323-478-0410 <br />E-Mail: mbtharp(&prodigy. net <br />PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE <br />Self employed consultant working on urban planning and development issues, including <br />preparation and review of environmental impact reports and statements; represent of clients in <br />matters pertaining to land use planning, subdivisions, parcel maps, land use entitlements, <br />building and safety code issues, conditional use permits, design review boards, and zone <br />variances; project management of movie studio construction projects; member of movie studio <br />master plan development team which obtained entitlements to construct 3,000,000 square feet <br />of studio related development. Successfully assisted client in setting up trading company office <br />in Asia. Development team leader in procuring entitlements for combined 2,000,000 square foot <br />business park and 18 hole professional golf course. Work on development projects in <br />communities throughout Southern California. Successful representation of clients, including <br />developers and certified Neighborhood Councils, before the City Planning Commission and <br />Office of Zoning Administration in the City of Los Angeles. Municipal planning, project <br />management, government relations and land development consulting. <br />Senior Vice President, Planning, at Engineering Technology Incorporated (ETI). In <br />charge of planning, processing and environmental sections of land planning and civil <br />engineering firm. Represented private developer interests involved with real property <br />transactions, land use, zoning entitlement, subdivisions, parcel maps and land use planning <br />issues before City Planning Commissions, Office of Zoning Administration and other public <br />agencies. Directly responsible for variety of projects ranging from yard variances for single <br />family dwellings to obtaining zoning entitlement for commercial development of multi -million <br />square feet in downtown Los Angles. Assisted charitable and religious institutions with various <br />land use issues. Work closely with public agencies, including Departments of Building and <br />Safety, Fire, Planning and Transportation in obtaining approvals for developments, ranging <br />from single family one lot developments to multi -million square feet mixed use developments <br />covering hundreds of acres. <br />Attorney, associated with Gleaves Swearingen Larsen and Potter in Eugene, Oregon. Primary <br />focus on real property, land use and planning law, litigation and business law. Represented <br />clients before municipal agencies including City Council, City Planning Commission, Eugene <br />Renewal Agency and Lane County Board of Commissioners. <br />Director of Housing and Renewal, City of Eugene, Oregon. Direct supervision of urban renewal <br />section, downtown development section, historic preservation section and public housing <br />section. Worked closely with Federal, State and local officials to revitalize central business <br />district, including project management and fiscal responsibility for construction of community <br />