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each staff member has extensive experience in the eminent domain and property acquisition process, and detailed understanding of relevant statutory and case law. DM&A's appraisal reports fully comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and applicable regulatory and professional procedures. Our appraisers have completed coursework on USPAP and regularly attend seminarslwebinars to keep up to date on USPAP and industry issues. c) Firm and Team Experience: Project Manager/Principal Agent: RESUME OF MARCUS R. PIGROM, ASA PARTNER FFME APPRAISAL PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Mr. Pigrom joined Desmond, Marcello & Amster in 2005 as a fixtures and equipment appraiser. He later became Senior Manager - Tangible Assets in 2009 and Partner in 2021. He has successfully completed hundreds of appraisal assignments in connection with eminent domain proceedings. His appraisal experience includes a wide variety of business types in the manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. Representative projects include the appraisal of mobile homes, industrial machinery and equipment, retail shopping centers, distribution facilities, restaurants, billboards, and service stations. His experience in eminent domain includes coordinating appraisal activities with real estate appraisers to avoid duplication of compensation and making determinations of equipment classifications under California Code of Civil Procedure §1263.205. Mr. Pigrom has prepared fixture and equipment appraisals for numerous agencies across California including Caltrans, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Riverside County Transportation Commission, City of Corona, City of Santa Ana Public Works, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, and Orange County Transportation Authority. Having testified at deposition and at trial as an expert witness regarding fixtures and equipment valuation, Mr. Pigrom assists attorneys with litigation support services in his area of expertise. Prior to joining DM&A, he had more than two years of experience managing plant operations at a local bottling company. Mr. Pigrom has given presentations to various IRWA, industry, and attorney groups. The subjects of the presentations were Acquiring Commercial Property: When Appraisal and Relocation Issues Overlap, Valuation of Fixtures and Equipment Under Eminent Domain Law, Appraisal in the COVID Era, and Date of Value: Why It Matters. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Mr. Pigrom is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) of the American Society of Appraisers in the Machinery and Technical Specialties discipline and a member of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA). EDUCATION Mr. Pigrom graduated from Loyola Marymount University in June 2002 with a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in business law and a minor in history. City Council 3 28 — 252 5/ 1��m