Todd Rusche

Biographie: April 2003 Todd Rusche TODD T. RUSCHE, P.E., Esq. Gardner, Carton & Douglas LLC 191 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 3700 Phone: (312) 569-1228 Fax: (312) 569-3228 E-mail: [email protected] After graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1993, I practiced in various areas of civil and structural engineering before going to law school. While in law school I researched public housing redevelopment in Chicago and concentrated my studies on real estate, housing and urban issues. I now practice general commercial real estate law, but I maintain a strong interest in urban redevelopment, affordable housing and the public policies that affect spending on these issues. I plan to become a developer on my own and work primarily in the affordable housing and urban infill sectors. I would like to be appointed to a council that takes advantage of my background in policy, law and design and my interest in urban development. I look forward to an opportunity to share my views, knowledge and information with other interested parties and people in the ULI council environment. I am confident that serving on any one of the three councils I have identified would be of great personal and professional value to me. I am also confident that I could make a significant contribution to ULI through my council membership. I lived in Los Angeles for about 4 years while practicing structural engineering. While in LA, I became a licensed professional civil engineer and I spent time working with and serving on the construction committee of Habitat for Humanity for central Los Angeles. I also acted as a project leader for LA Works, a clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities at public and low income housing sites in Los Angeles. I worked in Seattle as a consulting engineer for about a year on several large-scale public works type projects performing civil engineering design and project management. Part of my work involved assisting the Port of Seattle with project management of a portion of its capital redevelopment program at Sea-Tac Airport. Upon returning to Chicago I worked as a structural engineer for A. Epstein & Sons on the Midway Airport Redevelopment Project. So in addition to urban development, I have a strong professional interest in public sector work and I think I have the skill set and background to merge public-private partnerships, urban redevelopment, affordable housing and public policy issues. My professional resume is also attached. Please feel free to contact me with any questions and I look forward to hearing from the council. Sincerely, Todd Rusche EDUCATION NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYSchool of Law, Juris Doctor, May 2002Concentration in Business EnterprisesGPA: 3.51 (Scale: 4.33=A+, 4.0=A, 3.67=A-, 3.33=B+…)Kellogg Graduate School of Management courses include Corporate Finance, Corporations, Mergers & Acquisitions and Financial Accounting.Real Estate/Development classes include Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Investment, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Land Use Law, Housing Law, State & Local Government and Public Housing Redevelopment. Chicago, IL NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYMcCormick School of Engineering and Applied SciencesBachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, June 1993 Evanston, IL PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Real estate financing and development including urban infill residential development, commercial/industrial development, transportation development, transportation oriented development, new urbanism oriented development, and affordable housing development and public housing redevelopment. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES Registered Professional Civil Engineer, California, 1996Attorney at Law, Admitted to the Bar in Illinois, 2002 LEGALEXPERIENCE GARDNER CARTON & DOUGLAS Chicago, IL Sept. '02 - Present Associate - Corporate Department: Real Estate Practice GroupDraft, review and negotiate commercial leases, real estate purchase contracts for raw land and improved land. Assist in land use litigation for municipal entities including special districts, municipalities and townships. Draft and review loan documents for real property financing and refinancing transactions. Draft, negotiate and review contracts for construction and architectural/engineering design services for commercial properties. Assist in the application for and obtaining zoning approvals, variances and permits for land development in the City of Chicago and suburban municipalities. Acquisitions and dispositions for corporate real estate transactions. Assist with foreclosure, disposition and redemption of properties financed with industrial revenue bonds currently in default or with leases rejected through bankruptcy proceedings. Nov. '00 - April '01 Law Clerk - Real Estate GroupAssisted real estate attorneys with various transactions by drafting closing checklists, lease agreements and real estate purchase agreements. Summer 2000 Summer AssociateProjects included drafting a retail lease, reviewing a design/build construction contract, drafting a website development agreement, reviewing an asset purchase agreement, drafting corporate resolutions for the adoption of a stock benefit plan, legal research, analysis and brief drafting for a landlord-tenant dispute, reviewing SEC filings for a mutual-fund registration, drafting applications for special-use variances and assisting with preparation for zoning hearings. FOLEY & LARDNER Chicago, IL Summer 2001 Summer AssociateProjects included assisting bond counsel and underwriter's counsel for multiple tax exempt bond financing transactions and participating in the due diligence process, drafting legal notices and participating in financial closing for bond issue, drafting lease assumption agreements, broker-dealer forms, and performing legal research. ENGINEERINGEXPERIENCE A. EPSTEIN AND SONS INTERNATIONAL Chicago, IL Oct. '98 - June '99 Project Engineer - Structural Engineering Performed project management, structural engineering design and construction administration for the Midway Airport Terminal Development Program. Represented structural discipline at construction meetings with city project managers and construction consortium to negotiate scope and scheduling of design and construction administration. KPFF CONSULTING ENGINEERS Seattle, WA Dec. '97 - Sept. '98 Project Manager/Engineer - Special Projects Division Performed project management for transportation, industrial and marine facilities. Responsibilities included securing environmental, development and building permits for industrial and transportation site development projects and assisting the Port of Seattle with the financial administration of a portion of its airport capital improvement program. DANIEL, MANN, JOHNSON & MENDENHALL Los Angeles, CA Oct. '97 - Dec. '98 Senior Structural EngineerPerformed structural engineering design and project management for Inchon International Airport in Seoul, Korea. KPFF CONSULTING ENGINEERS July '95 - Oct. '97 Project Engineer/Manager - Structural Engineering Santa Monica, CA Performed structural engineering design, project management and construction administration for various commercial, institutional and industrial facilities including hospitals, universities, manufacturing companies, and movie studios. Responsible for marketing professional services, budgeting, project scheduling, cost accounting, personnel management and project delivery including obtaining structural building permits from local and state agencies. JOHN A. MARTIN & ASSOCIATES Los Angeles, CA June '94 - June '95 Performed structural engineering design, project management and construction administration for various commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. March '94 - May '95 CAL-PAC CONSTRUCTION, INC. Los Angeles, CA Plan Room Clerk/Project EngineerManaged plan room of general contracting firm. Assisted in preparing and submitting bids and estimates for new business. Assisted construction project managers with on site contract administration, subcontract negotiation and procurement, construction scheduling and project cost accounting. CARUSO, TURLEY, SCOTT, INC. Phoenix, AZ Nov. '93 - Feb. '94 Project EngineerPerformed structural engineering design and construction observation of residential, commercial and industrial buildings. FOREE & VANN, INC. Phoenix, AZ July '93 - Oct. '93 Field EngineerPerformed soil testing both in the field and in the lab to classify soils according to the USCS. Prepared geotechnical/foundation reports for use in building design.