CONSULTANTS COLLABORATIVE TEAM MEMBERS

James D. Simmons
President

As founder and President of CCI, Mr. Simmons brings thirty years of experience and a vast array of time tested and proven skills to each project. His long career in project design, entitlement negotiations, creative legislative lobbying, and public relations have given CCI a unique and highly successful position in California as well as the National and international project and political arenas.

Mr. Simmons has surrounded himself with top flight professionals and integrated them into all phases of the Companies work product. Guidance is provided to all team members associated with the project process while maintaining close personal contract with the client. The management methods applied at CCI produce exceptional work product and long term relationships with employees and associates.

Mr. Simmons has demonstrated superb negotiating and public presentation skills. He has successfully made complicated and, at times, difficult presentations in local, state, national and international public settings. Successful representation of socially, politically and environmentally sensitive projects has become the hallmark of the firm.

With leadership provided by Mr. Simmons CCI has become a leading firm in project management and implementation. The firm’s ability to get the job done in a timely and cost effective manner is renowned in the industry. CCI has associated only with the best people and firms in the business and has nurtured those relationships into a highly effective management team.

Mike Jefferson
Vice President Environmental Services

As vice president of CCI, Mr. Jefferson is responsible for the preparation of proposals, contract negotiations, overall coordination and administration of project and construction management activities. In addition, Mike is responsible for the management of the biological and GIS departments within CCI. As the head of the environmental division, Mike is the lead negotiator for all local, state and federal Agency negotiations pertaining to the entitlement and environmental permitting process.

Matt Simmons
Vice President of Field Operations

Mr. Simmons brings to CCI over eight years of project management experience in the construction of large residential tract home developments. As the project manager responsible for the construction of over eight hundred high end homes in San Diego’s North County, Mr. Simmons has proven himself to be an effective manager who brings his projects in on budget and schedule. Previous to taking over CCI’s field operations he worked for three of the Nation’s largest builders, Shea Homes, Ryland Homes and Centex Homes, where he won many awards including the nationally recognized Five Star Builders of Excellence Award, employee of the year1996 and the prestigious Golden Eagle Award.

Matthew R. Simmons
Vice President of Governmental Relations

Matthew comes to CCI from The Ferguson Group, a Washington, DC-based lobbying firm, where he has worked since 2001. While primarily based in the San Diego region, he will expand CCI’s federal representation operations by maintaining a part-time presence in Washington, DC.

As a Principal with The Ferguson Group, Matt specialized in federal representation of municipal governments, public utilities, private developers and defense industry contractors. In this role, Matt served as the primary liaison between his clients, federal agencies and the U.S. Congress. Matt’s representation focused on issues involving energy and water regulation, environmental and regulatory compliance, defense issues and general policy and appropriations.

Prior to working at The Ferguson Group, Matt worked for Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA-52) for ten years. As Rep. Hunter’s legislative director, Matt’s primary roles included advising the Congressman on policy and legislative issues, developing and advancing the agenda of the office and management of the office’s legislative staff.

Matt received a B.A. in political science from San Diego State University in 1991. He has lived and worked in the Washington, DC area since 1992.

Jason Simmons
Vice President Operations

Having managed numerous projects through inception, design, and completion, Jason has 10 years experience in the following areas of expertise: Land use, general planning, zoning, project design, cost analysis, project management, habitat management and restoration, permit acquisition, and environmental analysis. His focus now is on the optimal business structure for CCI, from AR & AP, to proper billing and efficient project management for all CCI clients. The implementation of CCI’s new “Vision” software allows CCI to function as one collaborative unit on hundreds of facets of multiple projects. Jason was instrumental in developing the Best Management practices for all internal operations at CCI, that allows the team to give all our clients the optimum service they are used to receiving. He oversees all proposals, contracts, billing, receivables, project management, business development, marketing, payroll, hiring and information technology.

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