CityScape Consultants has the best specialists
available anywhere to serve government agencies.
Every person on CityScape's staff has years of
experience in the private sector. We feel that
is of the utmost importance in order to serve
government. With all this experience in the private
sector, CityScape is positioned to better understand
what the wireless industry needs, what the wireless
industry must have, and especially what governments
can do to provide the services and facilities
that will allow a streamlined and efficient deployment
of the necessary infrastructure that your citizens
need.
CityScape is under the leadership of Susan
Rabold, Vice President and General Manager.
Susan began her career in governmental services
as a city planner. There she developed a specialized
plan that controlled the growth of the wireless
industry and then worked directly with the wireless
industry to site many new facilities on city property.
Her talents didn't go unnoticed, as she moved
her creative ideas to one of America's top cities.
That lead to a triple win situation. A win for
the wireless industry with the "hierarchy"
approach to streamlined siting system. A win for
the City in that the wireless industry, by utilizing
community property, for the location of facilities,
created a new revenue stream for the City. And
a win for the citizens, as they were provided
the needed service for their cell phones. Susan
entered the private sector in the mid nineties
and directing a governmental emphasized service
of one of the nation's largest tower companies.
Shortly thereafter she teamed up with others to
fill the planning void of CityScape. Ms. Rabold
has a Bachelor of Science in Geography with a
concentration in Environmental Studies from the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and
has 15 years of local government planning experience.
Susan began her planning career as zoning administrator
for the City of High Point, North Carolina. Her
responsibilities included analysis, reporting
and presentation of rezoning, conditional use
permit, annexation and text amendment proposals
for the Planning and Zoning Commission. After
nearly four years with the City of High Point,
Susan joined the staff at the City of Greensboro.
For six years Susan served as the Technical Review
Committee Administrator. Responsibilities included
review of all site, subdivision and group development
plans for compliance with watershed protection,
flood zoning, landscaping and other City Ordinance
development standards. While working for the City
of Greensboro, Susan developed a Wireless Telecommunications
Development Plan that concentrated on marketing
the City’s publicly owned properties to the wireless
providers. To date, this program is generating
in excess of 11 million dollars over a twenty-five
year period for the City of Greensboro
Ms. Rabold is proficient in her knowledge of
the wireless telephone industry and the concerns
communities have with regard to how the industry
deploys its infrastructure within their designated
jurisdictions. Susan’s unique style combines public
relations, education, market research and a network
of diversified experiences and relationships to
successfully bridge the needs of local and private
interest to achieve a win-win solution for both
entities.
CityScape's legal department is directed by Anthony
Lepore, Esq., Vice President. Anthony's background
in telecommunications is substantial. His knowledge
of the Federal Regulations, and especially the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, is very extensive.
Parallel that with his intimate ability to merged
your local community's requirements into an Ordinance
that meets all the requirements of your community
and the Federal Guidelines together. Before earning
his Juris Doctor in 1986, Anthony received an
undergraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism from
Boston University while working in the communications
industry. A member of the Florida Bar and the
Massachusetts Bar, Anthony is qualified to practice
before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Next in the CityScape team is Richard
L. Edwards. Rick directs the engineering
group and has over 35 years experience in all
issues relating to telecommunications. His specialty
is creating new, effective and creative methods
for deployment of wireless infrastructure. His
history has him at the top of the profession as
developing many practices that were innovative
in other peoples mind yet very functional in Rick's
mind. Many of his creations and ideas are now
industry standards. Rick is often sought as an
expert on telecommunications matters, and has
been a consultant to many of America's and the
World's most complex communications events. That
includes The Olympic Games, Several Super Bowls,
Both National Political Conventions, and even
a visit by the Pope. Rick is qualified to practice
before the Federal Communications Commission,
and has submitted hundreds of papers, applications
and documents to the Federal Agency.
Rick has designed and constructed wireless facilities
for radio, television, radio common carrier, cellular
and PCS throughout the nation. Rick has been responsible
for AM stations to 50,000 watts, FM stations to
250,000 watts, television stations (VHF and UHF)
to 5 million watts and tower construction up to
2000 feet. Rick has also lobbied Congress to assist
in relief of United States AM stations battling
illegal offshore interference, and successfully
chaired a special Committee of South Florida Broadcasters
before Congress in an attempt to improve communications
service to all of South Florida. Rick and his
staff are recognized throughout the broadcast,
tower and legal industry as experts in RF engineering.
Today, Rick leads CityScape’s growing efforts,
with design and implementation of engineering
planning to provide leading edge technology for
the future.
The CityScape operations are directed by Mary
Kay Miles, Vice President and Business Manager.
Kay has almost twenty years experience relating
to the telecommunications industry. Kay possesses
a broad range of experience in the telecommunications
industry, having managed a number of highly accountable
issues including environmental concerns and government
assignments and requirements. Kay maintains relationships
with many of the nation’s leading communities
and merges them well with telecommunications concerns
from the cellular and wireless industry. Kay oversees
all non-technical departments at CityScape, assuring
timely and accurate results. She is responsible
for all business, financial operations, contracts
and groundwork for proposals and reports, and
is instrumental in the timely culmination of final
plans.
Sam A. Manning is CityScape's
Director of Client Services.
Sam has more than 25 years experience including;
Wireless Telecommunications Services, New Product
Development, Communications, Telecom Business
Development, Marketing and Sales Management/Management
Analysis, Management Information Services, ISO
9000, Total Quality Management (TQM), Performance
Indicator Management System (PIMS), and Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI), Facilitation, Training,
and Implementation. Business Operations and Analysis,
Process Design and Facilitation, and Manpower
Development.