Terry Paulson
Bid Administration - Senior Project Manager
Extension 210
tpaulson@moote.com

Terry Paulson is a senior project manager who handles public and private bid administration for The Moote Group. His team prepares approximately 100 public bid packages a year and manages the bid process of Community Facilities Districts. Paulson brings 28+ years of senior level executive experience in estimating and project management. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he owned an underground utility construction company, growing the firm from $800,000 to $11 million in revenues over just seven years. Whatever the land management job – estimating, project management and bid specifications - Paulson has done it before and is a valued resource within The Moote Group.

Scott Porterfield
Cost Estimating - Senior Project Manager
Extension 269
sporterfield@moote.com 

One of our seasoned industry experts, Scott Porterfield, is a senior project manager whose experience as a general engineering contractor enhances many of our services at The Moote Group. He has been the responsible managing principal for several major projects, including our management of the $25 million Bluebird Canyon Emergency Landslide Repair in Laguna Beach. He also was in charge of producing cost estimates, analyses and pro formas for the $200 million redevelopment of the 391-acre NBC Universal Backlot Site. Porterfield has worked in the construction industry for more than 22 years at every level from assistant to principal. His knowledge of managing complex grading operations and diversified engineering projects also compliments the firm’s earthwork management division and forensic estimating department.

Tim Markel
CFD Administration - Reimbursement Division Manager
Extension 217
tmarkel@moote.com 

Tim Markel is extremely popular with many of our clients, because his primary job is to put money back in their pockets. As the reimbursement division manager, Markel oversees the day-to-day reimbursement submittals to public agencies for developer costs in Community Facilities Districts. When our clients hit a roadblock, Markel is there to work through the situation and play to the strengths of everyone involved, as he did during the Rancho Mission Viejo-Ladera Ranch project. Markel has a bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in finance from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, and eight years of experience in the industry.

Jeff Powers
Director of Dry Utiliites
Extension 248
jpowers@moote.com 

After a brief retirement Jeff Powers joined Paul A. Moote & Associates, Inc. (The Moote Group / URN) as Project Manager in 2006 working on various dry utility projects and on January 1, 2008 was promoted to Director of Dry Utilities for the Utility Resource Network (URN) / Applicant Design Specialists (ADS) organizations.

The Utility Resource Network Team provides dry utility coordination for various projects, including commercial, industrial, residential nd municipalities. The Applicant Design Specialists Team provides applicant design for electric and telecommunications services in residential, industrial and commercial projects.