Former city planner. Founder of Permit Partners. Builder. Author.
I help owners, developers and brokers find out what a piece of land allows, what it would take to change it, and how to win the approvals, from City Hall to the county and the state.
When I turned 50, I wanted to start over, mentally and spiritually. I had built and sold a company and spent decades in one place, and I wanted broader, newer experiences from life. Dropping Cancialosi and going by David Chace was part of that fresh start, what I call Life 2.0. It pushed me toward new places, new work and new opportunities, with a fresh attitude, and it's the thread that runs through my books.
I've sat on every side of the counter: reviewing site plans for the city, arguing cases before councils and boards, pouring the concrete and funding the deal. That's the view I bring to a site.
Site screening and Special Permits under Phoenix's 2025 data center ordinance, plus rezonings and use permits across the Valley and Maricopa County.
Due diligence and permitting for lakefront and hill country lots, where slope, shoreline and jurisdiction set the real limits.
Rezonings and PUD amendments that turn an underused lot into a feasible project, with neighbors and staff brought along early.
Send an address or parcel number and I'll screen the site at no cost.
Get in touchTwenty-five years across Central Texas and Arizona, from rezoning every parcel in a small town to building Austin's largest land use consulting and permitting firm.
Excavation, site utilities and site preparation in the Phoenix area, paired with entitlement consulting.
Led site plan reviewers and inspectors in Planning and Development.
Entitlements, due diligence, excavation, concrete and underground utilities across Central Texas.
More than $5 million in gap funding placed for developers and builders.
Built Austin's largest brick-and-mortar land use consulting and permitting firm; more than 10,000 cases through the city's fastest growth. Sold in 2022.
Site plan review, code compliance and land use resolution.
Board of Adjustments liaison, a citywide rezoning, and regional water planning.
Writing about authenticity, memory and being present, drawn from a life of building things and starting over.
A First-Person Field Guide to Becoming Yourself. What becomes possible when you stop living by other people's expectations. 2026.
On life, love, adventure and gratitude, and being present for what matters.
A meditation on memories, time and the price of living authentically.
Entitlement work and site work under one roof, so the plan that gets approved is the plan that gets built.
Entitlements, excavation, grading, site utilities and site preparation across the Valley.
anvilexcavation.comEntitlements, due diligence, excavation and concrete across Central Texas.
Send an address or parcel number and a line about what you have in mind. You'll get a straight answer on what the site allows and what it would take.