Kerri Simmons - CEO & Founder

 Working with the Municipal Agencies in Southern California for over two decades, Kerri is an expert in navigating through jurisdictional "red tape", obtaining Land Use Entitlements and Building Permits for a wide range of commercial development projects.

Kerri founded SimmCo Inc. in 2011, specializing in large-scale, Mixed-Use Developments within the City of LA, while sustaining her record of excellence pursuing Land Use Rights for Major Utility and Telecommunication Initiatives.  In 2015, with the blessing of her long time Associate Tom McCarty,  Kerri purchased The McCarty Company (Est. 2003),  continuing his Legacy of effective service through code expertise and well established relationships with Officials.
  • Kerri is the Lead Negotiator & Liaison to City/County Officials.
  • Exemplary Record with Supervisor & District Council Escalation.
  • Adept & Very Experienced in Conducting Public & Municipal Hearings. 
  • Highly Effective in Mitigating Permit Requirements, Obstacles & Delays.
  • Reduced Client Permits Fees by 1.6+ Million in 2019.

Derek Simmons - EVP & Managing Partner

Derek has over 25 years of experience in Development & Project Management, with an emphasis in Client Service & Team Coordination.  
  • Principal - Business Development, Client Services & Operations.
  • Director - Team, Project & Material Collaboration.
  • Executive - Research, Analysis & Document Execution.

Derek has played a key role in Expanding SimmCo's Development Services & Expertise, while keeping the team committed to being Flexible and Affordable to their long standing Client Community.
BA - San Diego State University.
Alexander Reiten  -  ​Senior Project Coordinator
Driven to both Coordinate and Execute our Client's Development Goals, Alexander Manages our Code, Material & Processing Requirements.
  • Primary - Field Permit Expediter
  • Lead -  Project Requirements/Material Coordination
  • Exceptional Knowledge of LA City, County & State Municipalities

Alex holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and has gained over 10k  hours of experience in his current role within Project Management.