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Chicago, Illinois, Us

Provides executive facilities leadership, direction, strategy development and execution for key facilities and critical support functions spanning across the Rush University System for Health, including the Rush University Medical Center, four other hospitals and 100+ clinical and administrative locations throughout Illinois and Northwest Inidiana. Ensures the establishment and execution of strategic goals, priorities and oversight of key business drivers, departmental leaders, performance metrics, and operating components.Oversight of engineering, capital projects, real estate, sustainability, clinical engineering, parking & transportation. Coordinate master facility planning and strategic real estate for all short and long-term initiatives.Provides leadership and strategic direction in facilities operations, expense management, and clinical integration.

Deliberately took a career break to actively participate in my teenagers' development. Prioritized family while also investing time in professional growth through courses and networking to enhance skills and stay abreast of industry trends.Completed 24 hours of CE, including 16 hours in Health, Safety & Welfare as Licensed Architect – WI. Pursued CHFM and EDAC certifications through the American Hospital Association and Center for Health Design.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for providing executive level leadership and comprehensive oversight of all facility operations, environment of care, construction and real estate, safety / security and parking functions across the ambulatory, community, acute, and post-acute care settings. Served as an executive liaison to the BOD Campus Development Committee.Focused on the ongoing transformation journey work and provider of choice strategy, including the continued advancement of our Master Facility Plan and bringing several critical projects to reality. Heavily engaged in regulatory readiness, environment of care/life safety work and responsible for management all facility operations and real estate across the organization.Led implementation of capital program. Responsible for developing close collaboration among physicians, clinicians, stakeholders and staff by establishing a standard of quality in project management through assembling and coordinating teams of highly-skilled professionals. Led and managed strategic renovation and improvement projects in compliance with funding sources that included Tax Increment Financing, New market Tax Credits, Capital Grants from governmental agencies and philanthropic gifts. Such initiatives included identifying, coordinating, and working with external development partners such as architects, contractors, attorneys, community leaders, government agencies, financing partners, and funders.

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Provided creative, collaborative problem-solving facilities management experience to traditional design services. Initiated enhanced consultation services of programming, capital planning, operational planning management, facility activation, and owner representation. Coordinated with architecture and interior design activities with an emphasis on healthcare projects. Identified innovative ways for owner-clients to increase facility value through analysis and operational modifications.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Provided leadership for Planning, Design, and Construction (PDC) for the Wisconsin / Northern Illinois region. Developed strategic facility master plans for six (6) hospital campuses and multiple ambulatory care facilities. - Initiated and led $75M, 180,000 SF ambulatory campus replacement project through complex regulatory and politically sensitive environment involving diverse stakeholders.- Collaborated with leadership to manage over 150 capital projects and real estate transactions totaling $100M+ over four years. - Directed professional project management team (6 FTEs) and external vendor project delivery staff (20 FTEs), including architects, medical equipment planners, and interior designers. - Managed project delivery process to within 3% of conceptual planned budget (+/-) by monitoring outside vendor performance and construction cost management.- Conducted a competitive and inclusive bidding program, including the RFQ and RFP process. - Supported early project planning/scoping, as well as development of multi-year capital plan.- Delivered system-wide process improvement initiatives including Project Initiation Process and PDC Project Manual and Standards

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Responsible for the planning, coordination and implementation of all facilities and healthcare support service functions for Dean Medical Group. Provided leadership for 80 FTEs in facilities maintenance and engineering, environmental services (EVS), security and planning, design and construction (PDC). Oversaw all functions and departmental budgets related to facility management and operations. - Provided expertise for real estate issues and strategy; coordinated, planned and defined requirements for projects aimed at operational needs and strategic goals. - Evaluated and analyzed corporate real estate opportunities including market and location analysis, demographic trends and all environmental assessments. - Responsible for all real estate acquisitions, sales, lease negotiations for the region, site selection and all local, state, and federal regulatory compliance issues.

Madison, Wi, Us

Managed all facilities planning, design & construction (PDC) duties the UW Health system. Led capital project team through portfolio design, function and delivery highly technical health care services. The capital alterations budget averaged $100M per year. - Reduced construction downtime and increased healthcare system access in order to expedite CARE team continuing operations.- Encountered complex challenges requiring ingenuity to meet diverse stake holder needs to meet critical time frames while delivering functionality.- Improved relationships and culture with operations and associated departments including plant engineering, finance, IT, and all ancillary services.- Led vendor contacts with architects, engineers, construction managers and landlords. - Ensured commitment from client departments and led groups in organizing major projects. - Managed team of 12 direct reports through day-to-day operations of the project management / construction division.

Founded and led top-performing teams through diverse project types and scales. Utilized strong financial and project management skills to increase success of projects & processes through implementation of value engineering and operational cost control measures. Collaboratively managed the entire construction process: budgeting, cost control & value engineering, schedule management, design consultation, construction oversight, public approvals and furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E) management.

Madison, Wi, Us

Reporting directly to the owners, successfully implemented over $10 million in capital and tenant improvements of a real estate development firm specializing in the adaptive reuse of existing structures and the development of new office, retail, and multifamily properties. Managed over 20 commercial and residential properties, nearly all of which are downtown or urban locations. Responsible for business development and new lease generation communicating a commitment to high quality urban development and architectural design, and providing services that exceed tenants' expectations. In the face of competing interests and strong personalities, smoothly managed tenant deployment and ongoing relations for a portfolio of Class-A office space. Acting as project manager and development analyst, drew on broad business base to negotiate with everyone from architects to attorneys.- Day-to-day tactical responsibilities included financial analysis of individual lease proposal & portfolio wide management decisions, construction administration and marketing & leasing.- Performed business analysis for real estate including: feasibility studies on potential acquisitions & developments, individual property & entire portfolio cash flow, tenant improvement & capitol budgets and estimated construction loan draw schedules detailing development budget sources & uses.- Led teams of architects, contractors and consultants through design and construction of approximately $10 million in commercial and retail office space.- Developed potential sales / lease leads through CRM organization and cold-calling, preparing periodic reports to building / firm owners.

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Working directly with the founder and chairman, spearheaded internal architectural support for a leading real estate firm in Champaign-Urbana, IL specializing in commercial office and retail development and management. Contributed to both the development process and improved business efficiencies with a built-from-scratch repair and maintenance management system, among other tools. Prepared space plans and tenant proposals for prospects in the University of Illinois Research Park, a 140-acre development built to attract high technology companies to the area, increase research, retain/recruit faculty, employ students, and encourage economic growth in Illinois. - Improved operational efficiency by implementing an online property management system.- Managed the design and construction of $10 million in corporate office and retail tenant space.

Team lead and architect for a 120-person full service architecture, urban planning and interior design practice serving private and public sector clients with a challenging array of design, planning , programming and assessment needs in new construction and renovation. Led project teams in the educational studio concentrating on the Chicago Public Schools $3 billion capital plan. Managed the process and implementation of a unique “Managing Architect Delivery System” based on prototypical building components and construction document transfers to multiple Architects-of-Record simultaneously. Delivered 25 new schools and additions with strictly monitored budgets in only two (2) years. - Managed design process of $150 million in educational, institutional, and recreational facilities, including programming, design development, construction documents and construction administration. - Fast-track delivery system reduced the design and construction time for a new school from 3 years to 20-22 months.- Led design presentations for community and school officials, and spearheaded project approval process through the City of Chicago regulatory approval process, including Zoning Board of Appeals.- Implemented continual prototype design improvements through research of construction technology, regulatory / code changes, and spatial efficiency enhancements.- Improved firm-wide project administration via the development, roll-out and management of a shop drawing management database which allowed each project to track submittals, record status changes and predict schedule of pending re-submittals.

Masters Of Architecture

Masters Of Business Adminstration

Bachelor Of Science, Architecture