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• Led workplace consulting engagements for clients looking to clarify and develop workplace design, furniture upgrades, IT design and integration, and cultural challenges.• Managed workload by outsourcing design and other workstreams to outside contractors.• Utilized Google Sheets along with entire the Google Suite in usage and cultural data capture, analysis and story arch creation. • Synthesized workspace usage and cultural data to develop unique strategy recommendations resulting in 20 - 33% rent cost avoidance and significant cultural boost to the organization due to in depth employee engagement.• Created custom change management road map based upon mined user feedback enabling higher and faster adoption rates while shortening project payback periods significantly and driving higher net promoter scores.

• Led the development and design of workplace research consulting services business line including service definitions, business plan and sales strategy creation, marketing and brand development.• Content creation of marketing collateral including print and digital design, social media platform integration, and website content development.• Collaborated with team for all prospecting and business development efforts, forecasting of revenue, and budget management.• Built a $690k pipeline in first 4 months of leadership including largest contract for a 3-location workplace research project.• Lead and executed custom workplace research project including interview of 30 employees and 20 clients aimed at facilitating prototype sessions of the customer and tour experience.• Implement data capture and analyzing workplace use data to be used in actionable strategy for the design of our new workplace.• Lead meeting room reservation data to create new strategy protocols and space programming strategy.

• Remotely directed a 5-person team in the management of an active portfolio of 11 leases totaling approximately $100 million in total contract value in ID, WA, OR and CA.• Consulted with a Department of Defense Tech client in the development of a highly technical workplace requirements playbook including IT, electrical, security, and space programming requirements for a 55k SF facility, limiting capital spend by $490k re-using existing fit out.• Led and proactively managed RFP process for two ground up construction projects for the BLM in rural ID that included office, warehouse and ware yard space that included multiple offers. Both projects were approximately 10k in size and include many highly technical IT and electrical requirements to support the BLM's mission in remote locations.

• Directed 7-person team in data analysis and final recommendations presentation of a new workplace strategy for the GSA office increasing we and amenity spaces by 23% while also maximizing employee engagement and satisfaction.• Developed semi-automated replacement of manual process for generating requirements packages for [detailed SOW for tenant finish associated office space TI build-out] saving $138,240 annually in staff resources.• Influenced workplace strategy and led change management by partnering with architects and the Department of the Interior for 893 employees which will save $1.8M per year

• Directed workplace strategy and change management program for Workplace360 program for 132 employees by executing a communication program including management and employee coaching which resulted in 96% of employees indicating agreement in the post-occupancy survey.• Managed 3 consultants in the data analysis, synthesis and creation of the final deliverable and strategy for Healthgrades, leveraging a desk sharing program, resulting in a cost avoidance of approximately $2.3M over 30 months.• Created, deployed, and analyzed custom amenity and food vendor survey for Fortune 500 architecture firm for 1,000 employees resulting in an 89% response rate using data to design wellness center, outdoor exercise stations and develop a custom menu for employees.• Led a team in designing a global asset management strategy increasing seats by 27% from 655 to 829 employees by leveraging underutilization and executing a desk sharing program which will result in an estimated cost savings of $6.093M over 8 yrs.

• Selected for team of four regionally to consult and advise federal agencies on office efficiency and engagement.• Influenced leadership of Bureau of Reclamation to change their culture by facilitating move to a new, technically advanced environment including hardware and digital upgrades and system efficiencies resulting in improved employee satisfaction.• Created financial modeling worksheet for investment decisions on all Workplace space reduction projects; analysis included Discounted Cash Flow cash on cash, simple payback, Net Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return.• Directed 6-8-person team in execution of lease portfolio on over 30 projects varying from 200 SF to 110k SF resulting in below market rental rates and tenant improvement costs on 89% of projects.• Led the project management for the tenant fit out, from requirements to close out.

Led 5 person project teams, executed end-to-end deal negotiation and managed lease portfolio for an average of 12+ leases. Leases ranged in size from 2k to 110k SF.

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• Structured, negotiated and closed 41 commercial loans, primarily mixed use and multifamily, for over $19MM in 15 months.• Top 5 performer in the Western Region covering primarily CO, AZ, and UT along with NM and HI.• Managed and coached a team of high performing credit analysts into highly successful commercial lenders.Successfully developed 5 correspondent, private label partnerships with commercial lenders in AZ, CO and UT.

• Sourced, analyzed and presented commercial loan opportunities, primarily mixed use, multi-family and raw land deals to the bank president and loan committee for approval.• Developed correspondent relationships with Lehman Brothers, GE Capital and Zion’s Bank.• Initiated the use of SBA programs to mitigate bank risk exposure.