Chuck Purzner Email & Phone Number

Johns Creek, Georgia, United States

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for the Morgan Stanley Building, totaling 1.475M sq. ft. of Class A office space, in Midtown Manhattan. Also accountable for the annual Building and Facilities budget totaling $33.5M. *Hired specific property and facilities talent to support the Morgan Stanley Headquarters location. Also managed tenant relations for additional anchor tenant (Large International Law Firm) and six prominent retail stores. Responsible for an 8 member Call Center dedicated to tenant relations and issue resolution. *Ran daily operations for building space and responsible for project work performed by the Building Engineers, Electricians, Carpenters, Plumbers, Janitorial Services, Security Officers and Elevator Mechanics. *Project managed the Construction of 3 new Retail Tenants (Fossil, Sunglass Hut and Bare Escentuals) *Project managed numerous upgrade and remediation projects including the following: Class E Life Safety System Upgrade, Local Law 11 Vision Glass Gasket Remediation, Elevator Modernization Projects, Generator upgrades to support power consumption needs, HVAC upgrades, T-8 Lighting Retro-fit project, Window Washing projects, and the Kitchen Exhaust and Grease Trap upgrade project. *Managed the Building Recycling Program and coordinated building wide Environmental Expos to info-share with tenants and collaboratively work together to improve the environment

Greater New York City Area

Account Executive Responsible for New Business Development and Account Management for the Nation’s largest interim Marketing Staffing Firm in New Jersey Account Territory. *Recruited from AT&T to manage the AT&T Sales Account. Grew the AT&T Account by over 400%, achieved sole supplier status, and in turn secured a revenue stream that accounted for nearly 50% of the Company’s overall Revenue (over $9.5M in annual revenue) *Responsible for reviving a territory that had experienced a 17% decrease in revenue and a 19% decrease in gross margin. Stemmed revenue erosion by nearly 75% and gross margin by over 45% within the first 6 months *Managed and grew the Kraft Foods Account by over 500% (over $3.5M in annual revenue) *Expanded Aquent’s client base to include Johnson & Johnson ($800K annually), Schering Plough ($285K), Wyeth Consumer Healthcare ($175K), Symrise ($110K) and AICPA ($10K)

Basking Ridge, Nj

Marketing Communications Manager 1991 - 2001 Area Manager for a team of 6 direct reports supporting the marketing efforts of the College, Global and Business Services segments. Oversaw end-to-end project management (from conception through mail drops), to ensure creative and functional integrity, cost-effectiveness and adherence to shifting priorities and deadlines. *Managed project budgets between $1.2M-$10.5M, supervising 36 vendors in the process *Achieved $2.42M cost savings by reducing cost per piece by 26% *Attained cost avoidance of $282K through paper inventory management *Managed MWBE Mentor Program, identifying strong vendor base for the company and promoting positive community relations while helping women and minority businesses flourish *Exceeded MWBE spend objective by 26% in 2000 Project managed 14-17 marketing projects per year supporting key growth segments. Responsibilities included specifications analysis, vendor selection and bid process, color and text proofing, scheduling, press check accountability, timeline management, overall project supervision and client relations. *Launched 1998 "Back to School" initiative with a record conversion rate of 61% across 360 Colleges and Universities *Initiated real time marketing collateral inventory system, increasing productivity and reducing turnaround time by 15% *Achieved savings of $829K in mailing expenses for 14.9M piece DM drop while meeting accelerated drop date and scheduling parameters *Project managed complex customer notification mailing of 15M pieces, which included multiple letter versions in English and Spanish, distributed to 4 fulfillment houses - exceeded scheduling, cost and delivery goals

* Ba, Marketing, Boston College, 1990, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Masters, Marketing & Corporate Communications