Devindra Singh Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

-Responsible for the ongoing facilities management of The New York Times locations both nationally and globally.

Greater New York City Area

- Responsible for build-out and ongoing facilities management of New York Times, Fake Love and Wirecutter leased facilities in Long Island City and Brooklyn. -Manage all related vendor relationships in these facilities including building cleaning, construction, employee moves, pantries, maintenance and repair. - Manage the relationships with landlords and building managers. - Ensures the optimal utilization of the organization's facilities Assesses and evaluates the physical space requirements of the organization and recommends plans to meet needs.- Troubleshoots any related issues and drives the best solutions for all stakeholders. - Create and maintains the annual operating and capital budgets with multi-year projections for facilities and vendors. -Supports our HQ facilities team on special projects Reviews and improves facilities processes and procedures. - Develop short and long-term facility operations and maintenance plans, including preventative maintenance and space planning.

Greater New York City Area

• Directly manage facilities-related issues across a portfolio of locations, including relationship management with the clients, propertyowners and property management.• Manage and negotiate service contracts with vendors for repair, maintenance, and security for multiple buildings across the country.• Provide leadership, mentorship and over sight of the facilities department in the areas of hiring, planning, energy management,building automation, plumbing, carpentry, electrical systems, painting and other trades.• Building processes for strategic planning and operations allowing department to scale efficiently.• Support oversights of information technology infrastructure (internet connectivity, firewall(s), VoIP, network cabling, WIFI networks, etc.).• Implement numerous tools allowing insight of location standards, budgeting, bidding, project tracking work order quality and more.• Generate and present regular reports and reviews of facility-related budgets, finances, contracts, expenditures, and purchases.• Leading strategy and execution on over $3.6 Million capital budget for projects that includes complete renovations, upgrades, andexpansions.

• Performed and managed preventative and on demand maintenance programs resulting in extended life of facility.• Served and first point of contact to emergencies or urgent issues as they arise.• Managed day-to-day operations of the facility to include supervision of staff, contractors, and consultants.• Worked closely with construction and design teams across project-management for buildout turnover.• Managed contracts, contractors, and procurement functions and provided support for the facilities budget.• Ensured compliance with health and safety standards and industry codes.• Conducted site visit of national locations ensuring reflection of the brand were at or above standard.

• Acted as the project coordinator for all size projects including large scale repair and new facility construction projects.• Assisted with maintaining building security and immediately respond to building emergencies on a rotating 24-hour basis.• Monitor and perform minor repairs as needed, including plumbing, electrical and other general repairs as necessary.• Oversee cleaning crew to ensure the highest standards of services are received.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics Minor In Accounting

Associate, Science In Business Administration