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Senior Real Estate/Facilities executive with 30 plus years of diverse management experience in both the professional services and engineering/construction industries. Results-oriented leader with expertise in the ability to solve problems with cost effective results, improve upon current processes through strategic thinking and analyses, evaluate and execute best practices and procedures, mentor and motivate staff and deliver value and service excellence to the client.Experienced in the overall operations and administrative management of large portfolio wide facilities in both the media and legal industries including direct budget responsibilities for both operating and capital expenses. Manage a large staff with several levels of direct reports including VP's, directors, managers and supervisors. Oversee facilities operations for 2.5M square feet of 24/7 broadcast facilities including management and maintenance of critical infrastructure systems, client services, space planning, design and construction, business service functions including hospitality and conferencing and EHS/FLS.Provided construction of over 3 million rsf of interior build-outs with individual projects as large as 500,000sf. Coordinate with Sr. management and professional consultants to strategically assess real estate opportunities and plan appropriately for the firm’s projected growth and/or contraction in respective markets. Specialties: Delivering the highest level of customer service to my clients, construction and project management, lease/contract negotiations and procurement, space planning, leading and motivating a team of professional peers, cost analyses and budget control, using my engineering background to develop creative but practical solutions to everyday challenges.

Listed skills include Management, Contract Negotiation, Construction, Facilities Management, and 18 others.