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Katonah, Ny, Us

Mount Kisco, New York, United States

Direct daily operations, construction & development, implementating strategic initiatives for a privately owned realestate company exceeding 100 portfolio assets totaling more than $900M, and 14 million square feet across 11 states.Build and lead 50+ professionals, including in-house operations and construction team members. Manage third party management groups, architects, engineers, and contractors.Define portfolio operational needs, develop and implement strategies, including maintenance & engineering requirements, budget development & oversight, and capital & opex development. Manage all aspects of construction including scheduling & tracking, estimating, bidding & negotiating, material andlabor procurement, FF&E development, contractor management, scheduling, accounting & cost control, permitting & inspections, successfully completing more than $60M in capital improvements, core & shell, infrastructure andsite development projects.Lead development and construction of a new 80,000 sf grocery store within an existing 600,000 sf multi use property. Successfully navigate complex multi jurisdictional approval processes, while directing design teams, design docoumentation, budget & schedule development, construction pricing and permitting to timely meet the construction and budgetary requirement of in-coming tenant. Included completion of more than $11.5M in Landlord required project improvements consisting of infrastructure upgrades, core & shell construction, and extensive site redevelopment.Establish key operational programs and systems including cloud based tenant maintenance work ticket system, and employee key performance indicators to measure and drive operational success.Support lease negotiations, vendor contracts, insurance, and tenant services.Drive collaboration across departments and all levels of the organization, improving communication and cross departmental initiatives driving efficiency and alignment with strategic goals.

Stamford, Ct

Redevelopment of divisional operations and communications for a publicly traded LED lighting technology company.

Greater New York City Area

Established market leading environmental program for NYC’s largest commercial property owner (44.2M square feet), addressing Efficiency, Tenant Experience, and Industry Leadership. - Created and implemented corporate environment strategy in support of organizational and executive goals.- Developed and completed $15.2 million in energy efficiency programs that saves $4.1M annually.- Obtained $4.6MM incentives from state programs to reduce energy efficiency project payback to 2.58 years. - Reduced owned and managed commercial office portfolio water consumption by 5%.- Developed external communications on sustainability including company announcements and featured media publications and communications- Addressed stakeholder and inventory goals, including the development of corporate sustainability reporting.- Secured 25 U.S. EPA Energy Star Labels and 6 LEED-EB Certifications, including 3 gold designations.- Implemented comprehensive tenant engagement programs including recycling education, and annual Earth Day activities such as habitat restoration, park clean up, recycling drives and event receptions in partnership with key industry organizations.- Community/Industry liaison engaged in industry environmental committees and regularly invited to speak as an expert panelist on sustainability. - Created and led sustainability team consisting of consultants and project team members within the company’s operations and project management departments.  Received the following awards for SL Green’s outstanding sustainable achievement: Recognized as a U.S. EPA “2015 Energy Star Partner of the Year”  Ranked among Newsweek’s “2014 America’s Greenest Companies” Named to the MSCI Global Sustainability Index Recognized by NY State Assembly, Westchester County Executive, CT Dept. of Public Utility, BOMA

Director of Architecture, responsible for advancement of tenant, capital, and development projects. Scope of services included programming, concept planning, lease negotiation, estimating, construction documentation, and construction administration.Construction project manager with responsibilities that included bidding/negotiating, permitting, and construction management of commercial interior projects.

Architectural project manager overseeing multiple commercial interior projects for high end corporate companies