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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Operational role encompassing Corporate Events, Facility & Office Management, Charitable Giving (uShip Gives), and Community EngagementCorporate Events | Planned and managed all internal and external company events from concept to execution, including a wide range of monthly employee outings from 4-400 headcount. Additionally responsible for planning retreats, conferences, offsite meetings, happy hours, investor/ Board of Director meetings, formal dinners, and team building experiences in alignment with over-arching corporate strategy and milestones. Successfully improved safety and structure of the corporate event program while increasing employee participation to 80%.Held sole authority over corporate branded materials, specializing in meaningful employee merchandise and partner gifts tied to relevant themes and objectives. Established relationships with local vendors to ensure highest quality and fastest turnaround, under budget. Corporate Giving/ Community Engagement |Created corporate giving strategy & governing body to allocate funds among community partners and projects from the ground up. Successfully advocated for an annual budget and chartered an employee committee to support ongoing projects both financially and through volunteer hours. Established and maintained relationships with community, media, and corporate partners.Facility Management | Hands-on management of all corporate real estate holdings to include site selection, construction project management, landlord liaison, complete build out of office and on-premises data center, coworking/hybrid work model implementation, operational facility maintenance, ticketing systems, security, and vendor management. Show-runner for decommission of retiring properties, asset inventory, storage, and sale, along with re-population of new uShip Headquarters (46,000 sq ft). Responsible for day to day operation of HQ, satellite work spaces, offsite resources, and corporate lodging.

Austin, Tx, Us

Managed day to day operation of two active office spaces and third office under construction, coworking solutions, assets, and inventory. Designed and outfitted the HQ office in cooperation with property owner, business leadership, and stakeholders.Spearheaded planning and buildout of property as sole point of contact. Decision maker for building finishes with the architect team, preserving key details in historic building renovation.Managed and eliminated post-construction punch list under deadline.Coordinated the intricate transport of the on-premises data center with leadership and IT ensuring a seamless transition between properties along with the full office relocation. Wrote and instituted policies surrounding building access, usage, and security.Established and maintained ADA compliance.Implemented coworking, subletting, and event rental strategy for under-utilized spaces.

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us