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Manage facilities, maintenance, construction, commercial and residential properties

Manage building operations and engineering

Managed facilities, construction and critical systems for hedge fund with offices worldwide which include onsite trading facilities.Managed $80M in capital improvements and contracts.Successfully managed a 2 year phased build-out/expansion of 120,000 square feet corporate headquarters office space under budget, which included major infrastructure upgrades.Managed the design, budget, installation, startup, testing, and implementation of critical operational systems in multiple US offices, including the build out of three new Tier 3 data centers and associated dedicated stand-alone tenant infrastructure. Negotiated the lease, design, budget and build out of the disaster recovery site; Managed the design, budget and build out of 37,000 square feet of new office and trading space; which came in on time and under budget. The tenant improvements included a new 2,200 square feet Tier 2 data center, generator, critical HVAC systems, TAC BMS and both an N+1 APC and 2N Liebert UPS system.Assisted Managing Director in the design, budget and build out of 20,000 square feet of new office space located in London, England.Developed, designed and implemented digital security systems with central controls and web monitoring, including hand recognition scanners, security cameras and central station coverage for critical systems.Developed new policy standards for all facilities mechanical and monitoring systems.Managed supplier/vendor relationships; negotiated services for furniture and equipment replacements and maintenance.Relocated corporate headquarters high density file room Assisted the Regional IT Director in site selection for data center space in Japan and Hong Kong.Led various value engineering exercises resulting in savings of over $5.5M.

Managed Facilities, Construction, Purchasing, Critical Systems, Maintenance, and Mailroom for an international financial company with offices worldwide.•Managed design, budget and implementation of the expansion and restack of corporate headquarters of over 350,000 square feet. •Responsible for managing a staff of 40 (Facilities AVP, Facilities Coordinators, IT Data Tech’s, Helpdesk, Dining Chef and Mailroom)•Responsible for all events, parties and meetings (external and internal)•Managed communications services, market data systems, and IT infrastructure which included Tier 3 data center with operations manned 24/7.•Led the development and implemented emergency disaster plans, emergency medical procedures and evacuation plans.•Developed policies and procedures for purchasing, projects, lease and contracts.•Managed conference center operations

Managed the facilities, construction, purchasing and critical systems for a commercial bank with offices in the tri-state area.Created startup of a new facilities management department.Managed capital budgets, leases, contracts for the headquarters and branch offices.Managed all building operations and mechanical systems. Responsible for the expansion and maintenance of the new headquarters, sixty new in store and ten existing branch offices in the tri-state area which was over 400,000 sq ft.Successfully managed the relocation/consolidation of operations and field offices into new headquarter location.Developed and automated all contracts and lease commitments.Project leader for all construction, telecommunication and data projects.Created policy and procedures for purchasing, capital projects, lease and contracts.Professionally developed supplier/vendor relationships and negotiated services.

Managed various positions within the company including manager facilities planning, project engineer, operations technician, automation specialist and travel sales.Reduced the build out/start up costs of 30 new retail stores by over 40%.Led a cross functional global team in the development, planning, design, budgeting and implementation of new model retail offices including offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands and New York.Managed the design, budget and build out of 300,000 square feet of office space in Atlanta, including a 20,000 square feet Tier 3 data center and travel call center.Successfully managed the relocation and the building of a retail store located onsite in Disney World, Florida.Managed the design, budget, build out and implementation of a mobile disaster office.Responsible for over 400 worldwide retail and business locations ranging from 1,500 to 5,200 square feet.