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Palo Alto, California

Define, manage and execute institution wide space planning and facilities projects. Project management responsibilities include complex data analyses, strategic planning and delicate internal negotiations as well as managing budgets, schedules and outside contractors. Manages wide range of projects simultaneously. Responsible for the development and implementation of an Archibus space and occupancy database and concomitant financial and management reporting tools.

Sunnyvale, Ca

Coordinator, Sales Force Manage the sales floor, match sales people with customers, and guarantee the customer experience while striving to meet unit and gross sales goals.Provide backup sales support as required.Provide expertise to major remodel and construction project to update and upgrade dealership facilities.(part-time position)

Palo Alto, Ca

Project/Program Planner and Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness (2007-2014)Defined, developed and implemented a wide range of strategic and facilities initiatives focused on improving institutional effectiveness and process re-design.• Managed multiple teams through the programming phases of two significant research laboratory building renovation projects (approximately $40,000,000).• Defined, managed and executed a series of smaller (under $2,500,000) facilities renovation and art installation projects including facilitating the communication among a diverse set of stakeholders whose requirements were often not completely aligned with senior management expectations, or regulatory and funding constraints.• Developed a key initiative to create a second campus offsite. Analyzed alternative sites and made final site recommendation. Introduced major shift in workspace design paradigm and led concomitant change management initiative. Created/implemented operations plan at new site including project website.• Defined strategy and goals for new Office of Facilities Planning and Management (OFPM) website. Analyzed existing content. Wrote content and led design efforts for new website.• Collaborated with a peer to lead the strategic planning process for OFPM. Primary author of final strategic plan document.• Developed and implemented a multi-dimensional art program in the School of Medicine including commissioning and installing two major works of art valued at more than $3,500,000, initiating a rotating exhibit program of faculty, student and staff artwork, and launching a School wide Committee on Art sponsored by the School of Medicine Dean’s Office.• Wrote key policies, program documents, white papers and presentations for the senior leadership with little direction or advanced notice.

Stanford, Ca

Education Project/Program Planner (2001-2007)Led and managed the development, design, and initial construction of education, landscape and materials handling projects valued at over $150,000,000.• Engaged over 250 faculty and senior administration in teams and facilitated the dialog that would create the vision and plan for a collection of initiatives to transform medical and bioscience education and to create a “new front door” for the School of Medicine.• Defined the program for the new education building (Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge). Managed the project through design development and the initial stages of construction.• Defined the program, guided the design development and managed the construction of a new Central Loading Dock for the School of Medicine• Collaborated with key senior faculty to develop and implement new education programs including the Center for Simulation-based Learning.• Partnered with the School of Medicine Office of Development to identify, and pursue fundraising opportunities for the education initiatives.

Ba, Economics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa

Master'S Degree, Counseling

Activities and Societies: (Course curriculum partially completed)

History And Economics

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad while at UC Berkeley