Mark Atkinson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Anser Advisory team members are strategic thinkers and complex problem solvers… Anser Advisory is a national firm specializing in capital program advisory and consulting services, including strategy, funding, process, organization preparedness, as well as project, program and agency construction management and controls. Anser services cover the capital.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago

Ascent is a dynamic program and project management company, now part of Anser Advisory, that provides insightful and visionary leadership to help clients analyze, interpret, plan, manage and execute all phases of complex programs - from strategic planning and financing, through design and construction, to organization and operations development.Our clients.

Greater Chicago Area

VP driving revenue growth through developing and leading integrated solutions for clients including:- Innovation and cost efficiencies for a multi-year environmental remediation program through the implementation of a PgMO for a major west coast utility - Strategic change for a division divestiture and reinvestment by a leading global financial institution.

Greater Chicago Area

As AVP delivered and led solutions for clients including:- Transformative change for the #1 ranked, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago through leading the project set up, programing and design of $0.5+ billion replacement Research Hospital - Service expansion of Federally Funded Healthcare Organizations including Access Community Health Network and Near.

Greater Chicago Area

Program Manager helping deliver programs for both the Public Building Commission and private sector clients in healthcare. Highlights include:- Developing early stages of the City-wide Guaranteed Energy Performance Contracting program for the Public Building Commision of Chicago- Numerous projects for Northwestern Memorial Healthcare- Working to realize.

Lead for a variety of projects, highlights included: -Executive production of domestic events on 10.2.09 for the International Olympic Committee's announcement of the 2016 host city decision from Copenhagen; -Campaign management (50 wards in 50 days) for the City Council's approval of the Host City Contract on 9.9.09; -Account management for the creative.

Led the development of NEXUS Property Solutions to meet the property needs of blue-chip corporate and financial services clients. Responsibilities included all operations; leading the buy-out of the business from NYSE listed parent company; raising capital of $1m; all transitional operational matters; recruitment of CFO and Operations Manager; and client.

Senior consultant responsible for healthcare engagements ranging from strategic consulting on $2 billion of programs, to project director for two $60 million P3 (PPP/PFI) projects. Numerous consulting and business planning engagements for all sizes of projects.

Resonsible for the development and execution of facility and capital investment strategy to merge two large, historic, academic medical centers. Responsible for capital program of $300m and space managment of estate totaling 4.2m square feet.

Delivered capital project and real estate needs for a significant reorganization of mental health and community services through leadership of a senior project management team. Led $78.5m capital program including leading the largest individual project ($42 million).

Participated in management exchange program including a hospital wide operations improvement project leading to major cost reductions.

Full time elected officer responsible for student representation on University bodies and co-ordination of commercial and student support activities - revenue circa $1.5m