Mark Bell Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Responsible for workplace strategy, design and construction for all corporate offices, and firm strategy around creating a mobile workplace for our associates.

Richmond, Va And St. Petersburg, Fl

Richmond, Virginia Area

Business consultant providing real estate advisory, project management, change management, and process improvement services to companies and public agencies based in the Richmond, VA area.Engaged as Project Manager for the Construction and Materials Divisions at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Working with Central Office and District representatives in preparation for a major software implementation. Introduced the team to Agile practices in order to optimize project resources.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Operations: Built a company-wide project/change management team focused on implementing Lean process improvements across a nationwide store base. Managed the Retail Service business. Strengthened the partnership between Construction and Operations to increase the throughput of vehicle photo studios. Product Owner for the Operations Agile IT Team. Real Estate: Led market investigation, site selection, transactions (purchases, ground leases, easements), and entitlements for 12 new store locations across five states. Influenced skeptical planning/zoning boards, city councils, and neighborhood associations to approve sites for used car sales, service, production, storage, and auction in non-traditional locations. Documented and streamlined the store development process to provide better coordination across the planning, real estate, and construction departments.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Progressive roles in Corporate Real Estate. Managed a 30 building, 2+ million SF portfolio of corporate office, call center, and data center facilities in Central VA. Developed decision models, metrics, and surveys to improve the performance of the real estate portfolio and workplace services. Directed real estate strategy, transactions (acquisitions, dispositions), and projects for the US Card business. Partnered with state economic development agencies and municipalities to attain financial incentives, tax credits and training assistance. Key player in the master planning and design of a 300-acre, 1.2 million SF office campus. Led the design and development of a new 1200-seat call center, and the renovation of several existing call centers while occupied. Completed the construction and occupancy of five multi-story office buildings within a one-year period. Managed the disposition of a call center campus, a production center, and an office complex.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Real Estate: Managed the acquisition of retail stores, distribution centers, service centers, and office buildings. Negotiated several land purchases ranging from 20 to 100 acres, including CC&Rs, development agreements, option agreements, and state and local incentive packages. Completed over 30 office and flex-space leases in various regions of the country, including the conversion of a former grocery store into a 350-seat call center. Coordinated the build-to-suit development of a 180,000 SF office building and several 600,000 SF distribution centers. Converted a former grocery store into a 350-seat call center.Startup Business: Key member of an entrepreneurial team hired to develop and start up a vertically integrated business venture providing sales, installation, monitoring, and servicing of residential and commercial security systems. Developed operational and financial strategies, including extensive pro-forma P&Ls. Managed Purchasing, Inventory, Customer Billing, Accounts Receivables, Collections and Customer Service. Created direct mail campaigns, telemarketing scripts, and print advertising. Served as business contact for the supporting IT team. Co-managed the ultimate sale of the business as an ongoing concern.

Signet Bank of Virginia - AVP Strategic Planning (1989-1993)Bank of New York - Commercial Lender (1986-1989)

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Pi Kappa Alpha, Tau Beta Pi, ASME.

Change Management, Critical Thinking, Financial Management

Certified Change Leader, Adkar

Certified Scrummaster®