As Project Manager for CBRE, Roberta Gray is responsible for overseeing large transition and move management projects, completing them on time and within budget; resulting in smooth relocations and complete client satisfaction. Roberta has managed many Detroit Public School projects, including the transition of the Davis Aerospace Techinical High School program, various School Closures and Consolidation projects as well as overseeing the DPS Central Offices transition to their new corporate offices. In all projects, she was instrumental in providing logistics scheduling along with site management and trouble shooting issues in “real time” .Roberta facilitates client meetings and implements all pre-move, move, and post-move activities. These activities include the development of the project schedules, phasing plans, communication plans, and move logistics as well as the development of RFP’s to obtain competitive bids and preferred pricing for outside services. She also negotiates, coordinates and manages all equipment vendors and trades as required.

Roberta has over 22-years experience with both large and small corporations, government and educational facilities, non-profits, and healthcare, with a strong background in project and facilities management, strategic and tactical planning, sales/marketing, employee training, and new business development/start-ups.During this time, she managed several significant projects, including the relocation of new headquarters for the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitative Services. She also provided on-site facilities management services for a large banking institution in Columbus, Ohio.She partnered with a local relocation management group in developing a facility assessment for a 100,000 s.f. healthcare facility. The final report included facility maintenance recommendations, both long and short term. Tasks included the development of a facility maintenance plan and the interviewing/hiring of a maintenance worker.In addition, she worked with several non-profit organizations, including developing Articles, By-Laws, personnel handbook development, facilities management and maintenance, and developed plans for non-profit growth.

Acacia Partners Inc. was a facilities and project firm located in the Columbus, Ohio vicinity. Founded in 1998, clients included Nationwide Insurance, AmeriLink/Radio-Shack, Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio State Library, the City of Columbus Health Department, and OhioAna.API was a WBE certified corporation.Core services included project management, relocation management, tactical and strategic planning, scheduling, owner's representation, space planning, furniture specification, site supervision, employee training, and transition managementAs a business owner, Roberta was responsible for managing all marketing/sales endeavors, including developing a re-branding of the corporation in 2000.She also designed an employee training program, which included a mentoring program and self-help/training resource library available to all employees and contractors.

While at Gilbane, responsibilities included managing the relocation and transition process of two Ohio state agencies: the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Department of Public Safety into their new 750,000 sq.ft. headquarters. She was responsible for developing and managing a 12M FF&E budget as well as facilitating on-site project meeting, training ODE personnel to conduct a FF&E inventory and developing a communications plan. Value added services included facilitating a scheduling meeting with Ohio Penal Industries personnel, which resulted in a production schedule for the $7M FF&E that OPI was to provide for the project. This was a "first" for OPI - both with having a production schedule and with supplying FF&E for a project of this magnitude.She was also instrumental in the set-up of an on-site child-care center and with the selection process of a on-site cafeteria providier.I

Responsible for setting-up new regional office in Columbus Ohio for a New York-based corporation. Bsuiness Development: Cold-called and developed business relationships with all private and public major corporations, city and state government, local schools and universities: resulting in long-term relationships and contracts. Region developed included Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.Project Manager Managed a transition project for 2,500 personnel in Cincinnati, OH - including move of existing workstations, private offices and computer lab. Move was completed over a 3.5 week timeframe - finishing on-time/on-budget.