Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊 Email and Phone Number
As a highly experienced Real Estate & Workspace Services Leader, Runo has over 15 years of experience in the design industry, backed by a Masters degree in Architecture from MIT.With a successful track record of leading the Nimble team at Google Real Estate & Workplace Services, Runo has honed her skills in strategic planning, design-build project management, workplace design and construction, and stakeholder management.What drives Runo is her passion for creating spaces that enhance people's productivity, well-being, and creativity. She has been invited to speak at prestigious events such as the World Innovation Forum (WIF-KL) in Malaysia, The Passive & Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Conference in Munich and an innovation judge at MIT Sloan's Africa Business Innovation Competition. A former Assistant Professor at Hampton University, (a leading HBCU for design & engineering), Runo taught Sustainable Design & Innovation. Her outstanding contributions earned her the 2017 African Female Inspirational Leader Award by the Center for Economic Leadership & Development in Johannesburg, South Africa.Her commitment to delivering exceptional results for her clients and stakeholders makes her a sought-after industry leader. She is currently the Principal Consultant at Elo Spaces providing valuable results to start-ups and small-medium sized businesses at various stages in their real estate life cycle journey. • Leadership • Strategic Planning • Design Inclusivity • Stakeholder Engagement • Space Optimization • Collaboration • Sustainability •
Elo Spaces Llc
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Founder + Workplace Relocation ExecutiveElo Spaces Llc Mar 2023 - Present• Overseeing the consolidating, subletting or exiting under-utilized spaces customized to meet new hybrid workspace needs.• Guiding a consulting consortium of 20+ San Francisco, Bay Area real estate professionals; general contractors, architects, project managers, estimators, brokers, legal experts and furniture suppliers.• Researching "Future of Work", workspace innovations and interviewing leaders on impactful spatial configurations that improve creativity, productivity and well-being in teams, hybrid, remote or in-person.• Developing agile and impactful adaptive space reconfigurations and refreshes for small-medium sized companies and start-ups, to align with post-pandemic business needs.• Owner representative to small-medium sized companies and start-ups in real estate-related projects. -
African Diaspora Regional PresidentAfrican Women’S Movement May 2023 - PresentJohannesburg , Gauteng, ZaBuilding bridges to help women unlock their full potential for a community of 5,000+. -
Real Estate & Workplace Services - Project ExecutiveGoogle Sep 2019 - Mar 2023Mountain View, Ca, UsPROJECT EXECUTIVE:• Accountable for a $200M capital project portfolio of full life-cycle projects; new construction and renovations from initiation to close-out, with LEED platinum-level equivalent sustainability targets .• Delivered 500K SF of space on schedule, saving $2M in a procurement bulk purchase while directing, planning and programming for needs analysis and stakeholder management of the projects.• Collaborated with 50+ Facilities Team leads in USA, Europe and Asia Pacific to design and roll-out Return-to-Office (RTO) process and protocols, including Occupancy Planning, Furniture Services, Moves, and desk booking for 2021-2022 new hires to the company.• Orchestrated innovative storytelling in way-finding, signage and cutting-edge neurodiversity, sustainability, DE&I and accessibility considerations on 430K SF campus and 10K SF wellness center.• Piloted new ways of zoning team neighborhoods and spatial permutations optimized for “Focused Work”, “Collaborative Work” & “Work Points” (nodes in soft seating) with “casual collision” activations.NIMBLE TEAM LEAD:• Program-level leadership of tactical design-build team of 8 including Project Managers, Estimators, etc to deliver 8 concurrent projects ranging from a 13K SF robotics lab to a 90K SF R&D lab facility. • End-user accolades for (1) Saving a client $500K+ by redirecting consolidation modifications to less than 50% of building area (2) identifying & securing new real estate space for users; smoothly pivoting existing project to new location meeting long term user needs, saving $180K in annual lease costs.• Established and maintained relationships with City Building & Planning Permit Departments in San Jose, Mountain View, Sunnyvale & Palo Alto improving understanding of code and permitting requirements. -
Technical Project Manager @ GoogleCbre Apr 2019 - Aug 2019Dallas, Tx, Us• Collaborated on global plan of record (gPOR) electrical switchgear roll-out via BIM documentation and “freezing versions” for rapid global scalability and replicability with phased revision protocols per quarter. • Facilitated modularizing switchgear, “unchanging chassis, ever-changing body”, for cost-effective design.• Co-created a bug-tracking system to streamline timelines, assigning specific team members to resolve program-level issues arising from global data center sites with 130+ internal and external team members.• Established and managed the schedule and budget for design and construction of high-reliability electrical switchgear program globally with Siemens, Eaton, Schneider and ABB vendors for the US, Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) & Asia Pacific (APAC), enjoying the 20%+ travel schedule. -
Technical Project Manager @ GoogleArcadis Jan 2018 - Mar 2019Amsterdam, Nederland, Nl• Managed design and construction of highly reliable electrical infrastructure globally, ensuring quality operational results were achieved on schedule throughout the product life cycle; presenting bi-weekly status reports to management. • Drove resolution to program-level issues arising weekly from construction and ongoing operational sites with 130+ internal and external team members. • Ensured quality scalable results for cross-functional stakeholders by conducting focused meetings weekly with actionable deliverables. -
Co-Founder & Project Management LeadMaa-Bara, Llc Jan 2011 - May 2017San Jose, Ca, Us• Led team of 3 to design, plan and implement sustainable environmental projects in Kenya, Kazakhstan, Nigerian and rural Japan for foreign aid agencies, non-profits, companies and universities. • Created project scope, schedule, and budget for community project in rural Nigeria, in collaboration with Shell Oil, MIT, and local universities winning MIT $10K Global Challenge Award.• Designed, executed and managed 4-year project with Kenyan school, increasing graduation rates.• Designed and delivered progress reports and presentations for exec. level meetings, reviewing and summarizing data on projects with Fund for Financial Support of Agriculture in Kazakhstan.• Communicated effectively with stakeholders and contractors, revealing key opportunities for project milestones improvement for German-Kazakh Agricultural Agency Dialogue - IAK.• Created illustrative presentations communicating value to clients and custom designed easy-to-use weekly report templates, agendas and procedures for effective remote project monitoring. -
Assistant Professor Of Architecture + Community Project FacilitatorHampton University Sep 2011 - Jun 2013Hampton, Va, Us• Supervised, planned and coordinated students’ community project with internal and external university partners winning an Educational Partnership in Climate Change + Sustainability (EPICCS) Grant to build a prototype.• Taught studios for 1st-4th year students and lectured on Sustainable Design with global sensitivity.• Planned and presented recruitment presentations for on-campus and off-campus events. -
Construction & Design Summer InternTakenaka Corporation Jun 2009 - Aug 2009• Conducted effective team management processes in monitoring project schedules, addressing variances while implementing cost-effective solutions in partnership with Sr. Project Manager on projects for Bank of Kyoto and Ritsumeikan University.• Cultivated and maintained relationships with internal and external team members through “LunChat” where I helped with conversational English practice over lunch, for over 30 colleagues. -
Schools Team DesignerCorgan Associates Dec 2006 - Jul 2008Dallas, Texas, Us• Designed 20+ floor plans and 3D models for K-12 new construction and renovation projects in team of 8.• Created presentations and infographics convincing School Board members of design project plans.• Designed visuals and graphic materials for School District bond elections to fund new buildings and show progress on existing construction projects. • Created client-facing team presentations communicating project progress and new solutions.• Collaborated will colleagues to design entry, facade and atrium of $49.4 million Dubiski High school.
Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊 Education Details
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Massachusetts Institute Of TechnologyConcentration: Economic Development And Sustainability. -
Keio UniversityArchitecture + Community Engagement In Shiga Prefecture -
The University Of Texas At ArlingtonConcentration: Sustainability -
The University Of EdinburghGeology & Anthropology
Frequently Asked Questions about Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊
What company does Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊 work for?
Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊 works for Elo Spaces Llc
What is Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊's role at the current company?
Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊's current role is Workplace Move Management Expert 👷🏾♀️ | Ex-Googler💡 | MIT Alum🏗️ | Speaker🗣️ | 10K Runner🏃🏾♀️.
What schools did Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊 attend?
Runo Okiomah, Leed Ap😊 attended Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Keio University, The University Of Texas At Arlington, The University Of Edinburgh.
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