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Bayonne, Nj, Us

Greater New York City Area

Manage the entire facility operations, including people and vendor management, for four locations across North America and four locations in Canada. Effectively lead the development, planning, and execution of construction and capital projects, with an operating budget of $15M. Direct and coordinate all contractors (electrical, engineer, custodial) on site and hold weekly meetings to ensure schedule and budget are adhered to. Recruit, hire and train all employees, and administer performance management plans for a staff of 40. Oversee the maintenance of each facility’s office space, cleaning services, security, lease negotiations, and maintenance of the data center, and supervise all operations of the HVAC (BMS), UPS, generators, elevators, parking lot maintenance/snow removal, and adhering to company policy standards and NYC codes, and implement fire safety plan. Coordinate all security access control and video surveillance. Perform regular inspections and audits to facilitate necessary maintenance and recommend improvements. Managed all purchasing for office supplies. • Successfully managed $10M renovation projects, on time and on budget.• Persistently negotiated several contracts with suppliers resulting in a savings of $250K.• Prepared and implemented a detailed plan for all facilities and stakeholders in response to COVID- 19, following all guidelines to ensure a safe return to work.

New York City

Supervised the operations of the facility, including maintenance of the data center, office space and on-site café, and performed daily inspections to adhere to quality assurance standards and regulations. Insure that mail room and reception area are working within guild lines. Arranged all off site hoteling in out of town guests. Lead capital projects, including contract negotiation and preparation of OPEX budget, and implemented timeline for successful completion. Directed facility, logistics, and security staff in a unionized environment, and managed vendors and contractors on site, communicating necessary safety information, process, and procedures for the facility. Oversaw all operations of the HVAC, elevator maintenance, porters, and managed power loads and BTU loads using TileFlow and AutoCAD designs. • Effectively sourced and secured new supply vendors and contractors which reduced overall costs by $200K.• Developed an emergency response and resilience plan to ensure preparedness for hazards or changing conditions.

Ny/Nj

Supervised planning, operations, and maintenance of three facilities including installation of equipment, power, cabling, and circuit. Estimated and controlled project costs, reviewed construction plans, administered RFP process, and awarded general contractor bids. Managed scope of work through the construction project lifecycle, meeting all TIA-942 standards, and reviewed and approved all plans submitted for design requirements, drawings, and specification changes.• Coordinated all office moves, additions, and changes, and negotiated leases to ensure financial success of the facilities.

New Jersey

Managed five buildings across the New York/New Jersey area, involving oversight of mechanical, fire/life safety, elevators, and OSHA requirements. Developed and monitored budgets for existing facility, new projects, and ongoing maintenance. Designed project work plans, accounting for budget, build-outs, space planning, scheduling, and prioritization of work. Negotiated and supervised all vendor relationships, including sub-contracts for supplies and maintenance, and served as liaison to local building management. Hired and trained security personnel for all 24/7 operations and implemented security policies.

Edison N.J.

Scheduled and coordinated times and days for contractors/vendors to perform anynew installation work.• Design/Create project work plans, project budgeting, and build out of$50,000,000+ data centers/buildings.• Evaluated current and future capacity for, HVAC, Electrical, computer room spaceand network equipment. I projected five years out for future expansions.• Managed all contractors and vendor work while managing contractor/vendor rela-tionships.• Develop statement of requirements, kickoff requirements and an agenda for newcustomers.• Perform business analysis and write specifications, and create and track projectplans.• Manage scope throughout the project lifecycle and meet all TIA-942 standards.• Develop project design budget and create comprehensive program document.• Estimation and management of project costs, review of construction plans, gather-ing of general contractor bids, coordination of architects, designers, QA, construc-tion schedules and supervision of fieldwork.• Review and approve plans submittal procedures, markups, design requirements,drawings, and specification changes.

N.Y. N.Y.

Manage 7/24 call center operations.• Maintain the integrity of the data center for customer SLA.• Provided customer support, quality control and problem solving, for a 24x7 criticalfacility.• Hired all security 24x7 and maintained all security policies.• Handle all large customer projects/installs, as well as any new construction/reno-vation projects for brokerage house and large financial institutions, for all networkand engineering projects.• Scheduled and coordinated times and days for contractors/vendors to perform anypreventive maintenance or new installation work.• Negotiated and implemented contracts for cleaning services, HVAC, electrical,plumbing.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business, Management, Project Management

Bs, Business/Project Management, 4.0