SUMMARY
Strong background in project management, leasing and real estate strategy, portfolio planning and asset management, development management and leasing, as well as financial operations, facilities management and risk management, for the office, retail, medical, residential, hospitality, institutional and non-profit sectors. Results oriented management style, combined with collaborative decision-making process and customer service focus.
EXPERIENCE
MDJ Owners Representatives –
Principal
* Formed Owner’s Representative / PM consulting firm, with offices in NYC and NJ.
* We provide project management / development management consulting services for new building and interior renovation projects for commercial office, institutional and non-profit, medical, retail, residential, and hospitality clients.
* We also provide due diligence, claims consulting, expert witness, and project completion services to lenders, lawyers, accountants, and insurance companies.
Williams Real Estate (now Colliers International) –
Managing Director, Williams Project Management LLC
* Formed project management division to provide services to Williams Real Estate clients and for 4 million sq. ft. portfolio of buildings owned by Williams Real Estate principals.
* Managed marketing campaign rollout to the industry and to the internal broker sales force.
* Projects included offices for financial services firms and professional services firms, as well as medical office building projects.
WG Project Management Inc. –
Managing Director
* Consulting firm providing owner’s representative services to corporations and non-profits.
* Responsible for firm administration, in the areas of marketing, financial management and information technology infrastructure.
* Partial list of projects included 300,000 ft. corporate headquarters for Ann Taylor at 7 Times Square, financial services firms, law firms, private schools and non-profits, ranging up to 150,000 sq. ft.
Quartararo & Associates (now Jones Lang LaSalle) –
Project Director
* Project Executive for Owner’s Representative / PM consulting firm that rapidly grew and was eventually purchased by Jones Lang LaSalle.
* Team leader for large projects, such as Ernst & Young’s new 1.1 million sq. ft. 37 story building, Empire Blue Cross’s 500,000 sq. ft. headquarters, NY Life’s 300,000 sq. ft. Westchester facility,
Warnaco’s 200,000 sq. ft. headquarters, and pre-construction services for Cantor Fitzgerald, Newcourt Capital, and L’ Oreal; all 300,000 sq. ft. + headquarters.
* Helped to create company standards, assisted in implementing new project management software, and served on Quality Standards Committee.
Senior Vice President of Real Estate & Facilities Management
* Reported to COO of $400 million per year Wall St. firm; managed real estate strategy, portfolio and asset management, project management, risk management, purchasing, and telecommunications for national property portfolio.
* Completed firm wide restructuring of portfolio which improved quality of company locations while reducing occupancy costs, through the standardization of the entire real estate life cycle process.
* Reporting to Executive Committee, completed pre-construction planning of new 250,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters, including demographics, economic incentives, site selection, financial analysis of occupancy costs, lease negotiations, and design.
Tiffany & Co. -
Manager of Office and Store Planning
* Reported to Chief Real Estate Officer of $2 billion per year international specialty retailer.
* Managed the acquisition, planning and execution of company office, retail and distribution center properties, coordinating teams that included external consultants and internal departments, such as Retail, Information Technology, Security, Operations, and Human Resources. Reduced occupancy costs through design standards, space efficiencies, and project controls.
Virgona and Virgona,
Project Architect
* Architect for 70 year old firm serving real estate developers, corporations and private clients for office, retail, residential buildings and industrial buildings.
National Honor Society
Bachelor of Architecture Degree - Pratt Institute, Registered Architect
Master of Corporate Real Estate (MCR) – CoreNet Global
New York University Instructor– Owner’s Side Project Management and Real Estate Development courses
Publications – have written articles for
Corenet Global Corporate Real Estate Network.
* First service provider NYC Chapter Chair, Chapter of the Year Award,
* National Strategic Planning Committee, Member of the Year Award
* In conjunction with CoreNet staff, created