Strategic leader with 32 years of federal and industry leadership experience, with 26 years of General Services Administration (GSA) senior leader experience in multiple disciplines/business lines at both the regional and national levels. My career began as a Contracting Officer Trainee under the outstanding scholar program. I obtained an Unlimited Contracting Officers Warrant within 3 years furthering my skills working complex construction projects. I achieved both a Contracting Officers, Contracting Officers Representative and Project Manager senior level certifications. I managed several large construction projects a Contracting Officer and Project Manager and moved to the Branch Chief of Service Contracts. After several years I moved to facilities where I was the Deputy of Heartland Region Facilities Program. After several years of managing regional facilities, I moved to Central Office GSA to as the Acting Assistant Commissioner of Acquisition and eventually the Assistant Commissioner of Facilities. As the Assistant Commissioner of Facilities, I provided national direction and leadership for a geographically disbursed workforce of over 2,000 facility management experts managing over 8,700 federally owned and leased assets. I developed and implemented national policy for the Public Building Service (PBS) FM Programs including Climate and Sustainability, Facility Technology and Innovation, Risk Management, Facility Operations, Energy and Utility Management and Child Care Center of Expertise. I assured implementation of policies, practices, guidelines, program goals, performance measures and standards to be implemented nationally. Outside GSA, I am a member of several non-for-profit boards supporting their school and facility management programs.
