Project and Facilities Management Leader
Experienced and hard-working professional seeking a leadership position in project management, facilities management or education after 33 years of experience in government. Proven track record of leadership and competency in project management and facilities management willing to adapt to new roles and challenges. Seeking to leverage my leadership and teaching skills in a new position.
33 Years with General Services Administration
5 years as General Engineer in New York, NY
10 years as Project Manager in Syracuse, NY
3 years as Supervisory Property Manager in Chicago, IL
15 Years as Project Management Supervisor and/or Program Management Officer in Chicago, IL
General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service
Illinois
Leads a team of 3 supervisors and 27 project managers responsible for the full scope of project execution for space renovations and infrastructure projects for government owned buildings in Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan. Individual projects range from $2,500 to $3.9 Million with an annual budget of $30 Million.
General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service
Illinois
The Project Management Programs Branch is responsible for supporting the Regional Project Management Community. As the Project Management Office (PMO), we oversaw the creation and implementation of PM related business processes, tools, and training. Major program areas included:
Global Project Management (gPM) - Ensure the project management principles and practices are fully understood and implemented by all project stakeholders. Promote gPM principles and practices across Divisions and to Leadership to better support project delivery.
Data Management and PM Measures - Oversee project data within project management systems such as Kahua and monitor performance of Project Management related measures and KPIs.
Resource Management - Develop and promote project management tools, processes, systems, policies, and metrics to help project teams deliver successful projects.
PM Training and Development - Promote the successful development of project managers and project teams through assessment, training, FAC-P/PM Certification, and performance improvement.
As program manager my duties included:
Oversaw implementation of enterprise-wide project management system (Proliance) into the organization. Highlights included: migration of projects from previous system to new; training of project teams on use of the system; helping major capital projects adopt earned value; establishing business rules for adoption.
System Administrator for enterprise-wide project management system (Proliance). Trained on administrative tasks of software and how to address user issues.
Measures Coordinator. Responsible for training on changes to measure and overall monitoring of the measure throughout the year.
Program Manager for customer funded projects. Served on review board with CFO and Legal on review to validate the acceptance of customer funded projects. Provided education on policy.
Aid in overall adoption of project management principles across the organization, thru facilitations of planning, risk and lessons learned sessions.
As Acting Director my duties included:
On-boarded and oriented new permanent director for the center
Served as selecting official for new Program Manager within the center and on-boarded employee
Business line collaboration with Portfolio Management, CFO & Acquisition Management
Allowance approvals and proposed revamping of the allowance process
Participated in discussions on possible organizational realignment based on regional customer feedback
As Program Manager my duties included:
Business line collaboration with Portfolio Management
Project readiness reviews for major capital improvement program
Core team member and national ambassador for enterprise-wide project management system (Kahua & Proliance) implementation
Oversight and coordination for minor repair & alteration programs in for Southeast, Midwest and Southern regions including major space consolidations & hurricane programs. Revamped tracking tool for program for the entire country.
Evaluated requested adjudications for minor repair and alteration projects that would impact the schedule and budget measure
General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service
Illinois
• Oversaw federal courthouse and 7 properties totaling 1.5M sq ft, managing building staff and operations. • Provided tenant coordination during major capital improvement project. • Supervised maintenance and janitorial contracts, ensuring smooth operations.