Summary

I am a Project Management Professional with extensive experience in commercial interior design and corporate office projects, including needs assessment, budget formation, overall design, space planning, vendor/trade relationships, move management, and facility coordination. I am comfortable working on my own and as part of cross-functional teams, most recently within a fast paced, multi-project firm. I have the ability to manage a job from conception to completion. Personal integrity is very important to me; and I am honest, reliable, and conscientious.

Professional experience

Space and Facilities Project Coordinator 2007-2008

Space Planning Project Coordinator 2002-2007

Provided planning and construction administration for complete renovations and build-out projects in spaces throughout the firm’s seventeen offices, worked one on one with partners with design needs, and eventually handled oversight for the Facilities Department.

• Project Lead, improving overall renovation process by creating a detailed and complete day-to-day schedule for contractor/trades, vendors, and office personnel during a two-week phasing of teardown/removal of existing furniture, files, cubicles, and employees to temporary locations; carpet/VCT replacement; and return of items and personnel in two floors/38,000 square feet of space in Jacksonville office.

• Consolidated approximately 50,000 square feet of space including large case rooms, records, and personnel to new space and directed Facilities Department in returning leased area to owner upon termination of lease. Recognized by Department Head and Building Owner regarding efficiency and quality of move.

• Valued member of Space Planning Team during extensive renovation of Richmond office/200,000 square feet, which included analyzing space needs, working with architectural/design firm, providing in-house space planning, attending weekly construction meetings, ordering new furniture, administering moves of personnel and furniture, and supervising furniture installation.

• Created space plans using AutoCAD to test-fit three location options for a relocation of Baltimore office, prior to considering leasing space.

• Brought extensive knowledge of furniture and purchasing during merger in Chicago office/120,000 square feet, interviewed partners, planned spaces for partner offices and project rooms, ordered new partner furniture, handled all furniture installation, and served on team overseeing the actual move.

• Produced new space plans and construction documents, finish selections, layouts of systems furniture, construction supervision for teardown/rebuild, and move management during multiple space reallocations as firm needs changed.

• Offered design services to partners including furniture, finishes, and fixtures. Worked to develop standard selections from most commonly chosen options, simplifying choices and reducing costs. Devised firm-wide standards for staff workspaces as well.

• Responsible for asset management, including maintaining offsite furniture inventory and using existing furniture where possible.

• Solely responsible for maintaining up-to-date plans of space and personnel in all offices using AutoCAD, FM Space, and MS Excel. Updated monthly system of floor plan distribution from mailing of hard copies to posting them on company intranet site as pdf files. Plans could then be printed by individuals only when needed. This improvement to a green, environmentally friendly system also saved the firm paper costs.

• Served as liaison to property management, especially for the firm’s conference center, coordinating appropriate HVAC, lighting, and security needs as well as handling day-to-day facilities oversight.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – continued

Designer

Met clients to analyze needs, handled all drafting and space planning, and completed commercial design projects including in-house functions and working with trades.

• Seized initiative through continuing education to upgrade firm’s capabilities from hand drafting to AutoCAD.

• Gained invaluable experience in managing a project from conception to completed installation.

Computer Skills

AutoCAD FM Space MS Project MS Outlook MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint

BMS Service Desk ERoom Roomtracker Workbrain DOCS-Open Adobe Acrobat

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University - Bachelor of Fine Arts from School of Interior Design 1985

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1980-1981

Professional memberships

National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Certified 1996

International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) Guest Attendee 2008-2009

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) 1996-2003

VOLUNTEER WORK

Christ Lutheran Church, Richmond, Virginia 1991-Present

Property Committee Member – Space Planning and Design Services 2008-Present

Organizer/Facilitator – Lakeside Area Networking/Support Group 2009-Present

Church Council – Past Vice President

Nova Swimming, Richmond, Virginia 2000-Present

Regular Volunteer – Various Capacities

Statement of strengths

I have the ability to visualize creative, functional spaces that fit within the necessary parameters of time frame, budget, and space and convey that space plan to other trades in order to create a positive working environment. I manage projects efficiently so as to save company resources and coordinate all aspects of a renovation or relocation to new space, creating as little disruption to the work day as possible.