BARBARA R FORMAN


SUMMARY
Help build corporate environments, both physically and philosophically through architecture/design management along with policies and procedures to increase productivity and profitability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Contractor2005 - PRESENT
Project Management, Business Consulting
Edward Kozanlian Architects Project Management
AMT Marketing Affiliates, Inc. Project and Meeting Management

DIGITAS INC.2007 2008
Director of Facilities

Real Estate/Construction Management; Vendor Management; Budget Management; Restacking; Special Projects
Build and Manage office staff and services, including all Operations, Mailroom, House-Keeping/Food Service and Facilities personnel.


DEUTSCH INC.1999 2005
Director of Operations
Reported directly to COO, CFO and Director of HR

Managed office staff and services in all North American offices, including all Operations, Mailroom, Reception, House-Keeping/Food Service and Facilities personnel.

Real Estate
Participated in scouting real estate, lease negotiations and working with architect and designers on space needs, floor plan design, MEP design, and lighting design, creating an expression of the Deutsch brand for both internal and external populations, as well as creating an efficient working environment.
Bid and managed construction management and build outs, for offices in New York, Boston, LA, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, consistently on schedule and at or under budget. Also closed Boston, Chicago, Toronto and Miami offices.
Worked directly with building ownership and management as tenant rep.

Vendor Management
Negotiated contracts with a wide variety of vendors and suppliers, creating relationships that resulted in an increase of efficiency and a decrease of cost. (Vendors including office equipment, computers and phone systems, stationary and supplies, HVAC contractors, security services (on-site, electronic, video); cleaning services, car services, shipping suppliers, messenger services, records management, etc.)
Worked with parent company, IPG, corporate purchasing, to implement negotiated contracts resulting in decreasing costs even further.

Budget Management
Prepared all Operating and staffing budgets and compensation packages. Worked closely with Finance and Accounting to review and reforecast budgets throughout the year, more efficiently funding day to day activities and special projects.

Relocation Management
Successfully planned and implemented large moves into new space in both NY and LA with minimal disruption to workflow. Facility & Assent Management w/use of Aperture Software.
Routinely planned and supervised execution of restacking of people and departments, and their belongings.

Special Projects
Event Planning, including Agency parties, both planned and impromptu.
Orchestrated all in-house production (film, television, commercial, corporate)
Managed all press-related activities.


MESSNER VETERE BERGER MCNAMEE SCHMETTERER/EURO RSCG
(pre-merge in 1992, employed by DELLA FEMINA, MCNAMEE, INC.)

Operations Group/IT Manager1987 1999


1996 1999

Participated in and led Operations Group (HR, IT, Office Services and Finance) to steer Agency projects including acquiring and coordinating design and build out of additional space, restacking people &/or departments within entire space, implementation of security procedures, Y2K procedures, disaster recovery procedures, database management, Agency Spirit.

System Administrator1987 1996




EDUCATION

University of Delaware
Theatre/Communications

American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Theatre/Performing Arts