Summary
I am an experienced executive level facilities & procurement director with 10+ years of experience. I have the proven ability to provide the highest level of corporate services while consistently reducing expenditures. I understand the extreme importance of facility and office service organizational procedures, which educate and lead to safety. My strengths to establish company standards to allow optimal results are what helps establish the strong foundations needed to grow on. I am fully knowledgeable in all aspects of day-to-day facilities management, purchasing, security, office services and cost control operations. I am a valuable asset to each team that I have been a part of, and continue to grow and share my knowledge.
Work Experience
Director of Facilities & Procurement
9/2004 - Present The Princeton Review New York, New York
Developed a cost efficient space plan allowing us to increase occupancy at our HQ site by 33% more workstations, reducing cost by eliminating unnecessary leased space - saving $3.6 million over the term of the lease.
Conducted facility relocations, leasing support, design & construction, including the preparation and review of technical documentation.
Procurement and contracting operations relating to design construction activities and execution of real estate acquisition leasing documents.
I was able to implemented and establish national contract standards with shipping carriers, furniture vendors and manufacturers, postage machine leases, copier leases & PCS wireless and technology equipment vendors, allowing up to 62% off listed rates.
Point of contact for our 50 national locations for customer representatives, outside consultants, contractors and internal support to maintain project timelines as well as managing customer expectations.
Responsible for coordinating the efforts of external vendors including landlords, architects, engineers, contractors and furniture dealers to ensure an efficient, cost effective process for assigned projects.
Produced schedules, RFPs, budgets, and coordinated projects with internal clients and partners such as Information Technologies & Telecommunications.
Created, reorganized & established all procedures & systems, such as new forms, facility guidelines, policy standards manuals which lead to increasing productivity while reducing labor costs.
Managed the Office Services department, multiple reception areas, mailroom staff & facilities teams for all departmental requisitions nationwide.
Property Manager
4/2004 - 9/2004 Better Benefits New Rochelle, New York
Managed all daily maintenance activity, which included but was not limited to; departmental relocations, facilities maintenance & construction/renovation projects.
Solicited bids from various contractors & architects to conduct and complete a company relocation from NYC to New Rochelle
Renovated 30,500sq feet of office space a week ahead of schedule while successfully keeping it well under budget by $280K.
Implemented company standards in corporate organization for facility and office services.
Established and managed vendor relationships that would continue to lead the company to reap benefits from cost efficient spending and budgetary forecasting.
Programmed, designed, coordinated and managed the implementation of major capital projects, security and safety procedures.
Liaised between tenants and facility contractors to make sure unparallel service was provided at all times.

Facilities Manager
1/2001 - 3/2004 Paragon Sporting Goods New York, New York
Solicited bids from contractors. Negotiated and managed contracts for numerous services.
Planned facility moves & blueprint structural designs.
Met with Interior designers and architects on a weekly basis to restructure retail space.
Managed all daily maintenance activity, which included floor moves, grounds keeping, construction & daily clean up.
Supervised multi-documentation court filings, often coordinating a team of several employees to ensure timely and accurate filings.
Processed all facility accounts and billing, along with facility staff payroll.
Client & Office Services Manager
5/1998 - 3/2001 RR Donnelley Financial New York, New York
Liaison between corporations, counsel, and underwriters to ensure that financial filings were met and those results were successful.
Maintained the accounts of several major investment companies; (Telefonica, Merck, Viacom, Cemex, Deutsche Telecom)
Effectively managed daily operations, including in-house facility employees, staffing, site visitors, contract and non-contract clients.
Worked hand in hand with international sites and clients to streamline office service polices and set company standards to newly acquired sites.
Managed all office services responsibilities; shipping, security, cost control and managing a team of 39 facility coordinators.
Controlled both the Office Services equipment and procurement budgets. Reviewing expenditures on a monthly basis while working closely with VP of Compliance.
Administered department payroll as well as clients billing/charge backs.
Facilities Telecommunications Supervisor
2/1996 - 8/1998 1199 Telecommunication INC. New York, New York
Processed billing, accounting and budgets for Internet/Telephone based business.
Maintained all calling databases on a daily basis of calls recorded.
Supervised a staff of 50+ operators in maintaining high customer service standards.
Implemented training course for new recruits - speeding profitability & pristine customer service.
Assisted in the creation of a major political survey held statewide for Columbia University, as well as surveys conducted for major political fundraisers.
Education
6/2001 5/2004 New York University New York, New York
Business Management
Construction Management
Continued studies at NYU
Skills
Bilingual. Fluent in Spanish
AUTOCAD
Link Billing Software & Oracle finance
Microsoft Office applications (Visio, MS Project, etc..)
Windows/MAC operating systems