James H. Bowling, Jr.

**** ******** ***., *. ********** MI 48324

248-***-****

absyjk@r.postjobfree.com

Property / facilities / construction manager

Professional Qualifications: Multi-site Management, Tenant Services,

Leasing, Project Management, Process Improvements, Acquisitions,

Divestitures, Negotiations, Cost Control, Maintenance, Outsourcing,

Relocations.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Managed five sites with 400,000 SF - Responsible for all aspects of

managing over 400,000 SF of property including 3 staff members.

Responsibilities included design and project management of

renovations, upgrades to building systems, vendor selection and

management, tenant relations and lease administration.

. Cut facilities management expenses 8% - Slowing economy forced Kelly

Services to seek cost reductions. Working closely with third-party

vendors for maintenance, cleaning, landscaping, etc., eliminated

unnecessary services, shifted others to nontraditional hours at lower

costs, and renegotiated contracts. Reduced variable costs $120K per

year.

. Designed rigorous project management system - Facing 300,000 SF of

renovations, Kelly Services needed to upgrade project management

capabilities. Customized off-the-shelf applications including MS

Project and Work-O-Rama, developed suite of tools and tightly

controlled processes. Brought in 95% of tasks on-time and within

budget.

. Saved $150K by in-sourcing property management - Determined that

property management services could be in-housed for less than annual

fees paid to third-parties. Reabsorbed property management services

and completed smooth transition, improving service levels and

responsiveness while cutting costs.

. Developed highly-efficient moves/adds/changes process - Kelly Services

needed an improved method for managing office/staffing changes.

Shortly after being recruited, devised a system for planning and

managing moves. Dramatically expedited process and reduced costs. Won

near-perfect satisfaction ratings from staff (4.9 out of 5).

. Created template for long-term renovation cost savings - Long-range

growth plan at Kelly Services included budget item for architects to

handle design services on office renovations. Seeing opportunity for

savings, volunteered to develop an alternative moving design and floor

plan. Brought work in-house and saved $175K on professional services

fees.

. Managed HQ move for Volkswagen - Company had solicited bids for move

in consolidating three locations into a new headquarters building.

Developed a counterproposal by recommending in-housing of project

management. Saved $75K on moving costs. In a post-move survey, won

strong marks for the seamlessness of the relocation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The PAC Group, Troy, MI 2012 -

2012

Contract Manager (6 Month

Contract)

. Assisted in managing $14,000,000 of roofing projects for GM in four

states at 9 locations.

. Responsible for managing the GM required Primavera program that

controls and tracks all aspects of the roofing program.

Kelly Services, Inc., Troy, MI

1999 - 2011

Manager - Corporate Facilities Planning, Design and Construction

. Managed over 300,000 SF of renovations including project

justification, customer programming, space design, color and finish

selections, construction RFP, supervision, furniture installation and

punch list, employee relocations and customer follow ups. Also

conducted weekly project meetings with all trades involved to assign

responsibilities and track project status. Issued meeting minutes

after each discussion.

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. Accountable for managing and guiding daily operations of over 400,000

SF of office space in five buildings (1,500 employees). This included

managing 150 vendors.

. Managed a capital budget in excess of $1.5 million dollars.

Collected, compiled and directed capital requests needed to help

business units to meet their stated initiatives. Developed and

provided solutions and cost estimates for executive management's

consideration that were clear, understandable and in the capital

budget format.

. Created a Move, Adds and Change process and consistently achieved a

4.9 (5 being the best) or better Customer Satisfaction Rating.

. Developed strategic project plans and schedule, mastered adjacency

plans and developed department procedures and corporate space and

design standards for Kelly's offices within the Troy Corporate Campus.

. Managed and trained staff of three including an Administrative

Assistant, Designer and Senior Project Manager.

The Project Advantage Group, LLC, Southfield, MI

1995 - 1999

Senior Project Manager

. Directed and coordinated over 2 million SF of projects for new

construction, relocations, consolidations and moves including

coordination of construction, contractors, furniture, telecom, IT,

vendors and trades (both union and non-union), in multiple states.

. Managed the PAG Southfield, MI office.

. Conducted relocation project management courses and seminars.

VWoA, Vorelco, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI

1983 - 1995

Real Estate Representative

. Negotiated and prepared 112 lease agreements as Lesser and Lessee and

25 purchase agreements.

. Conducted 95 site searches for office, retail, warehouse, port,

residential and training facilities across the United States.

. Analyzed the market and internal feasibility of real estate

transactions including lease, purchase and disposal opportunities.

. Developed designs, selected finishes and furniture for over 150

locations including requests for proposals or bids, selection and

contract award.

. As ADA Coordinator, responsible for new construction compliance. Also

conducted compliance evaluations of existing facilities and

implemented readily achievable accommodations.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

. Completed four American Institute of Real Estate Appraisal courses

. Conducted relocation project management courses and seminars

. Participated in negotiation and site selection courses and seminars

. RPA (Real Property Administrator) Building Owners and Managers

Institute certification (pending)

. Microsoft Office proficient

EDUCATION

. B.A. in Business Administration, Western Kentucky University, Bowling

Green, KY

. Michigan Real Estate Salesperson License

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