Susan L. Rust
McKees Rocks, PA 15136
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PROFILE
o Facilities Management -
o (Including International Experience)
o Real Estate/Lease Negotiation
o Project Management
o Construction/Office Buildout
o Lease Administration
o Strategic Planning/Budgeting
o
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Federal Home Loan Bank
Present
Manager, Administration and Facilities
> Oversee and manage all aspects of facility management, administrative
services, leasing activity, and purchasing for the Bank's headquarters
and satellite offices. Scope includes: building operations,
maintenance, construction, project management, space planning,
disaster recovery, lease negotiation and administration, asset
management, safety/security, related contract management, general
office services, and fleet management.
> Reorganized and streamlined department structure and related
procedures as well as developed strategic business plans with
senior management.
> Build and manage operating and capital budgets in excess of $20M
annually for related areas.
> Establish and manage Bank-wide Records Management program
encompassing policies, procedures, and retention schedule.
Education Management Corporation
2006-2008
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Real Estate
> Oversee and manage all aspects of corporate real estate for
assigned portfolio comprised of 35 locations across the United
States and Canada totaling 2.6M square feet. Responsibilities
include, site selection, lease negotiation, construction, and
property disposal. Manage capital budgets in excess of $30M
annually.
> Develop related strategic business plans with senior management for
portfolio.
> Negotiated in excess of $200M in corporate leases.
> Manage all major construction projects including project
planning/scheduling, budget development, design planning, and value
engineering
Jones Lang LaSalle
2005-2006
Manager, Lease Administration
> Built and manage lease administration teams serving multiple
international clients with total portfolios in excess of 1200
leases and subleases.
> Recommend and implement process improvements to assist clients in
managing their leasing flow and to adhere with Sarbanes Oxley
compliance.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
2004-2005
Assistant Director, Corporate Real Estate
> Direct all leasing activities including site selection, lease
negotiation, construction, asset management, and disposal as well
as developing the financial and business impact of such as well as
manage system-wide lease administration with the goal of minimizing
vacancies and maximizing revenue.
> Develop strategic business and financial plans as well as budgets,
billings, and collections for facilities system-wide. Responsible
for managing capital and expense budgets in excess of $240M.
> Oversee property management including implementation of related
processes and procedures, development of goals, budgets, and
benchmarks.
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FreeMarkets, Inc
2000-2004
Senior Manager, Global Facilities
> Manage all facility and administrative service functions for global
offices located in 11 countries. Scope includes: lease negotiation
and administration, building operations, maintenance, construction,
project management, disaster recovery, asset management,
safety/security, related contract management, space planning and
general office services.
> Develop strategic business plans and budgets for all global sites.
Responsible for managing international capital and expense budgets
in excess of $20M.
> Manage and develop global facility staff as well as build the
facility organization including the design and implementation of
all related processes and procedures, development of goals,
establish benchmarks, and the installation of a computerized
facility management system.
Consolidated Natural Gas/Dominion Resources
Regional Facility Manager
1996-June 2000
> Manage and direct all facility functions in a multi state region
with responsibility for 1.2M square feet of office and industrial
space. Scope included facility operations, maintenance, asset
management, office safety, leasing, and contract management and
managing facility staff of 30 professional and union employees.
> Develop and control an overall budget in excess of $40M.
> Oversee all major construction projects including project
planning/scheduling, budget development, design planning, and value
> engineering.
Senior Buyer
1993 - 1996
Peoples Gas (Consolidated Natural Gas Subsidiary)
> Accountant II > Senior Reports and
Statistics Clerk
> Accounts Payable Specialist > Land and Lease
Accounting Clerk
> Staff Assistant
EDUCATION
B.S.BA Major in Accounting - Duquesne University
Credits towards Certified Purchasing Manager
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
o Word
o MS Project
o MS Office
o Visio
o Internet
o MS Outlook
o Excel
o PowerPoint
o Archibus
o Access