Project Manager Management

Paul Foeldvari

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City: Flemington

State: NJ

Zip: 08822

Country: USA

Phone: 908-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $80,000

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Paul Foeldvari

28 Meadow Lane Flemington, NJ 08822 908-***-****

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SUMMARY

Professional, Results-Driven Real Estate Facility Manager with strong strategic operational, positive financial and client relations performance.

Extensive background in diverse operations, projects and lease management with strong attention to detail and a strong understanding for the big picture and how it applies to the client, the project and the organization.

Managed successful client and vendor relationships both as an independent performer and team contributor.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Facilities Manager 2012-Present

CBRE - Chubb Account

Facilities manager for the 535,000 square foot Chubb headquarters.

Direct management of five building engineers.

Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisition 2010-2011

TD Bank

Ongoing management of the acquisition conversion project contract for the renovations, rebrand projects and landlord and retail interface for the corporate integration of over 230 newly acquired retail bank facilities with a $28.6 M budget.

Direct oversight of 118 lease reviews covering landlord reviews for consent of renovations and rebrand programs.

Communications Project Manager, single point of project contact for all levels of client, operations and corporate executive relationships relative to design and construction standards to vendor performance management.

Directed the disposition of over 900 pieces of surplus corporate art and over 900 items of furniture through the developed of a redeployment and donation program. The program realizes a monthly savings of $3,800 for warehouse storage along with credible public relations benefits for the donated inventories and positive employee relationship management.

Budget constraints are maintained through the portfolio optimization program which includes ongoing design strategy assessments for renovation and rebrand scope definitions.

Administered the assessment, delivery and close of over 4,000 client, operations and process related incoming calls as part of the latest conversion program.

Retail Program Project Manager 2005-2009

Jones Lang LaSalle - Bank of America Account

Managed a diverse portfolio of major remodel and general operational projects with a total value of over $12.8 M.

As owner's representative, followed all entitlement processes through successful site plan approvals to complete construction.

Direct oversight of the architect / engineer (A&E) and general contractor, bank vendors and service and support providers (security, furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E), technology, signage, vault equipment) including legal support and banking center operations management.

Managed client organizations, landlords for lease and project reviews and legal support for municipal planning and permit approval processes.

Abstracted commercial leases as required for project execution.

Value engineered an average 12.4% savings as part of overall site plan design reviews.

To efficiently manage A&E costs, negotiated a 21.1% savings reduction in A&E fees for a group of eight associated projects.

Due to a sudden program expansion of new banking sites in the Midwest without project management support, managed additional five projects to meet the prompt construction / delivery schedule resulting in A&E services savings of over $35,000.

To standardize A&E services for the NJ ATM program, initiated, developed and completed the process for NJ state level construction permit approval covering all remote ATM projects saving $3,000 per project in typical approval fees.

All major remodel projects closed on time and under budget with a range of 4% to 10% under budget and distinctive client satisfaction reviews.

Regional Facility Manager 2003-2005

The Gale Company

AT&T Property and Project Management organization outsourced and transitioned to new employer maintaining existing position.

Managed an AT&T portfolio covering 2.2 M square feet, $45 M operational budget with twenty properties including two corporate owned facilities.

Directly involved with Landlords and Corporate Lease Administration reviewing lease documents for reconciliation and calculations to ensure accuracy and lease compliance.

The properties vary from 400 square feet for network equipment space to 600,000 square feet owned headquarters facility, one of which contains a major AT&T network operations center.

Overall management included tenant fit out and restack projects for all client occupancy moves, rearrangements and capital projects including development of the business cases required for client review and approvals and funding requests

Managed 5 direct report facility managers and 20 AT&T represented associates and all contracted services such as security, dining, engineering and direct client services such as mail and copy / reproduction.

Overall performance of the additional square feet, larger portfolio was ongoing with the same continued effective and positive results as the previous portfolio.

New Jersey Territory Manager (1997-2003) 1980-2003

AT&T

Managed broad real estate services covering a portfolio of 1.6 M square feet with a $30 M total operational budget for five major properties including a corporate owned headquarters facility.

Supervised 31 AT&T associates and 37 contracted service employees.

To ensure ongoing operational efficiency, maintaining the corporate headquarters facility operational, managed a major $1.1 M restack project involving 2,700 employees, completed in seven (7) phases over eighteen (18) months.

Major capital projects included replacement of all Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) for the total HVAC system and major foundation repairs in the electric service entrance facility of the headquarters buildings.

Two independent Property Management building reviews, 1999 and 1998, resulted in findings that the property met or exceeded corporate and market property management standards.

Strategic performance: 2003 year-end results for the most significant property, 55 Corporate Drive.

Controlled the overall $30 M operational budget for 2003 with a (9.11%) variance under budget.

The overall six (6) year average budget variance during my tenure as facility manager equals less than one percent, 0.86%, over budget.

Customer Satisfaction ratings for overall client confidence level of 94% and satisfaction of 70% have consistently increased since 1997.

Operations Manager (1995-1997)

Developed, implemented and managed the nationwide Corporate Surplus and Reuse Furniture Programs and Eastern Area Moves and Transport Operations for the corporate portfolio of over 1,200 facilities.

Developed a furniture reuse inventory program for annual operational savings of $2.8 M and $1.5 M of reuse utilization savings.

Asset Management Business Planning Manager (1980-1995)

Supported the direct management and administration of the national real estate organization in all operational and administrative initiatives. The organization was responsible for AT&T's total domestic portfolio of 160M SF managed through 182 associates.

Project managed the disposal of AT&T owned surplus properties of over 20 properties with a market value of $63 M and 2.1 M square feet.

Design and Construction Manager for the AT&T Phone Center retail program / Bell Laboratories creative and production coordinator for various industrial design functions including AT&T anti-trust litigation courtroom exhibit graphics.

Certificates / Licenses/ Education

Active NJ Real Estate Sales License

Project Management Master's Certificate (Stevens Institute of Technology and AT&T)

Manager Development Certificate (Duke University Fuqua School of Business Executive Education)

Bachelor of Arts - Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

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