Project Manager Real Estate

C HR ISTINE WAT TS

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SKILLS PROFILE

- Ten years Facilities/Real Estate Operations experience

- Experienced facility manager: Manage mixed-use healthcare portfolio including MRI imaging center, parking garages,

50 medical offices/clinics, rooftop antennae and related equipment, and 620 residential units

- Experienced project manager: Supervise full project life cycle including schedules, budgets, contracts and vendor

correspondence

- Intimate knowledge of healthcare regulatory environment. Responsible for site compliance and reporting

- Highly focused and results-oriented: Make decisions to achieve immediate and long term goals and to meet

organizational deadlines

- Able to read and interpret construction blueprints, specifications, and contract documents

- Proficient using AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, YARDI, Aware Manager, SAP, Kronos and other business-specific software

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Strong analytical skills

- Bilingual: English/Spanish

- Completed OSHA training (30 Hour)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

H ousing Manager 10/2012 Present

Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY

- Manage a multi-use portfolio; including 620 residential units, clinical space (laboratory and MRI center),

commercial/medical office space, and 2 parking garages above/below ground.

- Coordinate daily operations activities. Supervise automated work order management system, staff schedules, inventory

control, and purchasing controls for repair and maintenance and capital expenditures.

- Manage maintenance personnel team including managers (non-union) and maintenance associates (union). Facilitate

Associate reviews. Authorized to hire and administer disciplinary action up to termination.

- Responsible for Real Estate Department time card maintenance. Manage daily work schedules for all associates. Ensure

compliance with HR policies and union regulations, if applicable.

- Develop long term capital project plans. Prepare and make recommendations for all periodic budgets. Oversee and

negotiate all service contracts, work orders, purchase orders, and invoices.

- Prepare project scopes, coordinate bidding process, and negotiate contracts and fees to ensure that projects conform to

contract. Manage project schedules, budgets, and coordination of vendors and consultants.

- Work with the construction department to manage all phases of construction projects for clinical locations, including

tenant correspondence, project set-up, design and construction administration and end-user close out. Ensure that all

construction activity adheres to healthcare regulations.

- Respond, in writing, to all inquiries from City and State regulatory agencies as well as lending institutions.

- Submit monthly reports to the Department of Finance accounting for all rent collections and operating expenses.

Complete year-end fiscal report and present to the Board of Directors.

- Liaise with the Department of Finance to complete compliance audits. Responsible for records management. Ensure

that all purchasing activity adheres to hospital protocols.

- Manage legal cases related to city violations and/or landlord/tenant issues.

- Manage apartment turnover activities renovating approximately 140 apartments annually. Manage all leasing

documents and activities for full portfolio.

P roject Coordinator 9/2010 10/2012

New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

- Assisted Director with long term planning and budgeting for a portfolio of 21 buildings comprised of approximately 900

residential and commercial spaces.

- Supervised construction activity for an average of 125 apartment renovations annually (tenant occupied buildings);

prepared job scopes and performed vendor walkthroughs.

- Managed apartment renovation schedule; completed full apartment renovations including kitchen and bath layout and

design.

- Managed bidding process; confirmed contract compliance and verified that insurance requirements and contract type

matched project scope and budget.

- Assisted Director in managing all periodic budgets, schedules, project management systems, compliance procedures

and close out reports for capital projects (valued at 25k to 1.5 M/project).

- Supported Director in analyzing and leveling proposals and confirming contract compliance for approximately 65 capital

projects annually.

Q uality Assurance Officer 4/2008 4/2010

Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Orlando, FL

- Accurately and efficiently confirmed 860 sales contracts annually (exceeding company accuracy goals, executing

documents with over 98.5% compliance).

- Aided a team of 65 sales managers and representatives confirming an average of 72 contracts monthly. Verified

purchase proposals, identification, down payment monies, and inventory allocation.

- Demonstrated a strong knowledge of contract requirements including financing, inventory, legal compliance, pricing,

and real estate law.

- Demonstrated a mastery of company business rules for 23 distinct business products.

- Ensured that purchase agreements were executed properly within established time goals of 60 minu tes per transaction.

A ssistant Project Manager 5/2006 4/2008

Summerfield Homes, Inc., Orlando, FL

- Tracked and managed bid prospecting /selection process on commercial and residential construction projects with

individual values of up to $1 million dollars.

- Worked with end users; attended design selection, progress walkthrough, and punch list meetings with clients.

- Maintained and expedited project schedules and budgets on eight or more jobs simultaneously.

- Drafted and administered subcontractor agreements.

- Created a standards book for design selections.

- Maintained a database of approximately 100 vendors/trades and bid proposals to assist in price negotiations.

- Prepared permit packages and facilitated required follow up with county/municipal government officials.

- Processed construction progress inspection requests with the building department, lenders, engineers, and municipal

departments.

- Assisted with closeout process communicating with vendors.

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