Kenneth T. Ziff

Phone: 941-***-**** Email: acygdc@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE

Innovative, assertive and high performing Senior Operations Professional offering over 25 years of success in driving programs and initiatives that spur operational growth and profitability. Outstanding ability to identify opportunities, develop focus and provide tactical business solutions. Effective communicator and team leader with strong negotiation, problem resolution and client needs assessment skills. Core Competencies:

Real Estate Portfolio Management

Strategic Planning

Budgeting & Expense Control

Facilities/Property Management

Lease Administration

Operational Streamlining

Client & Vendor Relations

Construction & Project Management

Mergers & Acquisitions

Policy Development

Regulatory Compliance

Supply Chain Management

Contract Negotiation

New Business Development

Procurement & Inventory Control

SOX 404/SAS 70

Space Plan Design

Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NRT, LLC – SARASOTA, FL 2010 – PRESENT

DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION, FACILITIES & CORPORATE PROPERTIES

(21 Direct Reports, $375M Annual Budget, 200+ Offices) Largest residential real estate brokerage in the nation with 1,000 offices, 47,000 sales associates and 5,100 employees. NRT companies, with over $167 billion in closed sales volume, do business under the following brand names: Coldwell Banker, Zip Realty, Sotheby's International Realty and The Corcoran Group. Role Summary:

A key member of the executive management and senior leadership team, responsible for the overall direction of Administration Operations and Facilities Departments supporting 10 local operating companies in the southeast and mid- Atlantic regions.

Oversee team responsible for site selection, space plan design, lease negotiation, retail and commercial lease portfolio management, office/building construction, project management and maintenance for over 200 sales offices located within retail/shopping centers, class A office complexes, as well as 10 administrative operations and regional headquarters locations based in commercial office buildings. Primary Responsibilities:

Site selection in retail/shopping centers, both in-line stores and outparcels as well as commercial buildings.

Lease analysis, drafting, negotiation, management; feasibility studies.

Planning, bidding and construction management for capital improvements as well as new building projects.

Negotiation for prominent signage rights in retail centers.

Procurement of furniture and fixtures.

Budgetary development and control.

Selected Accomplishments:

Successfully negotiated early lease renewals on 52 properties, realizing an annual savings of $8.5M in rent expense.

Restructured leases on 145,000 square feet for an EBITDA benefit of $5.9M in a 12-month period.

Centralized maintenance contracts for repair/maintenance services in all regions, resulting in increased operating efficiency and an 18% savings over prior year.

Implemented policies and best practices for bidding and procurement activities.

Developed a Crisis Management and Business Recovery plan for all offices to follow in the event of a natural disaster.

Due diligence and lease negotiation for more than 20 successful corporate acquisitions which added 100 new offices along with the opening of new regions within the company portfolio. GEVITY HR, INC. – BRADENTON, FL 1997 – 2010

DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS & PROCUREMENT

(10 Direct Reports, $320M Annual Budget, 100+ offices) Industry-leading PEO Company (professional employer organization), now part of TriNet, specializing in providing employers with best-in-class HR outsourcing services and support; 2500 employees nationwide. Role Summary:

Identified, planned and negotiated all real estate and facilities management related activities on behalf of the corporation including the lease portfolio management of over 100 post-merger field office locations across the country in addition to the 100,000 square foot corporate headquarters facility.

Performed initial site selections, lease negotiations, lease administration, space plan designs, procurement/supply chain management, vendor management, asset and financial analysis, budget development, project management, as well as transaction and relationship management.

Selected Accomplishments:

Positioned company for continued success through streamlined operations, acquisitions, systems implementation, vendor relations and contract negotiations.

Designed a centralized procurement function to reduce spend and increase revenues.

Successfully negotiated lease, designed space plan and led logistics team to relocate over 600 colleagues to new corporate headquarters.

Championed a corporate-wide Oracle Purchasing system.

Developed procedures to standardize process flow and mitigate risk including corporation’s Fixed Asset Policy, as it relates to procurement matters, and business continuity and disaster recovery procedures as part of the crisis management team, while ensuring SOX and SAS 70 compliance. MORRISON INTERNATIONAL, INC. – SARASOTA, FL

PURCHASING DIRECTOR

(5 Direct Reports, $50M Annual Budget)

International optical manufacturer and distribution company. MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY – SARASOTA, FL CAREER AGENT

Premier provider of life insurance, annuities, disability income insurance, long term care insurance and retirement planning products.

PAPERDIRECT – LYNDHURST, NJ

DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (5 DIRECT REPORTS, $140M ANNUAL BUDGET) Leading supplier of designed desktop papers for businesses of every size, from small home offices to Fortune 500 companies. AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS

“Chairman’s Circle Award” for high achievement, Gevity HR, Inc.

“Hans Ditishiem Award” for an outstanding boating rescue in which seven lives were saved, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security

International Facilities Management Association – Member COMPUTER SKILLS

Hardware: PC/Mac

Software: MS Office, Oracle, Manhattan Lease, Cognos, AutoCAD, Photoshop EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing pursued, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration, Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL

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