Avery McKie

** ******* *****, **. *, Brooklyn, NY 11221

267-***-****

aczehv@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CSR and Sustainability Consultant, LeadingNEXT LLC New York City

November 2016 Present

Identifying and managing key strategic sustainability initiatives including the maintenance of

existing and establishment of new value-added partnership opportunities.

Developing sustainability frameworks and strategies for multiple scales of projects.

Providing customized corporate research services to senior staff.

Tracking evolving sustainability trends, technologies, best practices and standards.

Seeking out innovative financing, funding and/or grant opportunities to support sustainability

innovation across project.

Developing and editing proposals.

Using project management and planning skills to prioritize competing assignments.

Assisting with research tasks and projects as needed.

Analyst, JLL Consulting New York City

January 2015 October 2016

Supported JLL Consultings three practice areas: Portfolio Strategy, Workplace Strategy, and

People & Process.

Worked with Fortune 100 clients from a variety of industries (namely financial services and tech)

to better align their real estate strategies with their overarching organizational objectives (i.e.

optimizing their RE footprints, attracting and retaining talent, increasing employee productivity and

effectiveness) through analytics.

Developed data-rich visualizations (i.e. PivotTable charts and graphs, PowerView dashboards) via

Excel and process maps via Visio; leveraging Word and PowerPoint for a variety of tasks daily.

Conducted detailed financial analyses to support commercial real estate (CRE) decision making.

Analyzed leases and screening global portfolios to identify opportunities for optimization (i.e.

potential lease acquisitions, dispositions, renewals, terminations, sale-leasebacks).

Conducted stakeholder interviews with executive leadership, middle management and entry-level

employees to identify challenges / pain points and improvement opportunities.

Informed our clients' workplace strategies by assessing their employees' perceptions of the work

environment and gauging cultural readiness for change with employee surveys.

Worked with clients to reconfigure their physical workspaces to better accommodate the work

styles and needs of their employees.

Supported relocation and workplace transformation initiatives.

Supported the development and oversight of change management programs for employees whose

workplaces will be impacted by changes to their physical workspaces / workplace standards and to

processes, policies, and/or procedures.

Provided best in-class examples of sustainability strategies and initiatives as they relate to CRE

for clients.

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Collaborated with other JLL functions internally (i.e. Marketing, Business Intelligence, Design

and Construction) to add unique value to clients.

Executive Director, GreenLight Solutions Sustainability Consulting Cohort

January 2014 - May 2014

Led weekly Executive Boarding meetings to plan client engagements and project execution.

Oversaw the strategic execution of seven GLS projects in one semester, which included energy

audits, energy and water savings best practice research and implementation, operational equipment

improvements, weatherization improvements, local waste diversion options, sustainability

communication improvement, and industry-specific sustainability best practice research and

implementation.

GreenLight Solutions was named the 2014 Most Promising New Student Organization at the ASU

Pitchfork Awards; this is awarded to a new ASU student organization (first registered on or after

January 1, 2013) demonstrating excellent first-year accomplishments and contributions to the ASU

community (there are 1,000+ student organizations at ASU).

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Sustainability Analyst and Giving Intern, Dell Inc.

March 2013 - May 2014

Managed the operations of the eco-engagement program Plant a Tree. Since 2007, the PAT

program has planted over 600,000 trees in the US and abroad, offsetting over 400,000 metric tons of

carbon dioxide equivalent.

Coordinated employee volunteering.

Assisted with grant management and was involved in the US grant selection process.

Assisted with communications, marketing, reporting, analyses and data collection at a regional

and global level.

Updated databases.

Created internal communications and marketing information.

Engaged with Dell team members and NGOs.

Collected and analyzed global employee volunteer data on a monthly basis.

Shepherded sales processes for NGO partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Presented process improvement recommendations to the Executive Dell Giving staff.

Director of Education, GreenLight Solutions Sustainability Consulting Cohort

March 2013 - December 2013

Led and met weekly with the Executive Board to plan client engagements and project execution.

Led team project in which five team members developed a GHG inventory and supply chain

analysis of the Arizona State University Health Services Building.

Scheduled and prepared the yearly Advisory Board Training Seminar featuring presentations and

input from three ASU sustainability scientists.

Led team project in which ten team members edited the Orcutt Winslows 2012 Sustainability

Report.

Avery McKie

15 Goodwin Place, FL. 2, Brooklyn, NY 11221

267-***-****

aczehv@r.postjobfree.com

Led team project in which five team members translated the Orcutt Winslow sustainability report

into web and social-media ready content.

Assisted in creating the groups framework, election process, and membership form.

Clerical Assistant, Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development: Research Strategy Group

November 2012 - March 2013

Assisted in maintaining the internal SharePoint opportunities site.

Helped maintain the RSG webpage and the Funding of the ASU website through content creation

and editing.

Assisted in the preparation of documents and presentations, which included document formatting,

editing and graphics creation.

Provided help with seminars and events as needed.

Summarized requested proposal, award, and research expenditure data via MS Excel

PivotTables.

Summer Research Analyst, Association of Energy Services Professionals

June 2012 - August 2012

Updated the member and supplier databases.

Performed online research on U.S. utility companies energy efficiency programs and

compiled a list of programs.

Obtained a broad overview of the national gas and electric utility landscape, specifically

in the area of energy efficiency.

Gained in-depth knowledge of various energy efficiency programs implemented

throughout the country.

Research Assistant, Seidman Research Institute

June 2011 - January 2012

Conducted behavioral research surveys on hundreds of Arizona residents in order to help

increase parking revenue at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

Research Assistant, Global Institute of Sustainability

February 2011 - May 2011

Conducted door-to-door sustainability-related behavioral research surveys on hundreds of

residents and businesses to help the city of Phoenix develop better energy efficiency

programs in order to reduce energy use.

Summer Intern, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Dept. of the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

July 2010

Provided administrative services to increase the efficiency of the orthopedic department.

Summer Intern, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia

July 2009 - August 2009

Avery McKie

15 Goodwin Place, FL. 2, Brooklyn, NY 11221

267-***-****

aczehv@r.postjobfree.com

Volunteered over 130 unpaid hours over the span of two months.

Created timelines, budgets, time outlines, and mass mailings for special events and

projects.

Updated the membership database and online marketplace daily, and established rapport

with businesses via email and on the phone to develop contacts.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science - The Economics of Sustainability

Arizona State University's School of Sustainability, Tempe AZ Graduation: Dec. 2014

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Member of CoreNets New York City Chapter (March 2016 Present)

Member of the Urban Leagues New York City Chapter (March 2016 Present)

Member of the Center of Sustainable Student Initiatives at ASU (2010 2014)

Represented the School of Sustainability in the ASU Academic Bowl (2012)

Volunteered with the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Youth Advisory Board (2007 2010)

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