John E. Duff
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JONES LANG LaSALLE - New York, NY 8/2018 – 1/2020
Assistant General Manager
● Managed all aspects of day-to-day operations for 150 East 42nd Street - a 42 story, 1.7M square foot “Class A” commercial asset.
● Inspected facilities and equipment to determine extent of service and equipment required.
● Recommended, justified, developed and coordinated projects that enhance the value of the building.
● Worked with Chief Engineer to assign employees to duties pursuant to client and company guidelines.
● Competitively bid and prepared service contracts to assure high quality and cost effective services.
● Developed and maintained a positive owner/tenant relationship through daily client interactions and building inspections to guarantee building services are at the highest standard of quality.
● Supervised multiple direct reports to have a cohesive team and seamless communication across internal and external projects.
● Worked with Client Accounting Services to manage the accounting process fully and direct on-site bookkeeping functions and collection process.
● Prepared quarterly operations reports for ownership. BLUEWOODS MANAGEMENT INC. – New York, NY 9/2014 – 8/2018 Property Manager (8/2015 – 8/2018)
Assistant Property Manager (9/2014 – 8/2015)
● Managed a portfolio of seven co-ops, condops and commercial condo buildings in Manhattan.
● Functioned as liaison between management and boards.
● Coordinated and monitored major and minor projects, including hallway renovations, asbestos removal, condensate pumps replacement, local law projects, new construction, violations, minor and major alterations and/or renovations, water and gravity tank replacements, laundry room and lobby renovations, apartment renovations, arrears and legal issues.
● Made presentations and submitted proposals to boards to maintain the buildings.
● Oversaw all operations and financial activities of the assets.
● Prepared budgets and variance reports for all buildings and presented at monthly board meetings.
● Supervised all capital and engineering projects; hired and negotiated with vendors.
● Oversaw superintendents and staff of all buildings as well as maintenance requests and repairs; kept building records and coordinated credit checks.
FSL MEDIA INC. – New York, NY 9/1998 – 9/2014
Chief Account Manager/Principal (3/2005 – 9/2014)
Sales Manager (9/1998 – 3/2005)
● Ran digital multimedia duplication firm servicing Fortune 500 companies throughout the U.S. CITY OF CHICAGO, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT – Chicago, IL 6/1996 – 7/1998 Project Coordinator
● Managed agreement between the city and electric utility company, including direct response during blackouts and rolling brownouts.
VOLUNTEER WORK
122 AMITY STREET CONDOMINIUM BOARD – Brooklyn, NY
Self-Managed Building
President of Board and Officer 1/2007 – 11/2015
EDUCATION
NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate – New York, NY Classes in Real Estate Finance and Investment Program University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL
Masters in Urban Planning and Policy
Gannon University, School of Business Administration – Erie, PA B.S. in Marketing