Facilities Manager Real Estate

Jeffrey M. Quinlan

*************@*****.*** 617-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-quinlan-2a560313/

Director, Facilities and Operations

Innovative, forward-thinking leader with extensive knowledge of real estate, facilities and vendor management, ability to identify and mitigate risks, and track record of seamlessly executing programs, projects and initiatives.

Results-oriented, self-motivated leader with 15+ years’ success leading cross-functional teams, creating and managing budgets, generating and presenting detailed documentation, and slashing costs through diligent contract negotiation and efficiency-boosting property improvements. Proven record of devising strategic sourcing strategies and operational plans aligned with company goals. Capable of balancing priorities across day-to-day operations, vendor relations, procurement and systems enhancement, and other process/policy improvements to streamline operations and promoting culture of accountability and achievement.

Core Competencies

•Strategic Project Planning & Management

•Skilled at building diverse teams

•Employee Retention

•Proactive Problem Solving

•Vendor Management / Procurement

•Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

•Corporate Real Estate and Lease Admin

•Budget Creation and Management

•Key Stakeholder Relations

•Successful Mentor

Career Experience

SMITH AND NEPHEW - Remote 2022 - Present

Sr. Consultant Real Estate and Facilities

Responsible for Global Real Estate & Facilities Project Management. Supported Global Real Estate projects and led operational real estate transactions.

•Collaborated with leaders, change management team and HR partners on space planning, hybrid program and subdividing space for sublease

•Vendor Management

•Oversaw relationship with architect including reviewing construction drawings and MEPs

•Managed lease and sublease negotiations

•Managed relationship with CBRE and JLL for lease transactions

•Achieved annual cost savings of roughly 2.6

•Audited existing AV equipment and determined equipment to be part of a sublease transaction

GOOGLE, Cambridge, MA

Technical Program Manager (TPM) / Data Center Facilities Manager 2011 – 2021

Support organizational change following acquisition of ITA Software by Google (4/2011) while leading real estate, project development and construction for multiple domestic and international facilities. Liaise with brokers and internal stakeholders to evaluate available sites. Provide leadership with data, analytics and metrics to drive strategic decision and negotiate leases. Responsible for driving completion of projects on time and budget by holding vendors accountable to their budgets and timelines. Champion disciplined project management atmosphere to streamline planning and sequencing of project phases for lab build-outs, infrastructure upgrades, and maintenance activities.

Key Contributions:

•Worked with Legal, Finance, Engineering, and other teams to identify 43 M&A global co-locations across USA, Switzerland, Germany, England, and the Netherlands; established program to decommission or consolidate 38 facilities in five years yielding $20M annual savings and increased efficiency.

•Project Managed M&A data center integrations including site selection: DeepMind (UK), DoubleClick (US), ITA Software (US), Fitbit (US), AdMob (US), Motorola (US), Waymo (US), HTC (TW), Elastifile (US), Quiklabs (US) Appurify (US) mDialog (CA), Adometry (US), Titan Aerospace (US) Channel Intelligence (US), RightsFlow (US), Zagat (US) Postini (US and CH), Simplify Media (CA)

•Oversaw $3.1M budget, construction, MEP, and project team comprised of internal and external resources to design and build two on-campus Chromelabs in Mountain View.

•Evaluation and site selection of PoPs (point of presence) location globally

•Steered build-out of massive server housing at new Munich engineering office with accountability for Technical Program Management (TPM) including UPS, HVAC, power allocation, network, and equipment.

•Secured $5M annual savings by partnering with multidisciplinary teams to meet all internal/external customer requirements before decommissioning millions of server housings at new Chicago office.

•Manage global portfolio of up to 43 locations with accountability for annual operating budget of $15 – $20M, lease analysis and negotiation, procurement, and build-outs.

ITA Software, Cambridge, MA

Senior Corporate Real Estate & Facilities Manager, 2006 – 2011

Trained and led team of eight direct reports, headed development activities across multiple facilities, and oversaw three locations with an annual operating budget of up to $7M. Performed statistical analysis to optimize lease value and spearheaded all aspects of day-to-day facilities operations including vendor management, budgets, leases, build-outs, procurement, and office and space management. Conducted space planning, site selection, and lease negotiations for real estate and facilitates throughout the Americas. Significantly contributed to development of RFPs and evaluation of bids. Worked collaboratively with architects, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure full scope of projects was completed within demanding budgets and timelines. Outsourced and built several project teams. Headed equipment leasing and procurement.

Key Contributions:

Partner with cross functional leaders to create efficiencies and processes to ensure best practices for cross functional success.

Oversight of global real estate and facilities teams

Responsible for procurement of facilities vendors and services inclusive of office suppliers, maintenance contracts, architectural and design services, workplace services, etc.

Work directly with Corporate Development leadership on all M&A activity, perform due diligence on potential acquisition real estate portfolio and partner with the People Team on employee integration to provide a seamless transition

•Managed budget, design, furniture selection, cafeteria refurbishment, and move-in as well as network writing, server housings, and state-of-the-art Security Operations Center (SOC) build-out for 6th – 9th floors of corporate headquarters.

•Researched and toured 30+ co-location data centers, determined most cost-effective and logical solution, and negotiated new five-year lease reducing annual costs from $4.3M to $2.8M, a total savings of $7.5M.

•Championed migration of equipment upon lease expiration to two co-location data centers yielding $900K/year in savings.

•Headed consolidation of 151 custom server cabinets throughout six individual cages to 113 custom cabinets in one cage augmenting power and HVAC efficiency and providing net savings of $1.5M/year.

•Ensured all HVAC, power, UPS, and network installation met equipment and customer requirements while leading the design and build-out of the company’s first international 2MW data center.

Prior success in facilities leadership roles for Aspen Technology, Inc. Spaulding & Slye Colliers International, and Sybase, Inc.

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Coursework (Two Years)

Northeastern University – Boston, MA

Professional Training & Certifications

MIT Sloan Mastering Negotiation and Influence PMP Certification 12 Ways to Manage Effectively Corporate space planning Managing your UPS system How to write RFPs Interviewing prospective vendors Move/project management course Data Center Design (DCD)

Technical Proficiencies

Microsoft Office AutoCAD 2016 G-Suite Building Automation Systems Real-Time Energy Monitoring Systems Maintenance Management Systems

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