Chris Gill Phone: 1-603-***-****

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SUMMARY

A Corporate Facilities / Real Estate professional with 35+ years of experience at a regional and global scale. Results -orient leader with proven experience in strategic planning, site selection, facility management, office services, site operations, mergers and acquisitions, team and project management. Proven track record optimizing portfolios, identifying cost savings, employee and vendor management and delivering exceptional service quality to internal customers.

EXPERTISE

Corporate Real Estate Strategy and Implementation

Budgeting (Operational, Capital, Expense)

Team Development and Leadership

Vendor Management

Design, Construction., Project Management

Portfolio Management

Facilities Management

Mergers, Acquisitions Divestitures

JOB HISTORY

Global Real Estate - Regional Director - AMS Region

Opentext / Micro Focus September 2017 - 2023

Accountable for planning, site operations, office services, lease management, health and safety, budgeting, design, project management, security, construction and FM contract

Directed site operations for 60 sites, totalling 1.5M square feet with an employee population of over 5,000

Developed Real Estate strategies supporting company initiatives, space utilization and increased mobility.

Implement plans and global programs leading 235 direct, functional and contract Services staff in support of multi-business operations located in various sites throughout AMS Region

Directed the development and control of facility expense budget of over $45.7M plus appropriate capital budgets.

Implemented new processes and service delivery models regarding the Workplace Environment.

Coordinated RE activities for corporate Merger, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Outsourcing (MAD0) programs Including the HPE real estate in the Micro Focus merger and transition of Hewlett Packard SW entity into Micro Focus LLC.

Successfully Opened 14 new locations throughout the AMS region

Reopened 32 AMS sites from the Covid19 closures and restrictions

Completed computer lab relocation projects to COLO Sites

Chairperson of the AMS Incident Management team (IMT)

Successfully supervised the updated Micro Focus Branding project

Global Real Estate - Director US Major Sites Region

Hewlett Packard Enterprise July 2015 - September 2017

Led the delivery and integration of HPE Global Real Estate (GRE) services for the United States Major Sites (USMS) Region sites that enables employees to achieve Business and Company objectives and strategies.

Directed the operation and long-range real estate strategy for 34 sites and 82 buildings totalling approximately 7.8M square feet with a population of over 25K

Led approximately 500 direct, functional and contract Services staff in support of multi-business unit operations located in various sites throughout USMA sub- region.

Directed the development and control of annual facility budget of over $140M plus appropriate capital budgets.

Developed integrated processes to ensure consistency facility support model throughout the Region

Global Real Estate - Sub-Regional Manager - East, Canada, Data Canter Region (ECDC)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise April 2014 - July 2015

Led the delivery and integration of Global Real Estate (GRE) services for the East, Canada, and Data Center (ECDC) Sub-Region sites that enables HP employees to achieve Business and Company objectives and strategies.

Directed the operation and long-range real estate strategy for 141 facilities totalling approximately 16M square feet with a population of over 33K

Led approximately 700 direct, functional and contract Services staff in support of multi-business unit operations located in various sites throughout ECDC CA sub- region. This includes data centers and leased and owned locations

Developed ECDC real estate strategy for AMS regional approval

Global real Estate - Sub-Regional Manager- North Central East and Canada Region (NCECA)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise April 2009 - April 2014

Led the delivery and integration of Global Real Estate (GRE) services for the North, Central, East and Canada (NCECA) Sub-Region sites that enables employees to achieve Business and objectives and strategies

Directed the operation and long-range real estate strategy for 116 facilities totaling approximately 8M square feet with a population of over 33K

Led approximately 400 direct, and contract Services staff in support of business unit operations located in sites throughout NCECA sub- region.

Directed the development and control of annual expense budget of over $152M plus appropriate capital budgets.

Global real Estate - Business Administration Manager - North Central East and Canada Region (NCECA)

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise May 2003 - April 2009

Delivered, cost effective, quality real estate services to internal Business Partners.

Program leader providing expertise to staff and participated in company initiatives. Guided the NECNA Staff on operations, office services, space planning, project and real estate management and other projects and programs.

Support operational forecast of $166M supporting 10 MSF with a population of 34,000.

Reviewed and obtain approvals on all real estate and property management strategies, developed Bundled Real Estate approval process. Coordinated NCECA actions regarding the EDS Integration

Member of the REWS Ambassadors Team, with a focus on Office Services, Closures, and Capital Projects.

Developed NCECA Metro Area Site reviews and completed re-organization of the NECNA delivery Staff

EARLY CAREER IN GLOBAL REAL ESTATE:

Hewlett Packard Operations Manager

Compaq Site Services Manager

Digital Equipment Corp District Facilities Manager -

Digital Equipment Corp Facilities Supervisor

Digital Equipment Corp Facilities Coordinator -

EDUCATION

Norwich University

Bachelor of Arts – Government

Associate of Science – Criminal Justice

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