EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Chicago – Graduated 1991
Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts
Major: Sociology
Focus: Metropolitan City Development/Urban Planning

Daley College – Graduated 1987
Associate Degree in Liberal Arts with Honors
Major: Liberal Arts

Quigley Seminary South High School – Graduated 1985
Diploma with Honors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2002 – Present, Director of Space Planning and Management
July 2001 – October 2002, Assistant Director of Space Planning and Management
February 1995 – July 2001, Manager and Facilities Space Planner Analyst
University of Missouri-Columbia (MU)

• Coordinate and negotiate space assignments and re-assignments with Deans, Directors, Administrators, Department Chairs and faculty at MU which includes the Health Sciences Center.
• Serve as the representative for space to Central Administration by negotiating space assignments and re-assignments.
• Serve as a voting member of the Capital Review Committee (CRC), providing the Committee with recommended assignments and reassignments of space at MU and the UM System. Implement space decisions that have been made by the Capital Review Committee by informing all related parties of said space decisions. Also, supervise the maintenance of all the current and historical CRC files and make these files available over the web for future campus retrieval.
• Determine and assemble the annual salary and wage and operating budget for Space Planning and Management including the final decisions on salary adjustments and promotion within the office.
• Participate in the development of the MU Master Plan and serve on the decision making body for this process.
• Chair the Advisory Committee on Space, a Sub-Committee of the Capital Review Committee, consisting of representatives from the Faculty Council, Staff Council, Dean’s Council and Associate Dean’s Council.
• Coordinate the centrally scheduled classroom renovations for each upcoming Summer.
• Assist the Chancellor and Provost as needed in resolving space-related issues at MU which includes the Health Sciences Center.
• Supervise 15 staff employees, 10 full-time staff and 5 part-time students.
• Manage one general operating account, two recharge accounts and several state and federal grants.
• Supervise, coordinate and conduct all space programming studies at the request of the Chancellor and Provost for MU.
• Supervise and coordinate the Archibus MU space inventory system and all floor plans for MU. The Archibus space inventory system has 50,000 plus records and about 2,000 floor plans, which totals over 16 million gross square feet.
• Supervise and coordinate the gathering of space data necessary for Indirect Cost reimbursements, Medicare/Medicaid cost reimbursements and building replacement cost values for MU.
• Served as team leader for the redesign of the Asset Management module within PeopleSoft for the University of Missouri System.
• Supervise and coordinate the mapping efforts at MU including the establishment of a Geographical Information System (GIS). The GIS System has over 19,000 acres of land tracked which are located at 37 sites throughout Missouri.
• Supervise and coordinate four space related studies.
  • One study utilizing payroll data that determines the office space needs at MU.
  • One study utilizing payroll data that determines the research space needs at MU.
  • One study utilizing the student information system data that determines the instructional space needs for MU.
  • One study utilizing space inventory data and floor plans for determining the indirect cost and Medicare/Medicaid costs for MU.
• Serve as a voting member of the Chancellor’s Enrollment Management Committee, the Campus Greenhouse Committee, the 800 NMR Committee and the Care for Use of Laboratory Animals Committee. Also serve as an ex-officio member on the Campus Planning Committee for Grounds and Maintenance.
• Supervise the Building and Infrastructure Archives at MU. This role includes supervising the staff and automation of all the as-builts, shop drawings, legal documents, etc., for all buildings at MU including the UM system dating back to the mid 1800’s. This assignment also includes the gathering, tracking and categorizing of historic preservation data for MU.
• Serve as the administrative technical support contact for AutoCad at MU.
• Chair a group of division representatives on space and facilities planning for MU entitled the Space Utilization Coordinators.
• Review and approve all construction projects prior to the hiring of consultants for MU.

September 1994 - February 1995, Visiting Resource and Policy Analyst
University of Illinois at Chicago, Office of Space Analysis and Allocation (OSAA)

• Coordinated and implemented moves and remodeling projects as initiated by the campus administration.
• Developed long and short-range space allocation and reallocation plans for the Chicago Campus.
• Served as a member of the UIC Health Services Center Planning Committee.
• Trained, taught and coordinated the OSAA staff in the methodologies of Dr. Harlan Bareither's Space Generation Formulas entitled, "The Numeric Method".

May 1994 - September 1994, Visiting Resource and Policy Analyst
University of Illinois-Office of the Vice President for Planning and Budgeting

• Worked with the Chicago and Urbana-Champaign Campuses to develop and implement a Computer Aided Facilities Management Database (CAFM) entitled "Archibus".
• Developed policy and procedures for the analysis and assignment of facilities for the University.
• Coordinated activities in the area of capital budgeting and long-range space planning activities for the University of Illinois system.

January 1994 - May 1994, Planning Consultant/Project Manager
Computerized Facility Integration, Detroit, MI

• Checked architectural drawings and established an accurate set of floor plans with corresponding space inventory data for clients.
• Aided clients in the development of a Computer Aided Facilities Management Database (CAFM).
• Specialized in the use/training of Autocad and Archibus Facilities Management Software.
• Led Company in the expanded area of obtaining new clientele with the application of strong marketing strategy skills in the area of higher education.

October 1993 - January 1994, Assistant Director
October 1992 - October 1993, Institutional Research Data Specialist
October 1990 - October 1992, Space Administrator II
March 1988 - October 1990, Space Administrator I
Office of Facilities Planning and Space Management, The University of Illinois at Chicago

• Developed a comprehensive process for maintaining and updating over 650 campus drawings and floor plans for all owned and leased facilities.
• Coordinated the installation and management of a 36,000 record UIC Space Inventory Database System.
• Served as project director on the implementation of the UIC Space Projections Model for both the traditional academic campus and UIC's Health Professions campus that includes a comprehensive academic Health Sciences Center and teaching hospital and clinics. This activity included coordinating the management and analysis of academic institutional data such as Headcount Data, FTE Student and Staffing Data, Payroll Data, Total Research Expenditure Dollars, etc.
• Developed plans for the allocation and reallocation of space for all departments, colleges, and Vice Chancellors on campus including the Medical Center.
• Assisted in the development of the UIC capital budget, through the determination of physical facilities required, the production of program statements and the management of locally and state funded projects.
• Supported the management of leases through the determination and negotiation of physical facilities required with non-university building owners.
• Directly managed and supervised an administrative assistant and a staff of four full-time employees which also included several part-time students.
• Organized and supervised the implementation of a Computer Aided Facilities Management Database (CAFM) entitled "Archibus".
• Assisted the Director of Facilities Planning and Space Management in the day-to-day operation of the office.

September 1987 - March 1988
Attendant Supervisor - part-time position
AAUP - College of Art, Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Maintained all of the College’s physical facilities and movable equipment that was scattered in ten different buildings.
• Coordinated the upgrade and construction of graduate and undergraduate architectural studios and art gallery space.

December 1987 - March 1988
Assistant to the Director - part-time position
Office of Planning and Resources Management
Human Resources Management Systems, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Assisted the Director in the development of a Human Resources Management System (HRMS) Database for the UIC campus.
• Coordinated the preparation of HRMS training sessions and established the meeting agendas for discussion with University clientele.
• Assisted the Director of HRMS in the day-to-day operations of the office.

December 1985 - December 1987
Assistant Production Control Manager
McCain Manufacturing Corporation
6200 West 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60638

• Regulated the production and location of movable parts and stock used to build large-scale printing presses.
• Established a computerized planning and equipment inventory database for the management and tracking of physical assets.
• Assisted in the drafting department by computerizing electrical and mechanical drawings.

March 1985 - December 1985
Apprentice Engineer and Journeyman
Continental Can Corporation
Itasca, Illinois

• Operated and managed palletizers and doubleseamers.
• Performed forking work on the assembly lines.
• Served as an apprentice engineer and electrician by mechanically and electrically repairing and maintaining the assembly lines.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

• Skilled in the use of: Microsoft Word, Excel, Quattro Pro, Word Perfect, PowerPoint, Findview, document management software, AutoCAD Versions 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002 and 2004. Also, skilled in the use of Archibus Facilities Management Software.
• Coordinated the installation and configuration of the Archibus space management system throughout the other UM campuses: Rolla, Kansas City and St. Louis, by hosting the Archibus application in Columbia, Missouri.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

1988 to 1995
Member, Higher Education Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) Big 10 Constituents

1995 to Present
Member, Society of College and University Planners (SCUP)

1998 to Present
Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2003 to Present
Member of the Board of Advisors for Imaginistics Incorporated

2002 to Present
Member of the Missouri Preservation (Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation)

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS, AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

August 2006 - Invited by the National Collegiate CADD Conference (NCCC) to serve as the Executive Director for hosting this conference at MU in August 2006. This event will draw hundreds of facilities and space management employees from across the country to MU.

August 2005 – Invited to speak at the upcoming 2005 National Collegiate CADD Conference at Iowa State University, the topics are yet to be determined.

April 2005 – Received the “Distinguished Author Award” from Archibus Incorporated for the many facilities and space management articles that have been written in 2004.

March 2005 – Invited to speak at the Tradeline Incorporated Facilities Management Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida on the topic of “ The University of Missouri’s Automated Space Management System for Science-Driven Programs”.

March 2005 – Invited to speak at the Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators (CAPPA) conference in San Antonio, Texas. The presentation topic was “The Power of Integrating Processes and Technologies in Higher Education.”

February 2005 – Won the “Osmond Overby Award” from Missouri Preservation regarding the “MU in Brick and Mortar” project. The award was presented in February 2005 in the Jefferson City Capital Rotunda. I also received an Honorary Resolution by the Missouri House and Senate Chambers. These resolutions were presented to me by Representative Judy Baker and Senator Chuck Graham.

January 2005 – Wrote an article about the Space Planning and Facilities Management activities at MU for the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) entitled “Space Planning and Management at MU”.

October 2004 – Wrote an article for the Abbey Newsletter regarding the presentation of library archival materials entitled “Integration and Automation of Archive Documents”. The article focused on the digitization of archival materials at MU under my direction.

August 2004 - Invited to speak at the 2004 National Collegiate CADD Conference at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. Chaired a panel of experts in space planning, facilities management and document management from across the country and presented the topics of “Realistic Cost Benefits thru System Integrations in Higher Education” and “Changing the Thought and Perception Regarding the Acquisition of Facilities Management Funding”.

July 2004 – Received a second grant from the State of Missouri/Secretary of State, Matthew Blunt, for the Development of a Historic Preservation Database for MU in collaboration with the MU Libraries on Campus. Grant award is $27,000. The grant title is “MU Brick and Mortar – Phase II”.

April 2004 – Received the “Platinum Circle Award” from Archibus for Excellence in planning for higher education.

April 2004 – Nominated for the MU Human Rights and Diversity Enhancement Awards.

April 2004 – Invited to serve on a panel at the Archibus International Conference in Boston, MA. The topic is “Serving Multiple Masters (Higher Education and Health Care)”. Also, present the topic of “Cost Savings Benefits Through Implementing Archibus via the World Wide Web”.

March 2004 – The internet scout project or “Scout Report” (scout.wisc.edu) has published a rave review of the “MU in Brick and Mortar” grant project for which I served as the P.I.

February 2004 – Invited to speak at the 2004 Missouri Digitization Conference in Independence, Missouri on the topic of “Document Management in Higher Education.”

January 2004 – Article published by ProductSight on the Document Management System at MU entitled, “University of Missouri-Columbia Exploits Integrated PLM Technology for Engineering Data Archive System”.

September 2003 – Selected by the C.E.O. and Founder to serve on the Board of Advisors for Imaginistics Incorporated, a manufacturing/facilities management company.

August 2003 – Tradeline exclusive report publication topic “University of Missouri – Columbia cuts costs with online system. Automation of Information Saves Time and Money”.

July 2003 – Featured Presenter, Panel Member and Instructor at the 2003 National Collegiate CADD Conference at the University of Maryland – College Park Topics: Hands-on workshop – “How to Develop a Web Based Space Management System” Panel Member – Provide answers to the conference attendees on planning in higher education and Archives/Document Management practices in higher education Presenter – “Cost Saving Strategies Through Online System Implementations in Higher Education.”

April 2003 – Nominated for the MU Human Rights and Diversity Enhancement Awards.

April 2003 – Received the Distinguished User Award and the Distinguished Author Award at the Archibus International Conference in Orlando, FL.

March 2003 – Featured Presenter at the Tradeline Incorporated New FM Systems for Colleges and Universities in Tampa Florida. Topic: “The University of Missouri Moves to an Online Management Model and Cuts Costs”.

January 2003 – Received a Grant from the State of Missouri/Secretary of State, Matthew Blunt, for the development of a Historic Preservation database for MU in collaboration with the Libraries on campus. Grant award is $30,000. The Grant project title is “MU in Brick and Mortar”.

January 2003 – Document Management Article published by Maxim-IT on the topic of “Technology brings building Archives Online”.

December 2002 – Invited to Stanford University to speak on Space Planning in Higher Education.

November 2002 – Received a plaque from the MU Police Department for participating in planning the new Police Department Building.

November 2002 - Nominated for the “2002 Distinguished Leadership Award for a Professional Planner” from the American Planning Association.

October 2002 – Case study publication on Space Planning in Higher Education from Tradeline Incorporated Topic: “ University of Missouri – Columbia Develops Online Space Management Model”.

May 2002 – Received the Computer Integrated Facilities Management (CIFM) Award from Archibus.

May 2002 – Featured presenter at the Archibus International Conference on Space Planning in Higher Education at Cambridge, MA.

April 2002 – Featured presenter at the Tradeline Incorporated Facilities Management Conference at Hilton Head, SC.

May 2001 - Received the Golden Award for Planning Excellence in Higher Education from Archibus Incorporated.

January 2001 - Case study publication in the Archibus Asset regarding Space Planning and Management at MU.

December 2000 - Tradeline Incorporation Article: “Web Extra! Strategic Space Planning at the University of Missouri – Columbia”.

August 1999 - Campus Facilities Highlights Magazine: "Measure up in the Summer," (Space Planning and Management at MU).

Nov./Dec. Issue 1998 - APPA's Facilities Management Magazine: "MU's Early Space Planning Computerization".

July 1996 - National Collegiate Cad Conference, Stillwater Oklahoma at Oklahoma State University - Featured Presenter on Space Planning, Space Inventory and CAD Practices.

Fall 1995 - International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) (Under the Hayworth/IFMA Foundation Research grant): "Space Planning Analysis for the School of Health Related Professions at MU”.

PROFESSIONAL PEER SPACE PLANNING TRAINING

The following Universities and/or State Agencies including private corporations have visited Space Planning and Management’s office to study and learn how to establish a Space Planning/Facilities Management department, create a digital document management archive and/or establish planning standards at their respective campuses or at their state/corporate level administrative offices.

State of Maryland
Stanford University
New Mexico State University
Mississippi State University
University of Colorado – Boulder
Oklahoma State University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southwest Missouri State University
University of Missouri – St. Louis
University of Missouri – Rolla
University of Missouri – Kansas City
University of Wyoming
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
State of Wyoming
State of Kansas
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
Saint Louis University
JM Families Incorporated, Tallahassee Florida
Shelter Insurance Company