Resume category: CONSTRUCTION

         DIRECTOR FACILITIES PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION       Executive Profile     A leader working in a large integrated academic medical center (www.uwhealth.org) focused on integrated business planning and facility design and development driven by operational improvement and teamwork.  Experienced in all aspects of facility support and construction.       Skill Highlights          Health care business planning  Experience in all aspects of health care support services  Team leader in process improvement combined with facility design  Full design, construction and implementation planning for new hospital development  Management of integrated staff of design and construction professionals      Boundary spanning professional  Management of large capital budgets  Contract development and negotiation for multiple project delivery methods  Hospital acquisition due diligence  Integrated facility planning across multiple organizations              Core Accomplishments      UW Health at the American Center - Fifty bed orthopedic hospital with integrated clinics, and health and wellness center.  500,000 square feet, August 2015 opening  American Family Children's Hospital - Eighty bed full service pediatric hospital with NICU, PICU and Pediatric Oncology.  Full complement of outpatient services including imaging center, 280,000 square feet, 2007 opening with an additional vertical expansion of 54,000 square feet (www.uwhealthkids.org)  UW Health Rehab Hospital - Fifty beds to support the orthopedic hospital, September 2015 opening  Integrated design and construction management departments to increase economies of scale and increase customer responsiveness professionalism  Managed over $1 billion in construction projects        Professional Experience     June 2012   to   Current     Company Name   City  ,   State     Director Facilities Planning, Design and Construction        Directed complete Facility Master plan including system wide, cross entity planning for all existing facilities and green field site analysis   Directed the planning, systems improvement teams, design and construction acquisition process, for a new orthopedic hospital and associated rehab hospital  Led the integration of construction, interiors, art, drafting, planning and design teams  Initiated the development of a cross entity business planning assessment process for capital projects         July 1996   to   May 2012     Company Name   City  ,   State     Director Facilities Planning        Managed $800+ million in capital projects with some annual budgets exceeding $100 million including co-leading the construction of a 80 bed pediatric hospital.  Incorporated Lean process improvement methods in design of the facilities projects.  Developed and implemented a five - year facility master plan.  Assisted in hospital wide strategic planning initiatives with respect to facility demand.  Implemented capital project budget development, budget tracking, project management and accounting system, Strata Cap and Strata Track.     Implemented multiple project delivery method RFPs and contractual documents including the consolidation of all fiscal year design and engineering work in to one master contract.  Negotiated all A/E and construction contracts.  Managed all aspects of real estate development including property acquisition, lease negotiations and municipal approval processes    Primary liaison with UW Madison School of Medicine, campus planning and construction group and local communities for development issues.         January 1986   to   January 1996     Company Name   City  ,   State     Planning Coordinator        Coordinated the analysis, development and implementation of clinical programs and capital projects.    Coordinated projects with campus and state project managers. Performed “CON” analysis for capital projects.    Assisted in the development of a quasi - private “public authority” capital project system to meet State of Wisconsin accountability requirements including the creation of the commercial bond issue to finance projects.    Managed capital equipment project budgets in excess of $500,000 annually.    Created an institutional wide database for all Hospital space and an MS Access database for all leased space.          Education     1994     UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - Milwaukee   City  ,   State  ,   US     Masters  :   Business Administration    GPA:   GPA: 3.75     Business Administration GPA: 3.75             ANTIOCH COLLEGE   City  ,   State  ,   USA     Bachelor of Arts  :   Biology/Psychology     Biology/Psychology         Personal Information     Single.  One 27 year old daughter.  Excellent health.  Hobbies include international biking, travel and photography.       Skills      Academic medical center cultural awareness  All aspects of health care construction  Business planning and product line development, marketing analysis   Budget development, conceptual design, consulting management, contract management, contracts development, database design and development  Interior design  Real estate acquisition and leasing.  Hospital acquisition due diligence        Additional Information      Chair, International Board of Amigos de las Americas, Houston, TX.  Member of Executive Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and Finance Committee of the International Board.  $4.5 million budget  Founder, local board member, and Past President, Wisconsin Chapter of Amigos de las Americas, a not for profit organization that sponsors young adult volunteer service work in Latin America. International Board Member  Board member Working Capital for Community Needs, Madison WI a micro-finance bank like not for profit with a$13 million portfolio in Latin America    Vice President Aloha Days, Incorporated a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting volleyball and volleyball facilities in the Madison area.         Professional Affiliations      Past President of the Greater Madison Area Health Management System Society.  Member, American Society of Health Care Executives