Greater Seattle Area
I’m a workplace and real estate leader focused on building people-first environments that help businesses scale, evolve, and thrive. My experience spans workplace operations, facilities management, employee experience, and real estate strategy, with a strong focus on creating agile, high-performing spaces that support growth and innovation. I’m passionate about designing future-ready workplace strategies that enable hybrid work, strengthen culture, and align the physical environment with business goals. I enjoy partnering cross-functionally to create workplaces that drive connection, productivity, and a great employee experience.
• Led corporate real estate strategy across Seattle and San Francisco, partnering with brokers and executive leadership to navigate a Q1 2027 Seattle office sublease expiration, evaluate lease options, and secure FF&E-ready space that protects capital and supports growth. • Oversee multi-site facilities management and full P&L across both offices, managing vendor relationships, occupancy planning, and workplace standards that scale with the business. • Designed a destination office strategy supporting a 4-day/week in-person culture, driving measurable gains in employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention. • Partner with People and Executive leadership to align workplace strategy, physical brand identity, and employee experience into an environment where the culture is felt the moment you walk through the door.
• Managed integrated facilities operations across 30 global sites, including real estate negotiations, safety and compliance programs, and occupant services during 40% workforce growth — driving scalable workplace solutions and performance optimization. • Oversaw a $14M global operating budget and multi-site vendor ecosystem; delivered consistent under-budget results while enhancing service delivery, vendor governance, and performance metrics. • Implemented a global hybrid-work strategy, including Return-to-Office protocols and workplace flexibility policies; developed leadership dashboards and analytics to improve occupant experience, compliance, and data-driven decision-making across regions. • Partnered with senior leadership to align workplace strategy with business objectives, transforming operational challenges into sustainable, high-performing work environments.
• Led HQ relocation into 101,000 sq. ft. space, managing budget, schedule, design, and vendor execution — completed ahead of schedule and $750K under budget. • Directed end-to-end facilities operations, including construction oversight, EHS compliance, capital improvements, and workplace services across multiple office sites. • Negotiated vendor contracts ($25K-$250K range), improving service quality, reducing operating costs, and increasing customer satisfaction. • Developed and executed facilities growth plan to support 30% headcount expansion in nine months, ensuring seamless employee onboarding and workspace readiness.
• Oversaw the architectural and engineering design processes. Reviewed project drawings and specifications. Solicited feedback from senior leadership as warranted, providing support as needed to individuals who are not familiar with design drawings and documents. Tracked comment status and ensured potential design issues are resolved in a timely and effective manner. • Trained facilities team in performing initial troubleshooting of facilities problems with sensitivity to safety, operations, general operations, laboratory requirements, and interface between laboratory requirements, facility needs, and shipping requirements • Planned, designed, and directed the operations of Seattle corporate office and international locations. • Responsible for Property & Casualty Insurance annual renewals for Seattle office and international locations. Ensured that all pharmaceutical drugs shipping overseas met strict cold storage shipping standards (if applicable) to guarantee products were covered under applicable insurance policies. • Oversaw the annual Facilities budget and Capital expenses.
• Responsible for ensuring that organization met all Federal, State and local building, fire and safety regulations and industry standards. Administered Worker‘s Compensation program, and served as organization’s OSHA liaison • Managed the annual Facilities budget and Capital expenses • Managed Corporate Transportation Program including ORCA Passport, Commute Trip Reduction Program, and Parking • Lead onsite Security Group and managed security surveillance for corporate office.
• Planned, and implemented a multi-million dollar 3-floor renovation and relocation project on schedule with minimal impact to end users. http://www.jpcarchitects.com/work/corporate/cti-biopharma/ • Lead Facilities operations for corporate office; warehouse • First point of contact for vendors and all facilities requests to include building maintenance, janitorial services, UPS & HVAC, Security, Fire/Life Safety and Disaster Recovery Planning • Negotiated and managed all vendor contracts including property leases, equipment leases, and maintenance agreements • Served as CTI's Safety Officer and conducted monthly safety meetings and lead the employee safety committee • Managed numerous sub-contracted facility vendors who handled office and cubicle set-ups for new and existing employees, consultants and temporary staff. Coordinated with outside vendors as appropriate • Coordinated mail delivery activities, shipping and receiving, Federal Express and materials management/inventory control