Darrell L. Holmes
Potomac,MD
Summary
Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Professional with 25+ years of demonstrated strategic planning, negotiation, team building and coaching and problem-solving skills that enhance space utilization, productivity, employee experience and profitability. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS: Over 25 years’ experience with proven abilities in real estate management, lease negotiation, portfolio & strategic planning, project management & design, move coordination, purchasing and budgeting. Strong verbal and written communication skills Assisted in corporate effort to create workplace standards that improved space utilization and consolidation of corporate real estate portfolio. Strong relationship manager and team builder; effective communicator in team/group settings, proven ability to assemble high performance teams to achieve stated goals; support employee productivity and mobility.
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Principal, Project Manager
Dauphin Wilson LLC
02.2023 - Current
- Sole management of all construction project budgets, project schedules, and preparation of project status reports
- Drafting of detailed project scopes, technical design and development specifications and creation of project milestones and timelines
- Responsible for overseeing the work of other project managers, team members and subcontractors to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
- Coordinate regular communication with clients to ensure satisfaction of progress of project
- Manage multiple projects concurrently through development life cycle from concept to completion
- Ongoing management project scope, including identifying risks and proactively creating solutions
- Ensuring all projects meet legal requirements and complies with standards set by regulatory agencies
- Collaboration with creative team and designers during the creative process
- Review project proposals to determine feasibility make recommendations for changes to meet project and regulatory requirements
- Focus on safety procedures, to include safety meetings and accident reporting procedures to ensure that all employees follow safety guidelines.
Senior Manager
Fannie Mae
11.2015 - 01.2023
- Responsible for the overall success of site operations of Fannie Mae Midtown location comprised of 1M sqft over 14 Floors of a class A commercial office building
- Managed contracted vendors to ensure best-in-class employee experience, providing hospitality (events, food service and guest services), quality control, asset governance and facilities and capital projects with a value of $20M
- Manage, report, and accountability for $65M facilities’ budget compliance and variances
- Established a service level agreement (SLA) and expected performance criteria program (KPI) for external vendors providing maintenance, construction, food service, hospitality, logistics, energy, and utilities as well as other facilities-related services
- Drove facility maintenance delivery, preventative maintenance evaluation and transformation program
- Recommended procedure and process improvement for increased cost efficiency and risk mitigation
- Maintain working knowledge of building systems, structure, interiors, and exteriors, grounds, sustainability, energy & water management, materials & consumables management, and waste management
- Ensure the facility’s required systems function efficiently and safely to comply with regulatory workplace standards and requirements
- Well versed instrumental in the COVID Planning for Fannie Mae’s Midtown Center headquarters
- Responsibilities included planning and implementation of CDC Covid required signage thorough out the facility, development of the facilities’ social distancing plan and other reentry/Return to Work initiatives
- Responsible for procuring and tracking COVID PPE and cleaning supply inventory for the entire facilities portfolio during shut down phase and at reopening.
Chief of Staff and Director
Fannie Mae
01.2013 - 10.2015
- Business Governance, CFS&R, Provided support in developing, implementation of and monitoring strategies to achieve the unit’s long-term goals and objectives
- Managed day-to-day administrative budget matters related to budget, technology, space and procurement
- Guided managers and directors in overseeing specific services such as property management, printing/copying, food service, construction/project management, mechanical/electrical system maintenance and repair, scheduled maintenance, energy, and utilities
- Oversaw financial management of budgets, including matter allocations
- Collaborated with staff to improve internal administrative services processes
- Developed, tracked, and assessed key performance measures (KPI) across the business unit
- Partnered with Human Resources to plan and manage the unit's staffing needs
- Managed regulatory, SOX and corporate compliance efforts
- Supported company-wide, board/executive level, external communication, and presentation requests.
Manager
Bridgewater Associates
08.2011 - 11.2012
- Oversaw a team of 7 direct managers, responsible at each of the 6 buildings, encompassing a 600,000sf portfolio
- Established the processes for all building services, to ensure best-in-class operations (day porter management, parking processes, landscaping, painting, carpet cleaning, etc.)
- Curated strong relationships with landlords and external vendors who carried out building operation services
- Hired, trained, developed, and managed 17-member building management staff
- Forecasted, managed, and adhered to an annual operating budget of $45M which included, , maintenance schedules, external cleaning contracts and deployments, unplanned or unexpected repairs, rent and all associated costs
- Ensured all space met the ongoing needs of the building occupants by partnering with the key departmental representatives to understand their needs and communicate them to the real estate team.
Director
Fannie Mae
09.2010 - 08.2011
- Led and managed workplace services and facility management services for headquarters in Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia campuses
- Collaborated with local management to determine scope and method of facilities services required; maintained strategic plan for providing them through staff and selected vendors
- Guided managers overseeing specific services such as property management, construction project management, preventive maintenance, and repair
- Ensured that project management standards, expenditure reporting, and vendor management were consistent with the company's internal controls; ensured financial reporting requirements were followed by staff and vendors of facilities services
- Planned and managed the unit's budget; oversaw budgets for construction, preventive maintenance, and vendor services; approved expenditures or budget transfers
- Assisted with Emergency Response/Business Continuity efforts.
Senior Building Manager, Fannie Mae Manager
Constellation Energy/Baltimore Gas and Electric
03.1978 - 05.2009
Education
Customizing AutoCAD - undefined
UCLA, Anderson School of Business Advanced
Business Management Customizing AutoCAD
Catonsville Community College
undefined
Essex Community College
Design MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel Constellation Energy Management Development Program Disaster Recovery Facility Construction - undefined
Maryland Institute
Skills
- Multi-Project Management
- Following Project Plans
- Project Goals and Milestones
- Project Commissioning
- RFP Responses
- Timely Project Completion
- Term Negotiations
- Change Management Process
- Project Drawings
- Project Scheduling
- Project Proposals
- Equipment Maintenance
- Kickoff Meetings
- Best Practices and Tools
- Specifications Review
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Status Meetings
- Project Requirements
- Schematic Drawing
- Infrastructure Projects
- Vendor Selection
- Client Requirements
- Commercial Projects
- Maintenance Requirements
- Adjusting Schedules
- Schedule Coordination
- Project Scope Definition
- Community Relations
- Cost Control
- Project Permitting
- KPI Tracking
- Material and Labor Scheduling
- Leadership Competency
- Meeting Participation
- Customer Satisfaction
- Program Leadership
- Process Improvement Initiatives
- Compliance Requirements
- Work Orders
- Timelines and Milestones
- Training Junior Team Members
- Managing Multiple Projects
- Service Quality
- Project Plan Development
- Contract Preparation
- Leading Projects
- Corrective Actions
- Status Updates
- Project Manager Supervision
Timeline
Senior Principal, Project Manager
Dauphin Wilson LLC
02.2023 - Current
Senior Manager
Fannie Mae
11.2015 - 01.2023
Chief of Staff and Director
Fannie Mae
01.2013 - 10.2015
Manager
Bridgewater Associates
08.2011 - 11.2012
Director
Fannie Mae
09.2010 - 08.2011
Senior Building Manager, Fannie Mae Manager
Constellation Energy/Baltimore Gas and Electric
03.1978 - 05.2009
Customizing AutoCAD - undefined
UCLA, Anderson School of Business Advanced
Business Management Customizing AutoCAD
Catonsville Community College
undefined
Essex Community College
Design MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel Constellation Energy Management Development Program Disaster Recovery Facility Construction - undefined
Maryland Institute
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