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Facilities/Property Management Professional

PAUL DONDLINGER
12815 Seneca Drive
Palos Heights, IL 60463
Home: (708)448-9676 Email: linger000@hotmail.com Cell: (708)341-9686


CAREER SUMMARY

Property/Facilities Management Professional with 25 years of progressively successful experience in multiple industries. Strong operations knowledge, management experience and proven leadership abilities. Ability to “hit the ground running” and implement cost effective changes in procedures to contribute to bottom line profits and organizational efficiency. Interface effectively with tenants, contractors, brokers, ownership, and city officials. A strong independent, multitasking leader with outstanding time management skills. Exceptional fiscal responsibility, under budget in both Operating and Capital Budgets, while managing staffs in excess of 60 individuals.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROVENA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, Joliet and Kankakee, Illinois 2008
St. Joseph's and St. Mary's Hospitals and Medical Office Buildings.

Regional Property Manager
Responsible for 52 properties, 112 leases, and over 270,800 square feet (sq. ft.) of tenant space.
• Placed as the head of the new Real Estate Department to manage all Provena properties in early 2008.
• Instituted and maintained the R.E. Portfolio System to track square feet, pricing, leases, dates and invoicing.
• Initiated the ATG Architectural System to maintain up to date CAD drawings delineating leased space as it relates to sq. ft. pricing for the leases.
• Located new properties for Medical Office Buildings and completed the lease negotiations.
• Delivered projects and assisted Construction Department in the delivery process to assure building specifications met.
• Worked with tenants on leases, as well as property/building problems, and rectified in-house or with a Contractor.
• Acted as liaison with Local Officials, Building Departments, Permitting, and upper management on all projects.


MATANKY REALTY, Chicago, Illinois 2007
Commercial plaza retail management firm.

Director of Property Management
Responsible for the Property Management Division, managing Plazas and shopping centers in Chicago and suburbs, Southern Illinois, and Wisconsin.
• Managed 19 plaza and industrial locations from Janesville, Wisconsin to Mattoon and Clinton, Illinois.
• Managed build outs, tenant relations, collections, signage, parking lots, relocations, and a staff of 15 maintenance individuals and two Operations Managers.
• Responsible for Capital Budgeting and Operational budgets. Responsible for plaza renovations of up to $1.2M.
• Responsible for contractor selection and bid process, selection, and all invoicing.


TCF BANK, Burr Ridge, Illinois 2005 – 2007
Real estate, franchise, development/construction division of a large banking institution.

Vice President, Corporate Real Estate
Responsible for locating, purchasing, and delivering potential branch locations to construction team. Region consisted of Northern Illinois. Delivered new branch bank locations to Retail Management.
• Responsible for site selection, site approval, Letter of Intent, Due Diligence Process, and final Board approvals.
• Held responsibility for architectural drawings, Village/City Board approval, and completion of Purchase Agreement, to construction phase.
• Heavily involved in the construction through punch list, to turn-key and grand opening of each new branch location.



JCC OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois 2002 – 2004
Not-for-profit Jewish Community Center.

Director
Reported directly to the CEO/General Director of JCC (Jewish Community Centers) of Chicago. Responsibilities included maintenance/replacement of physical plants, structures, gyms, pools, summer camps (Wisconsin Dells), remodels and renovations, site selection, lease negotiations, new construction, bid processes, award, documentation and record retention.
• Completed a $287,000 pool renovation on time and under budget.
• Assumed responsibility for $6M Capital Budgets for 19 locations in Chicago and a 760 acre Camp in the Wisconsin Dells that included 300,000 sq. ft. of building space, a gymnasium, tennis and basketball courts, four pools, and a lake.
• Streamlined Maintenance staff from 87 to 64 and retained efficiency as well as quality of service.
• Negotiated leases, managed occupancy budgets, worked with landlords, maintained fully-owned to triple-net leased buildings. Responsible for Fiscal Year End "0 Balance".
• Prepared Capital and Operating Budgets, presented to the Board of Directors and received approvals.
• Served on the Executive Committee and the Emergency Response Team.
• Developed the Emergency Response Manual.
• Annually authored both Capital and Occupancy budgets for all 19 Jewish Community Centers in Illinois and Wisconsin, with actual performance averaging 9-17% under budget.

MPOWER COMMUNICATIONS, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 2000 – 2002
Telephony/Telecommunication providers of high speed data.

Regional Facilities and Systems Manager
Responsible for the successful completion of the build-out of 17 Regional Sales Offices and the Midwest Region. Managed daily over 250,000 sq. ft. of offices, cubicles, phone and data lines, and all moves, adds, and changes.
• Selected office space, negotiated and signed leases. Fully furnished and wired 17 offices throughout the Midwest Region, including seven Switch locations. All were fully operational and fully staffed, three months ahead of schedule and $214,000 under budget.
• Negotiated national pricing for carpeting and furniture for all offices.
• Set standards on office furniture, layouts and design.
• Managed build outs which included space planning for different Markets, including telephony equipment room build outs requiring stringent equipment and environmental guidelines. Completed all CATV wiring and electrical for all cubicles, conference rooms and individual offices.
• Took lead for selecting the Pegasus 2000 Cardkey Security System, negotiated national pricing, and outfitted each office and Switch location with the system. Maintained the system and access cards from that point on bringing it in under budget by 27%.
• Responsible for purchasing, maintenance, licenses, stickers, and I-Pass transponders and the replenishment and distribution of the entire Mpower fleet of 75 vehicles. Initiated conversion to leases in lieu of purchase, resulting in a budgetary savings of over $200,000.
• Voted by peers to the “Circle of Excellence”, awarded to only 10 people in the nation in 2001.

KMART CORPORATION, Hammond, Indiana 1997 – 2000
Major U.S.-based retailer.

Senior Facilities/Construction Manager
Managed 44 retail Kmart stores in a three state area, totaling over 6M square feet. Responsibilities included acting as liaison with landlords, tenants, and store managers for the corporation, as well as city and village officials for permitting.
• Conducted quarterly inspections at each store.
• Managed multiple major construction/renovation/repair projects at several large SuperK locations including:
? Removal and replacement of single ply roofs at an average of eight Kmart locations per year on buildings ranging in size from 80,000 sq. ft. to 130,000 sq. ft. Also responsible for all Capital Improvements.
? Remodeled and upgraded facade and parking lot, including painting, new windows and automatic doors, repairs and restriping to the parking lot that came in at 15% under budget.
? Replaced all 12 RTU's, completed removal/replacement of the parking lot for $347,000; 8% under budget.
? Managed project that replaced the boiler including UST removal of oil storage tank and handled Environmental Issues. Project managed at 12% under budget.
? Worked with local authorities on Food Safety issues at all locations. Acted as liaison between landlords, tenants, and store managers on owned and triple net properties.


STANDARD FEDERAL BANK, Chicago and Burr Ridge, Illinois 1981 – 1997
Major commercial and consumer banking facility.

Facilities/Construction Project Manager
Managed an efficient staff of 17 maintenance and administrative personnel. Reported directly to the CEO and President and managed 19 banking facilities throughout Chicago. Responsible for all moves, adds, and changes; land acquisitions, building construction, and remodeling. Also responsible for all branch renovations including maintenance contracts, Occupancy, and Capital Budgeting.
• Completed new five-story, 100,000 sq. ft., Corporate office building by spearheading land acquisition; headed Construction Committee, Architect and General Contractor selection, Space Planning, and construction oversight. Responsible for all furniture layout and purchase, computer room and raised floor for controlled HVAC, phone, and data wiring as well as billing and expediting. Completed the building four weeks early and 16% under budget.
• Managed an average of 12 inter-departmental moves per year to new locations.
• Budgeted and received approval for four roof replacements per year on existing aging branches from 22,000 to 85,000 sq. ft. without interruption to daily bank business, averaging 9% under budget.
• Replaced a Rooftop Unit (RTU) for a large bank location (35,000 sq. ft.) in one weekend without business interruption.
• Completed a 10,000 sq. ft. addition with basement and 70 new parking stalls, as well as three new drive-up lanes; completed project at 17% under budget and three weeks early.


EDUCATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point 1973

Emergency Response, 2005
Security, 2002
Real Estate Education Co., Chicago, IL 2000
Identifying Sexual Harassment, 2000
Food Safety, 1999
BOMA – Facilities Management, 1995
ADA-OSHA Compliance, 1993
Construction Bid Process, 1988
Construction Estimating, 1987
Managing Employees, 1985


CERTIFICATIONS

New Leader Development Certification and FEMA Emergency Management Certification, 2008


CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS

American Heart Association Annual Fund Raising Walkathon event, 2005 – 2007
Member of the Big Brothers of the Joliet Public School System, 2008


AWARDS

Voted by peers to the “Circle of Excellence” while at Mpower Communications
(Awarded to only 10 people in the nation in 2001)

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