John Parsons, RCFM

Experience

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  U.S. Navy

  Aug 1976 - Aug 1982

  Electrician & Repair Tech

  Trained as a Nuclear Power Plant Operator. Good Conduct Medal and Honorable Discharge with the rank of E-6, Petty Officer 1st Class.<script type="text/javascript" src="https://platform.linkedin.com/badges/js/profile.js" async defer></script><div class="LI-profile-badge" data-version="v1" data-size="medium" data-locale="en_US" data-type="vertical" data-theme="dark" data-vanity="johnp77777"><a class="LI-simple-link" href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnp77777?trk=profile-badge'>John Parsons, CFM</a></div> Show less

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  Varian Associates

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1988

  Sr. Maintenance Mechanic

  General maintenance duties included troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of facilities and manufacturing equipment in a semi conductor fabrication environment. Related equipment and skills include clean rooms, laminar flow hoods, motors, generators, chemical lift stations, wet process sinks, compressors, process gasses, hazardous material handling, degreasers, DI water systems, HVAC systems, fume scrubbers, plumbing and pipefitting, ERT first responder. Received awards and recognition for developing a safe hydrofluoric acid neutralization system and a purging method used to safely dispose of pyrophoric gas containers. Show less

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  IFMA

  Jan 1988 - now

  Professional Member

  Member of CFM Subject Matter Expert Counsel & Mentor ProgramIFMA Qualified Instructor

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  Sun Microsystems

  Nov 1988 - Feb 1995

  Facilities Operations

  Started as a Journeyman Electrician and advanced to Facilities Management. Over 7 years, held the position of Site Facilities Supervisor (350,000SF), Help Desk Operations Manager (1.5M SF), Contract Performance Manager, Space Planner, Site Health and Safety Manager, & Corporate Conservation Manager. Opened new 250,000 SF Corporate Headquarters. Developed electrical and mechanical design standards used world-wide. Significant contributor to the Menlo Park Campus project team. Moved the first 500 people into this campus. Inventor of the “Smart Office” concept which saved over $1M per year in utilities. HR Outstanding Contributor Award winner and key member of Sun’s notorious Pranksters Committee. Show less

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  Remedy Corporation

  Feb 1995 - May 1998

  Facilities Manager

  Responsible for all Real Estate, Facilities and Security Operations, local and remote. Developed the Facilities department through a company growth period from 135 to 600+ headcount worldwide over three years. Performed major expansions in the Bay Area (135,000 sq-ft), the UK (40,000 sq-ft), Virginia and New Jersey (24,000 sq-ft each). Developed an ergonomic program which reduced injury and worker comp claims from 17% to less than 2%. Developed the internal Help Desk used by HR, IT and Facilities which was eventually packaged as a Customer product. Show less

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  PFM Services

  May 1998 - Oct 2007

  Owner

  Responsible for providing Facilities services to small companies that don't have in-house expertise. Performed true turnkey expansion services for UpShot.com, Reel.com, Active Software, Digital Chef, Transmeta Corporation, Tidal Software, and Marketo.

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  WebMethods/Active Software

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2007

  Director of Facilities

  Responsible for management of company’s world-wide real estate portfolio (250,000+ SF, 40+ offices), construction projects and daily operations. Additionally responsible for food services, corporate travel and purchasing. Opened numerous remote offices in Europe, Asia-Pac, India and North America. Oversee office design, construction, fit-up and moves as well as the build-out and operation of corporate data centers. Accountable for a Facilities budget of $15M, department activities world-wide, staff development and management. Also responsible for implementing strategies supporting Security Operations, Health and Safety, and Emergency Response Teams. Show less

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  PGP Corporation

  Oct 2007 - Jun 2010

  Director of Facilities

  Responsible for the start-up of a new corporate Facilities Department. This includes development and oversight of PGP’s world-wide real estate portfolio, health/safety/security systems and programs, food services, corporate travel, reprographics, as well as all facilities operations and maintenance. Successfully managed construction, fit-up and move into a new 70,000 SF corporate headquarters building in Menlo Park CA. Project delivered ahead of schedule and under budget.

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  Symantec

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2011

  Sr. Manager, Corporate Real Estate

  Project and Program Management for Facilities initiatives world-wide. Lead integration efforts for the PGP acquisition by Symantec. Completed design phase of a new campus in Pune India encompassing over 650K Sq-Ft phased over 3 years. Lead construction and move projects in Pune, Chennai, Frankfurt, Springfield OR, Roseville MN, Austin TX, and Houston TX. Key integration team member for the VeriSign and Clearwell acquisition efforts globally.

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  Brocade

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  Director, Global Real Estate and Facilities

  Responsible for all Facilities Maintenance, Services, EH&S and Security. Lead a team of 24 staff based in San Jose CA, Broomfield CO, and Plymouth MN.

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  Cisco Systems

  Apr 2012 - Jan 2014

  Lead WorkPlace Manager

  As the senior Facilities leader dedicated to the San Jose Campus, responsible for the delivery of all Planning, Project Management, Maintenance Operations and Facilities Services. The campus is comprised of 55 buildings containing 7.5 million square feet and over 23,000 occupants. Spearheaded the execution of a 5 year master plan with the goal to optimize the portfolio by divesting of excess space (11 bldgs, 1M SF) and transform the campus into Cisco’s workplace of the future. Key deliverables included the renovation of 9 buildings, the addition of 1500 parking spaces and refresh of all remaining buildings on the campus. This was a $200M+ effort with an estimated $16M annualized savings. Other duties included managing a team of site managers who are business partners to the Client occupants of the campus. Show less

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  Turn

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Director of Global Facilities

  Carved out the Facilities function from multiple departments at this exciting start-up in Redwood City. Global responsibility for Turn's Real Estate, Project Management, Strategic & Tactical Space Planning, Facilities Maintenance and Operations, Health and Safety, Physical Security, Office and Food Services, and anything else we needed to drive this company's success. Some key accomplishments by the Facilities Team during my year at Turn:Moved more than 75% of the company (350 people) from September through NovemberRight sized the real estate portfolio by reducing space footprint by 30%. From 155,000 Sq-Ft to just about 100,000Reduced global vacancy rate from 53% to 26% by cutting number of vacant seats from 525 to 175.We served over 100,000 meals and who knows how many tons of snacks.Obtained over $1M in construction reimbursements from our landlordsForecasted almost 100K in deferred rent during 2015 and up to 850K annually in future years. Show less

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  23andMe

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2019

  Director of Workplace Experience

  Developed the Facilities function from the ground up to eventually support over 700 headcount. Oversight of all Facilities Maintenance, EH&S, Physical Security and Office Services for the company. Delivering concierge services that include a robust organic food program, fitness center and corporate events. Leader and mentor to a team of 10 employees and numerous contract partners. Managed warm shell build outs of two HQ offices (70,000 SF in 2015 and 150,000 SF currently), a BSL1 lab with small vivarium in South San Francisco (35,000 SF) and currently working on a CLIA lab in Phoenix (21,000 SF). Show less

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  Gone Fishin'

  Apr 2019 - now

  Retired
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  PFM Services

  Apr 2019 - Jan 2022

  Principal Consultant

  Facilities Guru Extraordinaire specializing in all things Facilities and Workplace for small companies that may not have in-house expertise."PFM Services Rides Again!"

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  San Jose State University

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  Professor

  Taught a couple semesters right when COVID started.