Robin Kadell, M.S., LEED AP O M, CSM

Experience

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  GAF Materials Corporation

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2004

  Manager Guarantee Services
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  Sika

  Apr 2005 - Jan 2007

  Project Manager
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  The Children's Place

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Specialist, Facilities and Construction Team
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  Tumi

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Senior Construction Project Manager
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  Toys"R"Us

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Facilities Management
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  Ralph Lauren Corporation

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Director, Facilities Management & Energy Engineering

  • Operational leadership for all facility, sustainability and energy management function for 3 brands and 350 sites • Accountable for establishing a strategic direction for the facilities team, devising methods to improve performance and partnership to all departments, including real estate, creative , finance and vendors. • Facilitated the development of brand standard programs, incorporating benchmarking, KPIs and a validation processes.• Manage the demand side of the energy, monitoring energy consumption and energy management, developing cross functional relationships with global teams and implemented methodologies to gather and validate global data of energy usage for the Carbon Foot Print and green initiatives published in the Corporate Responsibility Statement• Established and facilitated cross functional facilities “Best Practices” discussions on retail, corporate, and distribution center issues to share knowledge and identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvement and sustainability strategies. • Provided the leadership in the development of a vendor pool for all FM retail activities that is responsive, credentialed, who can fulfill corporate requirements and partner to control costs.• Developed and managed and implementation of a systemic work flow system to manage costs, vendor payments, reallocation of expenses and reporting. • Established landlord partnerships to facilitate communication and ensure lease compliance and additional services.• Successfully completed an assessment of sustainability opportunities, establishing goals and implementing initiative. • Managed capital improvement projects such as lighting retrofits, flooring retrofits and painting rollouts. • Partnered with Senior Leaders and FM & Energy Engineering teams globally to develop and define a Global Energy Policy that will enhance the brand with favorable environmental sustainability outcome Show less

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  CBRE

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2017

  Regional Director

  • Provided the leadership for all contracted facilities functions for 38 manufacturing, office, Cafeterias and R & D sites in the NE• Created and managed OPEX and capital budgets, multi-year plans for 2+ M ft2 • Worked with cross-functional teams to redesign/improve operational flow, implementing metrics and document management. • Developed long term strategies and short-term tactical objectives for all facilities function• Developed and managed a team of building engineers and coordinators to manage and oversee the day to day repair and maintenance responsibilities and construction projects in the NE region• Leveraged understanding of the industry and key business drivers to identify gaps and create value for customer Show less

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  The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

  Jul 2017 - now

  Maintenance Asset Manager