Experience

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  Akridge

  May 2006 - Sept 2006

  Property management intern

  Worked with 7 owners and 14 managers of 1.5 million square foot mix-use facility located in Northwest D.C. | Served as onsite liaison to effectively resolve tenant concerns, oversaw daily inspections of commercial and retail properties, and participated in weekly meetings with owners, investors, and partners to discuss operations, budget, projection and expansions | Applied interpersonal skills to manage security and janitorial services.

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  Vienna presbyterian church

  May 2008 - Sept 2008

  Communications intern

  Key member of marketing team that brainstormed on how best to market a nationally acclaimed motivational speaker utilizing a three-pronged approach: media kits, local networking with churches and businesses, and encouraged community involvement | Created electronic database that ultimately encompassed 70 local churches | Lead the troubleshooting activities for the day-of-event including obstacles such as nearby competing event, timely check-in of the 500 attendees, and meeting tight schedules all resulting in $30,000 raised for the event. Show less

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  Christopher newport university

  Jan 2009 - May 2009

  It services helpdesk

  Front line person that assisted 5000+ student population and 200+ faculty to resolve I/T challenges | Oversaw troubleshooting software application problems, hardware connections, in-class media services, and computer security.

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  Akridge

  Jun 2009 - May 2012

  Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of 1.2 million-sf Class-A $400 million 7 office building property in Alexandria, VA | Annual completion of the $14 million operating budget for the total asset | Manage operating expenses | Responsible for quarterly asset sustainability reports to ownership and assist in preparation of monthly investor reports | Manage accounts payable and receivable | Perform property quality inspections | Manage over 30 contractors and 75 annual contract negotiations | Key manager in LEED Silver EB&OM certification of 169,000-sf building in complex | Assisted in the delivery of over 400,000-sf commercial buildings and oversaw the transition from construction to operations | Assist with capital projects | Increased responsibility when Property Manager was transferred, taking on elevated tasks and overseeing complex projects. Show less Assisted with the management of over 700,000-sf Class-A 5 office building property in Alexandria, VA | Managed the conference center and fitness center usage by the 2,600 tenants within the complex | Managed contract administration | Coded invoices | Managed tenant relations and the 12 annual tenant events | Maintained constant communication with tenants providing them with weekly written communiqués making them aware of projects taking place in the office park | Provided administrative support for the 2 on-site property managers and 7 engineers. Show less

  • Building Manager

    Aug 2010 - May 2012

  • Property Management Assistant

    Jun 2009 - Jul 2010
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  Transwestern

  Jun 2012 - Apr 2021

  Katy Schmidt is a senior portfolio manager with Transwestern overseeing the operations for approximately 1.6 million square feet of office properties in Northern Virginia. Katy manages the operational and financial administration, supervises the onsite engineering and management teams, oversees vendor contracts, administers the annual budget process and completes monthly and quarterly financial reporting. She also works with construction management teams to complete tenant improvement and capital improvement projects throughout the year. Show less

  • Senior Porfolio Manager

    Jun 2017 - Apr 2021

  • Senior Portfolio Manager

    Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Property Manager

    Jun 2012 - Oct 2016
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  Cushman & wakefield

  Apr 2021 - now

  Director