Marie Huscher (Thompson) MCR

Experience

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  Square D Company

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  Facility Administrator

  Managed 10.8M square feet of office space, including corporate offices, field offices, plants, distribution centers, regional VP offices, design centers, and demo/training facilities.Managed construction build-out projects for sites in Canada.

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  CORPORATE BUSINESS

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Account & Project Manager/ Sales Manager

  Developed space plans, design, specifications, and budgets.Managed projects from planning through occupancy.

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  Motorola

  Nov 1999 - Jun 2002

  Northern Illinois Strategic Planner / Project Manager

  Built and oversaw strategies for office and manufacturing facilities within Motorola communications business. Drove projects to completion through effective management of strategies and activities. Provided project strategies and progress summaries to management, as well as space utilization analyses and sector space allocation reviews. Studied plans and coordinated with lead facility engineers to meet corporate design standards and building codes. Develop space plans for facilities and buildings. Provided financial head counts to regional strategic space planner. Show less

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  Jones Lang LaSalle

  Jun 2002 - Apr 2004

  Northern Illinois Strategic Planner (Motorola Account)

  Continued to lead short-term and long-term space strategies as outsourced Motorola talent.

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  Trammell Crow Company

  Apr 2004 - Dec 2005

  Facility Planning Director / Project Manager

  Marie led a facilities management team consisting of designers, project managers, movers, installers, and outside contractors both direct and dotted reports. She oversaw project management, facility management, construction management, and strategic and occupancy planning initiatives. Managed budgets. Coordinated efforts of a 1M plus square-foot campus, and 2.5M square feet of total facility space.Financial/Operational Highlights:• Implemented 5-year capital reinvestment program for Northern Illinois Baxter Facilities.• Drove reorganization efforts, improving internal and external service provider teams and reducing costs by 4%.• Managed a $1.2M, 20K square-foot space rehabilitation to completion in 3 weeks under budget.• Developed and executed numerous processes, including adds, moves and changes, unit cost structures, space occupancy studies, charge backs and invoicing, capital procurement, and revamping of the service delivery model. Show less

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  Motorola

  Jan 2006 - Apr 2009

  Global Real Estate Business Mgr

  I managed the business relationship among corporate real estate and the global business leaders garnering the buy-in of all stakeholders on proposals, programs, and plans. I was an integral lead in mergers, acquisitions and dispositions in real estate and facilities. An active member of the real estate program management team in the global strategic planning process to identify optimal real estate solutions. Responsible for the space programs, policies & governance including sustainability. Coordinate operating budgets, costs, savings and strategic initiatives. Oversee and communicate with business leaders the global strategic plan for transactions, programs and projects. Show less

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  CB Richard Ellis

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

  Global Program Director

  At CB Richard Ellis, I acted as the primary relationship manager for CBRE's strategic real estate partnership with The Nielsen Company focusing on program management and strategic services for their portfolio globally. Overall management of transactions, projects and portfolio management globally, 650 sites and 6.7 M square feet. • Identified and proposed real estate site strategies targeting $5M in operating cost reductions• Recruited top talented directors in all regions• Developed transaction and project management programs and processes Show less

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  Diageo

  Sept 2010 - Sept 2016

  Prior to my role as PMO manager I was Diageo’s CRES Global Performance Improvement Manger. In a short span of 3 years and a move to make the group global, I developed and delivered an integrated capital project management process aligned with Procurement in North America, created the real estate playbooks, re-wrote and test scripted the CRES department compliance controls and policies, simplified the budgeting and planning process for facilities management in North America while endeavoring to drive consistency in processes across regions. I introduced strategic portfolio planning and workplace strategies, consulted and participated in service provider contract renewals and facilitated vendor service agreements writing the business cases to support and gain approval for each program. I lead the project team in the acquisition of a data management system including migration of the data to the new system and governed the lease administration transition from a single vendor in North America to a global service provider. She created the Real Estate & Facilities community site on Mosaic including page development for multiple functions within the site and the sub-site templates for managing projects. Show less

  • Global Real Estate & Facilities Program Management Office Manager

    Oct 2014 - Sept 2016

  • Global Property & Facilities Performance Improvement Manager

    Sept 2010 - Oct 2014
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  Studio M Investments & Design, Inc

  Jan 2012 - now

  Investor

  In 2012, I turned my passion of rebuilds into a business and started Studio M Investments & Design, Inc. I have worked on a wide range of buildings including Greystones, Bungalows, River Front Cottages, and Small Boutique Offices and recently won an award from the Chicago Bungalow Association for the interior renovation of a Chicago Bungalow in Albany ParkI buy properties from sheriff sales, online auctions, estate sales, investment flippers, and private parties. I designed, repurpose and rebuilt these properties, increase their value and sell them and enjoy the rewards.http://www.studiominvestsanddesign.com/ Show less

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  BGIS

  Mar 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Regional Facilities Manager

    Sept 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Workplace Manager

    Mar 2018 - Sept 2018
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  Alzheimer's Association®

  Oct 2019 - now

  • Sr. Director, Real Estate & Facilities Management

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Director, Real Estate

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2021