
Timeline
About me
Senior Facilities Manager at Constellation Brands
Education
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University of oslo (uio)
-International summer school international relations/peace research
Depaul university
-College of computing and digital media, institute for professional development telecommunications certificate
Depaul university
-Bachelor's degree geography (urban development and planning concentration) and business summa cum laudeActivities and Societies: Past President and member, DePaul Geographical Society; Pi Gamma Mu and Delta Epsilon Sigma honor societies Advanced Marketing Management | Cartography and Computer Graphics | Census | Chicago Metropolitan Area | City Problems and Planning | Economics Micro/Macro | Environment of the City | Industrial and Commercial Location | Operations Management | Principles of Marketing | Problems of Modern Transportation | Real Estate Law |Real Estate Principles | Urban Economics |Urban Geography
Experience

Alliance for audited media
Apr 1984 - Jun 2016Director of Administrative Services at $23 million cross-media verification and information services firm. - Guide strategy and day-to-day operations for U.S. and Canadian facilities, real estate, procurement, telecommunications, security, records and mail/shipping services for owner-occupied headquarters in the Chicago area, and leased locations in Florida, Iowa, New Jersey, New York and Toronto, Canada. - Led multiyear development property sale, site search and corporate headquarters relocation. Delivered $6 million facility on time and under budget, including design-build data center, 100% HVAC units/controls retrofit, project management, space planning and relocation.- Managed New York lease activities including contract negotiations, tenant improvements and relocations; coordinated business resumption following a steam pipe explosion that closed the NY office for three months.- Delivered cost-effective 2015 New Jersey space consolidation and relocation for newly acquired subsidiary. Negotiated asset relocations, avoiding $30,000 in early cancellation penalties. Audited telecom facilities, saving nearly $20,000.- Oversee compliance and collaborate on best practices for corporate security/risk management and secure oversight of records and IT asset disposition.- Single point of contact for $150,000+ telecom voice/data/internet provisioning, contracts and budget including multiple carriers, teleconferencing services and corporate wireless program.- Reduced costs of records retention, shredding and secure storage by 45% and reduced square footage required to store records at headquarters by 75%.- Key collaborator on migrating two legacy imaging projects to SharePoint. Led, sourced, and project managed digitization of archived microfilm data reports dating to 1914. Show less - Directed operations of custom data report service. - Established data bank process flow chart for consistent improvement in processing times.- Coordinated forecasts and revisions of $1 million+ opex budgets for five departments. - Developed and maintained 1,900 US and Canadian newspaper reporting markets. Compiled annual population and household market estimates utilizing surveys, U.S. and Canadian census data and maps.Additional prior work experience: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce | Loyola University Chicago. Show less
Director of Administrative Services
Jul 1989 - Jun 2016Manager, Administrative Services
May 1986 - Jul 1989Manager, Data Bank Service (promoted from Newspaper Market Analyst)
Apr 1984 - May 1986

Constellation brands
Oct 2016 - nowSenior Facilities Manager
Oct 2024 - nowFacilities Manager
Oct 2016 - Sept 2024
Licenses & Certifications
- View certificate

Certified facility manager® (cfm®)
IfmaNov 1994 - View certificate

Constellation brands legacy leader program
Harvard business publishing corporate learningNov 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Cecilia Herdegen, CFMEmployee Award Alliance for Audited Media Dec 2012 (corporate rebranding committee)
- Awarded to Cecilia Herdegen, CFMGold Standard Award of Excellence Alliance for Audited Media Mar 2010 (corporate headquarters relocation)
- Awarded to Cecilia Herdegen, CFMGold Standard Award of Excellence Alliance for Audited Media Dec 2007 (overall facilities management)
- Awarded to Cecilia Herdegen, CFMCollege of DuPage Outstanding Advisory Board Member College of DuPage (Facility Management Program Advisory Committee) May 2007
Volunteer Experience
Judge, 2021/2020/2018/2016/2015/2014 IFMA Awards of Excellence
Issued by IFMA on Jul 2013
Associated with Cecilia Herdegen, CFMIFMA Foundation 2017 Scholarship Judge
Issued by IFMA FOUNDATION on Jun 2017
Associated with Cecilia Herdegen, CFMThe Newberry Library 32nd Annual Book Fair Volunteer Crew
Issued by The Newberry on Jul 2016
Associated with Cecilia Herdegen, CFM
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