Chris Wakefield

Experience

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  Bank of America

  Nov 1997 - May 2006

  Managed virtual project teams at multiple data centers in the U.S. and South America.Supervised team members, established project goals and timelines, assigned tasks and monitored progress on multiple concurrent technology projects.Six Sigma Greenbelt with DFSS, saving Bank of America $1.8 million Mainframe and midrange computer system installation and troubleshooting. Premises planning and preparation.Network installation and troubleshootingExtensive management of outside vendors and technology partners.

  • Technology Project Manager

    Feb 2003 - May 2006

  • Consulting Systems Engineer

    Nov 1997 - Feb 2003
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  JLL

  May 2006 - now

  • Led engineering and facilities management teams of 4 building data center campus consisting of 1.1M+ SF within IFM portfolio. • Direct reports included 15 union operating engineers and two property assistants. • National SPOC representing 13 data centers for client GSA compliance audit. • Achieved 2x the improvement of CBRE and Lincoln Harris combined.• Led successful Six Sigma Greenbelt Project with $1.9 million in energy savings for 3 data centers.• Key participant in sale and ownership transition of Bank of America Concord Technology Center. • Developed and executed Mission Critical Facility Sale/Leaseback Playbook for account wide best practice. Show less

  • Senior Director, North American Regional Manager-Data Centers

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Critical Environment Manager

    Jun 2019 - Jan 2022

  • General Manager

    Apr 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Account Lead - Autodesk

    Aug 2014 - May 2016

  • Senior Property Manager

    May 2006 - Aug 2014