• Lead workplace strategy and real estate growth planning for a global portfolio spanning 17 offices and 2,800+ employees.

• Partner with Finance and executive leadership to align headcount forecasts with long-range real estate strategy, including expansions, consolidations, and new market planning.

• Partnered with Finance and People teams to design and maintain executive-ready space and occupancy dashboards used to inform real estate strategy, capital planning, and expansion decisions.

• Guide workplace standards, planning frameworks, and decision-making models to support rapid growth while maintaining flexibility and cost discipline.

• Advise senior stakeholders on tradeoffs between speed, efficiency, employee experience, and capital investment.

• Owned the global space and occupancy planning function, establishing governance, tools, and reporting for portfolio-wide decision-making.

• Improved space efficiency by 30–50% across key offices through capital improvement projects, redesigned desk layouts, and reallocation of space to better align with team growth and organizational needs.

• Delivered $170K+ in annual cost savings through FF&E optimization, asset redeployment, and consolidation of underutilized space.

• Partnered with Workplace Ops, IT and external consultants to execute space reconfigurations and office expansions with minimal disruption.

• Built Verkada’s global space planning capability during a period of rapid headcount growth and geographic expansion across multiple regions.

• Translated headcount forecasts and org changes into block plans, scenarios, and space strategies across North America and international offices.

• Partnered with Workplace Ops, IT, Security, and external consultants to support office expansions and new site planning.

• Established foundational planning processes that scaled with the business and informed future workplace strategy efforts.

• Supported strategy, programming, and delivery of 270k+ SF of Food & Beverage spaces across North and Latin America.

• Managed 50+ active projects across multiple regions in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environment.

• Used utilization, meal count, and occupancy data to support return-to-office planning and cost-driven delivery models.

• Coordinated cross-functional teams across design, operations, culinary, and international partners.

• Achieved a 90% on-time milestone success rate through proactive risk management and clear communication.

• Represented owners and commercial clients through lease negotiations, test-fits, and tenant improvement planning during a volatile COVID-era market.

• Advised on site selection, space planning, and build-out strategy to secure favorable lease terms and mitigate schedule risk.

• Led sourcing and procurement of custom FF&E and materials, delivering 40–70% cost savings on select items through direct manufacturer partnerships.

• Bridged design intent, budget constraints, and construction realities to deliver projects efficiently and cost-effectively.