World Workplace 2006

Doug Benway, Vice President of Sales with The Corner Office attended World Workplace in San Diego and was kind enough to share his photos of receptions and vendor displays with us. As in previous years, World Workplace 2006 was an exceptional opportunity to socialize with FM peers from across the nation, share ideas, and strengthen professional relationships.

Thank you, Doug!

Casino Night on the Hornblower Yacht

On September 21st, IFMA San Francisco enjoyed a members and sponsors appreciation night on the Hornblower Yacht Entertainer. The beauty of the last night of summer as the Entertainer sailed the Bay perfectly complemented the dining, dancing, and casino gaming below decks. To see more pictures of this event, visit the photo archive on the chapter web site.

IFMA San Francisco extends a special Thank You to our event sponsors: ABM Engineering, Siemens, Resource and Design, Kimball Office Furniture, and Corporate Care.

IFMASF Tours NRDC Certified LEED-CI Gold Offices in the Historic 111 Sutter Street Building

James Jenkins, Senior Vice President of GCI General Contractors conducted our tour of the National Resource Defense Council offices while pointing out highlights of the features which qualified the NRDC offices for their Gold level certification.

James graciously shared details of the LEED certification process, including many innovative solutions implemented by GCI, educating sub-contractors to "buy into" the LEED goals, on-site recycling of construction materials, using older air quality technologies in new ways, and much more.

Details of the goals met for LEED certification and a Material List are available for download as PDF files.

IFMA San Francisco Welcomes a New Bronze Sponsor

Please join us in thanking DPR Construction Inc. for supporting our Chapter at the Bronze Sponsorship Level. DPR's core markets include Advanced Technology, Biopharmaceutical, and Green Construction. Please visit DPR at www.dprinc.com to learn more about our newest sponsor.

IFMASF Tours Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling Facility

Our monthly program on July 27th began with a brief presentation by Heather Paulson, Outreach Associate with La Casa de las Madres, the oldest battered women's shelter in California. Visit the Community Relations page on our Chapter web site for information on other Community resources supported by IFMASF chapter members.

Chris Levaggi, Program Manager, Golden Gate Disposal and Recycling Company discussed the finer points of trash disposal, recycling, and turning food and yard waste into organic mulch. (And, yes, there was a test afterwards.) Did you know that California leads the nation and San Francisco leads the state in recycling waste? Not content to rest on their laurels, Golden Gate continues to develop innovative solutions to facilitate recycling at the office and residentially.

Wayne Gluhan with Crosspoint Technology discussed both the local and global aspects of managing e-waste. Attendees will wonder no longer about what to do with those old computers and monitors or how to really, really, REALLY delete that sensitive data from recycled hard drives.

The employees at Golden Gate are delightfully creative and their creations nicely complement the Artist in Resident program at Golden Gate. Below are pictures of Heather Paulson and original artwork available for purchase at Golden Gate. To see more pictures of the tour, including the sculpture garden and some lovely surprises, visit our Photo Archive page.

THANK YOU CHAPTER SPONSORS!

Our sponsors make possible the programs and educational events that make the San Francisco chapter exceptional. We couldn't do it without them! If you or your company are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please visit our web site Sponsors page.

Thank You Sponsors!

Genentech, Inc.

ABM Engineering Services

Corporate Care

Resource and Design, Inc.

Huntsman Architechtural Group

Cor-O-Van

Wulfwerks

Please Welcome Our New Board of Directors!














From left to right:

Oscar Gomez, Vice President
Dawn Knoll, Secretary
John Kennedy, President
Karen Cochran, Treasurer
Nancy Kelley, Immediate Past President

And a big THANK YOU to Roxanne Bell, last term's Immediate Past President and our dedicated Committee Chairpersons -- who would love to have YOU come onboard! Visit the web site (www.ifmasf.org) for contact information.

On Friday, June 23rd, IFMA East Bay and IFMA San Francisco watched the Oakland A's whoop the Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Sigh. 40 tickets were sold to this joint-chapter event and a fine time was had by all.

Also, we acknowledged our Platinum Sponsor -- Genentech -- on the Jumbotron.

IFMASF sponsors a night out at the ballpark every year. We hope you'll join us next year!

Ty Whitehead, Facilities Manager, Howard Rice, has been a member of IFMA SF since 2001. On the heels of completing a 100,000 sq. ft. renovation/restack in their Embarcadero Center facility, Ty studied for and passed the CFM exam on May 15th. Our heartiest congratulations go out to Ty, and best wishes for continued success in the FM field!

Use Your Resume To Help Negotiate a Higher Salary

Most job seekers believe that salary negotiation starts once they have an offer in hand, but nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, your resume can make the difference between negotiating at the top end of the salary range—or the bottom end—in your next job offer. If that sounds strange to you, consider the following points:

• A prospective employer’s first impression of you is created entirely by your resume.
  

• The employer’s first impression of you will assign a value and build a level of urgency for the employer to contact you—before someone else does.
  

• First impressions are nearly impossible to change.
  

If your resume sells your skills short, then you can’t expect to receive offers at the upper end of your salary scale. Your current resume could be losing you thousands of dollars in income power. By making a few key changes in your resume now, you can position yourself for higher salaries in the future.

There are three resume strategies for promoting high salary negotiation success:

1. Show that you are a high return on investment with quantifiable results.

Many job seekers throw around the phrase “results oriented”, but they fail to back it up with concrete evidence—leaving the reader to conclude otherwise. You may feel that you have no quantifiable evidence of your value in previous jobs, but every job has quantifiable results that can better reflect your worth on your resume. Revenue, sales dollars and material costs are not the only results that use numbers.

Consider using the number of man-hours saved in process improvements, the percentage of repeat customers, or the number of peers helped by a particular efficiency to help reflect your abilities. Every employee is hired to solve problems, and most problems have some quantifiable element at their core.

2. Illustrate the breadth of your experience.

Notice the use of the word “breadth” rather than “length” of experience. Just because a candidate has been doing a job for a long time does not necessarily mean he is worth more. Breadth of experience focuses on quality, not quantity.

There are two key ways to express breadth of experience:

• Industry knowledge

Since industry expertise is usually in high demand, you can show your value through insider understanding of industry issues.

• Transferable skills

If your career spans many industries within the same occupation, highlight the transferable skills that have enabled you to bridge the gaps from industry to industry.

3. Entice the reader to want to know more about you.

Job seekers often make the mistake of assuming that the job of their resume is to inform the reader. Not so! The ONLY job of your resume is to entice the reader to want to know more about you.

What that translates to is an understanding of what to include and what to leave off your resume. Too much detail can distract the reader and lose his interest, but not enough information, and the reader will wonder what you have been doing with your life. A proper balance between detail and result will win the reader’s interest and leave them saying, “I’ve got to call this guy for an interview today!”

A professional resume writer can create a resume that sells you as a high return on investment. By portraying you as someone with great breadth of experience and a wide range of critical skills, potential employers will see you immediately as someone of high value, building their vision—and your self-confidence—of you in the upper end of the salary scale.

Deborah Walker, CCMC
Career Coach ~ Resume Writer
Find more job-search tips and resume samples at:

www.AlphaAdvantage.com

Kevin Manalili, Facilities Manager of Corporate Services at Genentech, is our most recent CFM. Congratulations Kevin.

LEED Certification Brown Bag Luncheon a Hit!

Chris Hodges, Principal of FEA (www.feapc.com) and guest speaker at our May 11th Brown Bag luncheon on LEED Certification of Existing Buildings, takes a moment to relax at the Resource and Design offices. Comments about the Brown Bag program included, "(this program) was more getting into the nitty gritty of the details of the job," and "(brown bag programs) are an opportunity to talk to subject matter specialists." Participants agreed that the Brown Bag programs provide uniquely open access to industry professionals. Join us at future Brown Bag programs and take advantage of the extraordinary opportunities available to members of IFMA San Francisco.

Corporate Care - Our Newest Gold Sponsor!

Chapter Treasurer, Oscar Gomez, receives a $5,000 check from Peter Serchia of Corporate Care. Thank you, Corporate Care, for your long-standing tradition of sponsorship and volunteerism!

SF Chapter's 20th Anniversary

Chapter President, Nancy Kelley, displays a plaque sent by IFMA National Headquarters to commemorate the San Francisco chapter's 20th anniversary. 20 years? Yikes!

Robyn Isom's Baby!

Woo hoo! Robyn Isom, a stalwart member of the Membership Committee, is a new mom! With great pleasure, we bring you this picture of beautiful Carmela, her adorable bundle of joy.

Nancy Kelley Profiled in Bay Area FM Guide

Nancy Kelley is a veteran in the facilities management industry in the Bay Area, having formed Kelley Project Services almost 11 years ago. Kelley spent nine years with Firemans Funds, ending as a facilities manager for their 450,000 sq. ft. Novato headquarters. Then she realized that her specialty is carrying projects from inception through completion. "In many ways this means I'm a generalist," comments Kelley, "but in reality I must be well versed in many disciplines in order to knit their work together into one piece."

After ruling out a career in anthropology, Kelley redirected her energy by applying to design school and studied around the clock for more than three years before transitioning into facilities management work. Kelley completed her bachelor of arts in Interior Design at the Interior Design Internship in Denver, Colorado. She also holds a bachelor of arts degree in Anthropology and Family Studies from Colorado Women's College in Denver.

Although Kelley has been an active member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), over the last five years she has devoted most of her energies to the International Facilities Management Association. Kelley is currently the San Francisco chapter president.

Kelley's background in design and her interest in carrying projects beyond completion, allow her to ensure that the design really will support the operational needs of the company and the end user. She believes that her responsibilities require her to be very multi-disciplined in her work, being both a "big picture" and task oriented professional. Seeing the results of her work is equivalent to the "total being greater than the sum of the parts," she says.

When not managing projects, Kelley enjoys hiking with her Labrador retriever, Morgan, sea kayaking, and gardening. Some days when time and creative juices allow, Kelley can be found weaving colorful fabrics, creating jewelry and custom pillows, wall hangings, and sculptures.

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Our Chapter Vice President, John Kennedy, participated in a Rebuilding Together project this past Saturday. He was the Construction Captain and Harvard Business School Bay Area Alumni was the volunteer team when they cleaned up a back yard, created a half court basketball court, and created a meditation area for InnerChange. InnerChange is a non-profit that helps the homeless and youth trapped in the juvenile justice system. The agency was thrilled with the results and all the volunteers felt like they really made an impact. John was able to pull this off with a budget of $2,000 and lots of help from volunteers. "I would recommend getting involved to anyone and there are plenty of volunteer activities based on the amount of time you have available." Visit the Community Service page at our web site for more volunteer opportunities. Enjoy the before and after pictures below!

The Chapter will swear in a new Board of Directors for the 2006-2007 term in July. We need a Treasurer. We'd love some new Committee volunteers, too. Participating on the Board and Committees is a great way to hone your skills, make new friendships, satisfy CFM requirements, and have fun. Interested? Please email webmaster@ifmasf.org and we'll see that your email gets to the right person. Questions? Visit the Board of Directors page at ifmasf.org and contact the incumbents directly. Join the team!

On April 20, 2006 we revisited the Bloomingdale's Dome Project. This new retail center on the site of the well-remembered Emporium opens this November. Visit the picture archive at ifmasf.org and compare the amazing progress between August 2005 and April 2006. This is only one of many behind-the-scenes tours made possible by the dedicated and creative Programs Committee of the San Francisco Chapter of IFMA. If you're not a member yet, consider joing us now. If you are a member, we look forward to seeing you at our next monthly program!