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David SALHANY

Wageningen

Summary

Facility Leader & Project Manager – 20+ years’ experience managing a wide range of facilities and projects in international environments, creating and maintaining safe, secure and optimized work environments to enable business units to thrive and deliver value to the organization. Have a solid commitment to delivery of results by building strong, inclusive teams that thrive on problem-solving, often in ambiguous situations. With a keen customer orientation, experience in working across cultures and time-zones I have a unique blend of results-oriented accountability with a strong sense of loyalty towards the organization and its employees and contractors.

Roles of interest: Full-time facility and property asset leadership opportunities in the high-tech industry, global logistics environment or event and stadium management. Available to travel and work (remotely) Internationally.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

EMEA Construction PM and M&A Integration Manager

Intel Corporation
08.2017 - 07.2023
  • Construction Project Management: Main focus on construction and renovations projects of acquired small companies across Intel EMEA. Lead all office fit-up, renovation, upgrade and building expansion projects within portfolio,
  • M&As & Divestitures: Lead the Intel EMEA Facilities M&A Site Assessment Team to determine size, scale, suitability and complexity of integrating potential acquisition companies into Intel,
  • Facility Sustainability Leadership: Drove energy and waste reduction programs across EMEA region supporting EU Energy Efficiency Directives.

Outcomes:

  • Projects: Delivered 100+ construction & renovation projects across EMEA totalling c. $50m, 2007-’23,
  • Drove real-estate optimization and space consolidation in post-pandemic period,
  • Integrated 15 new acquisition companies into Intel EMEA, totalling 35Km2 of real estate and 1.5k employees, 2017-’23,
  • Successfully lead divestiture of additional 11 Intel EMEA properties and business group locations, supporting cost reduction and asset consolidation in EMEA, resulting in $20m savings, 2017-’23,
  • Cost Ownership: Have driven overall cost of EMEA facility ownership down by 35% through strategic outsourcing partnerships, resulting in cost savings of $100+m since 2011,
  • EHS Wins: Drove significant reductions in energy consumption (by 40%) across portfolio and in solid waste generation (60+%), 2015-on
  • Satisfaction: Improved customer/employee facility satisfaction scores by 15+% (76% to 91% favourable), 2011-‘23

EMEA Facility Operations & Project Manager

Intel Corporation
05.2007 - 08.2017
  • Greatly expanded scope to include facility operations and projects at 37 separate Intel facilities in 8 countries (3+K employees, 65+Km2 of real estate), including EMEA Research & Design Centres, Field Sales Offices and Logistic Distribution Centres,
  • Main focus was on strategic outsourcing of integrated facility services, optimizing facility operations across an expanded real estate portfolio and improvement of environmental, health & safety programs, and sustainability initiatives in particular.

Outcomes:

  • EMEA Core Team member supporting Integrated Facility Management strategic outsourcing partnerships; key contributor to determine outsourcing scope, capabilities, KPIs and overall IMF aims and objectives for region; reduced overall cost of EMEA facility ownership (by 35%), achieving $20+m p.a. in cost savings, 2010-on,
  • Drove optimization programs for all building preventative and corrective maintenance programs, physical security and security systems, front of house soft services (custodial, café) realizing further facility operating savings of $10m per year, 2012-on,
  • Completed designation as Certified Facility Manager, Arizona State University, 2010-’11,
  • Drove building space optimization programs, reducing EMEA real estate holdings by 20%, 2018-on,
  • Supported implementation of fatality prevention programs, pre-task planning methodology and on-going risk assessments implemented across region helped reduce injury recordable rates to well below OHSA average of 2.7, 2010-on,
  • Reduced energy consumption (by 20%) across portfolio and increased solid waste recycling to 95% of total, 2010-on.

Netherlands Facility and Project Manager

Intel Corporation
05.1999 - 05.2007
  • Managed Intel’s EMEA finished goods distribution centre, a strategic 24/7 logistics and manufacturing hub. 1999-on,
  • Delivered major projects at Amsterdam Logistics HQ, including HVAC system upgrades, emergency generator capacity expansion, data centre refurbishment, life safety system remediation, 2002-on,
  • Focused on business continuity / risk & emergency management to ensure that Interruption to service was eliminated or greatly reduced.

Outcomes:

  • Supported $15m project to fit-up new leased warehouse facility and without business interruption moved entire logistics and office operation to new location, 2004-2005,
  • Reliability: Improved building reliability of critical systems to consistently 98+%, 2006; reduced overall mean time to recovery by 60%, (2007) through enhanced use of building monitoring systems,
  • Led facility, safety and security sections of our successful ISO9001 Implementation, 2007-on,
  • Intel at Schiphol Airport voted ‘Safest Warehouse in NL’ by Dutch Transportation and Warehouse branch organization in 2007.

Military Officer

Canadian Armed Forces
09.1989 - 11.1998

Held two leadership roles in an international context: Platoon Commander (1989-’92) and Logistics Officer (1992-’98).

  • Initially, led an Infantry platoon of 35, supporting their health and well-fair and preparing them for operational deployment world-wide,
  • Then, managed logistics planning to support movement of Canadian military personnel and their equipment and vehicles to UN and NATO operational theatres around the world.

Education

Certified FM - Facility Management

Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona
04.2011

Certified - Advanced Software Applications, ERP & Databases

Algonquin College
Pembroke, Ontario
04.1993

Associate of Science - Military Leadership, Command & Control, Field Ops

Canadian Armed Forces Leadership Training Centre
Gagetown, New Brunswick
09.1989

Bachelor of Arts - Law, Psychology, Geography, History

Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
1985

Skills

  • Innovative & Creative Problem Solver
  • Collaborative approach with strong Interpersonal Skills
  • Inspiring Leader who Assumes Responsibility
  • Customer Focussed & Commercially Aware
  • Excellent Communicator & Team Builder
  • IT & Tech Savvy
  • Flexible and Adaptable to Change
  • Strong Finance and Budgetary skills
  • Resourceful and a Continuous Learner
  • Strong Safety & Security mind-set and focus
  • Process Improvement Initiator

Languages

English
Native language
Dutch
Upper intermediate
B2
French
Elementary
A2

Hobbies


Volunteering - Rubgy - Hockey - Baseball - Geocaching - Skiing - Barbecuing 

Timeline

EMEA Construction PM and M&A Integration Manager

Intel Corporation
08.2017 - 07.2023

EMEA Facility Operations & Project Manager

Intel Corporation
05.2007 - 08.2017

Netherlands Facility and Project Manager

Intel Corporation
05.1999 - 05.2007

Military Officer

Canadian Armed Forces
09.1989 - 11.1998

Certified FM - Facility Management

Arizona State University

Certified - Advanced Software Applications, ERP & Databases

Algonquin College

Associate of Science - Military Leadership, Command & Control, Field Ops

Canadian Armed Forces Leadership Training Centre

Bachelor of Arts - Law, Psychology, Geography, History

Carleton University
David SALHANY