Careers in Project Management and Owner Representation: Insights and Outlook

The ORPM Alliance is a community of like-minded professional Owner’s Representative and Project Management firms who serve a diverse range of client constituencies within the design and construction industries. ORPM panelists each have distinguished careers, in which they have led project teams on many noteworthy projects and assumed key positions on the client and service provider side. By sharing their unique professional backgrounds, diverse range of roles and thoughts on the current market conditions, attendees will gain insight and knowledge if they work within or are considering a career in the ORPM profession.

Introduction

Francisco X. Pineda, Academic Program Director, Columbia University

Moderator

Christopher Kollar, Vice President of Operations and Executive Director, JLS Cost Management Systems Inc.

Panelists

Deborah Romano, Senior Director, Project Management, CBRE

Linda Foggie, Senior Vice President and North American Head of Corporate Occupier, Turner & Townsend

Donald Hickey, Senior Vice President, Project Management & Business Development, JLS Cost Management Systems Inc.

Read "An Introduction to the ORPM Alliance," written by Christopher B. Kollar, an alumni of the Construction Administration program and Vice President of Operations and Executive Director at JLS Cost Management Systems Inc.

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