Paola Fontana
Project Coordinator at Clear View Building Services- Claim this Profile
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Jerry Sullivan
Paola was an invaluable resource for our porject team. Her financial tracking and organizational skills were key to our teams thoroughness and ultimate success in our project deliverables to our client. She is an asset to any team. I welcome the opportunity to work with her again in the future.
Ilise Ratner
Paola is a detailed oriented Assistant that is eager to get involved and stay there until the task is complete. She is a bright and technologically competent. Above all, she is a pleasure to work with.
Jerry Sullivan
Paola was an invaluable resource for our porject team. Her financial tracking and organizational skills were key to our teams thoroughness and ultimate success in our project deliverables to our client. She is an asset to any team. I welcome the opportunity to work with her again in the future.
Ilise Ratner
Paola is a detailed oriented Assistant that is eager to get involved and stay there until the task is complete. She is a bright and technologically competent. Above all, she is a pleasure to work with.
Jerry Sullivan
Paola was an invaluable resource for our porject team. Her financial tracking and organizational skills were key to our teams thoroughness and ultimate success in our project deliverables to our client. She is an asset to any team. I welcome the opportunity to work with her again in the future.
Ilise Ratner
Paola is a detailed oriented Assistant that is eager to get involved and stay there until the task is complete. She is a bright and technologically competent. Above all, she is a pleasure to work with.
Jerry Sullivan
Paola was an invaluable resource for our porject team. Her financial tracking and organizational skills were key to our teams thoroughness and ultimate success in our project deliverables to our client. She is an asset to any team. I welcome the opportunity to work with her again in the future.
Ilise Ratner
Paola is a detailed oriented Assistant that is eager to get involved and stay there until the task is complete. She is a bright and technologically competent. Above all, she is a pleasure to work with.
Experience
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Clear View Building Services
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United States
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Coordinator
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Mar 2023 - Present
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CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS)
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Facilities Manager
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May 2011 - Mar 2023
• Schedule construction, preventative maintenance, moves, deliveries, pick-ups and any emergency work throughout the Bank of America Tower.• Manage, create, and track approximately 100+ work orders through the Bank of America’s system Corrigo on a daily basis.• Accountable for updating Engineers’ Plan of Day tracker presenting all critical and non-critical work scheduled for the day and/or week.• Responsible for coordinating/scheduling Executive events including Wine and Food Festival held in the Bank of America Tower 2nd Floor Conference Center and/or 51st floor Executive Dining floor. • Develop and implement weekly, bi-weekly and monthly meetings with vendors and general contractors in order to increase productivity and address any issues that may have risen during any ongoing projects.• Assist Property Manager with budget deadlines, cost savings, meetings, walkthroughs, tours, events and special projects.• Develop and direct construction projects in efforts to better building maintenance and appearance while being accountable for their budgets.• Served as liaison between Bank of America Legal Department, OEM and different media entities in coordinating the 9/11 10th year anniversary by processing License Agreements and creating Building Access Forms.• Administer the Building Office operational activities while managing heavy flow of calls, requests and follow ups between sub-tenants, engineers, electricians, porters and handymen. Show less
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Associate Project Manager
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Jan 2018 - Sep 2021
• Successfully completed construction of Wellness/Lactation Rooms at several retail branch and administrative spaces for Bank of America.• Able to identify project risks and develop contingency plans to reduce and/or eliminate project loses and risks.• Create and update spreadsheets, formulate e-mails, update invoice logs, process payments, reconcile budgets, as well as review and prepare documents for project completion/closeout.• Manage all aspects of project management like budget, schedule, procurement, quality and risk also including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout for Bank of America.• Assist Project Managers with issuing PO’s, maintaining Budget Worksheets, managing financials through OVF program and conducting project walkthroughs.• Accountable for tracking progress of each project ensuring all goals, objectives, budgets and timelines making sure all are met in a timely manner.• Excellent working relationship and trust with Bank of America client, general contractors, architects and vendors contracted for various projects. Show less
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JLL
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Coordinator
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Oct 2008 - Apr 2009
•Create and update spreadsheets, formulate e-mails, review floor plans and designate seating allocations, update invoice logs, process payments, reconcile budgets, as well as review and prepare documents for project completion. •Responsible for receiving and processing high volume of Vendors' invoices of over two million dollars a month. •Act as a liaison between Bank of America associates and Sr. Project Managers; Monitoring meetings, conference calls, and monitor employee requests. •Oversee planned moves to the Bank of America Tower for over a thousand employees through coordinating movers’ schedule as well as ensuring all associates’ files and equipment are placed according to seating allocations. Show less
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Executive Assistant/Money Room Manager
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May 2006 - Mar 2008
•Manage the Observatory Department’s incoming and outgoing cash flow of over a million dollars a month. •Supervise five floors of the Empire State Building’s Observatory and a staff of 140 cashiers and guards. •Produce weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly bank deposits and cashier audit reports to help manage the Department’s revenue. •Provide the Observatory Director with daily employee attendance, incident reports, sales reports and daily events report. •Assist Payroll Manager completing and accessing payroll records and files on 140 employees in order to track overtime, premium time, vacation time and disability to process their weekly pay. •Manage the Departments’ daily operational activities including verifying Contractors’ Certificate of Insurance, processing temporary authorization work forms for Contractors while managing heavy flow of calls and visitors. •Develop proposals for contractors to bid on work in specified premises and ensure that timelines on scheduled meetings, walk-throughs or any anticipated event are met. •Support the Operation and Telecommunication Departments’ senior management with formulating letters, reports, memos and minutes. Show less
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Education
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Monroe College
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration -
Wood Tobe-Coburn School
Associates, Administrative Assistant -
Park West High School
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Western Governors University
Master's degree, Business Administration, Accounting