Professional Development Chair
Hicks , a ten year member of IFMA, is the Mid-Atlantic Region Head for Facilities
Management & Real Estate Portfolio for CenturyLink Telecommunications where he leads
a team in developing and implementing strategies to manage a real estate portfolio
of over 4 million square feet with Capital and Operating budgets in excess of $34M.
Over the last 19 years, Harold has become experienced and accomplished in developing
disaster recovery plans, business continuity plans, leading facilities & engineering
teams for large business enterprises such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North
Carolina, Prudential Health Care Systems, PAREXEL International, and Kaiser Permanente.
As a Certified Facilities Management Professional (CFM) and Master of Corporate
Real Estate (MCR), Harold has leveraged his strong leadership skills and extensive
experience in managing the day to day facilities operations in critical network and
data center buildings, large administrative buildings, budget development, design
and construction of new space, building operations, and sustainable re-commissioning
of existing buildings.