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In 2018, my girlfriend, now wife, and I moved to a new town called Stony Point. With the encouragement of my real estate agent, a family member, I decided to obtain my real estate license. Initially, I was hesitant due to the stereotypical portrayal of real estate agents in the media, but my family’s support…
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When I took on the responsibility of managing a 55,000-square-foot building in the greater New York area, one of the first challenges I encountered was the building’s HVAC system. Although there were several issues to address, the most urgent problem at the time of my onboarding was the air conditioning. I made it my priority…
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When I joined ArtsWestchester, I was entrusted with the vital role of managing tenant relations within our building. The task was both exciting and daunting, involving the oversight of 34 tenant spaces leased to professional artists. These leases varied in duration, ranging from six months to two years, and my responsibility was to manage all…
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I wanted to take this opportunity to share some insights from my time at The Container Store in White Plains, starting when I was just 18 years old. My journey began when I applied for a position, encouraged by my mom who worked there. Whether it was a stroke of luck or a touch of…
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Building Better Communication: How We Solved Our Organization’s Critical Breakdown with a Custom App
Our organization faced a critical communication problem. Too many individual pieces of information were getting lost in the flurry of daily operations. This issue stemmed from several factors, some interconnected and others standalone. When I refer to our communication challenges, I mean a broad spectrum of interactions. There were voice communications between administration and customers,…
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In 2021, I was approached by a company dedicated to supporting individuals with special needs through healthcare, housing, day habilitation, and respite services. They had recently acquired a 10-acre property with the vision of transforming it into an activity-based educational space, uniquely tailored for individuals in their programs. This initiative, named Cultivating Dreams Farm, was…
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At our campus, the administration faced an ongoing communication challenge with 50 head counselors and 150 specialty staff spread across a 40-acre campus. Staff members, often on the move, were previously reachable only by paper notes delivered by office runners. Early in my role with the organization, I saw an opportunity to introduce a more…
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The 55,000-square-foot, 9-story building I managed had a storied past and countless unrecorded details. Built in 1928, the building had undergone modifications too numerous to count, each adding complexity. After encountering challenges with seemingly basic maintenance tasks, I realized I needed to document the building’s intricacies. This led to the creation of the “Building Handbook”—a…
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The children’s attendance system at our organization required a major overhaul. The existing database software’s attendance module couldn’t account for all the variables necessary for accurately tracking each child’s presence on campus. We wanted to keep the attendance within our current database system, but reprogramming the module wasn’t an option. So, I started experimenting. To…
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One of the most unique projects I developed was an activity hut, designed to serve multiple purposes. This hut would act as a communal gathering spot for about 300 children, offer space for various interactive games, and host performances. The original site was a small dirt bike path. After clearing overgrown shrubbery, removing a collapsing…