We are very excited to announce our September program at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  Stu Carron, the Director of the Facilities Management Division of Milwaukee County, will be discussing how to implement ARPA funds for Infrastructure and facility upgrades.  He will be discussing some Facility Management career opportunities offered by the County.  Finally we will be getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the Elephant and Hippopotamus exhibits.

Real estate & Facility Management exec, public and private sector, independent consultant, and team leader with engineering and operations background, and specific expertise in:

> Strategic Facility Planning
> Facility Management / asset optimization
> Property Management / team performance improvement
> Construction Management / Owner's representative
> Energy Management - audits to projects
> Green buildings & climate action
> Real estate portfolio analysis, optimization and cost reduction
> Pre-acquisition property due diligence
> Post-merger integration
> Real Estate Tax Strategies - Cost Segregation

Stu Carron is Director of the Facility Management Division in the Dept of Administrative Services of Milwaukee County since 2018.  He leads a team of 140 dedicated professionals in the planning, design, construction, operation & maintenance, sustainability and assessment of facilities across the County.  The County portfolio has over 900 buildings and 12M SF including airport, zoo, museums, courthouses, detention, offices and parks facilities.  He is focused on right-sizing the portfolio and instituting best practices for asset management, while supporting the County’s vision for racial equity and policies for sustainability.

Prior to joining Milwaukee County, Stu served in a variety of manufacturing, engineering, project management, sourcing, real estate and facility management roles for SC Johnson, and JohnsonDiversey, as well as independent consultancy.  He has also served on the Board of the United States Green Building Council and the IFMA Foundation.

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**Networking will be taking place at Moe's Irish Pub - 10842 W Bluemound Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226**