Ask the Experts – FMJ May/June 2024

Friday, September 6th, 2024

FMJ: May/June 2024 (pg 78-79)

How can facility management add strategic value to an organization by focusing on inconveniences clients face?

Author Grant Sommerfeld has almost 20 years of experience as a chief facilities officer in post-secondary, health care and municipal government, with demonstrated skills in managing complex facilities and large facilities management departments. In 2023, he transitioned from practitioner to consultant. He established Executive FM Consulting to support senior FM leaders in understanding, managing and enhancing the performance of their facilities management operations. Sommerfeld holds an MBA and is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP), and Chartered Facilities Management Surveyor (FRICS).