Mayra D. Portalatin, RS, SFP, LEED AP O+M Senior Professional Years with FEA: 9 Total years of experience: 16 Education: Bachelor of Science / Civil & Environmental Engineering / University of Michigan Active Registrations/Certifications: Reserve Specialist LEED Accredited Professional O+M Sustainability Facility Professional AHERA Accredited Asbestos Management Planner AHERA Accredited Asbestos Building Inspector AHERA Accredited Asbestos Project Designer Licensed Asbestos Project Designer / VA Licensed Asbestos Building Inspector / VA Professional Memberships: International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Capital Chapter Communications Chair (January 2013 June 2014) Professional Development Chair (July 2014 Present) Community Association Institute (CAI) Capital Chapter Education Task Force (March 2014 Present) Qualifications and Experience: Mayra Portalatin has extensive consulting experience in building investigations ranging from environmental to building condition assessments. During her tenure at FEA, her practice has extended from evaluation of the built environment, to the facility management area, including maintenance and operations of building systems, facility management technology, sustainability and energy management, and training of management and engineering staff in topics ranging from hazardous materials management to sustainability. While at FEA, Mayra has participated and managed the following types of projects: Hazardous materials surveys and abatement projects Facility condition assessments Facility asset management and technology projects Reserve studies for homeowners associations Sustainability assessments Energy audits Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ) Certification projects Carbon emissions inventory projects Environmental Studies Mayra s environmental consulting work has included site investigation projects, including hazardous building materials surveys and monitoring; environmental site investigations (Phase I); indoor air quality assessments; and preparation of remedial investigations and feasibility studies. In addition, Mayra has managed various construction projects, including contract administration
and oversight of renovation and demolition projects with hazardous material abatement components. She has spoken in various conferences (such as the National Association for Environmental Professionals) and for property management groups about environmental issues in the existing building environment. Facility Condition Assessments & Capital Planning During her tenure at FEA, Mayra has been involved in building system condition assessments ranging from general, whole-building assessments to develop capital improvement projects for a diverse group of clients, to reserve analysis for community property managers. Mayra has effectively participated in and managed numerous projects and assessments teams, including asset inventory for the Smithsonian Institution, facility condition assessments for the District of Colombia Office of Property Management, and facility management and condition assessment services for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC and Latin-America. Facility Management Technology Mayra has worked with clients such as the Inter-American Development Bank, the University of Connecticut, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in various FM technology related projects, including facility management software strategic planning and selection, computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) implementations and optimization projects, best practices white paper development, and training. Sustainability Mayra routinely works with commercial, higher education, and federal facility clients on making their existing buildings more sustainable, energy efficient, and on carbon footprint reduction programs. While at FEA, Mayra has participated and managed sustainability assessments, energy audits, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ) Certification projects, and carbon emissions inventory projects. Mayra has worked with the City of Austin, Vision Service Plan, and the National Education Association in their pursuit of LEED certification. In addition, she has written and presented extensively on sustainability and green building issues for property management groups and in conferences such as Greenbuild and NFM&T. Training/Presentations/Education Mayra has also been an instructor for LEED Green Associate and LEED Accredited Professional review courses as well as for USGBC-approved courses, some of which she has developed. In addition to being an instructor, Mayra was one of the main course developers for George Mason University s Office of Continuing Education Sustainability Certificate Program. Mayra was among the first to teach the International Facility Management Association's (IFMA) newest credential, the Sustainability Facility Professional. She co-authored IFMA Foundation s Sustainability How-To-Guide on Green Rating Systems. Presentations & Workshops Legum & Norman: Sustainability Workshop, Client Presentations 2008, Washington, DC, February 13, 2008 When Green Alternatives Make Sense: A Practical Approach to Sustainable Options in Existing Facilities, WMCCAI 2008 - Washington Metropolitan Chapter of Community Associations Institute Conference, Washington, DC, February 23, 2008
Legum & Norman: Sustainability Workshop, Client Presentations 2008, Washington, DC, April 3, 2008 Overcoming the Challenges of Calculating your Carbon Footprint, AASHE 2008: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference, Raleigh, NC, November 11, 2008 Calculating & Reducing Your Carbon Footprint, FEA-U Webinar 2009: August, Webinar, August 26, 2009 Hazardous Material and Your Renovation Project, WMCCAI 2010 - Washington Metropolitan Chapter of Community Associations Institute, Washington, DC, March 13, 2010 Executive Order 13514, Federal Real Property Association (FRPA) Conference 2010, Washington, DC, April 13, 2012 Getting Started with Sustainability, CCIFMA - Capital Chapter Sustainability Summit 2010, Washington, DC, April 22, 2010 Workshop: USGBC Practical Strategies for Calculating & Reducing Your Carbon Footprint, Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2010, Chicago, IL, November 19, 2010 Green Building Rating Systems, Federal Facilities Council 2010, Washington, DC, December 8, 2010 Strategies to Calculate and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, NFM&T 2011: National Facilities Management & Technology Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 15, 2011 Green Building Rating Systems Across the Globe: How-to-Guide for Sustainability Success, IFMA Virtual Conference 2011, May 18, 2011 Strategies for Measuring and Reducing Your Carbon Footprint, NFM&T 2011: Energy-Saving Strategies for Facilities Virtual Tradeshow, Webinar, June 8, 2011 Improving Operational Efficiency through LEED Certification: A LEED-EB Case Study, James River Green Building Council (JRGBC) Sustainability Forums 2011, Richmond, VA, June 21, 2011 Sustainability Facility Professional, Focus Area 2, GMU SFP Fall 2012, October 5, 2012 Marketing Meets Technical: Communicating a Solid Sustainability Program, IFMA World Workplace 2012, November 1, 2012 The Future of Facility Management Are You Positioned for Change?, CCIFMA: Capital Chapter of IFMA, Washington, DC, July 1, 2013 Tips for a Successful use of FM Technology: From Strategy to Implementation, FEA- U Webinar, July 16, 2013 Advancing Sustainable Facility Performance with the SFP: Case Studies and Panel Discussion, IFMA World Workplace (WWP) 2014, New Orleans, LA, September 18, 2014 Budgeting and Funding Your Reserves: How Are They Related?, FirstService Residential Reserves Presentation and Panel 2014, Alexandria, VA, October 9, 2014 Publications
Environmental Site Assessments: Understanding the New AAI Rule and ASTM Standards, Facility Facts, Spring 2006 Edition (Volume 14, Number 2) What Higher Education is Doing About Its Carbon Footprint: American College and University Climate Commitment, Facility Facts Spring 2008, April 14, 2008 National Education Association Project Spotlight: The Road to LEED-EB Gold Certification, Facility Facts Spring 2010, April 13, 2010 NEA Case Study: The Road to LEED-EB Gold Certification, Facility Facts Special Issue 2010 - Government Edition, September 13, 2010 Financial Tools for Making the Business Case in Sustainability, FMLink 2012, August 2012 The Future of Facility Management Are You Positioned for Change? Capital Chapter of IFMA newsletter, July/August 2013 Integrating FM Data to Optimize a Facility's Sustainability Efforts, FMLink 2014, May 2014 Work Experience: Facility Engineering Associates, PC Fairfax, VA (September 2005 Present) Senior Professional. Mayra is a senior member of FEA s leadership. She serves as a Supervisor to the Facilities Consulting Group, a Program and Project Manager for a wide range of projects, as well as the High Performance Facilities Task Force Leader. As a senior professional, she provides technical expertise and serves as quality control for environmental, sustainability, condition assessments, and reserve study projects, to name a few. International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Nationwide (August 2011 Present) Instructor. Mayra is an on-call IFMA Instructor for the new Sustainability Facility Professional Credential (SFP). She typically teach the SFP for George Mason University within the Office of Continuing Education in the instructor-led format, but have also taught the course during IFMA s World Work Place Conference. In the past, Mayra has provided instruction for Rice University in an online delivery format. George Mason University Fairfax, VA (May 2010 September 2011) Instructor. Mayra was one of the primary course developers and instructors for the Office of Continuing Education s Sustainability Certificate Program. The course was offered not only to enrolled GMU students, but to facility managers and building engineers for the General Services Administration (GSA). SCA Environmental, Inc. Los Angeles, CA (October 1998 September 2005) Project Manager. Designed asbestos and lead abatement, and mold remediation projects; generated proposals for surveys, abatements, and other environmental services. In charge of staffing and managed a team of seven environmental technicians. (8/00-8/05)
Member of the Board of Directors. Represented the shareholders interests by making decisions pertaining to company policy, finances/budgeting, planning, and personnel. (6/01-6/05) Assistant Team Leader. Assisted Project Manager in the development of hazardous material removal designs, cost estimates, in addition to fieldwork responsibilities as a Junior Industrial Hygienist. (9/99-8/00) Environmental Scientist. Fieldwork experience included asbestos and lead surveys; supervision of removal of hazardous materials; indoor air quality assessments, noise monitoring, and environmental site assessments. (11/98-9/99). University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI (September 1995 April 1998) Laboratory Research Assistant. Aided in the analysis of soil samples through the preparation of samples for testing, running testing procedures, and collecting data which would be used as the basis of a series of papers to be written on the subject of adsorption and desorption of chemicals in soil samples for the department of Environmental Engineering.