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encouraging them to help recruit people and engage
new hires in the office culture. This strengthens the
company’s ability to attract and retain talent, and it
improves productivity through better collaboration,
teamwork, and knowledge sharing.
MOVING—AND WORKING—FORWARD
Though only time will tell how well the renovation
solution for BlueSky met the goals set out by the project
team, all of the pieces are in place to have a forward
business trajectory. Engaged and energized employees are
the single most important driver of long-term success and
value creation for GP. Leadership believes the company
will be more productive, creative and innovative in the
open environment by giving employees multiple workspace
options every day. The improvements should also
strengthen the company’s ability to attract and retain
talented people now and in the future.
Furthermore, GP now has the bandwidth, tools, and
technology to grow without disruption in the future and
to eliminate waste through the replacements of outdated
heating, air conditioning and lighting. The consumption
of energy, water and space is expected to continue to
decline, thereby reducing operating costs and freeing
up those resources for other uses.
FIGURE 11: Café/Open workspace for collaboration.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES: Murad Mohammed is the global
business development manager for Molex’s Network Connected
Solutions. Prior to joining Molex, he worked for Honeywell
International and Godrej & Boyce in India with similar business
development roles. For customer projects, Murad is responsible
for developing/front-ending the solution design per desired
outcomes and leading technical discussions on the various
integrations required. He is currently working on a large project
in Norway with complex integration within building sub-systems.
Murad can be reached at murad.mohammed@molex.com.
Andrew E. Schindler is the senior program director at Georgia-
Pacific (GP). He is responsible for multiple corporate projects
at GP which includes the 521,000+ SF building restack at the
corporate headquarter in downtown Atlanta. Other projects
at GP Center include the build out of Point A, a new supply chain
innovation center, as well as various upgrades to the lobby. Other
recent project responsibilities have included the expansion of
a $1million+ SF distribution center in McDonough, GA and a GP
lab in Decatur, GA. Previous to this, Andrew led the electrical
engineering capability for GP’s Building Products division, executing
multiple capital projects in GP manufacturing facilities
around the country. His forest products and plastic packaging
background also include manufacturing leadership as well
as product development, process controls, and R&D support
roles. Andrew can be reached at andrew.schindler@gapac.com.
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