Yvette Santana

About Yvette Santana

A highly accomplished and multi-faceted operations leader, recognized for building and leading high-performing global teams in dynamic and challenging environments, as well as for developing strategies and organizations from the ground up. Known for serving as a strategic partner to the C-suite, collaborating with diverse teams to define organizational culture, advance the vision, and integrate creative problem-solving and financial discipline into real estate and site operations.Renowned for possessing high emotional intelligence in both professional and personal competencies, employing influence, confidence, empowerment, transparency, and consistency to inspire others to deliver their best work.

Experience

1. Vice President of Real Estate and Global Site Operations

   Magic Leap

   May 2015 — Present

   Lead the creation of a newly created, strategic role and organization in partnership with the C-Suite to oversee the company\'s Real Estate, Facilities, Safety, Security, Travel and Administrative functions, delivering unparalleled efficiency.Provide innovative and strategic leadership for all aspects of workplace operations, including real estate strategy, facilities management, space planning and design, capital planning, construction management, security operations, and safety.Expertly manage the Facility organization based on best practices and current and projected workplace utilization, anticipated future real estate needs, and maximized opportunities for cost reduction while fostering enhancing employee engagement.Oversee all facets of safety within the workplace, including employee safety, construction site safety, environmental safety, and compliance with federal and state regulations ensuring that safety protocols are not only established but also effectively implemented.Develop and execute an annual business plan and budget, continuously monitoring performance against plan, budget, and corporate objectives. Demonstrate agility in change management and communication to ensure successful outcomes.Design and implement an employee experience strategy and customer satisfaction framework that align workplace solutions and infrastructure with our business goals.Lead global physical security efforts, responsible for the safeguarding of our employees, partners, guests, intellectual property, and assets. Lead our travel program and was the driving force behind the revamp of our the program, negotiating advantageous rates with travel providers to optimize cost savings while enhancing the overall travel experience for our employees. Serve as the incident commander of the crisis committee, overseeing the safety of our employees and assets during times of crisis, and responsible for spearheading our business continuity initiatives.

Education

• Florida International University

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting

• Nova Southeastern University

  Masters, Accounting

Skills

• Internal Audit
• Hyperion Enterprise
• General Ledger
• Cost Accounting
• Budgets
• Finance
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Analysis
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Financial Analysis
• Accounting
• Account Reconciliation
• Strategy
• Us Gaap
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Consolidation
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Audits
• Cash Flow
• Internal Controls
• Financial Statements
• Fixed Assets
• Budgeting
• Tax
• Auditing
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Leadership
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Forecasting
• Management
• Gaap
• Revenue Recognition