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Alan McGinty
Senior Director, Global Workplace Solutions Group
CISCO Workplace Resources
Alan McGinty is currently the Senior Director of the Global Workplace Solutions Group for Cisco Systems and is working to design and deliver the “Next Generation Workplace” for Cisco - integrating the physical workspace with advanced technologies and thought leading policies to support a highly evolved global workforce. He is also responsible for global Environmental Safety and Health as well as Energy Management and Sustainability
Alan has over 25 years of global real estate leadership experience working for several multi-national companies leading development activities supporting high-growth portfolios of manufacturing and headquarters facilities around the world.
Mr. McGinty advises Cisco’s global leadership teams in driving concepts forward that will increase Cisco’s ability to attract and retain talent in a rapidly changing world. He uses hard data gained through current research to prove the benefits of portfolio optimization and employee engagement through a workplace environment that provides choice to the new generation of mobile knowledge workers.
Alan has taught university level courses on corporate real estate and advanced building automation systems as well as regular speaking engagements to large user groups and Executive Briefings with Cisco customers.
Alan has an MBA from Cleveland State, a Masters in Facility Management from Michigan State, a Masters in Corporate Real Estate certification and sits on the CoreNet International Senior Leaders Council.
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Cisco Connected Workplace: You May Now Move Freely About the Office
If you fell asleep in a ’90s data center and woke up in a modern one, you’d know instantly. But if you dozed off in your office and woke up 25 years later, it’s possible you’d be none the wiser until you confronted the espresso machine.
In the ’90s, we added one building a month to our San Jose camp…
Where’s Waldo? Getting Past “Go” with Mobile Workers
Organizations today face many challenges when it comes to providing an optimum work environment. How can you turn your office space into a next-generation workplace? The answer is collaboration technology. Collaboration technology enables you to create workspaces that meet the changing needs and pre…
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