Who We Are

Steven A. Lockwood – CFM

Steven has 31 years of strategic facility planning, development and implementation with Fortune 500 organizations. Mr. Lockwood has led the strategy development for numerous high performance facilities from very conceptual napkin sketches to move-in, operations and management activities.

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Lockwood is currently leading several Fortune 100 companies identify, plan, and implement real estate and facility strategies that help increase the performance levels, reduce costs, and improve their overall organizational effectiveness.

Steelcase, Inc. – As a Senior Manager, Mr. Lockwood led the workplace strategy planning and development efforts, identified performance measurement criteria, developed economic business cases and justification documents, oversaw conceptual design and implementation efforts of more than 75 major projects.

CIESIN (A NASA “Think-Tank” Organization) – Led the facility strategy development and oversaw the planning and programming of CIESIN’s “green architecture” facility.

Ferris State University – Developed and directed the Baccalaureate Degree program in Facilities Management.

Meijer, Inc. – As the senior member of the Meijer Facilities Management team, Mr. Lockwood led the strategic development efforts for 10 major new office buildings; along with 32 extensive retrofits of existing buildings.

Other Recognized Work Experience – Construction management, project management, and other project coordination activities related to office buildings.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

– International Society of Facilities Executives (ISFE)

– International Facilities Management Association (IFMA)

Mr. Lockwood speaks and presents regularly at professional conferences including NEOCON, World Workplace and ISFE. In addition he has published several key articles in the Facilities Management field.

EDUCATION

Steven obtained a B.S. degrees from the College of Architecture and Construction & the College of Business at Ferris State University. He then went on to earn an M.A. from the College of Human and Environmental Design at Michigan State University.

AFFILIATIONS
  • International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) Certification
  • International Facilities Management Association Foundation Board of Trustees
  • International Society of Facilities Executives (ISFE)

Lisa L. Lockwood – Interior Designer

Lisa has 20 years of office design planning, development and implementation with Fortune 500 organizations. Ms. Lockwood has led the interior design project management activities for numerous organizations.

EXPERIENCE

Ms. Lockwood is currently leading several large corporate clients identity, plan, and implementation of interior design strategies that help improve the overall individual performance levels, reduce costs, and improve their organizational effectiveness. While working with LifeTouch Inc., Lisa designed, project managed, and implemented a 150,000 gross square foot office addition to the corporate headquarters office.

Target Corporation (Dayton Corporation) – As an executive account manager of Dayton’s Commercial Interior Division,
Ms. Lockwood led the design planning and development efforts, developed financial business cases and justification documents, oversaw conceptual design, and implementation efforts of more than 20 major projects.

SELECTED PROJECTS

Lead the development and implementation efforts for numerous learning center projects throughout the United States.

Designed and implemented several technology enhanced meeting, presentation, and conference facility solutions.

Designed and implemented over 2 million square feet of new and renovated office space in 2000 / 2001.

Other Recognized Work Experience – Project management, design, and other project coordination activities related to office buildings.

EDUCATION
  • B.A., College of Human Environment and Design, University of Minnesota
  • B.S., College of Education, University of Arkansas

Ms. Lockwood has 15 years of interior design, creative workspace solution development, and implementation experience with numerous Minneapolis / St. Paul area organizations. She has lead the design development, work environment and furniture selection, and project implementation process for several very creative knowledge work environment and training center projects. She combines color and light psychology with work functions to produce workspaces that are conducive to a higher level of learning.

AFFILIATIONS
  • Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI)
  • Bentonville – Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce