About

Sofia leverages more than 25 years of experience providing strategic alignment services for occupiers and investors in Real Estate Portfolio Rightsizing (6 continents) II WP Strategy and Programming (7.5 million square feet) II Change Management (250,000 employees) II People Engagement (3,400+ interviews). She optimizes and sizes a variety of RE types (office space: innovation parks, incubator space, corporate campuses, office towers, industrial space, education buildings, recreational facilities)

She accelerates decision-making process of occupiers and investors by listening for the problem to solve and using trends, data, benchmarks, industry standards. She aligns business strategies with global portfolios (from small clients,to pre-IPO to Fortune 100 companies): mapping how work gets done, extracting DNA, that is, translation of company values to space, fueling team dynamics and adding value in building culture.

Clients

• Bp, Schlumberger, Marathon Oil, Shell, ExxonMobil, IBM, Spotify, Cummins, LinkedIn, GE Oil & Gas, Chevron, HP, Convoy, Jabil, Bank of America, Chase
• Western Academy, Hermann Park, Foundation for Youth, NCAA, City of Houston, City of College Station, Vanderburgh County Convention Center, Oneida Tribe Casino, State of Texas

Affiliations

• PROSCI Certified 
• MIT, Artificial Intelligence for Business Strategy
• Corenet, University Relations Committee 
• UH Adjunct Professor

Community Involvement

Served in: 4Word, Board of Directors, Magnolia School, Board of Directors, Western Academy, Strategic Planning  Committee, Building Committee, SJ Vianney Church, Catholic Latino Leaders, TIRZ-17

Education

• Harvard University GSD, Masters in Architecture, Concentration: Real Estate and Management
• Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design
• Second-highest Degree Received, Educational Institution, Honors Received