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October/November/December 2019 I 57 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 work- space 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tools, and technology to grow without disruption in the future and to eliminate waste through the replacements of outdated heating, air conditioning and lighting.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, exec- uting 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. REFERENCES: 1. Figure 2 is used with permission from Dura-Line. (Attribution also to AFL). ©2019 Dura-Line. All rights reserved. 2. Figure 3 is used with permission from Dura-Line. ©2019 Dura-Line. All rights reserved.