Debbie Phillips

Instructor

E-mail: deborah.phillips@coa.gatech.edu

Phone:  (404) 894-4875     Fax: (404) 894-1641

Address: 280 Ferst Drive, 1st Floor

College of Architecture

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA 30332-0680

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Founder/Owner,The Quadrillion, 1997 - Present
• Vice President of Marketing, Berkshire Property Management,1995 – 1997
•  Vice President of Training & Marketing,NPI Management Corporation,1991 - 1995
•  Exposition Manager, International Gas Turbine Institute,1989 - 1991
•  Director of Education & Government Liaison, Apartment Owners& Managers Assoc. 1987-1989

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

• Instructor, University of Georgia, 2004 - Present
• Instructor, Georgia Institute of Technology,  2005 - Present

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

• Doctoral Candidate, Present, Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
• M.S., Consumer Economics and Housing , The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
• B.S., Consumer Journalism, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
• Associate of Science, Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, Georgia

 

CERTIFICATIONS:

•  Certified Property Manager, Institute of Real Estate Management, 1993
• Certified Marketing Executive, Sales & Marketing Executives International, 1996
• Certified Senior Housing Marketing Specialist, National Council on Seniors Housing, 2001
• Certified Sales Executive, Sales & Marketing Executives International, 1996

 

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

•  Roper, K.O. and Phillips, D.R., “Integrating Self-Managed Work Teams into Project Management”, Journal of Facilities Management, forthcoming.
• Phillips, D.R., “Establishing a Fully Integrated Internship Program in Residential Property Management,” 2006 Housing Education and Research Association National Conference, Ithaca, New York, Oct. 8-11, 2006.
• Phillips, D.R. “Gauging Stakeholder Interest in Residential Property Management Programs,” 2006 Housing Education and Research Association National Conference, Ithaca, New York, Oct. 8-11, 2006.
• Phillips, D.R. (2007). “Innovative Strategies for Reducing Workplace Accidents: A Case Study Approach,” Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors COBRA 2007 Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 6-7, 2007.  
• Phillips, D.R, & Roper, K. (2007). “Integrating Self-Managed Work Teams into Project Management,” Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors COBRA 2007 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 6-7, 2007.  
  

 

AFFILIATIONS/PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

• Executive Director, Georgia Apartment Industry Education Foundation
• Member, American Society of Training and Development
• Member, Atlanta Apartment Association
• Member, Georgia Apartment Association
• Member, Institute of Real Estate Management
• Member, National Association of Exposition Managers
• Member, National Apartment Association
• Member, National Council on Seniors Housing
• Member, Society of Sales and Marketing Executives

 

 HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Outstanding Recognition for Career Development of Students, University of Georgia Career Center, 2006.
•  Pacesetter Award, University of Georgia, 1993.