WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU DO?
My name is Taylor Iascone, Syracuse University Graduate, currently living in Boston, MA. I have a degree in Hospitality Management, working at Berklee College of Music as a Data/Budget Manager for the Facilities Department.
My career path started to evolve, first as my role in a group senior thesis project, secondly as my opportunity as a selected recruitment. I was the layout/design manager for a 142 unit facility. This immediately sparked my interest in the Facilities Management Industry. After 6 months of careful research and development of our Facility I was selected by ARAMARK to join the Facilities Management Team in Boston, Ma as a Service Response Manager. Hard work paid off. From there I took a job with Berklee College of Music to pursue my career in Facilities Management.
My current job as a data/budget manager involves the following: I administer all energy/utility data, coordinate internal physical moves within the college, analyze and control the operating budget (12 million budget), organize and regulate all incoming invoices, regulate spending within our capital budget (3.5 million budget), providing resolutions to immediate facility related service requests, maintaining a work related relationship with Berklee Staff/Faculty, and working hand in hand with the facilities director.

WHY DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO?
Benefits of this job are that I get to work hand in hand with many different types of people and learn about them. I meet new people every day. Higher Education is a friendly working environment, which relieves a lot of the everyday stress. I also fully enjoy dealing directly with all construction projects and seeing the campus grow.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST OBSTACLE THUS FAR IN YOUR EARLY CAREER? OR WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR OTHER YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED THROUGH YOUR EXPERIENCE? The biggest obstacle I had to overcome was being overworked and never accepting that ‘no’ is an answer. It happens to a lot of us, but I’ve learned that it only makes you stronger. If you challenge yourself and make mistakes, the only problem you should focus on is how to fix them. Then once these problems or obstacles have been overcome you tackle the next task. What most young professionals are scared of is making mistakes. Don’t be afraid. The life lessons you can achieve are endless. This will lead you to bigger and better things…