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Mike

Vice President, Global Workplace And Infrastructure

Applied Materials

University of Southern California
MBA, Arizona State University

Mike DeMuro has over 20 years of experience in Corporate Real Estate and Facilities at several of the world's leading technology companies. His role has been to build and lead teams that acquire, design, construct and operate offices, labs and factories around the world. During his career, Mike has lived and worked in the US, Europe and China.
ASU W.P. Carey School of Business

ASU W.P. Carey School of Business

Real Estate
Technology
Strategic Management and Executive
Economics
Finance

Q1Career path

International Experience

Real Estate and Construction Management

Technology Industry

3:30

"my roommate and I, on our senior year, started to put together a business plan, uh, for a business that we ended up starting after we graduated."

Q2Main responsibilities

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"We're very focused on creating a great experience for our employees. We want them to love where they work and have a great experience."

Q3Day in the life

Executive/Leadership

Project Management

Communication

2:09

"every day started with, uh, me at home with a cup of coffee, uh, reviewing the emails that had come in from the night before."

Q4Most important skills - role

Leadership

Global Business

Finance

2:37

"It's very important that I'm able to recruit and develop the best talent for our organization."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Global Perspective

People Management

Fast-Paced Environment

1:41

"One thing that's very unique about being in a, uh, facilities function at a larger company is that you get to deal with every aspect of the company."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Long-Term Vision

Risk Assessment

Strategic Investment

1:16

"So the challenge is our need for clarity for long term with the business's inability to actually see very far out."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Technology

Fast-paced environment

Global impact

1:11

"It's never a dull moment. One year looks different than the next year. It's constantly reinventing itself."

Q8Who thrives in industry

High-Pressure Tolerance

Passionate about Technology

Adaptable to Change

1:45

"In the tech industry, you definitely have to be passionate and interested in technology."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Career Development

Executive/Leadership

Real-World Examples

1:16

"it really opens up the entire world as an opportunity for you once you are in this field"

Q10Entry-level positions

Career Development

Construction

Real Estate

1:17

"When we were opening up the job description, we were very general about the experience that we were looking for. If somebody came into us with a construction degree, that'd be okay, A finance degree, that would be okay, maybe a design degree that would be okay,"

Q11Significant lesson - career

Executive/Leadership

Career Development

Global Workplace

1:36

"It's far more important to build a broad set of experiences than focus on simply a very narrow focus."

Q12College ideas for success

Entrepreneurship

Teamwork

Finance

2:36

"It's a very fundamental way of looking at business, and it's very applicable to a broad number of decisions that you have to make."