Advisory Panel Member Profile

Jim Alty

Choice Hotels International
Project Director, Construction Support

Areas of Expertise:

Accelerate & Improve Decisions with Data, Customer Experience in your Organization-Navigating Politics of Change

Jim attended the US Military Academy at West Point where he earned a BS in Civil Engineering. After graduation, Jim served in the US Army with the Corps of Engineer for 21 years, earning a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Jim also has his Professional Engineer license in the state of North Carolina.

Completing his Army service in 2002, Jim served as Facilities Director at The University of Texas at Austin and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Jim was also the Vice President of Facilities at Wake Forest University from 2007-2013.   At those institutions, he managed a team of over 500 employees with responsibility for capital design & construction, building maintenance, housekeeping, landscaping, real estate, and master planning.

In 2015, Jim returned to Austin as the Facilities Director at Applied Materials manufacturing plant in North Austin.  Jim is currently the Director of Project Management with Choice Hotels International, where he assists owners in land acquisition, financing and construction of new hotels across the United States.

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