Kurt W. James

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Phoenix, AZ 85083

Phone - 623-***-****

acecqe@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Employment as a Corporate Director of Engineering/Facilities.

Qualifications:

. Six years as a Corporate Director of Engineering for Islands / Chatham

Hospitality Management.

. 32 years in the Hotel Hospitality Business, Held positions as Regional

Engineer, Director of Engineering, Project Management, Renovation / New

Builds, Brand Standards Compliance with Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Westin,

Sheraton, Radisson, and Best Western.

. Multiple Professional Designations from Building Owners and Managers

Institute (BOMI) and International Facility Management Association

(IFMA). Facilities Manager Administer (FMA), Real Property Administer

(RPA), Certified Facility Manager (CFM) and Master Project Manager

Certification (MPM).

Work Experience:

Corporate Director of Engineering Island Hospitality 02/2008 -

Present

. Corporate Office, 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite 306, Palm Beach, FL

33480

o 78 total properties, Marriott's, Hiltons, Best Western, Westin

and Sheraton Hotels.

o Project Management, Budgeting, Preventative Maintenance program,

Contract negotiations, Operational planning and functions,

Utilities, Energy Management programs, Training, Strategic

Planning with Executives and Ownership,

o Purchase and Sell properties.

o Mechanical Systems and Design.

o Operation Audits and Compliance.

o Food Safety Management.

o Fire Life Safety systems.

o Energy Star certification.

o Cost Saving of 788K in Engineering R&M repairs (2012).

o Cost Savings of 950K in Engineering R&M repairs (2011).

o Cost Savings of 530K in Engineering R&M repairs (2010).

Project Manager Harrell Hospitality Group 08/2007 - 02/2008

. Radisson Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas.

o 412 rooms, Meeting room, Exterior fa ade renovation - 9.2 M.

Project completion date January 15th, 2008.

. Crowne Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO.

o Conversion / renovation of guestrooms, meeting space, exterior,

HVAC, roof, 12.5M. Project completion date July 31st, 2008.

Regional Director of Engineering White Lodging Services 5/2006 - 8/2007.

. Managed and executed high-risk engineering projects at 24 properties.

Budgets ranged from 500K to 8.2M.

. Established engineering priorities for 24 properties, gaining

alignment with RVP's and VP's within the region and ensured they were

resourced appropriately.

. Renovations and new property opening responsibility, budget, forecast

and operations.

. Energy cost reduced in the region by 133K in 2006.

. Region 2 was awarded platinum status 3 quarters in 2006 and 2 quarters

in 2007.

Director of Engineering Marriott Rancho Las Palmas, CA 7/2005 -

5/2006

Position elimination due to change of ownership / brand.

. Planned, coordinated and executed capital projects ranging from 20K to

6.5M.

. Responsible for engineering, lost prevention and ground operational

budgets.

. Energy conservation savings of 140K in 2005.

. Reduced accident costs of 57K in 2005.

. Business goals achieved or exceeded including Associate Opinion Survey

scores from 62% to 95%. Additionally, Guest Satisfaction Survey scores

increased from 75% to 91.2%.

. Involved in the closing of the hotel and changing ownership to new

owners CNL.

Regional Director/Project Manager Marriott International, TX 1/2004

- 7/2005

. Established engineering priorities for properties, gained alignment

with RVP's and VP's within the region.

. Responsible for managing high-risk priority engineering projects for

63 hotels. Budgets ranging from 500K to 22M.

. May 2005 rolled out retro-commissioning project for 33 full service

properties. Energy saving from the retro-commissioning was 200K.

. Involved in the energy Star rating program for extended stay

properties.

. Involved in the preventative maintenance roll-out of PM-Works system.

. Key responsibilities included engineering operations, project

management, asset management, capital planning, resources management

and talent management.

Director of Engineering Marriott Austin, TX

1/2002 - 1/2004

. Responsible for management of the engineering and housekeeping

departments (51 associates). Assisted with the management and training

of the front desk ensuring processes and procedures were executed

within corporate guidelines.

. Responsible for planning, coordinating and executing capital projects

ranging from 20K to 2.0M.

. All 2002/2003 business goals achieved or exceeded including Associate

Opinion Survey scores from 72% to 90%, Additionally Guest Service

Survey scores increased from 68% to 88 %. Voted Manager Year 2002.

Chief Engineer Marriott San Diego and Marina, CA 8/1999 - 1/2002

. Responsible for engineering and physical plant operations. Scheduled

55 associates including supervisors and one manager.

. Assisted with planning, coordinating and executing capital projects

ranging from 20K to 8.8M.

. Assisted director of engineering with yearly budget forecasting and

planning.

. January 2001 developed and implemented energy task force saving

approximately 187K in utility costs for the year by reducing

consumption and educating associates in energy management both at home

and at work.

Director of Engineering Marriott Schaumburg, IL

10/1996 - 8/1999

. Responsible for engineering and physical plant operations.

. Responsible for coordinating and executing capital projects ranging

from 8K to 2.1M.

. Engineering cluster coordinator for Northwest Chicago area Courtyard

and Senior Living Services facilities leading to the reduction of

controllable budgetary expenses.

Multiple Marriott Properties as Chief or Assistant Director of Engineering,

IL 8/1982 - 1/1996

. Responsible for engineering and physical plant operations.

. Budget and Capital projects

. Completed my Director of Services and Operations training.

. Energy Conservation savings by training and reducing consumption at

each property.

Education:

. 07/2013 - 08/2013 George Washington University Washington, DC

Engineering / Project Management Classroom and On-

line.

* DC Code Compliance Fire Life Safety Certification -

Certified.

* DC Low and High Raise Application - Certified.

* Electrical / Plumbing / MEP Application - Certified.

* Plan Expediting and Code Compliance - Certified.

. 04/2010 - 08/2011 ASME Phoenix, AZ

Field ME / PE in Mechanical Design and Engineering.

* Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning system design and

sizing.

* Heat exchanger design and operation.

* Chiller performance and heat transfer.

* Two phase flow and heat transfer.

* Low / High pressure boiler control and operations

* NFPA Code Compliance

* High pressure boiler operator.

* Heat transfer.

* Alternate Energy

. 08/2007 - 09/2009 University of Phoenix Denver, CO

Bachelor of Science in Business

Management.

Certificate in Project Management - 11/2009

. 8/1987 - 7/1996 College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Associate of Applied Science - Business

Management.

Certificate - Business Supervision.

Certificate - General Management.

Certificate - Industrial Supervision.

Professional Organizations:

. 8/2010 - Present - ASME / P.E. in Mechanical Engineering.

. 08/2011 - Present - ASHRA - Active member

. 04/2009 - Present - NFPA - Active member.

. University of Phoenix - Math and Science Tutor - On Line.

. 1/2005 - Present - International Facility Management Association

(IFMA) - Training, ADA certification, Asbestos and Business

Disaster Recovery.

. 4/2005 - Present - Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI) -

Business recovery, ADA certification, Project Management,

Environmental Health and Safety, Preventative Maintenance, Asset

protection.

. 09/1981 - Present - AOPA Member - Instrument / Commercial rated

pilot.

. 04/2005 - Present - Habitat for Humanity - Dallas, San Diego,

Denver, Chicago and Phoenix.

Licenses / Certification:

. 05/15/2014 - Planning to have completed the PMP / PMI Certification

. 08/2013 - Present - Washington DC Code Compliance (DCRA)

. 08/2012 - Present - Engineering Certified Planner (ECP).

. 08 2012 - Present - Master Project Manager (MPM).

. 10/2008 - Present - City of Boston, MA Stationary Engineers

License.

. 08/2007 - Present - State of Colorado, Electrical / HVAC contractor

license.

. 07/2002 - Present - State of Texas, Contractor licenses -

Electrical and HVAC.

. 04/2000 - Present - State of California, Contractor License -

Electrical.

. 06/1995 - Present - EPA Certification 608 and 609.

. 12/1988 - Present - State of Illinois, City of Waukegan, Electrical

Contractor.

. 1/1988 - Present - City of Chicago, Stationary Engineer License.

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