JEFFREY LEVY
Phone: 770-***-****
Marietta, Georgia 30062
Email: **********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Johnson Controls Inc, Alpharetta, GA
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Senior Operations Manager -11/2010 - 7/2012
Managed a staff of 20 personnel which cover 7 states and over 600,000
square feet which included Data Centers
. Managed the operation, staffing, performance and development of the
Facility Management Delivery Team.
. Maintained and managed the day to day operations of the internal IT
Data Center
. Ensured all equipment maintained on a continuous basis via regularly
scheduled preventive maintenance program.
. Emphasized the importance of customer satisfaction and provided ideas
to improve it.
. Ensured compliance with all Environmental, Safety and Health
requirements.
. Designed and implemented new programs and procedures to reduce short
and long term operating expenses.
. Managed the development and implementation of the annual management
plan for buildings under management.
. Managed and met with all vendors who are responsible for activities
impacting services delivered to building.
. Reviewed and addressed work order assignments, ensuring all requests
were immediately addressed and closed within established completion
target.
. Provided strategic leadership to corporate real estate, facility
management, and workspace allocation initiatives.
. Performed key management accountabilities such as budget
planning/forecasting, team member performance evaluations, annual
department objective setting, vendor management and evaluation.
Operations Manager, Alpharetta, GA 10/06 - 11/2010
Responsible for managing the strategic operations of assigned facilities to
ensure the operations, maintenance, and vendor management standards of the
contract were met in a cost effective, safe and efficient manner.
. Interfaced with the customer's upper management regarding direction of
financial, contract, and customer strategies for the facility.
. Developed and administered operation's budget for several sites.
. Ensured facility statutory and regulatory compliance at all account
sites.
. Conducted activities using sound business practices to optimize
expenditures and profitability.
. Established and coordinated goal setting, performance reviews and
incentive/salary administrative processes for direct reports.
. Identified, tested, and implemented "leading edge" technology in
support of building operations.
. Implemented process performance metrics: tracking, analyzing and
reporting performance in terms of quality, safety, cost, and customer
satisfaction.
. Resolved problems and conflicts while maintaining open communication
with the client including providing regular written and oral reports
to ensure satisfaction.
. Managed subcontractor specifications, challenges, performance and
administration.
. Provided technical expertise and guidance to O&M staff and managed
resolution of complex problems.
Facility Manager - Alpharetta, GA 10/2004 - 09/2006
Managed approximately 400,000 square feet of high tech office space with
overall responsibility for the maintenance and office services facilities
activities.
. Managed infrastructure improvement projects.
. Responsible for support and maintenance of internal Data Center
. Oversaw implementation of maintenance programs relating to all
building systems.
. Managed implementation of fire, life safety and other safety programs
in conjunction with the EHS Coordinator.
. Improved CMMS software to establish a formal system to improve
productivity.
. Assisted in the evaluation of the replacement and upgrade of the
Building Management System.
. Provided critical monthly metrics reports to management.
. Hired, trained and scheduled the staff needed to fulfill contractual
obligations.
. Trained employees on new computerized hand held devices.
Hewlett Packard, Atlanta, GA,
Service Manager - 1/2000-8/2004
Provided direction for the strategy, development, implementation and
delivery of video conferencing services to employees. Performed management
of the service, contract negotiations, training of support personnel and
problem resolution for more than fifty international sites.
. Managed the videoconference service divestiture successfully between
HP and Agilent.
. Renegotiated vendor contracts to save $150K annually.
. Initiated and developed RFP project to improve current service.
. Developed global service level objectives to measure performance.
. Streamlined the scheduling process to improve customer satisfaction.
. Designed processes for problem resolution that significantly improved
the total videoconference experience.
. Developed educational program and training manuals that enabled users
to independently operate the videoconferencing equipment.
. Created monthly reporting metrics to measure service utilization.
. Acted as team lead on the analysis and evaluation of web and voice
conferencing services to the project team..
EDUCATION:
M.B.A Marketing/Management, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
B.A. Economics, Hunter College of the City University of New York, NY
Continuing Professional Education & Seminars:
IFMA: Taking classes to achieve Facility Management Profession Designation
(FMP)
Intro to Business Continuity Planning, DRI International
Effective Speaking & Human Relations, Dale Carnegie Institute.
Corporate Training: Facilitation Skills, Software Test & Plan Design,
Project Management,
IT Service Management, Service Level Agreements, Negotiations Skills, Six
Sigma
SOFTWARE SKILLS: Maximo CMMS Software, Visio, Project, Excel, Word,
PowerPoint & Outlook. Collaboration Tools: E Room, Net Meeting, Web-Ex.