Management Engineer
Resume:
THOMAS R. MAURER
Union Grove, WI 53182
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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging position in facilities management with a progressive
and growing organization which provides unparalleled customer service by
creating an environment that supports and enhances quality service and care
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Twenty two years experience in plant engineering and facilities
management
Four years experience in hospital plant engineering, construction and
biomedical engineering management
Management of multi-million dollar construction and capital projects
Over eleven years experience in plant hazardous waste and environmental
report management with a certificate in hazardous materials management
(CHMM)
Six Sigma green belt training
BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA
MIDWESTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - Zion, Illinois
Director of Facilities Services, August 2006 through July 2010
Director of building maintenance, construction and biomedical
engineering service teams maintaining the facilities infrastructure,
equipment and systems of a fast paced healthcare organization growing
10% to 15% annually, while supporting the overall mission of providing
an environment of healing and hope for the patients in our care
. Hospital Management
o Responsible for the implementation of all moves, remodels and
construction projects from conception to full operation
o Prepare long range capital plans for future growth,
infrastructure repair, and asset replacement as a member of the
long range planning leadership team
o Managed the update and assembly of documentation necessary to
comply with the Environment of Care requirements for The Joint
Commission, federal, state and local hospital regulations. This
includes the review and updating of department policy and
procedures, maintaining the testing and inspection logs, and the
management and documentation necessary for environment of care
improvement projects.
o Created and maintain reference libraries of as-built drawings,
construction documentation, assets repair history, and life
safety plans
o Chairman for the EOC life safety and utility systems committees.
Committee member on the hazardous waste and emergency
management committees and the hospital safety council.
o Highly recognized by the Joint Commission audit team for our
outstanding results with only two minor life safety infractions
during the last Joint Commission audit.
o Eleven direct reports, multiple consultants and contractors
. Construction
o Prepare, present and manage up to 80 capital and expense
projects each year, totaling three to ten million dollars
o Successfully led construction management team in the
simultaneous implementation of multiple projects with aggressive
schedules and budgets
o Manage many projects within occupied spaces requiring
coordination with department management to minimize operational
interruption and insuring that all infection control
requirements were maintained
. Building Maintenance
o Prepare, present and manage annual operating budget in excess of
one million dollars
o Evaluate building systems for reliability, life cycle and
replacement costs for inclusion in the long range capital
replacement plans
o Manage the installation of building automated control system for
better control and monitoring of HVAC systems
o Direct building energy audits to reduce operating expenses
netting significant savings in operation costs through
efficiency, procurement and controls
. Biomedical Engineering
o Manage biomedical team assuring proper asset documentation,
preventative maintenance, repairs and required inspections to
comply with policies and codes.
o Prepare, present and manage annual operating budget
o During the most recent Joint Commission audit, no biomedical
violations were noted
BRADY CORPORATION - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Manager, Property & Facilities, April 2002 to August 2006
. Responsible for corporate facilities management support at 18 North
American facilities totaling more than 1.4 million sq. ft.
o Development of corporate building standards and guidelines
o Preventative maintenance and asset replacement planning
o Risk loss assessments for the insurance carrier
o Approval and evaluation of capital projects
. Directly manage six Milwaukee facilities totaling over 750,000
square feet. Management responsibilities include:
o Six operating budgets totaling 4.75 million dollars
o Capital expenditure projects totaling up to $1.3 million
annually
o Capital expenditure building projects up to $7 million dollars
o Three direct reports, multiple consultants, and contractors
o HVAC systems, industrial and lab hood ventilation systems, clean
rooms
o Security and building access, building and grounds maintenance,
o Space planning, interior design and layout
o Emergency power UPS systems
. Real estate lease portfolio management of more than 70 facilities
worldwide
. Conduct due diligence and environmental investigations on potential
regional and international facility acquisitions and manage the
integration of new acquisitions in North America as assigned.
. On-site international experience - Tijuana, Mexico
o Management of a 1.3 million dollar build-out on a 126,000 sq.
ft. building to house equipment consolidated from five different
facilities in the US and Mexico
. Member of the international risk loss assessment team
. Steadily expanding international corporate facilities management
responsibilities (56 locations)
AMERICAN ROLLER COMPANY - Union Grove, Wisconsin
Corporate Facilities and Environmental Manager, November 1995 to January
2002
1. Managed the facilities and environmental compliance of nine
facilities in six states with over 500,000 square feet of office
and manufacturing space.
o Maintained a $500,000.00 annual budget
o Managed construction and capital projects up to $750,000.00
o Lease negotiations for offices and manufacturing space
o Long range planning for each facility to determine future
expansion needs
BUCYRUS-ERIE COMPANY - South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Environmental/Facility Engineer, July 1989 to November 1995
2. Plant engineering responsibilities for over one million square feet
o Annual capital property improvements up to $500,000
o capital plant expenditures up to $2 Million
o Maintenance supervision in a union environment
o Contractor negotiations and supervision
. Plant hazardous waste and environmental report coordinator
WATRY INDUSTRIES, INC. - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Plant Engineer, May 1988 to July 1989
. Functioned as plant engineer including maintenance supervision,
production audits, and facilities repairs
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology,
Studies included energy option series
Honors: Who's Who in American Colleges 1987/1988
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
Worked with: Microsoft Project, Power Point, and CAD
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AFE - Association of Facilities Engineers, IFMA - International
Facilities Management Association,
CHMM - Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, Chapter President
2009/2010 ASHE - American Society of Healthcare Engineers
REFERENCES Available upon request
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