Manager Engineer
Resume:
Walter W. Cipta, Jr.
Howell, MI 48843
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging position in facilities management where my skills and
abilities in analyzing problems, listening to customers and managing
processes will be utilized to contribute to producing a clean, functional,
comfortable and safe work environment.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Over 25 years experience in the facilities management field. Excellent
communication and negotiation ability combined with highly effective
interpersonal skills. Cooperative self-starter who possesses demonstrated
ability to complete multiple assignments simultaneously, meet deadlines and
achieve excellent results. Specific areas of expertise include:
. Management/Supervision Planning/Scheduling
. Building Operations Heating Cooling and
Refrigeration
. Maintenance Budget Development and
Implementation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EMCOR Facility Services
2010
Viox Services, Cincinnati, OH
Contract Facility Management employee to the Learning Care Group
Midwest Regional Facility Manager
Manage the daily facility operations and maintenance of 136 child
care and development schools located throughout the Midwest region.
Supervise 13 contract services Maintenance Mechanics and
outsources services.
. Organized and managed school restoration efforts throughout the
Tennessee market during the 100 years floods of spring 2010.
Successfully had schools back in service within one week, saving
customer hundreds of thousands of dollars of lost revenue.
. Planned for, developed and implemented Capex and Expense budgets
for Fiscal Year 2011.
The Learning Care Group, Novi, MI
2006 - 2010
The second largest for-profit child care provider in North America
Midwest Regional Facility Manager
Manage the daily facility operations and maintenance of 136 corporate
owned child care and development schools located throughout the
Midwest region. Supervise 13 in-house maintenance technicians and
outsourced services.
. Develop and maintain multi-million dollar Capital and Repair and
Maintenance Budgets for the region - successfully meet
expectations on a yearly basis.
. Manage technician overtime usage - have cut by 60%.
Prymus Group, LLC, Troy, MI
2004
Contract employee to Toyota Technical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Assistant Facility Manager
Manage the daily operations and maintenance of a tier-one automotive
manufacturer's research, engineering and testing facility. Supervise
in-house skilled trades and outsources services.
. Worked with vendor in developing and installing a unique test
chamber HVAC control system. Final project savings were $16,000
under budgeted figures.
ADVO, Inc., Belleville, MI
2003
A full service targeted direct mail marketing services company
Maintenance Manager
Direct and manage the maintenance department of a high speed, large
volume production facility.
. Developed, competitively bid and implemented a HVAC Preventative
Maintenance program for the facility that saves the company
$7,000 per year.
. Devised a scheduling strategy that cut labor and overtime hours
by 15%.
Yum! Brands, Inc., Louisville, KY
2001 - 2003
World leader in the fast food industry
Facility Leader
Manage the daily facility operations and maintenance of 107 corporate
owned and operated stores located throughout the Great Lakes and Tri-
Cities regions.
. Identified and re-negotiated snow plowing contract that saved
$35,000 for the 2001/2002 season.
. Developed a reliable and cost effective building services
network that has proven to be pro-active in identifying
HVAC/Refrigeration and cook-line equipment problems.
VISTEON CORPORATION, Van Buren Twp., MI 2000 -
2001
The world's second largest tier one automotive parts supplier
Facility Engineer - Plant Engineering
Provided technical support to 60 plants and facilities worldwide.
Acted as liaison between regional assembly plant team, general
contractor and owner during fact gather/engineering phase of
Millennium Project initiative.
. Quantified and presented architectural and engineering data,
enabling contractor to break ground on project two months ahead
of schedule.
. Compiled plant asset data and conveyed findings to management.
Resulted in revitalizing the interest in a company wide asset
preservation program.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI 1995 -
2000
The world's second largest tier-one automotive manufacturer
Facility Engineer - Facility Engineering and Planning
1998 - 1999
Oversaw interiors build-out of new Chassis Systems facility consisting
of 200,000 square feet of space and housing over 1000 employees.
Managed daily operations and maintenance of site.
. Orchestrated design-build efforts to successfully meet
construction timing of site to provide crucial office, lab and
computer room space for expanding requirements of group.
. Pooled resources that provided a strategic command center for
Visteon's worldwide manufacturing operations during the Y2K
campaign.
Plant Engineer 1995 -
1998
Developed and maintained Plant Engineering department for the Global
Technology Center, Rawsonville Plant. Supervised skilled trades and
administrated energy management system for all heating and cooling
equipment.
. Identified and redesigned engineering flaw in packaged air
conditioning unit, which eliminated system lock-out and save an
excess of $50,000 annually.
. Designed and built noise and vibration lab control room
utilizing in-house skilled trades personnel and resources saving
$2,500 in labor and material costs.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Livingston Regional M-Tech, Howell, MI 2004 -
Present
An Institution of higher education
Part-time Heating and Cooling Instructor
Lecture and hands-on instruct on Heating and Cooling coursework
Washtenaw Community College 2001 -
2006
An institution of higher education
Part-time Heating and Cooling Instructor
Lecture and hands-on instruct on Heating and Cooling coursework
EDUCATION
M.S., Construction Management, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
B.S., Facility Management, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
A.S., Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Washtenaw Community
College, Ann Arbor, MI
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