Architect, Facilities Planner and Manager
Resume:
ANDRES M. GOMEZ-JIMENEZ
Woodbridge NJ *****
ac18xf@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andresgomezjimenez/
Objective
Multiskilled, innovative and collaborative professional seeking A Director/Manager-level Position in Facilities Management Focus Strategic capital planning and construction, program, project, and contract management; assets, leases and real estate portfolio management; effective management of utilities, maintenance regimes, space planning, renovations/alterations, and moves; environment and sustainability compliance management. Capabilities / Expertise
Solid education plus rich working experience around the world and qualifications that include:
• Broad Facilities Management experience in institutional and corporate campuses including logistics facilities
(warehouses, container yards, etc.);
• Understanding organizational culture and specific requirements at all levels;
• Propose/prepare business cases for projects and portfolios and their corresponding sourcing strategies and implementation plans;
• Prepare and execute budget and acquisition plan in a Results-Based Environment;
• Effective change manager focused on client satisfaction;
• Respond to auditors, and to budget and procurement vetting committees;
• Experience in capital master planning, including arch. design and construction supervision;
• Ability to liaise with a wide spectrum of technical consultants and service providers;
• Vast experience in space planning, interior renovations/modifications, and moves;
• Understanding of environmental requirements and green technology impact on facilities;
• Working knowledge of complex Procurement, Human Resources, and Financial frameworks;
• Certified project manager (Prince II) and contract administrator (ICT-ILO Turin Italy) with good across- the-board communication skills;
• Proficient in Office and ACAD; Manager’s view of Revit (certificate); some image editing;
• Proficiency in English, Spanish (native), French, and Italian. Education
• Bachelor of Architecture, Univ. Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, DR
• Certificate of Attendance, Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK
• Master of Arts (all credits taken but NO THESIS) Social Philosophy, The Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research, New York, NY.
Andres M. Gomez-Jimenez
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Work Experience – United Nations 1994-2015
Engineering/FM Section*** / Logistics Service Division* / Department of Field Support (DFS) UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL SERVICE CENTER (UNGSC)** Brindisi, Italy July 2012 - Dec 2015
SENIOR ENGINEER / SPECIAL PROJECTS - Engineering Standards and Design Center Feb 2004 - Oct 2010
OFFICER IN CHARGE – Engineering Section*** 20-21 staff CHIEF - Facilities Management Section*** 17 staff
CHIEF - Planning and Projects Unit (all the time), 3 to 9 staff OPERATIONS ENGINEER – Engineering Section
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS New York City
Nov 2010 - June 2012
CHIEF TECHNICAL UNIT – Engineering Section
March 1994 - Oct 2003
ENGINEERING OFFICER
ENGINEERING ASSISTANT
MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintained descriptive database of buildings and open areas as per MOU;
Determined and gathered requirements from all other sections, departments, and Administration;
Prepared sourcing strategy, concept design, SOW, for > 90 projects and consultancies;
Supervised execution / construction of projects
Supervised Building & Campus Maintenance Unit (regime, stores, and workshops);
Supervised warehouse management and operations, asset inventory, and shipments;
Supervised Generator Maintenance Unit;
Administered 29 contracts (18 specialized maintenance services & 11 blanket purchase orders);
Managed utilities contracts with the city and other providers;
Prepared and maintained space planning strategies; managed moves;
Prepared monthly presentations to the Facilities Allocation Committee;
Authored and managed preparation of the UNGSC 7 years’ master plan (taken to Rome);
Team Leader (PM) for the Design of NEW COMMS/IT CENTER Bldgs. A (Antennas control) and B (Datacenter and Offices);
Authored custom Project Management and Facilities Monitoring databases in Lotus Notes;
Chaired or participated in technical evaluations for dozens of bids;
Attended dozens of procurement vetting meetings (as requisitioner);
Technical Clearance of Scope of Works (SOWs) from all missions for projects over $ one million;
Full review of engineering component (assets, leases, projects) of yearly budget proposals from all (20+) Peacekeeping and Political missions;
Concept design and construction plan for the Mombasa (Kenya) Logistics Support Base;
Desk officer for the implementation of the “Strategic Deployment Stock (SDS: $148+ million in pre-purchased products – for 10,000 troops mission parameter);
Space assessment at UN Logistics Base for the physical implementation of SDS (2001);
Designated Engineering Officer to interface with Italian technical team re design of three new warehouses at UNGSC, for which authored shelving layout;
Office space planner for the entire Dept. of Peace Keeping Ops from 1994 to 2000 (UNHQ). FIELD EXPERIENCE:
VARIOUS - ENGINEERING SUPPORT
1999- 2015 - Medium term field assignments in Somalia, Kenya, Gabon, Senegal, Chad, Iraq, East Timor, and Kosovo.
Andres M. Gomez-Jimenez
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Work Experience – Previous to United Nations
CODETEL (Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos (GTE, Verizon) Santo Domingo Subdirector, Architecture and Space Planning – Around 60-65 staff in seven units
• Nation-wide coordination of architectural-related strategies and office space planning within CODETEL's ambitious Expansion Plan. Office bldgs., communication centers, telephone centrals, warehouses and garages, executive residences, employees’ clubs.
• In-house coordination with sub-directions of civil and electrical-mechanical engineering, Liaison with external consultants and contractors.
• Small towns/villages urban analysis to determine convenient locations and facilities;
• Proposed and partially implemented a re-structuring proposal for the sub-direction. I was a contracted consultant. Very intense experience. Reason for leaving: migrated to USA. SERCITEC (Servicios Científicos y Técnicos, Engineering Consultants), Santo Domingo Chief Architect, 8 to 15 staff according to projects
• Concept design and construction documents of all projects involving planning and architecture. Main projects: feasibility studies for two Free Industrial Parks (los Alcarrizos and Villa Mella), including coordination of socio- economic and demographic analysis. Same for two large Tourist Resorts (Las Cayenas and Las Terrenas). Feasibility study for CODETEL's (Tel company, see above) project of a 30 stories building in Sto Dgo;
• Design manager for PIISA (Parque Industrial de Itabo, s.a.), the electronics and pharmaceuticals Free Zone Park, in which our president was a partner. We developed construction documents for all leasers (mostly American corporations), under their oversight.
UNPHU (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña), Santo Domingo Associate Professor, Director of Design Department NOTES:
*The Logistics Service Division (NYC & Brindisi) of the Department of Field Support (DFS) comprises different Sections intimately working together and with the UN Procurement Division to offer technical and logistics support (goods and services: --from pencils to helicopters; from small to regional turnkey contractors) in their respective domains to all peacekeeping and political field missions around the world (16-21 missions; 110,000+ personnel). Along with the Engineering Section, there are the Geospatial, IT and Comms Section, Surface Transport Section, General Supply Section, Medical Section and the Air Operations Section.
**The UN Global Service Center (Italy) is a Logistic Base, Training Center, and Comms/IT Hub, serving all field missions. It is located in the military part of the Brindisi airport (hosted by Italian Government through MOU). UN exclusive facilities include 60+ buildings (offices, warehouses, workshops, technical buildings and ancillary installations, in a ~ 270,000 sqm site, including green areas, outdoor storage space and container yards.
***The Engineering/Facilities Management Sections comprised four units: Planning and Projects, Building and Campus Maintenance, Asset/Warehouse Management and Generator Workshop. The first two took care of the base, the others dealt with the stock and logistics for missions. The Engineering domains are: all accommodation & ablutions (prefabs, construction, and leases); electricity and power generation; water purification and supply; HVAC; solid waste and waste water management; physical security (defense stores); environmental engineering; and campus services.
The Engineering Standardization and Design Center (ESDC) offers selected design and technical support services in all engineering domains, plus some administrative review/oversight services, to the missions
(only).
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