Facilities Management

Facilities/Project/Solutions, Management

Professional integrity and success are achieved through years of dedicated service and the drive for excellence

Experience and achievements

Throughout my 30-year career I have enjoyed acquiring many of the proven and tested skill sets that have continued to fuel my passion for excellence. My career has been immersed in many diverse management environments providing insights across a wide range of detailed and specialized core operational management needs allowing me to develop very strong leadership skills, successfully incorporating many levels of diverse communication practices, allowing me to build strong bridges across departmental divides resulting in much higher levels of customer service and management stability. My passions have always been centered around service excellence, stimulating excellence through the growth, training, and development of staff members for the empowerment of individuals to pursue personal growth while motivating others, I believe this helps to create organizational growth and stability.

Some key achievements have been focused on the management of large and multi-location projects and properties including but not limited to:

Commercial and industrial facilities, resort and hotel properties, educational and multi-location school districts, medical facilities including acute care, long term and chronic care facilities along with retirement communities and clinic operations. Project management of commercial, industrial, retail and manufacturing projects from conception and design through commissioning and hand over to ensure customer satisfaction. management across multiple trades and in partnerships with multiple contractors for successful project completion while maintaining customer visions, budgets and timelines. Project Management experience including, design, development, and tracking for the successful completion of small and large projects. Providing facility management programs, contractor, contracts and vendor selection management, and operational solutions for business best practice system designs have been anchored by a 30- year commitment in providing the best in customer service and the stainability of excellence.

Training and Fields of study

Project management/ It, networking, organizational solutions

Facilities / Construction management services

Human resources Employer/employee relations

Accounting practices

Cultural anthropology

Organizational business management program analysis

Procurement and material management

Agile and Scrum management leadership training

Six sigma best practice training for leadership and organizational change assessments

OSHA inspections, Joint commission inspections, State and federal inspections

Fire safety and life safety inspections

Risk management inspections

Facilities and building pre-inspection programs.

Environmental and leed building designs, Sustainable, Bio-Mass energy studies along with Operational assessments for profit margin management and work force efficiency

Procurement and vendor evaluations and selections

Areas of substantial training, studies and operational experience

Institutional and educational facilities operations,

Organizational systems analysis and management training

Property and facilities management, Hotel/ Resort properties, F&B services,

Industrial Production and process plant operations

District and area facilities, project management.

Project, construction management

Cultural anthropology (employee motivations and training)

Staff development and training for retention and growth

Organizational statistical probability assessment for Sustainable change programs

Employment History

InterHealth Canada Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean)

While the property that I was located at changed management, I took the opportunity to help with the ongoing disaster recovery projects with UK operated hospitals that service the local island chain of the Grand Turks and Caicos Islands. As a Facility and project manager over all hard and contracted services I have completed a 3-month contract ending March 1rst 2018 and looking forward to exploring new possibilities and returning to the united states to continue my career

Crestline Resort Property Management Williamsburg Va

Director of Engineering; July 2015 – December 2017

Managing the engineering team of up to 8 technicians I was able to strengthen core values using team building practices focusing on empowering staff to increase skill sets and knowledge designed to improve the delivery of customer service while driving higher levels of service excellence. Employing many years of mechanical/electrical experience and project management skills I was able to identify areas of needed improvement to increase equipment longevity, preventative maintenance needs, and provide accurate R&R 3-5-year project budgets. Being able to bring in-house project management proved to be very beneficial in reducing very costly outside resources

Footbridge energy solutions Global

Facilities Solutions and Conditions Consultant November 2014 to July 2015

Working with a team of consultants including architectural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines I was a multi discipline consulting both mechanical and electrical assessment consultant. Concentrating in the medical care facilities and medical device production plants I was able to become more experienced in different stiles and requirements used to meet a diverse range of facilities management needs. Using RS means and other project costing programs I was responsible for building financial budgeting and project scopes.

Riverside Health Group Newport News Va.

Director of Facilities and protection November 2011 to April 2014

Management of multi departmental staff including engineering, EVS, and protection personnel with both union and non-union management requirements. Relying on my 30 years of staff development and leadership practices I was able to significantly increase staff and service evaluation reviews and surveys along with a heightened level of patient care support services. This allowed clinical care staff to concentrate more on patient needs. This has been a standard of departmental bridge work that has allowed different departments to compliment each other in stead compensating for a lack of customer service

Yukon Koyukuk School District Fairbanks Alaska

Director of Facilities and Capital Improvement Projects 2008 to 2011

I was recruited for this position for my facilities and project management back ground that was heavily supported by my passions and ability to provide strong leadership and staff mentoring to develop, support, and strengthen staff performances. The skill sets I acquired as a mechanical/electrical project estimator/GC, and service manager gave the ability to quickly and accurately identify facility needs to repair and restore required state and federal facilities reporting that had threatened the district’s ability to successfully submit grant funded project requests for capital improvement and teacher housing projects. These skill sets were also very effective in budget control and forecasting that was instrumental in maintaining facilities environment conducive for educational operations.

Williamsburg Landing Williamsburg VA

Mechanical Specialist 2005 to 2008

After closing a successful mechanical service company to accept a position that would allow me to continue my career in the mechanical/electrical service industry, continue to sharpen my project management skills and further my passions for staff development for sustainable team growth and service excellence. Already having decades of experience in the service industry I was ability to accurately identify many mechanical issues that had been affecting building and facility operations and customer satisfaction. Combining these skill sets with my experience and abilities in leadership and team building I was able to train and increase the skill sets of other facilities technicians that eventually allowed the property management to eliminate the need and dependency on outside contractors providing a more solid budgeting forecasting foundation.

HVAC / Service Company Williamsburg Va

Owner operator 2001 to 2005

After a very successfully career in the service industry I opened my own mechanical service company, at first as a consultant for assisting other service companies establish successful service departments and developing technician training and evaluation programs to provide sustainable growth and profitability. I concentrated on being owner and operator to continuing to provide a very high level of service excellence to a small select customer base until closing my business completely

Certifications

CEPFI / LEED Certification

CDOE; Certified Director of Engineering

Level one fire suppression inspection cert.

Commercial, industrial equipment, systems training certifications

Licensing and affiliations

EPA Universal Refrigeration usage lic.

Mechanical / Electrical Masters Lic. (Virginia)

Facilities fire and life safety inspection certification (Alaska)

CEPFI (Council of educational Facilities Planners International)

IFMA (INTERNATIONAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION)

Strathmore’s who’s Who Listing for excellence in management

Agile and Scrum Management

Education

Ashford University; 4-year degree 2015

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management specializing in construction and IT solutions

New horizon’s Vocational training; Newport News Va. 1985

HVAC and Refrigeration,

Lafayette High, Williamsburg Va, 1982

High School Diploma

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