Project Manager Quality Assurance

JORGE CEDENO

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(FACILITY MANAGER(

Accomplished Facility Manager professional with proven expertise managing

maintenance operations in a wide range of business settings. Background

includes over fifteen years of experience in educational, corporate,

healthcare and newspaper facilities. Demonstrated a strong approach towards

sustaining and encouraging safe work environments. Excellent interpersonal

communication skills, with the ability to coordinate and resolve facility

issues. Proven ability to manage multiple projects by means of establishing

ownership and accountability. Facility Manager committed towards excellence

and providing an ideal working environment. Areas of expertise are the

following:

( Staff Supervision ( Construction Management (

Safety and Security Systems ( Designer/space planner (

Building Inspections ( Financial Management

( Operation & Maintenance ( Architectural/Engineering (

Building Environmental Systems

( Event Planner ( Furniture Installation ( Property

Management

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

06/07 - 09/13 Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg Times), 490 1st Avenue

South St.Petersburg Fl 33703

Building Manager Position: Directed space planning, construction projects,

facility moves, and equipment installation. Supervise H.V.A.C. and repair

utility staffers. Maintained 350-ton York/ Trane chiller/ice systems,

Piller UPS, Onan/Caterpillar generators and Asco transfer gear. Successful

24/7 management over 280,000 S.F. of interior space, 12,000 S.F. cafeteria,

five satellite facilities and over 500 parking spaces. Complied with all

EPA, Health, City, State, & Federal regulations. Member of Business

Contiguity Committee that developed and supported contingency plans for

prolongs business interruptions. Literate in (CMMS) Dossier, Maximo,

databases, Trane Summit and Fire Protection systems. Coordinated with

Security team to improve security and staffer safety. Develop

specifications for maintenance agreements that included custodial, HVAC,

emergency power systems, landscaping, pest control, elevators, fire

protection systems. Liaison between outside vendors, landlords,

municipalities and company interests. Landlord of 15,000 S.F. of leased

space. Endeavor to use sustainable practices in the daily operation of our

facilities. Obtained $150,000 in annual departmental cost savings.

12/02 - 06/07 St. Petersburg Times, 1301 34th Street N, St. Petersburg

Fl 33713

Facilities Engineer Position: Managed facilities projects that ranged up to

$2.87 million that included ordering $1 million of furniture, Endorsed ADA

and safety standards. My position planned, directed and supervised

construction projects that including facility modifications and equipment

installations. Coordinated internal resources with departmental needs.

Participated in Times diversity initiative efforts. Consulted with outside

vendor on facilities repairs and upgrades. Planned, designed and

successfully completed over 90,000 S.F. of facility renovations.

Distinguished in space planning and negotiations between facility and

departmental requirements. Review FM Global Insurance recommendations.

Assisted in establishing short/long term capital planning. Installed air

handlers, life safety equipment and production equipment. Participated in

developing S.O.P and strategies for business continuity programs.

06/00 - 02/02 Commons Medical Development, 2600 Technology Drive,

Orlando Fl 32804

Job Captain position: Responsible for the coordination of all phases of a

project from schematic to punch-list. Directed work of entry level

architects; Interpretation and application of building codes; In charge of

quality assurance; served as project manager of various healthcare

projects. Employed value-engineering principles. Proficient in managing

client, in-house staff and consultants for the purpose of adhering to

project schedules, complying with delineated budgets and performance guild-

lines. Assisted in negotiating client contracts. Approved certificate of

payments to sub-contractors. Proven track record of handling multiple

projects simultaneously. Assured that project components did not exceed

budgetary parameters. Balanced design and construction goals with property

management concerns. Worked on AHCA projects, which required a detailed

understanding of health care regulations.

9/98 - 3/00 Catholic Medical Centers, 88-25 153rd Street, Jamaica N.Y,

11432

Project Manager: Assigned as liaison between department heads and

consultants during corporate consolidation. Developed functional programs,

design and contract documents. Confirmed scope of work with lowest

qualified bidders. Coordinated construction phases with vendors and

facility team. Attended periodic site visits; Reviewed shop drawing

submissions and obtained N.Y.S. certifications for hospital renovations.

Reviewed work orders & change orders; Created punch lists; Processed

equipment orders; Coordinated departmental moves; and imputed existing

conditions into database. Managed $1.5 million budget for construction of

medical observation unit. Coordinated new mechanical, electrical and gas

connections to existing systems. Developed skills necessary to modified

existing medical utility systems while adhering to NAPA and building code

requirements. Professionally interfaced with architects, engineers and

contractors. Directed custodial & in-house engineering personnel.

1/98 - 9/98 Avnet, Inc., 80 Cuttermill Road, Great Neck, NY 11021

Project planner of over 600,000 square feet of real estate property for a

$5.7 billion company: Produced space inventories and plans for more than

thirty locations throughout the US. Managed construction, implement spatial

requirements; confirm furniture orders, executed security guidelines,

summarized and approved purchase orders, supervised move-in, and drafted

telecommunications layouts. Established rent allocations based on corporate

standards and square footage requirements. Closed-out facilities as a

result of consolidating corporate resources. Eventually the corporate

office consolidated and relocated their office to Arizona.

8/96 - 1/98 Queens College of New York -65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing

Fl. Campus Facilities Office

Facility Coordinator: Wrote specifications and prepared bid packages

required for the various types of renovation projects. Extensive vendor

and consumer interface during renovation work; Coordination of sub-

contractors with facility guild-lines, and personnel. Interviewed and

verified contractor qualifications. Responsible for establishing programs,

construction documents, budgets, schedules and contractor performance

measures. Provided support for the administration staff by completing space-

planning studies. Completed space inventories utilizing Archibus & AutoCAD

computer software. Worked on capital improvement projects that included an

Amphitheater face-lift, historic building renovations, roof replacements,

and sidewalk/road repairs. Worked with plant operations. Investigated

construction deficiencies in past projects. Supervised mechanical and

electrical in-house personnel.

6/96 - 8/96 Dormitory Authority State of New York/Queens College

Summer internships with Campus Facilities and Buildings & Grounds

Departments. DASNY acquainted interns with the daily management and

operations of a large campus facility. Prepared space inventories using

Archibus software. Prepared specifications and bid packages for capital

improvement projects that included replacement of underground utility

lines, interior renovations, roof repairs, and other facility improvement

projects. Revised progress set of drawings from architects and engineers.

EDUCATION: Pratt Institute of New York, Masters in Facilities Management -

05/02

City College of New York, B. S. Architecture - 6/95

SPECIAL SKILLS: Drawing, Literate in AutoCAD, Photosh2000, 3-D

Studio, Animator op, Excel, Dossier, Aperture and Archibus. Bilingual -

Spanish Language, Familiarity with ADA, JCAHO, NFPA and other OSHA

regulations. Experienced in various type of medical equipment.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

Hold Building Inspector, Security Guard Class D and G Licenses, EPA 608

Universal Certification

ACADEMIC AWARDS: Distinguish Achievement Award for Outstanding Academic

Achievement in Facilities Management

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