Senior Facilities Manager, Project Manager

MARK W. UTZ, MBA, CFM

***** ****** **** ~ 941-***-**** ~

Parrish Florida, 34219 ~ ***********@*****.*** ~

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Facilities Manager/Director with complete O&M responsibility for 6 million sq ft of commercial, retail and

industrial facilities valued at over one billion dollars

• Extensive technical knowledge of leased and owned facilities;

• Project Manager for over $750 Million in contracted construction and services

• Expert in emergency preparedness programs; Air Force IG, FEMA and CERT trained

• Routinely able to interact and advise senior leaders and C-suite regarding Facilities Management issues.

General Manager March 2014 – Present

Florida Studio Theatre, Sarasota, Florida

• Assessed condition of 4 commercial and 16 residential properties for capital and O&M budgets

o Identified and immediately corrected over 100 life/safety issues across portfolio.

o Uncovered serious structural issues within historic commercial building

• Increased quality and reduced cost by replacing overpriced and underperforming service providers.

• Lead on two new construction projects, 8 replacement/refurbishment projects & two property acquisitions.

• Identified and corrected deficiencies in 2 restaurant kitchens, replacing a grease trap, training staff in cleaning

protocol, and replacing noncompliant kitchen equipment and sinks.

• Created to-scale electronic floor plans for 4 commercial properties

• Established asset management database to capture organizations facility assets, FFE, vehicles, and create

preventative maintenance schedule

Manager, Real Estate Services April 2008 – Nov 2013

Aetna / Coventry Health Care, Tampa, Florida

• Reduced operational expense within three Tampa Coventry facilities 35% while increasing quality

o Reduced utility usage locally by 16% through optimizing usage and attention to detail.

o Reduced mailroom operational costs by 75%.

o Reduced labor costs 60% through workforce reassignment and maximizing contracted services

• Project Manager for 24 capital projects; all projects completed on time, within budget and met objectives.

• Modified and improved physical security policies and access systems setting organizational standard

• Selected twice over more senior managers to assume superiors duties during extended absence of boss.

• Partnered with Finance to update facility capital assets and equipment at each location.

Operations and Maintenance Manager January 2007 – October 2007

Sarasota County Facilities Services, Sarasota, Florida

• Process owner of plan development through construction of $40M in capital projects; 2 LEED Gold Certified

• Within six months reduced Sarasota County O&M budget costs and expenditures by 10%

• Performed workforce skill/ needs assessment. Created plan to restructure workforce to changing needs

• Prepared and managed O&M and Capital budgets totaling $32 Million annually

• Identified internal procurement and contracted service irregularities that led to county-wide reform

Director Facilities Management December 2004 – January 2007

Stetson University, College of Law, Gulfport, Florida

85 Buildings, Two campuses, 500K sq ft, 32 subordinates

• Completed over 100 capital projects in two years

• Reduced College utility usage by 14% annually

• Optimized In-house custodial at College of Law; reduced custodial costs and payroll by 20%

• Performed condition assessment on 72 facilities. Identified capital and deferred maintenance

• Zero based budgeting proponent, Created zero based budgets to effectively manage funds and prepare accurate

budget forecasts; Identified multiple cost saving opportunities & underfunded requirements

Regional Facilities Manager September 2003 – December 2004

Osprey Management Sarasota, Florida

23 Commercial Buildings; located in four counties, 2.3M sq ft, 10 workers

• Concurrent with daily O&M duties, managed 14 capital and TI projects in multiple facilities

• Identified over $1 million in substandard existing conditions during due diligence prior to acquisition of 4

commercial properties totaling over 500,000 sq ft.

• Assessed needs and created company 5 year capital forecast for the 14 largest properties. 1.5M sq ft

United States Air Force, Various Locations November 1983 – December 2003

• Managed and accepted as owners representative $600+ Million in various construction projects and contracted

services in 7 different countries and multiple geographic regions within USA.

• Facility Manager for 15 facilities housing US Central Command HQ operations both in US and Middle East.

• IBC certified Building Inspector and Reinforced Concrete Special Inspection

• Manager of both Construction Management and Contracted Services departments

EDUCATION

- MBA, International Business – University of Tampa - 2011

- Bachelor of Science in Business Management – University of Phoenix 2003

- Associate of Science in Construction Technology – Air Force Community College 1996

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

- Certified Facility Manager - IFMA

- Sun Coast IFMA Chapter 1st Vice President

- Currently carries an “Universal” 608 HVAC EPA Certification

- IFMA continuing education seminars

- Multiple BOMA and other professional related courses

- Completed FEMA Emergency Operations training

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- Civilian Emergency Response Team (CERT) Certified

TECHNOLOGY

CMMS and CAFM Applications: Maximo, ArchiBus, AutoCAD

Additional Applications: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Project)

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