James P. Garrity
Chatham, NJ 07928
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Facilities manager with a successful record of managing sophisticated properties and assets
Experienced Project Manager in all phases of construction and building renovations
Experience
September 2014-Present Pillars 37/38/Studio 450 New York, NY
Site Manager
• Site and maintenance manager at an Event space
• Assist clients and venders from beginning during set up to take down of an event
• Responsible for all maintenance and repairs and upgrade of spaces
April 2011- May 2014 Newport Nursing/Alaris Healthcare Jersey City, NJ
Director of Facilities
• Responsibilities include Plant Engineering/Maintenance
• Currently overseeing a multi- floor building renovation
• Established a new preventive maintenance and Life Safety programs
• Updated all (MSDS) maintenance and life safety policy and procedure manuals.
May 2009-April 2011 HCR Manor Care Mountainside, NJ
Director of Maintenance
• Responsible for maintenance and building repairs at the facility
• In charge of implementing staff training and fire and life safety drills
• Enhanced outdated communication and computer emergency back- up systems
• Upgraded all outdated building security and fire alarm systems
• Emergency preparedness coordinator for facility
• Bio-medical waste/recycling solid waste management site coordinator
• Implemented energy management programs using traditional and green technologies
• Building safety, security director and (MSDS/ADA) coordinator
• Performed daily, weekly, and monthly inspections as per (NJDOH) requirements
July 2007- May 2009 Saint Barnabas Healthcare System Scotch Plains, NJ
Director of Maintenance/Safety
• Directed staff of maintenance mechanics of various trades and skills
• Accountable for all life safety, hazardous communication (OSHA)
• Emergency preparedness, staff trainer, and (MSDS) coordinator
• Developed and implemented safety programs per (JCAHO) (OSHA ) standards
• Oversaw the repair and retro fit of the wet and dry fire sprinkler system
• Member of SBHCS Emergency preparedness network, facility coordinator
• Supervised the installation of the state of the art fire alarm sys
May 1998-June 2007 Mazzocchi Wrecking Company East Hanover, NJ
Project Supervisor
• Supervised crews of various trades on project from beginning to completion
• Scheduled and reviewed sub-contractors as needed
• Maintained budgetary logs, payroll and prepared activity reports, safety reports
• Determined staff and equipment requirements as needed per job
• Maintained on site project safety, daily safety meetings as per (OSHA) standards
• Directed day to day operations various large construction jobs in NJ, NY, PA, CT
• Managed staff of 50 union workers of various trades in federal and state projects
Education
Union County College Cranford, NJ
FEMA – Emergency Management Institute
Introduction to Incident Command System IS-100
National Incident Management System (NIMS) IS-700
Basic Workplace Security Awareness IS-906
OSHA
Introduction to Safety management -700
St. Barnabas Core Management Classes Livingston, NJ
Conflict resolution, Crisis management
Morris County Vocational Denville, NJ
Plumbing Carpentry Electrical Welding Masonry
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Chatham School District Chatham, NJ