J. BARRY PERKINS
***** ****** **** **** ***** 970-***-****
Katy, TX 77493 E-mail **********@***.***
Profile: Experienced maintenance and construction expert with proven supervisory skills seeks challenging new opportunity to employ his talents in a managerial capacity. Strengths: excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to thrive under pressure and tight deadlines, and a successful track record assembling and hiring, managing and leading teams. A versatile career with work experience that spans local government, private sector businesses including commercial hospitality, and a church and affiliated school for small children and youth, where he has established a reputation as a trustworthy and competent contributor. Working knowledge of budgeting processes and the documentary aspects of outsourcing contracting work. Well-versed with IT-related and automated work processes. Relocated to Texas last year for family reasons, after spending entire working life in Colorado. Now seeking career advancement in his new location that would expand on Director of Maintenance responsibilities and beyond, with a commensurate increase in remuneration and benefits. Experience: St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, Katy, Texas (Dec. 2015-present) Director of Maintenance
•In charge of and responsible for site maintenance at a campus that spans a church, a rectory, an administration building, a CCE school with 29 classrooms and 1,900 students, a pre-school with 100 students and a youth ministry building, along with nine acres of grounds, including out-buildings and a rental home.
•Project manager for all construction programs, overseeing teams of contractors and sub-contractors.
•Manages three maintenance technicians, schedules workloads for the team.
•In charge of in-house phone and automation systems.
•Responsible for drafting Requests for Proposals for outsourced janitorial, landscaping and locksmith services.
•Identified significant cost-saving opportunity through complete facility retrofit to LED lighting, wrote cost-savings and budgetary justification document to back up the proposal.
New Strater Corporation, Durango, Colorado (Aug. 2014-Dec. 2015) Director of Maintenance
•In charge of and responsible for site maintenance at a four-star, 97-room historic hotel, with two restaurants, three lounges and a theatre.
•Managed six maintenance personnel, in charge of workplace training for continuous skills development of team.
•Conducted hiring interviews and performance appraisals for staff.
•Managed maintenance budgets, operational costs and capital expenditures.
•Responsible for compliance with OSHA, ADA and EPA regulations.
•Worked with local, state and federal entities to ensure such compliance and to fulfil other regulatory requirements.
•Worked as part of team with other department heads to ensure smooth functioning of hotel.
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Experience: La Plata County Government, Durango, Colorado (1997-Aug. 2014) Facilities & Grounds Crew Leader
•Responsible for facility and grounds management for Colorado county that includes Durango and San Juan National Forest.
•Area of responsibility spanned 30 acres that included 17 buildings, including a sports center, shops, fairgrounds, courts, jail and justice facility.
•Managed all county maintenance and custodial crews. Developed and assigned work schedules for grounds staff.
•Managed all work order requests and preventive maintenance programs.
•Represented county as Project Manager on facilities renovations, new construction, abatements, remediation and testing ESCO projects.
•First Responder for all facilities and grounds emergencies.
•Created budgets for operations, staffing and capital expenditure.
•Ensured all county facilities complied with local, state and federal safety and building codes.
•Ensured safety and security programs were in place and implemented.
•Worked closely with division heads, department heads, supervisors and elected officials to ensure the county facilities and grounds were used in accordance with best practices.
. Professional Tradesman (1985-1997)
•Solid foundation for future career through jobs in Colorado that included serving as General Contractor for residential building and remodelling work; carpentry projects in residential and commercial properties; compressor and plant maintenance; cooling towers; underground water; roofing and siding; and other miscellaneous engineering and construction work involving concrete work, paving/sidewalk work and heavy equipment.
Skills: •Dependable project manager.
•Thrives in environments that require ability to supervise and implement multiple crews in multiple locations and tasks.
•Ability to stay on top of project finance aspects including capital and renovation budgets.
•Comprehensive knowledge of all building trades, commissioning, re- commissioning and balancing HVAC equipment.
•Knowledge of abatement/remediation for mold, asbestos, radon, allergies.
•Ability to read and use blueprints and building specifications. Tech skills: •Fluent in work flow software and other tools including Facility Dude, School Dude; able to work with e-work orders, net facilities.
•Familiarity with CCM and DDC technology.
•Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Honeywell, Comfort View. General: Willing to consider assignments in Southeast or Central Texas in addition to Greater Houston area.
References: Available upon request.