Sr. Facilities Manager

R O B E R T L . M E D D E R S

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Phone 647-***-****

A SKILLED MAINTENANCE MANAGER WITH EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, SEEKING A CHALLENGING AND REWARDING POSITION THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE MY EDUCATION AND SKILLS.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•Broad experience in maintenance/facilities management, leadership and senior management support

•Manage major projects portfolio of over 15 million annually

•Responsibilities include departmental budgets, accounting & finance, maintenance operations, contract services, purchase and inventory of supplies and all occupancy requests/services

•Improved safety performance by becoming an OSHA VPP STAR site, with awards in safety excellence for six consecutive years (350 employee base).

•Proven success in negotiating contracts for project, office and building services

•Excellent communication and leadership experience at all employee levels

•Manager of technical operations, responsible for oversight of facilities contracts and services

•Extensive experience in the implementation of CMMS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Greenwood Retirement Communities, Toronto, ON Dec 2015 to present

Regional Facilities Manager

Manage 8 Retirement Communities, projects, service contracts, support site Enviromental Manage & Exécutive Director to improve energy & supply cost.

Atlantic Coffee Solutions/Houston, TX

Dec 2015 to Dec 2016

Facilies Manager for over 1 Million sq ft coffee manufacturing 24/7, Lift Tuck Fleet,elevators, roof, flooring, projects, risk management, manage service contractors

Jones Lang LaSalle / Anniston, Alabama Jan 2013 to Dec 2015

Facilities/Maintenance Manager – Honeywell Aerospace R & O Facility

•Responsible for managing all facilities and staff to complete repairs & projects, directly responsible for over site of all contractor services and service contracts to support facilities and production activities and facilities operations budget.

Minto Properties / Toronto, Ontario Sept 2012 to Jan 2013

Manager Project Management – Toronto/London/Calgary

•Responsible for managing all aspects of all major repairs projects within preapproved budgets, timelines and customer service standards while providing specialized technical advice to other members of the department as required. This included multiple resident complexes, in 3 different cities.

•Manage all aspects of the construction/renovation process to ensure compliance with approved drawings/specifications, building codes/regulations, OSHA, Customer Service and Quality standards.

Minto Management Limited / Toronto, Ontario April 2010-Sept 2012

Manager Technical Operations Condominiums Management

•Responsible for corporate oversight of all building operations/maintenance managers.

•A recognized leader in exceeding customer service expectations; successfully completed Disney Institute’s “Disney’s Approach to Creating and Sustaining a Service Culture,” providing insight to going beyond “Meeting Customer Service Expectations” to “Exceeding Customer Service Expectations.”

•Tender all contractor services for building and property for five luxury condominiums, totaling over 1,500 residential units along with oversight of commercial and retail spaces.

Minto Furnished Suites / Toronto, Ontario September 2008-April 2010

Operation/Maintenance Manager / MINTO YORKVILLE, Luxury Furnished Suites

•Responsible for all operation/facilities maintenance and janitorial staff activities, supplies and preventive maintenance of 350+ luxury furnished suites located throughout downtown Toronto.

Nova Services Group, Inc. / Concord, Ontario January 2008-September 2008

Building Services Manager / Environmental Services

West Oaks Village Long Term Care Home / Oakville, Ontario

•Managed building maintenance services, janitorial and housekeeping staff activities, including provision all supplies to support a clean and healthy workplace.

LSI Graphic Solutions Plus / Houston, Texas September 1991-October 2007

Facilities/Maintenance Manager

•Successfully organized the relocation, consolidation and remodeling of two manufacturing facilities into one new 220,000-sq. ft. facility.

•Played a key role in achieving ISO 9001 and TS 16949 certifications.

•Achieved highest level of efficiency with office Add – Moves – Changes.

•Developed work order system for maintenance, health and safety and IT requests.

•Planned and executed all levels of annual budgeting and capital expenditures.

•Improved safety performance by becoming an OSHA VPP STAR site, with awards in safety excellence for six consecutive years (350 employee base).

•Managed hazardous waste activities for 15 consecutive years.

•Responsible for all maintenance, health and safety, IT and janitorial staff activities.

•Oversight of risk management activities, including emergency planning and disaster recovery.

•Provided company security for employees, assets and properties.

•Managed 14+ direct report employees covering three shifts, seven days a week, with four to five locations of maintenance, manufacturing and warehousing.

LSI Graphic Solutions Plus / Houston, Texas June 1984-October 1991

Maintenance Manager

•Responsible for the management and supervision of all maintenance activities, including machinery repair (metal fabrication, welding, CNC machines, digital printing, auto/semi-auto printing lines, punch/roll presses, lift trucks and conveyor systems), PM program and inventory supplies to meet all task and project requirements.

•Oversaw facility expansions and installation of new machinery.

LSI Graphic Solutions Plus/WKM Manufacturing/TRW Mission / Houston, TX May 1981- June 1984

FMC Corporation / Anniston Alabama

Maintenance Electrician

•Performed PM and repairs on auto/semi-auto printing press and curing ovens.

•Repaired breakdowns on production equipment and HVAC ventilation systems.

•Performed PM and repairs on overhead bridge cranes.

•Repaired breakdowns on all foundry machines and conveyor systems.

•Repaired breakdowns within steel foundry, conveyor system, overhead bridge cranes & pour lines.

•Performed PM and repairs on inductions heaters and any facilities problems.

•Repaired breakdowns, including 4,000- to 6,500-ton presses, induction heaters, overhead bridge cranes, conveyor systems, high-bay lighting and exhaust systems.

EDUCATION

Gadsden State College/Penn Foster Career Schools / Scranton, Pennsylvania 2011

Electrical Engineering / Associate of Science Degree

International Facility Management Association / Houston, Texas 2011

Planning and Project Management

Certificate of Completion / Business Context of a Project

George Brown College / Toronto, Ontario 2007 Auto Cad I

Relevant coursework included drawing set-up, two-dimensional construction, editing techniques, layers, styles, annotations, dimensioning, paper space layouts and plotting.

SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Visio and Project Planning.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Ministry of Labour Health and Safety Contact Centre / Toronto, Ontario 2009

Certified Member / Joint Health and Safety Committee and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Safety Media, Inc. / Toronto, Ontario 2008

Hands-On Maintenance and Inspection of Fire Protection Equipment Training

Association of Facilities Engineering / Houston, Texas 2006

CPMM - Certified Plant Maintenance Manager

Refrigerant Certification Services / Houston, Texas 1995

Refrigerant Certification / Type I and Type II Technician

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

International Facility Management Association (IFMA) 2007-present

Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) 2005-present

United Saver Trust Credit Union / Houston, Texas 2003-2007

Chairman of the Board of Directors

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