Joseph W. Cocreham, Jr.

**** ***** **.

Baton Rouge, La 70816

225-***-****(Cell)

acyu06@r.postjobfree.com

Leader in Construction, Engineering, and Facility Operations:

Senior level professional with over 30 years’ experience in leading high-performance teams, creating an environment of innovation, driving performance and accountability, and coaching and developing talent to build and maintain partnerships. Decisive, hands-on, action oriented and results-focused individual with technical experience in project management, facility operation, maintenance, construction, engineering and environmental safety. Also highly skilled in project and logistical management, planned maintenance, environmental/custodial services, grounds, warehouse, motor pool, security, safety, emergency preparedness, and regulatory compliance.

Summary of Qualifications:

Over 30 years in construction, engineering, and maintenance.

Well versed working in Strategic Planning, Business Development, Architectural, Engineering Coordination, and Construction Management.

Very astute in developing budgets, forecasting, and accounts payable.

Strong background in purchasing, scheduling, bidding, and contract management.

Extensive field experience, documentation, and contract negotiation.

Maintains a current OSHA certification. AAALAC & NIH accountability, and holds a DOJ security clearance.

FEMA – NIMS ICS-100; FEMA – NIMS IS-00700.A training from Emergency Management Institute.

Areas of Expertise:

Maintaining high level of customer service providing constant reporting to all personnel, especially stake holders and executive management.

Competent multi-tasker managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Highly motivated with vast people skills, managing over 130 people in multiple disciplines,

Extensive knowledge of facility management in HVAC, refrigeration, boilers, chillers, and food service equipment.

Responsible for environmental services in the hotel, gaming, and medical research facilities.

Very organized and well versed in maintaining document control.

High competency of computer literacy especially with report writing, scheduling, and budgeting.

Accomplishments:

Renegotiated contracts with natural gas supplier and bio-safe remediation contractor by instituting economical energy measures saving the company over $600,000 this past year.

Installed energy management systems to incorporate the remote functionality of HVAC controls and to monitor and log the fluctuations of energy consumed in hot and chilled water systems.

Incorporated extensive work order systems to monitor assets repairs and manpower, to catalogue reoccurring maintenance issues, and to help create preventative maintenance programs to reduce expensive and costly capital repairs.

Updated laundry and compressed air systems and increased lint removal program for higher efficiency of equipment and minimizing hazardous environments.

Instituted inventory controls system to retain both on the shelf parts and tools to minimize down time of “running” for materials, and the loss of major tools.

Incorporated a “Love em or Leave em” program for enhanced employee retention and transformed departments into a more open comprehensive team building and mentoring program.

Active Associations & Specialized Training:

Currently hold Commercial Contractor’s license for State of Louisiana

Active member in SRAPPA – Southeastern Regional Association of Physical Plant Administrators

Completed Targeted Selection: Interviews

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative – Conflict of Interest

TMA web based work order system

FEMA – Accredited in (NIMS) National Incident Management Systems – IS -100; IS – 700 training.

Current on Title IX and Diversity Training

Experience:

Tulane National Primate Research Center – Covington, LA, Assistant Director for Facilities

April 2012 – Present

Directing a 38 member staff of engineers, construction mechanics, building maintenance technicians, custodians, laundry, and grounds personnel for a 500 acre campus dedicated to non-human primate research and the care and well-being of over 5,000 animals. Strategic and Master planning for the division. Extensive knowledge of creating, forecasting, and managing large construction/maintenance budgets. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to reviewing engineering protocols, conducting employee evaluations, maintaining and overseeing that all OSHA safety guidelines are being observed and training is conducted on a regular basis, and overseeing all bio-safe and hazard materials handling operations. Work includes planning and negotiating with parish and local government entities on capital improvements to the center.

Boyd Gaming (Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino- Shreveport, LA) Facilities & EVS Manager

August 2009 – March 2012

Responsibilities included supervising multiple departments consisting of a staff of 78 supervisors, leads, and specialized maintenance and engineering technicians on a 24/7 basis. Recruiting, staffing, and evaluating all existing as well as new employees. Responsible for forecasting, establishing and maintaining budgets; monitoring and overseeing the performance of the departments through using the “HOT SOS” work order and PM program (logging approximately over 4000 maintenance repairs annually); authorizing and approving purchases; bidding, contracting, and negotiating work on improvements as well as maintenance work; energy management; maintaining and improving the physical plant, and extensive kitchen remodels. Was able to reduce maintenance expenses and utility costs by as much as 15% per annum.

Pinnacle Entertainment (Boomtown Hotel & Casino – Bossier City, LA) Front Office Manager (TEMPORARY)

December 2008 – July 2009

Was responsible for all front office, environmental cleaning services, valet, bell services, laundry, and housekeeping departments, a total of over 100 staff members. Established and maintain budgets, oversaw ordering of all supplies, responsible for all staffing and management issues relative to my departments. Installed an internet based work order program for reducing and minimizing property repairs. Enjoyed a reduction of repetitive return requests by increasing better contact with maintenance and guests.

Shenandoah View Associates, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA, VP of Construction

December 2003 – October 2008

Responsible for the master planning, zoning, and building department approvals for a 100 unit Planned Unit Development costing over $25M. Wrote, analyzed, and negotiated bid packages, subcontracted entire project thru offsite and building phases. Provided detailed backup for loan packages. Also, responsible for scheduling, and releasing funds against contracts. Met weekly with staff to oversee status of project, oversaw safety meetings, reviewed field work, and continually reviewed project for value engineering opportunities.

J & B Development Company, Aspen, CO., D&D Director & Construction Manager

June 1989 – September 2003

Oversaw and planned a $12M expansion and remodel of a 30 room boutique resort hotel. My responsibilities included meeting and providing documentation to lending groups for loan packages; working with the planning department by attending council and staff meetings to obtain approvals; establishing the scope of work with architects and engineers; establishing project scope, budgets and schedules for lenders; and met with lender’s agents to discuss financials, loan release programs, and monitored the status of the project. Instituted an improved work order program to quantify and prioritize repairs to minimize downtimes of equipment and guestrooms.

Desert Inn & Caesars Palace Hotels, Las Vegas, NV, Construction Manager

June 1987 – June 1989

Worked as owner’s representative overseeing multiple restaurant, kitchen and casino projects during a $350M expansion of the property. I was one of a staff of 5 individuals each having roughly $85M in improvement projects during the course of construction. Worked with architects, engineers, and various contractors and subcontractors planning and implementing the designs thru the completion of the construction work and turnover. Maintained constant interaction with engineering, IT, gaming, F&B outlets and associated departments to minimize impacts during a 24/7 remodeling program.

Additional Work Experience:

Trusthouse Forte Hotel Group, London, England & San Diego, CA – Construction & Facilities Manager;

The Irvine Company, Newport Beach, CA, Planning Engineer; Bechtel Power Corporation, San Francisco, CA, Cost Engineer; Fluor Corporation, Houston, TX, Cost Scheduling Engineer for Petrochemical Plant Installations.

Education:

Bachelors Degree in Construction Management – University Louisiana Monroe (fourth oldest Construction Management program in the USA).

Minors in Management and Psychology

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