Regional Facility Manager

Bruce Buell

713-***-**** • *******@*****.***

Summary

Skilled and results oriented leader with technical and management experience, and consistent success in achieving operational, productivity, delivery, and cost goals. Proven ability to guide and lead highly skilled teams in the planning and delivery of facilities services. Critical Environment experience includes data center operations both enterprise and co-location, Biomedical, manufacturing, hospital and healthcare and oil operations. Experience includes scoping, construction project management, commissioning, and facility management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Commercial Property Management

Cushman & Wakefield

Regional Facility Manager (2016-2023)

Responsible to help maintain all company facilities throughout their respective Regions and provide an efficient and safe working environment for employees and their activities by using best business practices to manage resources, services, costs and processes to meet the needs of the company.

Manage up to 10 direct reports and outsourced resources for Maintenance Operations of commercial properties.

Oversee the engineering maintenance and operations program for critical infrastructure equipment, review construction projects for applicability and completeness. Act as the interim account director during vacations and leave.

Capable of managing the account and provide director level leadership to the team and client.

Improved efficiency with the use of the multiple BMS systems by integrating all systems to be accessible through SSO

Developed RFP due diligence material in support of IFM service proposals

Transitional support collecting and validating assets for account CMMS implementation

Development of asset equipment job plans and PM frequencies for critical environments, business normal and ancillary

buildings.

Drive processes to problem analysis and resolution on critical environments of facilities infrastructure.

Directed emergency responses to critical infrastructure failures and repairs.

Reduced FLS annual expenses 25% through negotiations for nationwide monitoring and certifications/repairs

Provided regional support and oversight of multiple, high tech GOS Client North American customer sites

Data Centers

Director/Critical Facilities Manager (2002-2015)

Managed up to 10 direct reports and outsourced resources for Maintenance Operations of multiple data centers.

Engineering and Maintenance Management of infrastructure supporting over 500k of raised floor in Tier 1, 2, & 3 rated enterprise and co-location data centers.

Managed construction and start up on new data center site and expansion of main site

Plan and direct the goals, policies and practice of maintenance service and repairs for the physical infrastructure of the organization’s facilities.

Reduced annual electrical and mechanical expenses by 20% annually by implementing proper air balancing in the Data Center

Reduced the ongoing run rate of data center facilities support by 10% by aggressive management of vendor support contracts

Increased useful life by of data center electrical systems by 3 years through planned strategic power system upgrade.

Tuned building HVAC equipment and automation system components to achieve optimal efficiency, resulting in projected annual savings of $25,000 in electrical consumption costs.

Implemented Branch Circuit Monitoring, utilizing Power logic application to monitor, alarm and trend circuit

loading and balancing for fail over protection

Healthcare

Director of Engineering and Plant Operations (1983 – 2002)

Managed up to 30 direct reports and outsourced resources for Maintenance Operations of hospitals as large as 900 beds, including CUP, Biomedical, Communications, Security responsibilities

Designated as Hospital Safety Officer

SME for TJC EOC compliance. Participated in over 6 TJC surveys with no severe recommendations noted

Managed renovations and new construction projects as owner’s representative

Directed and successfully conducted an electrical disaster drill involving turning off primary power and automatically transferring building load to the emergency backup generators.

Reduced monthly electrical costs by 25%, utilizing automated power factor correction capacitors, with annual savings of $90,000, and a 5.2 month return on investment.

Eliminated electrical noise interference in newly constructed EKG/EEG/ Auditory testing lab, that was preventing use of the new lab

Produced over $130k additional annual revenues by utilizing hospital phone switch to provide phone service to Medical Plaza tenants.

Core Competencies

Facilities Subject Matter Expert

Data Center Subject Matter Expert

Budget planning and execution

Project Management

Raised floor space planning

Electrical power design and management

Critical systems capacity planning

Management of EOC in JCAHO standards

Construction management

Physical Plant Maintenance

Team building, mentoring & leadership

Plant infrastructure maintenance & operations

Professional Memberships & Accomplishments

Past President / Treasurer of Gulf Coast Chapter 25 of Association for Facilities Engineering

Published article in May 2004 issue of Modern Healthcare Technologies entitled “When One = Zero”

Professional Licenses and Certifications

Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) Association for Facilities Engineering

Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) American Society of Hospital Engineers

City of Houston Second Grade Stationary Engineer License

Type I & II Refrigerant Transition and Recovery License

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