Robert Childress

Synopsis of Achievements

Work with team to design and manage a new Data Center for Zion’s bank.

Work with Electrical Engineer to design and build second Electrical and UPS room for Zion’s Bank Data Center.

Able to reduce cost of Data Center environmental. (Electrical and Cooling)

Created vendor SLA’s, MOP’s, SOP’s and CWA’s.

Working knowledge of HVAC, UPS, PDU, Generators, and FIKE Fire System.

Member of AFCOM and BOMA

Board Member for Buffalo Valley Youth Association

ITIL Certified

Profile

More than 40 years in facilities management of Data Centers with Financial, Manufacturing Companies, and Client Based Sites..

Been a Data Center Facilities Manager or Coordinator for over 20 years.

Excellent working knowledge using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, CAD system, Yardi and FM 360.

Ability to train, motivate, and supervise employees. Excellent experience working with upper management on budgets and projects.

Develop plans, conduct audits and variance analyses, process vendor’s contracts, reports and maintain/update accurate inventories.

Community Involvement – Coach football for 12 years ; Boy Scout troop leader 3 years

Employment

Senior Workplace Coordinator III

Worldwide Clinical Trials 2023 - Present

Maintain relationship with client (Leadership)

Preform Weekly and Daily walkthrough building to ensure site is up to standards.

Attend Weekly meetings with Leadership and upper management.

Hold and direct meetings with vendors to ensure safety and site procedures are being met.

Maintain site budget records filing invoices with payables and working with vendors on any issues with invoices.

Work with vendors and inance on new and updated contract. This includes SLA and MSA agreements.

Forecast upcoming budgets.

Manage site techs and engineers as for performance and any conflicts that might arise.

Facilities and Project Manager

Cushman & Wakefield 2021 - 2023

Maintain relationship with client (Humana Inc)

Preform Weekly and Daily walkthrough both building to ensure site is up to standards.

Attend Weekly meetings with client management.

Hold and direct meetings with vendors to ensure both CW and Humana safety and site procedures are being met.

Maintain site budget records filing invoices with payables and working with vendors on any issues with invoices.

Work with vendors and CW finance on new and updated contract. This includes SLA and MSA agreements.

Forecast upcoming budgets.

Manage site techs and engineers as for performance and any conflicts that might arise.

Data Center Facilities and Maintenance Coordinator

Cogeco Peer1 / Aptum, San Antonio Texas 2017 – 2021

Maintain vendor contracts

Receive MSA and SOW for vendors working at Data Centers

Budget control and invoice processing for 9 Data Centers and 1 office area. (Budget of over 5.6MM) per year. Site are 6 US Data Centers, 2 Canadian Data Centers, and 1 in the UK.

Working with Data Center managers on scheduling and service request

Create SOW and MOP for Data Center work request

Data Center Critical Infrastructure Manager

Peer1 Hosting, San Antonio Texas 2013 – 2017

Oversee the day to day operation of the Data Center as it obtained to the facility. Department budget

Worked with all departments’ internal and external management.

Managed building reliability of network space, office facilities, grounds and Security.

Worked with environmental health and safety standards and procedures are followed.

Setup and managed vendor’s contracts and work request.

Maintain quality control/satisfaction records, constantly seeking new ways to improve cost.

Managed and budgeted vendor contract. Budget for projects upward to around (2.9MM)

Created MOP, SOP, procedures, policies, and other documents.

Worked with environment software eLERT as the BMS.

Maintain quality control/satisfaction records, constantly seeking new ways to improve cost.

Managed construction for new office space with general contractor and sub-contractors.

Responsible for multiple site in Texas and California. (One Data Center in Texas and three in California) Plus, standard office in San Antonio.

Tesoro Petroleum, San Antonio, Texas 2009 - 2012

Data Center Facilities/Project Manager

Oversee the day to day operation of the Data Center as it obtained to the facility. Department budget (1.5MM)

Managed building reliability of network space, office facilities, grounds and Security.

Worked with environmental health and safety standards and procedures are followed.

Setup and managed vendor’s contracts and work request.

Maintain quality control/satisfaction records, constantly seeking new ways to improve cost.

Managed and budgeted vendor contract.

Created MOP, SOP, procedures, policies, and other documents.

Setup and worked with site cafeteria.

Worked with corporate security on building access and Data Center access.

Managed tech staff of 7 on schedules, reviews, merit raises, hiring, and firing.

Was laid off and position outsourced to management company.

Zion’s Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah 2000 - 2009

Hardware and Facilities Coordinator (Data Center Project Manager)

Oversaw the day to day operations of the Data Center as it obtained to the facility. Including department budget of (5.5MM)

Oversaw, monitored and budgeted the work of vendors and contracts (Electrician, HVAC, UPS, Generator, Fire System and Security Systems)

Worked with design team and contractors to design the New Data Center

Held monthly, semimonthly, and weekly meeting on construction of new Data Center

Managed tech staff of 14 on schedules, reviews, merit raises, hiring, and firing.

Worked with IT department on any and all equipment installs

Created a matrix to help with the placement of equipment and install of building monitoring system (Foreseer DataTrac). Used for forecasting growth and center needs.

Worked with upper management with projects and budgets on expansion of Data Center

Worked with department heads and techs to consolidate our two data center from Houston to our center in Salt Lake City

Update Houston Data Center into a hot-spot DR center. (Project budget 2.75MM)

Work with Electrical Engineer and contractors to design and build second Electrical and UPS room for Zion’s Bank Data Center Salt Lake City. Project budget was (50MM)

Managed the project to setup and design of company cafeteria

Had BMS installed to monitor Data Center

Work on security access to high profile rooms and security access to Data Center

Wrote and created SOP, MOP and CWA for Data Center.

Education

University Of Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Utah 2009

Bachelors in Business Management

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