Jack Ter Sarkissoff

Valencia, CA ***** 661-***-**** ad2mmp@r.postjobfree.com WWW: linkedin.com/in/jacksarkissoff

Statement

Facilities Maintenance Director is eager to contribute extensive operations leadership, project engineering and strategic planning expertise toward supporting a progressive organization in optimizing performance.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Project Design and Planning

Contract Negotiation

Full knowledge of EH & S & OSHA Requirements

Electrical Engineering

Profile Summary

Proficiency in facilities maintenance management operations. Working day to day with facilities maintenance crew. Production lines, warehouse storages and office renovations, maintenance, new construction, distribution centers, Racking, conveyors, production plants, clean rooms, stores, landscaping, staffing, budgeting, contracts management, energy conservation, and project coordination. Leasing of large warehouse buildings and closing out last warehouses for client returns. Exemplary blend of capabilities in planning, purchasing, and vendor relations. Proactively institute innovative approaches to improve and streamline business practices and slash expenses. High value in team building and training and development. Strategically develop schedules to maximize use of facility employees, financial and physical resources and ensure on-time, budget-compliant delivery of projects from launch through completion. Multilingual with fluency in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Selected Achievements

Replaced outdated and inefficient facility equipment to capture $180K in annual savings.

Expertly negotiated equipment purchasing contracts to save $500K per year.

Purchasing of coolers freezers for stores and major ammonia refrigeration plants for large warehouses.

Leasing of large buildings, preparing for ready move-ins and closing of buildings.

Assembled and led in-house mechanic crew to eliminate $600K in annual outsourcing costs.

Successfully steered facilities and operations management for 701 luxury condominiums, restaurant, offices, stores, and fitness center. Also became the General Manager for The Marina City Club Condos.

Completed extensive construction and building renovations including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, asbestos removal, quality control, and fire and flood rebuilding.

Working with city planning, fire and building codes on retrofitting warehouses for our production in various states.

Professional Experience

Director of Facilities Maintenance, 06/2019 - Current

DAI – Playa Vista, CA

Senior Facilities maintenance Manager

Manage Office renovations, repair and maintain warehouse structures and pertinent equipment. EH&S, OSHA, fire and safety codes and all other city codes to be in full regulatory compliance to reduce occupational risks.

Work daily with production managers and a large facility maintenance team. Outsourced contracted security and janitorial contractors, located in three states.

Maintained office day to day maintenance and production plants in Texas, North Carolina, and the main Los Angeles branch. 2.9 million square feet of space.

Work with all production Managers and help senior leadership to accomplish operational excellence. Assure that maximum safety measures are followed while ensuring strong management pipelines to increase productivity.

Regularly review vendors and contracts, direct facilities staff to improve performance, and provide feedback to improve productivity.

Control operational costs, identify measures to cut waste, create detailed weekly expense reports, and train employees on proper practices and operations.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to coordinate large-scale renovation projects without disrupting daily operations.

Maintained positive relationships with vendors and suppliers while negotiating cost-effective contracts for outsourced services.

Director of Facilities, 09/2015 - 11/2019

Unified Grocers of CA – Commerce, CA

Director of Facilities

Director of all Facilities Maintenance Managers for the Commerce, Santa Fe Springs, Stockton, Oregon, Seattle warehouses and offices. Material handling equipment and engineering capital expenditures. More than 7.3 million square feet of warehousing.

Work daily with all Facilities employees to repair and maintain warehouses, office buildings, equipment, and safety related issues, comply with city and state codes, control expenses, off hour repairs, training, safety evacuations.

Review warehouse designs, purchasing equipment, coolers refrigeration ammonia plants, contracts, leasing of warehouses, new construction, and renovations.

Work with outside vendors and contractors to foresee any new construction or retrofits.

Assist with preparation of the annual building and equipment maintenance expense and capital budgets; monitor cost center expenses to ensure they remain within established budget.

Select, manage, develop, motivate, evaluate, and retain personnel in accordance with company policies and procedures. Meet with all union reps as needed.

Work with yearly budgets on all repairs and emergency work including new construction.

Design for future warehouse locations and up-to-date plant needs.

Redesign of over seven miles of production conveyors.

Production Distribution Manager, 01/2015 - 12/2015

Yusen Logistics – Carson, CA

Organize distribution of arriving port containers from Long Beach Ca. for Target, Home Depot, and Amazon, to their distribution warehouses in Southern California.

Coordinated workforce needs with third party temporary agencies to meet all heavy unloading/loading demands.

Managed warehouse operations, ensuring proper storage and handling of products to maintain quality.

Implemented safety protocols within the warehouse, reducing workplace incidents and maintaining compliance with OSHA regulations.

Introduced new technologies into warehouse operations, enhancing automation capabilities while reducing manual labor requirements.

Facilities Maintenance Manager, 03/2006 - 11/2013

99 Cents Only Stores, Warehouses – City of Commerce, CA

Initiated Facilities operations for 4M square feet of warehouse space serving 300+ stores state-wide.

Managing daily repairs and renovations of all stores.

Direct and oversee equipment, production equipment, building repairs and renovations, vendor relations and contracts, monthly OSHA meetings, HAZMAT compliance, security, and management of fifty-three employees.

Prepare and administer building leases for building space exceeding 625,000 sq. ft., submit applications for permits and operating licenses.

Store purchasing of coolers gondolas and display racks. Sizing up needed electrical for all stores.

Leverage strong technical expertise to maintain 325,000 sq. ft. warehouse powered by ammonia refrigeration system. (Cold Storage).

Schedule and coordinate projects, proactively enforcing cooperative and cohesive efforts among engineers, maintenance, painters, security and janitorial staff, city inspectors.

Apply dynamic human resources skills toward hiring, cross-training, evaluating, motivating, and disciplining or terminating employees.

Facilities Manager & General Manager, 02/2001 - 03/2006

Marina City Club – Marina Del Rey, CA

Maintained 701 luxury condominium complex with twenty-seven elevators, three pools, full gym, six tennis courts, 241 boat slips, hair salon, restaurant for 450 people, twelve floors of parking areas.

Directed daily facility operations inclusive of renovations, grounds maintenance, budget administration, cost control, security, and adherence to fire and safety rules and regulations.

Delegated in-house repair projects to employees, negotiated and finalized contracts for maintenance services, security and consistently explored strategies to reduce expenses.

Enhanced building security with the installation of access control systems, surveillance cameras, and improved lighting.

Maintained regulatory compliance by staying up to date on relevant laws, codes, standards, such as OSHA requirements.

Maintained HVAC, temperature control, electrical and building automation systems.

Facilities Engineer, 04/1994 - 02/2001

Alvarado Construction – San Paulo, Brazil

Leveraged exceptional project leadership skills to organize and supervise cross-functional personnel in completing office building renovations and expansions, as well as new construction of high schools and universities.

Demonstrated strong versatility in building computer classrooms and clean rooms, performing and supervising landscaping, and configuring fire protection and security systems.

Maintained up-to-date knowledge regarding industry best practices, driving continuous improvement within the organization’s facilities management processes.

Facilities Manager & Chief Planner, 05/1989 - 04/1994

Pacifica Services / Cal-Tech – Pasadena, CA

Proficiently completed repairs and maintenance of numerous buildings spanning four city blocks.

Directed efforts of construction crew, managed contract awards and negotiations, and efficiently steered renovations and new additions encompassing clean rooms, communication rooms, electrical transformer rooms, and restaurant repairs.

Complied with strict safety protocols in performing circuit breaker panel upgrades, asbestos removal, and contamination spill control.

Installed light motion sensors for offices, coordinated electrical conservation projects, and led chiller and cooling tower replacements and boiler replacements to meet AQMD (Air Quality Management District) requirements.

Devised disaster preparedness program and earthquake safety procedures.

Merged well-developed leadership, communication, and mediation skills as union lead for Local 501.

Project Engineer, 01/1980 - 05/1989

The Ralph M. Parson Co – Pasadena, CA

Supervised engineers, designers/draftsman.

Produced Water Injection sites in Alaska.

Principal Electrical Designer and Acting Project Engineer for processing pumping stations for the Alaskan Pipeline.

Collaborating directly with contractors.

Designed and worked with P&ID.

Process flow Diagrams, Blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams.

Battery recycling plant in Long Beach etc.

Designer, 06/1976 - 01/1980

Jacobs Engineering Co. – Pasadena, CA

Electrical layout and design for the Dow chemical co.

Huntaway refinery Asphalt plant.

Van der Kamp, Purina dog food processing plant.

El Centro jail.

Saudi Arabia Copper Mine

Languages

English

Native or Bilingual

French

Native or Bilingual

Portuguese

Native or Bilingual

Spanish

Native or Bilingual

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