Data Center Process Improvement

PATNODE, DOUGLAS

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Facility Manager

Amazon Web Services Data Center Facility Manager, 8/22-present

• Manage teams 24x7 comprising of Engineering Operating Technicians and Chief Engineers.

• Perform regular meetings to discuss work order backlog and safety compliance.

• Operate facility following regulatory procedures in accordance with company policies and safety standards.

• Prioritize and assign work to data center technicians for daily tasks, manage backlog, critical spares, projects, coach, create and document performance improvement plans.

• Effectively and efficiently manage the maintenance budget and expenditures.

• Engage in process improvement projects, training creation and implementation often requiring collaboration with Field Engineering, Critical Process Improvement team and Basis of Design change driving them from conception to completion.

• Communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.

• Respond to out-of-hours emergency calls, second level escalation points for Data Center facilities related issues/failures.

• Provide technical expertise in conjunction with Field Engineering, Critical Process Improvement team or Electrical Engineering to oversee operation and management of routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems while ensuring all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work.

• Work flow process experience include Modeled Change Management, Enterprise Asset Management, Corrective Maintenance Management System, Standard Operating Procedures, Method of Procedures, Emergency Operating Procedures, Simple Issue Management and Sequence of Operation for equipment.

• Manage building facilities winter climate snow removal and emergency services. AMENTUM, 2/20-6/22

• IAD Training Specialist III /SME for LOTO and all Electrical training and development per DOE 426.1/NFPA 70E

• Analysist/Developer following the ADDIE process.

• Training Instructor for Electrical, LOTO, Confined Space, fall protection, Bloodborne pathogens, Man lifts, Aerial lifts, Forklift, HAZWOPPER, including all Vitrification plant orientations. Responsible for scheduling bargaining unit transportation for classroom props to and from scheduled buildings.

• Revised and updated training for Unqualified Electrical Person, Low Voltage Electrical Qualified Person and Medium Voltage Electrically Qualified Person including hands on demonstrations, OJT evaluations based off performance to adequately test objectives.

• Two years Field Work Supervisor for Instrument, Electrical and Mechanical crafts. AECOM, 12/17-2/20

• Managed Instrument/Electrical/Mechanical field work Managed and Coordinated Start-Up, Commissioning, Corrective, Preventive, and Predictive Maintenance. Daily Coordination with Work Week Managers/Systems Engineers/Start Up engineers/Plant Engineering, performed daily scheduling meetings, Employee evaluations and work week meetings. CAMPBELL & COMPANY, 1/16-12/17

• EL01 General Journeyman Electrical

• Industrial HVAC system installation and Functional check out test Lead, System Sales WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS COMPANY,9/06-1/16

• Maintained 13 Gas Powered Turbines, Performed as Instrument and Electrical Test Lead for Monthly/yearly calibrations and Outages, Yearly Maintenance, performed as field work supervisor for system upgrades and Facility HVAC systems Lead, 4 years as safety member, 3 years as safety Co-Chair Person, 3 Years as Chair-Person. Assisted with Liquid Petroleum Gas calibrations on storage tanks and process control equipment per NFPA 58 standards and codes. AGRIUM,9/00-9/06

• Instrument and Electrical field work Supervisor

• Managed multi craft projects, System Upgrades, Plant outages, Parts Inventory, Performance Evaluations, maintained backlogs, Maintenance meeting/scheduling Lead, managed analysis and creation of procedures for processes and project systems based off of vendor manuals and P&ID drawings, NEC code requirements, SAP

WESTERN PROCESS CONTROLS, 6/00-9/00

• Contract Instrument and Electrical Lead for Ammonia Plant Upgrade, represented contractor progress at scheduling meetings and Upgrade progress, interfaced with Inhouse crafts, operations and Engineers to meet deadlines and milestones. AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS, 9/97-11/99

• Instrument and Electrical Technician

EDUCATION

PERRY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, 6/92-6/94

• Instrumentation/Applied Electronics, Two Year technical degree

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