Building Operator Senior

RICHARD R. SOOLEY

**** ******** **** ****** #*** Residence; 416-***-****

Scarborough, ON M1R 1T3

Email: *******@******.***

A Senior Building Operator with 25 years’ experience in all aspects of building and facilities operations. Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and customers to provide unparalleled service.

A “hands-on” team player who consistently solves problems in the quickest and best possible way, to minimize down time, also importantly, operating costs.

PROFESSSIONAL RESUME

Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology

Building Operator 1 April 2022 – present

Contract Position, Working for service provider who has current

Maintenance contract with Centennial College

Complete daily rounds of all mechanical room, chillers, boilers and associated equipment

Answer any routine maintenance requests as needed, plumbing. Lighting, general requests as may arise in a timely professional manner

Make adjustments to building automation as required to ensure comfort levels maintained accordingly.

Liaison with health and safety committee to ensure any deficiencies are rectified a.s.a.p.

Daily chemical testing of open and closed systems to maintain correct chemical levels to protect against corrosion, contamination.

Monthly testing of fire prevention systems, emergency generators as required.

AVISON/YOUNG REAL ESTATE

Senior Building Operator, June 2019 – March 2021(Covid Interruption)

In charge of all daily work orders and tenant requests routed via angus anywhere as well as staff (building operators and cleaning staff) consistent with the demands of a class “A” set of four office buildings in North York Ontario.

As part of duties, I deal with contractors and suppliers as required. Also assist with assembly of quotations required to establish budgets and future capital expenditures.

Daily, along with operators, maintain the physical plants, 10 heating boilers along with 5 chillers, daily and seasonal maintenance, water testing, cooling tower maintenance, emergency generators, pumps and auxiliary equipment.

Our staffs also utilize both Siemens and JCI Metasys building automation software.

Ultimately provide all services required to ensure tenant satisfaction while controlling operational costs to utmost efficiency.

THE AGA KHAN MUSEUM - ISMAILI CENTER OF TORONTO

Building Operator, June 2015 – April 2019

One of three full time building operators providing 7 day monitoring and repairs to 2 high tech modern facilities which encompass heating boilers (4), steam boilers (2) chillers (3) as well as 5 Olympic size reflecting pools, a major museum focal point. Building operators responsible for all aspects of daily/weekly operation including fire system and emergency power diesel generator testing. The facility utilizes latest Johnson controls metasys bas operating system as well as Luton lighting systems.

GWL REALTY ADVISORS, September 2014 – May 2015

Senior Building Operator, contract position

Reporting to the operations supervisor, responsible for implementing cohesive maintenance program for a new acquisition of GWL Realty Advisors, (1 Toronto Street)

Operate and maintain 180,000 sq. ft. office tower, including ground floor retail tenant spaces.

Daily operation of 3 Trane chillers, 100, 300 and 500 tons respectively, 5 heating boilers, as well as daily, weekly testing and maintenance of emergency generators and fire protection equipment.

Maintain building environmental condition via state of the art computerized BAS.

Daily tenant service requests carried out and facilitated via Angus Anywhere tenant request portal

GE REAL ESTATE CANADA, Toronto 2007 – 2014

Senior Building Operator

Reporting to the property manager, with 5-7 direct/indirect reports, managed all aspects of the operations of 2 class A towers, (115,000 and 150,000 sq. ft.), physical maintenance, operations & BAS system.

Successfully accommodated tenant requests via the Angus anywhere tenant services system.

Through optimizing modern bas systems, successfully lowered plant utility costs by 20-25% annually.

Supervised and organized construction and renovation projects as required.

Directed junior operators, scheduled shifts, prepared time sheets, provided relief coverage on an as need basis.

Established a pro-active preventative maintenance program specifically tailored to the needs of our specific plant equipment.

Managed monthly department expenditures and monitored tenant billing of chargeable expenses.

Tabulated and submitted energy consumption reports to the property manager for internal auditing.

TRINITY COLLEGE at THE UNIVERSITY of TORONTO, Toronto 1997 – 2007

Senior Maintenance Mechanic

Operated Chillers, boilers and H.V.A.C. systems in both commercial and residential properties of Trinity College.

Contributed as part of a large staff of mechanics doing all facets of maintenance,

Including but not limited to electrical, plumbing and carpentry repairs.

Operated Metasys computerized building automation equipment.

Maintained testing of emergency power generators.

Addressed student tenant requests in a timely, courteous manner.

Maintained log books and recorded water treatment testing results

WESTON RESEARCH CENTRE/DIVERSIFIED LABORATORIES LTD., Toronto 1995 – 1997

Building Maintenance Technician

On site building operator/ maintenance technician, operating a 6 story, 80,000 sq. ft. laboratory facility.

Performed all types of general maintenance duties consistent with a commercial lab facility.

Conducted preventative maintenance of heating boiler and chilled water systems.

Daily start-up and production of steam required for autoclaves, via Clayton EG33 steam generator.

Tested fire and emergency life safety systems on a monthly basis.

METRO TORONTO WEST DETENTION CENTRE. Toronto 1990 – 1995

Senior Maintenance Mechanic

Maintained sophisticated security and life safety equipment

Performed all forms of general maintenance duties, electrical, plumbing, welding and metal fabrication.

Responded to all routine and emergency repair requests.

Took on regular on-call duties as required.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certificate, Electrical Power Production Mechanic, Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ashtonbee Campus, Scarborough, 1982

Certificate, Stationary Engineer, 4th Class, George Brown College of Applied Arts & Technology, Casa Loma Campus, 1984

Certificate, Gas Technician 2, Centennial College, Ashtonbee Campus, 1985

Course, Operations Management, (via internet), 1995

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

TECHNICAL TOOL KIT

Proficient in Word and Microsoft Office computer systems.

Johnsons Controls metasys, Siemens Automation

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