Building Superintendent

Location:

East Peoria, IL, 61611

Posted:

April 16, 2023

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JAY KENNETH MILLER

***** **** ****** *.*. Box *34 Mossville, IL 61552-0334 309-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position that utilizes and challenges my Technical skills.

PERSONAL STRENGTHS

Takes pride in quality workmanship

Persistently accomplishes personal and professional goals

A team player with independent capabilities and leadership skills

QUALIFICATIONS

Allisons, Solar, along with Pratt & Whitney Engines Industrial Boiler

Gas and Steam Turbines Welding & Metal Fabrication

Industrial Recip Engines Heat Recovery Steam Generation

Computer Controlled Systems Process Engineering

Analytical Problem-Solving Facilities/Grounds operations

Metallurgy/Machining ISO 9000, 9001 & 9002 Training

Six Sigma lean methodology Engineering Planning

Supervisory/Management IDPH Regulations

Fire Systems and Logic HVAC Universal Certified

Plant Processes and Controls Construction Methods/Planning

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

LICENSE Airframe and Power Plant Miramar College, San Diego, CA

CERTIFICATE Aviation Maintenance Miramar College, San Diego, CA

CERTIFICATE Water Distribution Operator Grade 2 Palomar College, San Marcos, CA

CERTIFICATE Water Treatment Operator Grade2 Palomar College, San Marcos, CA

CERTIFICATE Pump & Motor Operations Maintenance V.C.M.W.D., Valley Center, CA

CERTIFICATE Tig & Arc Welding to Boiler Code Solar Turbines, San Diego, CA

CERTIFICATE Metallurgy Solar Turbines, San Diego, CA

CERTIFICATE Failure and Vibration Analysis Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL

LICENSE Wastewater Treatment K License Caterpillar Inc., E. Peoria, IL

LICENSE HVAC Universal License Midwest Tech. Inst., E. Peoria, IL

LICENSE EPA Universal License Midwest Tech. Inst., E. Peoria, IL

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Darwin Homes Inc Property Management (3/2022-current)

Area Maintenance Manager: Provide property management services to home owners in the Peoria metropolitan area. Inspect and perform light maintenance to 400 homes in the metropolitan area, including rent ready, move in, move out inspection identifying any code violations and deficiency items that needed repair before the tenant moved in to allow a smooth home renting experience.

MMS Maintenance Services (6/2021-3/2022)

Peoria, Illinois

Maintenance Supervisor: Direct maintenance personnel and shift leads in the day-to day activities at a Caterpillar production/shipping and receiving facility. Along with all building facilities which included cranes and automated docking doors, the facilities main objective was to keep a high rise automated picker system functional and in operation 24/7 on all shifts. Oversee and direct all non-direct contractors to appropriate jobs and monitor their progress while on site.

Edward Rose (4/2021-6/2021) Peoria, Illinois

Maintenance Supervisor: Direct maintenance personnel in the day-to-day activities of a 540 Tenant complex.

Oversees the budgetary process ensuring to stay within budget guidelines. Write and issue POs for capital projects along with needed items and consumables. Oversee contractors while on-site and performing work inside the complex.

The Loft, (9/2020-3/2021) Eureka, Illinois

Director of Maintenance: Direct and supervise a crew of maintenance specialists and technicians in the day-to-day upkeep of the campus with over 100 residents in a skilled health care environment. I oversee all phases of building and facilities maintenance and repair. Ensuring PMs are being completed in a timely manner. Directing staff in apartment units being refurbished for new tenants. Oversee and contact all contractors when needed and ensures the timely completion of al projects while staying within budget guidelines according to policies. Ensures staff works within OSHA guidelines and practices safe work habits and use of proper PPE when on the job. Coordinates all projects, adds, and collects bid proposals and submits to upper management for approval. Oversee and directs IDPH guidelines and standards are met within the skilled care unit. Directs and tours with State officials upon their arrival for the yearly inspection. Works along side staff for the timely completion of all facilities maintenance projects and emergency repairs. Inspects grounds daily assuring no safety hazard exist and proper maintenance is being accomplished. Arranges and coordinates tree removal and plantings and assures proper care of lawns and plantings.

Lutheran Hillside Village/LSS community, (1/2010-9/2020) Peoria, Illinois

Maintenance Supervisor: Supervise a crew of maintenance specialists and technicians in the day-to-day upkeep of a thirty-acre campus with 450 residents from independent living, assisted living and skilled health care. The facility has 54 outer homes, a four-story independent living apartment building a three-story assisted living apartment complex along with a skilled health care that supports 80 health care residents as well as two Dementia/Alzheimer’s wings. I oversee all phases of building and facilities maintenance and repair. Ensuring PM being completed in a timely manner. Directing staff in apartment units being refurbished for new tenants. Oversee and contact all contractors when needed and ensures the timely completion of all projects while staying within budget guidelines according to LSS policies. Ensures staff works within OSHA guidelines and practices safe work habits and uses proper PPE when on the job. Coordinates all projects, adds, and collects bid proposals and submits to upper management for approval. Oversee and directs IDPH guidelines and standards are met within the skilled care unit. Directs and tours with State officials upon their arrival for the yearly inspection. Works alongside staff for the timely completion of all facilities maintenance projects and emergency repairs. Inspects grounds daily assuring no safety hazards exist and proper maintenance is being accomplished. Arranges and coordinates tree removal and plantings and assures proper care of lawns and plantings.

Illinois Medical Center, (6/2008-6/2009) Peoria, Illinois

Building Superintendent: Oversees all phases of building maintenance and repair methods ensuring that all operational systems, procedures, standards, and practices are followed. Makes sure mechanical equipment, air conditioning, refrigeration, fire systems, stand-by emergency power, water treatment systems, and related preventive maintenance programs are followed. Oversees all contractors, hiring and firing, researches and accepts bids and quotes and follows the principles and practices of budget preparation and administration. Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others. Read and interpret building plans and specifications, draw plans, and write specifications and cost estimates for building repair and building construction work. Coordinate and follow work performed by outside contractors, ensuring that services are completed in compliance with specifications and bid awards. Work with custodial section in matters pertaining to building and grounds appearance and custodial requirements.

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Kroeschelle, Inc. (2006-6/2008) Caterpillar, Inc. East Peoria, Illinois

Utilities/Maintenance Repairman: Operated and maintain compressors and boilers throughout the East Peoria facility. Conduct preventative and repair maintenance on all applicable equipment pertaining to the compressors and boilers, such as pumps, motors, piping, RO units, filters and various equipment related to them. Conduct chemical analysis of the boilers to maintain water chemistry. Make adjustments to compressors and boilers to optimize efficiency. Operate and run Waste Treatment Plant, ensuring that water qualities stay within EPA standards before release into the Illinois River.

Gray Interplant, Inc. (2004-2006) Caterpillar, Inc. Peoria, Illinois

Packaging Engineer/Logistics (2005-2006): Responsible for all material being shipped in house or by suppliers to ensure material integrity. Contact new suppliers and current suppliers on their packaging requirements and coach or instruct them on proper packaging ensuring safe transport with the least amount of damage. Work heavily with Assembly Planning to design new assembly area layouts. Once layouts are approved Logistics works with Assembly Planning and area assemblers along with contractors and venders to design and build parts racking and work station hardware to develop an ergonomic and lean manufacturing line-side process that better meets the needs of the assembler for an easier more user friendly workstation and meets the companies need for increased productivity.

Logistics Analyst/Planning (2004-2005): Scheduled all main-line engine build for OEM truck manufacturers. Worked heavily with logistics, and logistics planning, to schedule line build at the maximum rate possible. Maintained and updated spreadsheets and databases, keeping in constant contact with OEM’s and supplier’s for build rates and parts shortages. Worked with logistics to update files on capacities and possible shortages.

WCR, Inc. Plate Heat Exchangers (2003-2004) Peoria, Illinois

Supervisor: Responsible for the supervision of shop personnel for the purpose of re-gasketing individual plates on plate heat exchanger units. Responsible for service team at customer sites, perform emergency service or scheduled service on plate heat exchangers, involving emergency or scheduled repair when unit could not be fully shutdown. Repairs consisted of identifying main failure cause and repairing to OEM standard by fabrication of or replacing parts, re-piping of unit or re-gasketing plates and reinstalling or replacing individual damaged plates with new.

Axis, Inc. (2000-2002) Caterpillar, Inc. Peoria, Illinois

Engineering Technician III: Coordinated multiple projects on diesel engines for engineering’s needs within the department. Analyzed material flaws in metals and welding processes. Developed solutions to problems by switching processes or material used. Plan and organize many facets of testing efforts by directing mechanics, instrumentation, and data acquisition efforts. Supervised skilled laborers such as mechanics, pipe fitters, millwrights, machinists, and welders to achieve testing. Set-up, maintain, and operate tests using various test equipment and or controllers. Run actual test and equipment to completion and acquiring data from test, downloading data and present to Engineering via written or electronic form, thus resulting in the forward progression of test. Attend weekly meetings to keep management updated.

Tobin Brother’s Mechanical (1999-2000) Peoria, Illinois

Shop Manager: Supervised shop personnel. Set-up maintained and operated equipment for the purpose of producing spool and flange pipe pieces for the plumbing industry, (from4” to 24” diameter).

Solar Turbines (1990-1999) Caterpillar, Inc. San Diego, California

Sr. Research Technician (1993-1999): Supervised co-workers, and trained new hires, on new test procedures. Product development of Research engine test bed. Developed new test procedures for various research and production parts. Diagnosed problems with test Fixtures then redesigned and fabricated new ones. Interfaced with Engineering Department and provided technical support in the development of many projects. Set-up, maintained and modify gas turbine engines and/or component test rigs. Set-up of Instrumentation and Calibration of test beds to conform to Engineering’s needs. Correlate and assess data from test; present test results to Engineering Department.

Research Welder (1990-1993): Advised, assessed, and corrected welding errors. Worked on the Heat Recovery Steam Generation Boiler project and the Department of Energy Research Boiler project. Diagnosed material flaws then developed solutions. Operated and maintained a broad range of equipment such as Braise Furnaces, Tubing Benders, and Fin Rapping machines.

Valley Center Municipal Water District (1987-1990) Valley Center, California

Valve Technician – Pumps – Motors and Repair

MILITARY SERVICE

United States Air Force

Rank: Sergeant; Honorably Discharged, January 1988

Training: Crew Chief, N.C.O. Leadership School, Heavy Equipment Operations, Transit Maintenance Chief, Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Airlift/Bombardment, Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Turbo-Prop.

JAY KENNETH MILLER

10633 Dale Street P. O. Box 334 Mossville, IL 61552-0334 309-***-****

REFERENCES

Wally Hammond Dale Howard

Director, Facilities Maintenance U of I D&H Mechanical Owner

309-***-**** Business 309-***-**** Business

Personal Reference/Business Reference Business Reference

Scott Cosgrove John Zobrist

Vice President, Kroeschelle, Inc. Stephens Electric Owner

309-***-**** Business 309-***-**** Business

309-***-**** cell Business Reference

Business Reference Email ***********@*****.***