Jack H. Jones

**** ******** *** **** ****** Springs, Ga 30122 * 470-***-**** (Cell) *adxpzv@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Highly motivated, performance driven professional, offering years of extensive experience in all facets of maintenance, facilities and energy management. Utilize superior organizational skills to ensure that the total facility, down to the smallest detail, meets user needs while upholding corporate standards and overall guest satisfaction.

Extremely organized and effective at working in fast-paced environments.

Successful at reducing the overall maintenance cost below 1.7% of cost of sales in today’s market prices.

Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of employee supervision, including work planning, assignments and review and the training of staff in work procedures.

Professional Experience

Steak’n Shake 2020 to 2023

Executive Director of Facilities

This brand came off covid and changed the facility profile model from being an in-house team to utilizing outside vendors for maintenance of 350 plus stores. This was a challenge convincing individual General Managers/Divisional Presidents to trust outside service vendors while paying small increases with services. With a team of 5 men covering over 1000 maintenance tickets a week this was accomplished while achieving savings without brokers. The maintenance team was not acceptable at first bringing in an outside person as myself but quickly warmed up to the way of doing business in this model. Managed maintenance expense budgets, administrative budgets, repairs, opening of closed restaurants, and capital budgets for expenditures along with asset management for accounting. Overall asset accounting with inner department teams and auditors for reducing the company debt. Resolve all property manager and owners’ issues as arises including attorney involvement and court proceedings. Company representative with health, EPD, local, state, and federal agencies as needed. Create Purchase Order Program for Accounting for all Expenditures.

Reduced overall P&L spending to 1.7% of sales.

Consolidate vendors by area to increase overall service while reducing cost system wide.

Capital expenditure budget re-opening of closed units utilizing individual vendors and not general contractors.

Create and manage asset maintenance programs for site inspections and operation inspections.

Create maintenance policies and procedures standards for store operations along with negotiating yearly store contracts outside of purveyors.

Millers Ale House Restaurants 2016 to 2020

Senior Facilities Manager

I accepted the first Millers Facility Managers Position since existence of the brand. This was my greatest challenge in my career to create a program from ground zero and gain the trust of an operations team with more than 20 years of employment. The team was not acceptable at first, but after the first year, the overall spending was reduced from 1.8% spending to 1.2% and all equipment was being fully maintained. Manage expense budgets, administrative budgets, and capital budgets for expenditures along with asset management for accounting. Overall asset accounting with inner department teams and auditors for reducing the company debt. Resolve all property manager and owners’ issues as arises including attorney involvement and court proceedings. Company representative with health, EPD, local, state, and federal agencies as needed. Create Purchase Order Program for Accounting for all Expenditures.

Launched Energy Management Program with Start Up and Shut Down Procedures with Operations to reduce Peak Hour and Water Consumptions while not spending for an energy management program.

Reduced overall P&L spending to 1.2% of sales from 1.8%. Includes, expenses, contracts, and general repairs.

Consolidate vendors by area to increase overall service while reducing cost system wide.

Capital expenditure budget Refreshes and Remodeling totaling 62 stores while not utilizing General Contractors and being the GC In House. Project Expenditures 7.5M for Defensive Capitol.

Created and installed new To Go Program in 96 stores across the country in 12 weeks. Project cost 1.7 M.

Create and manage asset maintenance programs for site inspections and operation inspections.

Create maintenance policies and procedures standards for store operations along with negotiating yearly store contracts outside of food purveyors.

Craftworks Restaurants and Breweries, Inc. Chattanooga, TN. 2006 to 2016

Senior Director of Facilities

Manage staff of 3 facility managers, 2/3 buyers, and Oracle purchase orders for 140 company owned stores. Facilitate 60 franchise stores as needed. Manage expense budgets, administrative budgets, and capital budget expenditures for department. Overall assistance to accounting for asset maintenance book value. Resolve all property manager and owners issues as arise including attorney involvement. Company representative with local, state, and federal agencies when issues arise on the store level.

Launched $3.1 million energy management program and in house start up. Savings over $1.2 million first year.

Reduced overall spending to 1.9% of sales from 2.2%. Includes, expenses, contracts, and general repairs.

Consolidate vendors by area to increase overall service while reducing cost system wide.

Capital expenditure budget includes major equipment rollouts, emergencies, remodels, and equipment replacements.

Create and manage asset maintenance programs for site inspections and operation inspections.

Create maintenance policies and procedures standards manual.

Contract yearly negotiations to include hood cleaning, pest, trash, hvac, sprinkler, ansul, co2, landscaping, security, and janitorial.

Properties 2000 Douglasville, GA. 2004 to 2006

Project Manager / Home Builder

Design build 3 subdivisions for upscale living and amenities. Act as general contractor, permit and contract all sub-contractors to build out entire developments. Build out 52 homes to include custom spec’s to $450 thousand.

Utilize auto-cad to create preliminary designs

Create maintenance procedures standards manual along with warranties for home owners.

Contract negotiations with all sub-contractors to include pool builder, MEP for subdivisions, and home builders

Research past laws and street closures for council meetings.

Landry’s Restaurants - Kemah Board walk Kemah, TX. 2000 to 2004

Regional Facilities Manager

Manage total staff of 100 employees to include facility manager, painters, electricians, groundskeepers, landscapers, and maintenance staff. Oversee maintenance and operations for property to include 52 acre property, 500 slip marina, 13 restaurants, 14 amusement rides, 3000 space parking lot, 52 room hotel, 26 offsite apartments, and offsite condominiums.

Launched energy management program and in house start up.

Reduced overall spending to save $750 thousand a year.

Capital expenditure budget includes equipment replacements and emergency repairs from weather devastations.

Create and manage asset maintenance programs for site inspections and operation inspections.

Create maintenance policies and procedures standards manual.

Create safety program and perform training for employees.

Assist in project management in various locations outside property.

Six Flags Georgia and Houston TX. 1989 to 2000

Facility – Project Manager

Manage total staff of 65 in-house employees to include painters, carpenters, sign shop, pressure washers, landscapers, and standard maintenance staff. Oversee maintenance and operations for property to include 250 acre property in Houston Tx. and 52 acre water park in Spring, Tx. On a daily basis.

Capital expenditure budgets includes major ride equipment rollouts throughout system, emergencies, remodels, and equipment replacements.

Create and manage asset maintenance programs to decrease overall spending of $250 thousand per year.

Create maintenance policies and procedures standards manual.

Project manager for major capital expansions in Chicago-Illinois park, Mexico City-Mexico park, Georgia Park, both Texas Parks. This includes catering facilities, new roller coasters (6), minor / major rides, restaurants, new park entrances, parking lots, games and attractions.

Critical Skills

MS Word MS Excel Oracle MS Project PowerPoint AutoCad Adobe

Education

Southern Tech / Marietta Tech Marietta, Ga 1984-1988 - degree in Architect engineering and Design

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