SUMMARY
Executive Director of Facilities Management with 35+ years of experience in the FM Industry as a Client - Service Provider - Consultant and Owner. A Dynamic Facilities Professional with a commitment to Excellence and an Outstanding track record of Successes. Employs creative Problem - Solving methods, based upon International - Domestic Experience in multiple industries to determine the right solution for the situation. Establishes working Relationship with Clients, Contractors and Direct Reports. $60 m in Oversight of Client O/M - Capital Budgets, Marketed FM Service Contracts for Clients Corporate Headquarters, Office Buildings, University Campuses, Tech - Banking Portfolios. Combined Career totals est. 10.5 m square feet managed. Detail - oriented, Fiscally responsible with a highly Professional attitude, performs well in Teams, Multiple Region Client Portfolio Management Experience.
FACILITIES MANAGEMNET SKILLS
Areas of expertise: Client Account Start-ups, Large FM Portfolio Management, Repurposing of Facilities - Space Planning, FM Departmental Restructuring, Coast Savings - Cost Avoidances, CMMS W/Order - PM Systems, Field Operations Management, Client Representation - Construction Management, Bundling of Services Contracts - Vendor Management, Building Services - Quality Control Programs, New Facilities Commissioning, Operational Policies - Procedures, Oversight of Real Estate - Leasing - Design, Building Amenities Development, Sustainability - Recycling - Energy Programs, Capital - O/M Budgeting, Emergency Preparedness, Food Services - Vending, Parking - Car - Van Pools, Conferencing Centers, Resort Amenities, Gaming Support, Crew Training - Development - Mentoring.
FM Systems: ARCHIBUS, MAXIMO, Building Engines, Microsoft Projects, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.
Presentations - Teaching: C - Suite, BOMA, IFMA World Work Place, CFM Educational Sessions, Nashville State Community College, Adjunct Professor - Entrepreneurial Business Class B-101.
Industries Serviced: Outsourced FM Services, Consulting, Education, Retail, Tech, Banking, Utilities, Petrochemical, Corporate, Environmental and Hospitality.
Geographical Territories: U.S. South - Midwest - West Coast, Hawaiian Islands, Middle East, Polynesia - Micronesia.
Portfolios Managed Included: 7 - College Campuses, 212 - Bank Buildings Portfolio in 11 Time Zones, High Rise Building; 72 - 3 / 54 - 33 Story Corporate Headquarters, Residential Condominium Tower, Campus Settings, Medical Offices, Resorts - Hotels, Training - Industrial Petrochemical Plants.
Staffing Oversight: 100 Direct Employees, 950 Contracting Staffs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Executive Director of Facilities Management (NSCC) Nashville State Community College: Nashville, TN 8/18 - Present
Key Responsibilities:
Direct Hire; Campus Relocations - Startups, Tornadoes - Floods - Bursting Water Pipes - Rebuilds, Centralized the FM Department, Balanced 7 - Campus Budgets, Retro - New Campus Construction Management, Oversight of Trades - HVAC - Electrical - Plumbing - Painting - Janitorial - Landscaping, Contracts Saved Labor dollars by Split Shifts - Routing of Crews, Organic CMMS W/O - PM Program Development, Contracts Bundling, Just in Time Parts - Supplies, COVID Program Development - Management - Distribution, Cost effective Repurposing of Buildings and Spaces.
Director of Facilities Management Roy Jorgensen Associates - Bridgestone Americas: Nashville, TN 1/17 - 8/18
Key Responsibilities: (Budget Reductions Client took FM Functions in house)
FM Consultant; Client Construction Representation - 33 Story Americas Headquarters, Commissioning - FM Service Contracts Start Ups, 1940 Client Employee move in from 4 States, High Rise - Campus Building Oversight, Staffing - 10 direct, 30 Janitorial, Space - Strategic Planning, Move - Ad and Changes, Policy - Procedures, Departmental Communications Programs, Facilities Services Management, IT Critical Equipment Oversight, Food Service - Vending, Mail - Copy - Messenger, Pool Cars - Parking, Client - Landlord Relations, Conferencing and Special Events.
CHRISTOPHER T. SAUNDERS RCFM cont.:
Director of Facilities Management Roy Jorgensen Associates - Digital Globe: Denver, CO 6/15 - 1/17
Key Responsibilities: (Budget reductions - Client took FM Functions in house)
Consultant; Construction Representation, Development of Facilities Contracts - Audits, Staffing - Contractor Oversight, Policy - Procedures, Equipment Commissioning - Start Ups, Central Plant Equipment Management, Snow Call Outs, CMMS Programs, O/M and Capital Projects Financial Justifications, Recycling Programs and Emergency Procedures.
Resort Operations Manager Koolina Resort - Ultimate Innovations: Oahu, HI 6/13 - 6/15
Key Responsibilities:
Contractor; Oversight of 414 - Acre Resort Common Area Landscaping, Roads, Parking Lots, 4 - Beaches, 3 - Residential AOAO Communities, Office and Support Facilities Cleaning - Maintenance, Work Order Program Development, Construction Projects Management - Tracking, Staffing - 45 direct, Emergency Preparedness - 24 - hour Call Outs, Financial - Budgeting Reporting, Monthly Board Meetings Reporting, Short - Long - Range Project Management.
President Facilities Management Pacific FM - Facilities Management Consulting: Oahu, HI 6/12 - 6/13
Key Responsibilities:
Owner - Consultant; Coordinated 100 Radio Sites Sales in Eastern - Central US, Photo Documentation of Sites, Contracted Surveys, Selected Broker, Escrow Negotiations, AOAO High Rise Condo Management, 24/7 Maintenance Call - Outs, Work Order Programs, Board Meeting Presentations and Financials.
Chief Operations Officer (COO) Sunetric Solar: Oahu, HI 8/11 - 6/12
Key Responsibilities:
Direct Hire; Surpassed Residential Installation Sales Goals 6.5 m over Holiday Season, Development of Work Order Tracking Programs, Staffing - 125, Policy - Procedures, Project - Forecasting for Chinese Panel ordering.
President Facilities Management Pacific FM - Facilities Management Consulting: Bend, OR 4/09 - 7/11
Key Responsibilities:
Owner - Contractor; Staffed FM Services for a 1 M sq. ft. Mall Complex, Managed - Developed - All Special Building Projects, 24/7 Site Coverage, Client Construction Representation, Development of Facilities Contracts, Staffing - 15 direct, Policy - Procedures, Critical Equipment Management, Landlord Relations, Special Events, Work Order Programs, Client Financial - Reports - Budgeting, Outsourcing Marketing, Developed Parking lot Cleaning Service Co. in Oregon.
OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Managing Director - West Region Nelson and Associates: Seattle, WA 7/07 - 4/09 Regional Director ABM Facilities Services - Pacific FM Consulting: Oahu, HI 5/03 - 6/07 FM Marketing - Account Director CB Richard Ellis - Bank of Hawaii: CA - HI 8/98 - 5/03 Facilities Management Manager Sempra Energy: Los Angeles, CA 9/90 - 8/98 Construction - Facilities Manager Harrah's Hotels and Resorts: Laughlin, NV 5/87 - 9/90 Remote Buildings Sites Management Consultant Shell and Aramco Oil: Saudi Arabia 9/80 - 4/87
EDUCATION - AWARDS - ASSOCIATIONS - LICENSES - VOLUNTEERING
Education: Bachelor of Science in Interior Design (BSD); University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH '74-80.
Master of Arts (MA); International Business, Webster University; Irvine, CA '94-97.
Building Awards: BOMA TOBY Awards, CBRE Cost Reduction Award B of H, "Building Magazine" Client Facilities Articles.
Associations - Licenses: BOMA, IFMA - RCFM - CFMJ, Real Estate Sales, HI.
Volunteering: NSCC TN Achieve, Boys and Girls Club, Girl Scouts and YWCA, Second Harvest.
REFERENCES
William Houston: NSCC Employee - FM Consultant - Tamps FL adzukf@r.postjobfree.com 916-***-****
Jean Bellas: Consultant - Managing Partner - San Francisco, CA adzukf@r.postjobfree.com 510-***-****
Adolfo Arce: (Retired) President of Final Assembly - Fullerton, CA 714-***-****
CHRISTOPHER T. SAUNDERS RCFM
1151 Via Angelina, La Jolla, CA 92037 - 615-***-**** - adzukf@r.postjobfree.com –
627-7680