Grand Rapids Facilities Management
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DR. PHILIP J. HALL - Resume
Grand Rapids, Michigan •
Collaborative, results oriented, strategic planner and thinker, Facilities Management leader with 25+ years of operations and maintenance experience. Builds, coaches, inspires, and empowers accountable, high performing, happy employees.
EXPERIENCE:
Gerald R Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, Michigan July 2023 - Current Winner of many National Awards including Airport of the Year 2023 under five million passengers. Facilities and Trades Manager
Provide leadership to Airport Facilities staff. Hire, oversee, train, assist in scheduling, develop short- and long- term facilities systems management and maintenance programs. Developer of people. Plan, manage and budget annual multi-million-dollar operational budget. Develop and drive strategic short and long-term plans and campus projects, involving construction/renovation, procurement, and capital budgets on the 3200 acre, four million sq/ft Airport Campus.
• Manage and direct improvements and maintenance on systems within the Airport Authority purview.
• Oversee and manage all Airport Facility Systems.
• Work closely with Engineering to set Facility Standards and practices.
• Analysis and resolve failures in Airport Facilities Systems.
• Develop Best Practices relating to Airport Facilities Systems.
• Develop and oversee Airport Facilities Predictive and Preventative Maintenance Programs.
• Coordinate and communicate with other Airport Departments.
• Manage the internal Team of Trades Persons.
• Over see all Trades Contractors working on campus on behalf of the Airport Authority.
• Manage projects across multiple phases and a wide range of ongoing initiative and building projects on behalf of the Airport Authority.
GRAND BAY ELECTRIC/EAST END PLUMBING, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2022- 2023 Ayers Trades Group
Contracting and Contractor Services Company servicing the lower peninsula of Michigan Vice President of Operations
The Ayres Group employees over 250 staff members. Provide leadership, plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee operations activities in the organization, ensuring development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the organization.
• Continually improve and promote the defined culture, develop market strategies, monitor, and adapt to markets, increase revenue, monitor, and improve margins, oversee all facilities on the company’s trade craft production.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures that will more efficiently and effectively monitor and control job and labor costs.
SISTERS OF THE ORDER OF SAINT DOMINIC, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2017-2022 Religious congregation of sisters of the Dominican Third Order with a main campus of 1.3M square feet on forty-three acres, multiple single-family homes, and additional mission-related properties outside of Michigan. Page 2 of 3
Director of Grounds and Facilities Maintenance
Provide leadership to grounds and facilities staff. Hire, supervise, train, schedule, track timekeeping, and conduct performance reviews. Plan, manage and budget annual multi-million-dollar operation. Develop and drive strategic short and long-term plans and campus projects, involving construction/renovation, procurement.
• Improved department culture, work order completion, and preventive maintenance response times by building employee trust, increasing personal accountability, and empowering teams.
• Successfully came in under budget by 19-31% (average 24.5%) in FY2016-2020. o Resolved complex HVAC issues through root cause analysis, resulting in significant cost savings. o Increased reliability of the complicated campus-wide boiler with a comprehensive system repair, which lowered maintenance costs.
VISTA SPRINGS LIVING, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2014-2017 Regional, licensed, 2,800 bed home for the aged.
Residential Services Director (Facilities Director) Directed facilities management/maintenance, housekeeping/custodial, and laundry services through budgeting, team supervision of staff, scheduling, training, payroll, and procurement of supplies and equipment. Trained employees on safety and compliance. Developed and managed $1.4M+ annual budget.
• Improved the underperforming Wyoming Unit (two hundred beds and one hundred employees) at risk of non-compliance. Achieved compliance in first inspection.
• Promoted to direct the largest campus, Northview/Plainfield Unit (350 beds and 110 employees).
• Achieved 20% under budget every month through preventive maintenance and operational cost control. THE GROUND GUYS OF WEST MICHIGAN, Grandville, Michigan 2011-2014 National franchise of full-site landscape management, growing to $1M+ in annual sales General Manager
Managed day-to-day and long-term planning of operations, including strategy, budgeting, job costing, estimating, procurement, job scheduling, and employee scheduling. Provided HR oversight, employee supervision, and payroll management. Operated, maintained, and repaired heavy equipment.
• Grew the startup from $0 to $1M+ in 15 months.
• Key clients included commercial malls, banks, and big box stores.
• Recommend to the owner to sell the business due to high customer acquisition costs and low margins. PQ MARINE HOLDINGS, INC., Holland, Michigan 1989-2011 Holding company for PowerQuest, Aero-Tek Marine, and Coastal Performance Marine Owner, CEO, & Director of Operations
Founded Coastal Performance Marine in 1989; purchased Aero-Tek in 1993 and PowerQuest in 2006; and formed PQ Marine Holdings in 2006. Led daily operations and short- and long-term planning involving design, layout, building, equipment/grounds maintenance, systems engineering, personnel management, HR oversight, production scheduling, shipping, manufacturing, and assembly. Managed $5.5M-$6.5M budget.
• Led company to earn EPA’s Design for the Environment Award, PowerBoat Magazine’s Boat of the Year Award, and multiple Powerboat of the Year Awards. Nominated by marine industry for Product Design Improvement of the Year Award and Product Technology Advancement of the Year Award.
• Professional Raced and Managed teams including, Mercury Racing, Fountain Racing, Pepsi Racing, Dramane Racing, setting 7 World speed records and winning 21 National and World Championships.
• Contracted as Plant Manager by Skater, Inc. overseeing 40-50 staff at 70K square foot facility (1989-1993). Page 3 of 3
EDUCATION:
Concordia College
• Doctoral Degree – Business Management – Major - Facilities Management (GPA 3.6)
• Master of Arts – Major - Facilities Management (GPA 3.7)
• Masters, Electrician (City of Grand Rapids, State of Michigan) (heavy control systems), lapsed.
• Bachelor of Arts – Major - Construction Management (GPA 3.8)
• Associates, Journeyman Electrician (City of Grand Rapids MI, State of Michigan) (heavy control systems), lapsed.
Awards and Honors:
• EPA Award Winner - Design for the Environment.
• NMMA Award Winner – Technology Advancement of the Year
• NMMA Award Winner – Design Advancement of the Year
• Powerboat Magazine - 5-time Award Winner – Boat of the Year
• SBA and APBA – 7-time World Record Speed Holder
• SBA and APBA – 21-time World/National Championship winner Certifications:
• Certificate of Project Manager,
• Certification holder of Electrical Code update training completion 2024,
• Certified, Advanced Control Systems,
o Allen Bradley PLC,
o Siemens,
o Omron Electric Advanced PLC Systems Programming, o Advanced Electric Control Systems,
• Heavy Equipment Operator,
• Commercial Heavy Mower Equipment Operator,
• Licensed Hilo Driver
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Facility Management:
Campus operations management, maintenance, and repair (buildings, grounds, and facilities); shipping and receiving; energy management; utilities; custodial services; building repairs and new construction; system design/build/installation including: electrical PLC control systems/theory, mechanical, HVAC tech/maintenance/ planning, air compressor maintenance, plumbing (limited fabricating and repair), carpentry (heavy final trim), tile laying, hydraulics (limited fabrication and repair), loaders, dump trucks, and blueprint reading. Skills:
Interpersonal communication, adaptability to change, team collaboration, critical thinking, organization, and project management.
Software:
CMMS - Maintenance & Inventory Systems: TELS, NexGen Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) AutoCAD Experience
Reference available upon request.
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