Director Assistant

JACK KEDDY

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Ossining, NY 10562 (914) 944 - 0593

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Starwood Hotels and Resorts 2002 - Present

Sheraton Hotels of New York Towers and Manhattan Complex 2006 - Present

Director of Engineering for Complex

• Responsible for all maintenance and facilities for the Sheratons of New York, 2400 hotel rooms and 200,000 square feet of Ballrooms and retail space.

• Manage and Direct, 3 Chief engineers, 5 Engineering Managers and 70 union trade mechanics.

• Responsible for all Capital projects, bidding, planning and managing projects. Annual Capital budget of 10 million.

• Responsible for energy management, conservation programs, recycling programs

• Recognized at the Clinton Global Initiative for Energy reduction programs put in place

• Member of the Starwood Corporation Engineering Council responsible for Northeast region

The Westin New York at Times Square, Starwood Hotels & Resorts 2002 - 2006

Director of Engineering \ Pre-opening team

• Commissioned all equipment, Developed pre and post opening budget, hired hotel staff

• Negotiated contracts with vendors, developed PM program, developed job descriptions

• Involved in all aspects of construction and development of hotel

• Ensured construction deadlines were met and punch lists completed

• Purchased all equipment and supplies to open an engineering department

• Supervised installation of Mechanical plant

• Hotels Green Belt championing quality improvements and best practices

Hilton Hotels 1994 - 2002

Hilton Millennium, New York, New York 2000 - 2002

Director of Property Operations Engineering \ Hotel Trainer

• Manage and direct Assistant Director of Property Operations and Shift Supervisors responsible for all maintenance and physical plant

• Hotels Continuous Improvement Champion and Instructor

• Instructor of Hiltons “Priority One” and “Hilton Supervisory Development Program”

• Member of Hiltons Executive Committee

Hilton Hotel, East Brunswick, New Jersey 1998 - 2000

Director of Property Operations

• Establish yearly budget and strategic business plan

• Responsible for all maintenance and security at Four Diamond Convention Hotel, including 410 guest rooms, ballrooms, kitchens, restaurants, pool and spa, all public space, HVAC, plumbing and grounds

• Manage and direct Assistant Director of Property Operations and Assistant Director of Front Office

Hilton Hotel, Tarrytown, New York 1996 -1998

Director of Property Operations \ Housekeeping \ Engineering

• Responsible for all daily maintenance at a Resort Hotel including 250 guest rooms,

Restaurants, ballrooms, conference rooms, indoor/outdoor pools and 12 acres of grounds

• Responsible for six million dollar rehab project of restaurant, guest room HVAC, boiler and oil tank replacement and outdoor pool

• Manage and direct Engineers and Housekeeping Managers

Hilton Hotel, Rye Brook, New York 1994 - 1996

Assistant Director of Property Operations

• Responsible for all daily maintenance at Four Diamond Hotel including 450 guest rooms, restaurants, ballrooms, conference rooms, indoor/outdoor pools, 40 acres of grounds,

all HVAC, plumbing, electrical and carpentry trades

• Supervise daily operations of Engineering Department; assign and schedule daily work for Engineer

Columbia University, New York, New York 1982-1994

Lead Instrument Controls Technician

• Able to trouble shoot and service all types of HVAC Control System

• Responsible for maintaining controls systems on High Pressure boiler plant with a steam production of 264,000 lbs./hr

• Able to perform operations as required by blueprints or job work orders

• Developed training manual and procedure handbook

• Managed Daily Operations of Instrument Control department

Education

Iona College, New Rochelle, New York - BS Degree, Business Administration

Licenses

• EPA Certified Refrigerant Recovery License

• Certified Pool Operators License

• New Jersey Blue Seal High Pressure Boiler Operators License

• New Jersey Blue Seal Refrigeration License

• New York City Fire Safety Director

• OSHA 501 Certified Occupational Safety and Health Standards Trainer

• Certified Energy Auditor

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASHRAE

• National Association of Power Engineers – NAPE

• Building Owners’ & Managers Association – BOMA

• National Fire Protection Association – NFPA

• New York Association of Hotel Engineers

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