Vp / operations & hr management
Resume:
WILLIAM E. FAHEY, JR.
Wichita, KS **230-1602
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Operations Management, Budget & Finance, Human Resources, and Marketing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PETRA Facility Group – Wichita, KS May 01 – Present
Vice President of Operations
• Operational control, budget administration, risk management, call center, and human resources functions within an $7+ million facility service company doing business in 16 states with 2 Regional managers and 3 Area managers.
• Instrumental in the development of Construction / Renovation: Ball park / Sports area renovation; ADA compliance; the writing of standard OSHA standards; Hospitality new / renovated construction; Implementation of documentation and background checks; Written Company policy handbooks; and the DIRECT access to a corporate Call Center.
• Direct supervision over a $5.5 million complete interior renovation of the Wichita Marriott; bringing the project under the projected plan by $164,545, ahead of the approved time-action calendar, while the hotel remained opened to customers in 2006.
• Direct supervision over an $185,000 complete interior FF&E renovation and liquidation of the Wichita Hyatt in 2004, during the Thanksgiving through New Years period, while the hotel remained open, ahead of schedule and on budget.
• Established & managed a total floor maintenance service program, from supervision, labor, supplies, and equipment for 65 Gordmans stores throughout the Midwest for 7+ years.
• Implementation of a 10 hour Safety Certification program for all PETRA field managers through the cooperation of the Nationalwide/Allied Insurance Company via their website.
• Coordination of ground up construction of 2 new ValuePlace Extended Stay hotels with the recruiting of trade independent contractors ranging from general contractors, framers, painters, plumbers, HVAC, concrete workers, to post-construction cleaners in Indiana and Ohio in 2008.
Building One Service Solutions (Encompass) – Atlanta, GA April 94 – April 01
Vice President/Retail Division
• Total profit/loss responsibility, operational control, risk management, and human resources functions for a facility management division, doing $450 million within a $4+ billion corporation.
• Coordination of “roll-up” negotiations with prospective companies doing $3 million to $50 million in annual revenues resulting in the establishment of a publically traded company under the symbol of BOSS.
• Implementation of a national “welfare-to-work” partnership to augment labor needs with DOL.
• Responsible for the utilization of the Diversity Visa Lottery (DVL) program within the division for supplementation of labor with documented overseas workers on the approved country list from the State department while traveling from Poland to Scotland in Europe over 3+ years.
• Negotiation of an equipment/chemical training and trade-in program with key vendors that resulted in an annual savings of over $5+ million in capital expenditures.
Clean Serve, Inc. - Atlanta, Georgia June 86 - April 94
Vice President of Operations/Minority share owner
• Supervised 6 Regional managers, and their team, for a building/service company with an annual volume of $30+ million.
• Negotiated merger / acquisition of companies with revenue between $250,000 up to $2 million annually to grow the organization.
• Consolidated 5 of the 13 branch/storage locations to reduce multi-level overhead costs of over $2.8 million.
• Implemented an executive training workshop (6 weeks) for all account, field and area managers.
• Organized non-union Trade Association in both America and the United Kingdom to deal with labor shortages in the retail, commercial and grocery industries as a new revenue stream through the DVL program within the guidance/direction of the State department.
• Initiated a division of the company that provided temporary labor to the hotel/resort industry for ground, laundry, maid, and kitchen personnel, doing $3.4 million annually.
Macy’s - Atlanta, Georgia March 82 - May 86
Regional Vice President of Operations
• Exercised profit center control over sales staffing, security/loss prevention, receiving/delivery, purchasing, maintenance, utilities and related areas, including a warehouse facility serving 7 stores in Georgia, for this organization with 14 stores generating $415 million annually.
• Administered $53 million annual budget and evaluated performance of 35 branch & warehouse supervisors.
• Directed site selection, market research and Land/Mall leases for 4 new store locations: worked primarily with attorneys and real estate developers in LA; SC; and GA.
• Coordinated renovation of 6 stores with a capital budget of $46 million: all completed on time and within budget.
• Initiated / Promoted a college recruitment program on a national scale from Delta State to Harvard for all new college applicants with the complete diversity equality of graduates.
• Managed / Coordinated Macy’s/Atlanta Thanksgiving Day Parade for 3 years with Disney World/FLA.
M.O’Neil Company (Division of May Department Stores) - Akron, Ohio
Director of Operations
A. Polsky Company (Division of Allied Stores Corporation) - Akron, Ohio
Director of Operations
MILITARY SERVICE:
U.S. Marine Corps, Captain, Vietnam Tour
EDUCATION:
Master of Arts in Labor Relations/Human Resources Management
St. Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
PERSONAL:
Married, with 3 sons; 5 grandchildren -- Willing to travel as part of any job responsibility
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