SUMMARY:

• More than 20 years of experience and 10 years of full time experience with industrial projects in mechanical, process, power & controls, and civil & structural disciplines: HVAC, electrical, gas, DI / RO & process water, wastewater treatment, process gas, vacuum, boilers, heaters, system monitoring SCADA, access control, compressed air; some transportation and building and grounds; brownfield facility rebuilding; production facilities relocations, facility & industrial automation systems etc.
• 10 years’ experience managing Facilities Engineering, Operations & Maintenance management - at multiple sites across N. America
• 20 years’ experience managing projects involving all aspects of Facility systems – Environmental, Mechanical, Roofs, Interiors, Fire, Elec. Etc.
• 10+ years’ of experience managing wide range of construction projects primarily for industrial, commercial and other large facilities
• Strong communication skills: verbal, written and presentation; deep experience with customer management with cultivated flexibility, tolerance and creativity while building on ambiguous scope and requirements definitions
• 15 years of progressively increasing responsibilities managing teams- administrative, organization, motivation, evaluation and leadership skills
• 7 years managing multi-site projects for Procter Gamble in North America across multiple BU ‘s
• 10 years’ experience developing solutions using new technologies to strategically address customer requirements thro’ products and solutions
• 15 years’ experience engaging vendors, trade contractors and large project teams; leading project teams on engineering & construction projects
• ~10 years’ with FDA regulated industries - food, biotech, consumer goods ProcterGamble, General Mills, Eli Lilly, GSK & United Therapeutics
• Good working knowledge of NFPA, OSHA and PSM; Deep Knowledge of controls & instruments including Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma & TPM including knowledge of 5S’s and Change Management
• A decade of working with upper management C-levels – reporting and developing budgets, managing expenditures, preparing forecasts, persistent follow ups and manage shifting calendars and priorities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Responsibilities:

• Highest point of Contact for facilities maintenance & operations, project engineering & construction services
• Work closely with the engineering & construction delivery team to provide consistent delivery in all initiativesDevelop strategic plans with other members of the leadership team to meet long term growth and profit objectives for the companySolicit support from and communicate effectively with internal staff to ensure customer satisfaction; Develop relationships with Engineers, Delivery Teams and Project Engineers to deliver quality product
• Recruit and develop organizational talent while continuing to develop programs to educate and train staff for skills development, keep team’s current with all critical skill requirements to have optimum performance
• Act as the customer's advocate in interactions with the organization to ensure the customer obtains the best value from our offerings; Initiate and participate in project turnover meetings with the project manager.
• Meet with senior leadership / management to develop strategies, policies, communicate business health
• Manage and insure compliance with state and local health & safety department & other regulatory business codes & standards compliance
• Develop & manage departmental budgets, ensure adequate supplies and plan for shortfalls
• Develop/facilitate plans for development of physical facilities, evaluate/recommend modifications of construction plans to buildings
• Manage & monitor health of business at multiple sites by weekly site leadership reviews, work load, site resource utilization, customer management & business relationship reinforcements; Prepare and administer engineering budgets and overall performance metrics for department operations
• Planning best allocation & utilization of space, assets & resources for sites -present & future needs - with strategic business objectives
• Own responsibility for all key facility systems operational readiness, readiness of mission critical systems & associated backup for business continuity, disaster plan reviews
• Good knowledge of Lean principles for manufacturing and facility management, 5S, Kanban inventory management, Kaizen efficiency improvements, and Change/Setup management ; knowledgeable with OSHA, NFPA, JCAH

Responsibilities:

• Manage all day to day operations at multiple sites including equipment operations boilers, laboratory hoods, compressed air & gas, chilled & hot water systems, refrigerant systems, plumbing, steam, infrastructure, housekeeping, transportation, maintenance
• Perform with team: design, engineering, operations, janitorial and grounds facilities services functions on various properties
• Work with all contractors from multiple disciplines; ensure successful and timely project completion
• Provide cost estimates, schematic designs, scope, schedules and cost/benefit analysis
• Provide detailed scope of all work for any project, terms & conditions to close out & warranty
• Review DD, SD & CD documents; Identify areas of focus for Building Maintenance & Operations group
• Solution Architect - developing methods of visualization of OEE, Productivity, Quality trends in industrial facilities
• Active involvement in developing mechanical proposal scope for: New/Additional HVAC systems, Utility systems Plumbing, piping, electrical & Automation for Process & Packaging systems / machinery, product line layouts for optimizing plant floor space
• Team Mechanical engineer/leader in design-build projects – develop specification documents for MEP systems including Facility Infrastructure, HVAC, Fire Suppression, Building Automation Systems, ie. AHU, chiller, cooling tower, heat exchangers, air compressors; types of systems include DX, water, steam systems/ units sizing, selection, application, and, control system additions - replacements and renovations
• Engineering of Energy Management Systems: Design & selection of control systems: VAV, VVT, single zone etc, and, energy management strategies for existing and new systems and Digital Control Systems
• Implementing Maintenance, Repair and/or Replacement programs using CMMS and other tools by developing necessary metrics
• Manage all day to day operations at multiple sites for on-going projects in various phases
• Work with all contractors from multiple disciplines; ensure successful and timely project completion
• Co-ordinate all sub-contractors and vendors to ensure timely and successful project completion
• Relationship management with equipment distributors, contractors and vendors
• Guide total project effort: design, construction & procurement management / client relationship / team management / construction co-ordination; Work with Project Managers to build efficient, effective project execution strategies
• Build necessary alliances with strategic firms based on capability and scale requirements.
• Design & Detail engineering of Energy Management Systems: determine system load requirements, duct design, selection & applications of control systems: VAV, VVT, single zone etc, and, energy management strategies for existing and new systems
• DDC systems - Carrier Comfortworks & CCN; Circon, Honeywell XL5000, & Barber Coleman/Siebe; Controls & Instrumentation - detail system wiring diagrams, system startup, troubleshooting
• Develop all equipment detail specifications and technical documentation for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional projects - equipment included all HVAC systems and accessories, such as water based chillers, Fan Powered VAV, Constant & Variable Volume systems