Director of Facilities

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - VENDOR MANAGEMENT - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT - SAFETY AND

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE - TRAINING AND OPERATIONS - QUALITY ASSURANCE - INVENTORY
CONTROL - PROPERTY ACQUISITION ANALYSIS

Competent and consummate professional with several years of experience in facili

ties management and engineering. Equipped with broad experience within property
operations settings. Demonstrate wide-ranging knowledge of concepts, practices,
and procedures. Highly-regarded in ensuring production and distribution operatio
ns quality and consistency while improving productivity levels, reducing cost, a
nd facilitating loss prevention. Thrive in developing and implementing plans for
the operational systems, processes, and personnel designed to accommodate the r
apid growth objectives of the organization. Possess high intensity aptitude to l
ead and to deal with various individuals, such as employees and professional ser
vice providers. Multilingual in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. Profi
cient in utilizing Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Basic Au
toCAD; Basic Corel; and Adobe 8.0.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LONGWOOD EVENTS INC. -BOSTON, MA
CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES 2007-Present
Manage and check functions of all building systems, including elevators, fire/li
fe safety functions and mechanical systems, and others.
Assist contract and permanent employees in maintaining buildings and landscaping
grounds.
Manage both union and non-union workers within three branches.
Assure all facilities maintain a five diamond standard.
Spearhead a team of designers and engineers to attend to current repairs and upg
rades to the physical plants while ensuring all materials to be used, such as fl
ooring, carpets, drapery, and others meet state and city fire and building codes
.
Direct a team of professionals to create property acquisition analysis for a new
potential venue, which require general MEP study of existing conditions.
Built and managed Corporate facilities Budget.
In charge of overseeing the Information and Technology department for the entire
corporation from providing user support to all aspects of new software and re-d
esigning of the entire server room.
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Launched a comprehensive daily facility inspection program and a web-based work
order ticketing system for tracking and administering maintenance requests to co
mpletion.
Instituted preventative maintenance program for all branches to resolve any faci
lities or engineering issues while minimizing the unavailability of each facilit
y's resources.
Created and instigated comprehensive 'mapping' system with architectural floor p
lans of each facility to easily identify HVAC, electrical, mechanical and plumbi
ng systems, as well as landscaping layouts.
Significantly implemented various bid programs in order to manage all architectu
ral design and construction projects.
NAYSA CORP. -NATICK, MA
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 2004-2007
Oversaw daily business operations, such as supervising four project managers ass
igned with different job sites that managed 15 workers at any given time.
Released purchased order numbers for job site materials, and tracked all budget
and control expenses within the entire areas of the company.
Handled all contracts for sub-contractors, such as plumbers, electricians, site
contractors, landscaping, painters, architects, structural and civil engineers,
and all other trade personnel.
Worked directly with customers to determine and address best solution to any iss
ues that took place.
Dealt with multiple residential and commercials projects, such as construction o
f 25 new buildings and more than 150 remodeling projects.
C & T CONSTRUCTION CO., SOMERVILLE, MA
VICE-PRESIDENT 2002-2004
Oversaw daily operations in conjunction with 31 employees. Directed contractors
consisting of plumbers, electricians, contractors, landscaping, painters, archit
ects, structural and civil engineers, building inspectors, cleaning companies, a
nd all other trade personnel.
Administered construction/facilities-related project management duties to assure
all projects' start and end dates were met on a given span of time.
Partnered with 120 Dunkin Donuts shops to ensure all mechanical and parking safe
ty standards were met during the winter seasons.
THE COLONNADE HOTEL, BOSTON, MA
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY OPERATIONS 2000-2002
Ran the maintenance shop for the hotel; arranged schedule and managed staff with
16 maintenance workers that operated all equipment and facility repairs on a da
ily basis, including painting, pool cleaning and water treatment, mechanical rep
airs, and general equipment maintenance and repairs.
Assumed full responsibility for numerous renovation projects, such as the new se
rvice elevator addition and the renovation of a five star fitness center.
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Developed and implemented hotel's preventative maintenance program, and particip
ated throughout the preparation of the annual departmental operating budget prog
ram to ensure that the department was updated with all future financial needs wh
ile abiding with daily operations.
THE LENOX HOTEL, BOSTON, MA
LEAD ENGINEER 1997-2000
Maintained and repaired assigned areas, and provided direction to eight employee
s.
Spearheaded renovation project of the entire 212 guest rooms.
Directed all crew members and allocated projects to all engineers and maintenanc
e crew.
Prepared and assigned maintenance slips, HVAC and minor plumbing tasks, as well
as painting and all electrical work orders.
Ensured daily set up of assigned equipment and continuous operations within the
department.
Conformed to all safety, brand standards, local policy, and procedure regulation
s in order to ensure high quality, security, and consistency.
Assessed and resolved all reported service issues, including all unsafe conditio
ns or malfunctioning equipment.
Mentored and assisted hotel staff with equipment safety and proper usage procedu
res.
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Highhandedly managed all outside contractors, such as plumbing, painting, water
treatment, electricians, and others.
Implemented inventory and asset management system for tools and supplies to rest
ock supplies and inventory in a timely and efficient manner.
EARLIER CAREER
PROJECT MANAGER, TEIXEIRA CONSTRUCTION CO., FRAMINGHAM, MA 1995-1998
REHABILITATION ASSISTANT, RIVERBEND CENTER, NATICK, MA 1992-1995
EDUCATION
HVACR, Energy Management, Basic Electricity and Plumbing, Peterson School of Eng
ineering -Burlington, MA: 2003-2005
Construction Supervisor CS1, OSHA Safety Course, Boston Code Consultants Inc -Me
dford, MA: 2005
Advanced Computer Classes, New Horizons Computer Learning Center -Burlington, MA
: 1994-1996
LICENSES
State codes and license to build residential and commercial properties, Boston C
ode Consultants, Medford, MA
State license to operate and treat pool systems, Mass Pool Operators, Waltham, M
A
HVACR Operation and Maintenance License, Peterson School of Engineering, Burling
ton, MA
ACTIVITIES
Conducted Youth Programs