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Grand Floridian Resot & Spa And Polynesian Resort

Responsible for the maintenance and operation of the engineering and facilities teams at both resorts. It is our responsibility to ensure that our Guests experience is seamless from end to end. We maintain the Magic!

Disney'S Hollywood Studios

As part of a very dynamic leadership team, It is our responsibility to maintain the Magic. Our team ensures that we are able to deliver the most magical experience for our Guests. Simply stated, we make sure that everything our Guests see (and don't see), touch, and feel is functioning as designed.

Clermont Florida

·Responsible for daily operations of 165-acre property that includes a 122-bed adult acute care hospital, a central energy plant, sports complex, wellness center, women’s center, out patient surgery center, endoscopy center, wound care center, out patient imaging center and medical office buildings. ·Responsible for the Biomedical Engineering, Medical Equipment Asset Management, Building Maintenance, Emergency Preparedness, Safety, Security and Landscaping.·Currently managing a team of 32 – a mixture of hospital team members and full time contracted service providers ·Responsible for an operations & expense budget of 4 million, utility budget of 2.1 million and routine capital budget of 1.2 million·Responsible for capital and infrastructure planning and prioritization of strategic projects·Responsible for regulatory compliance with multiple authorities having jurisdiction ·Responsible for training and development of department staff·Responsible for energy and waste stream reduction·Responsible for policy development and process improvement within respective departments·Responsible for project management relative to patient room renovations, department moves and community events. Also included on planning and design of large scale building additions and build outs of shell space.

Orlando, Florida Area

·Responsible for daily operations of the hospital (237 beds), central energy plan, parking garage and six out-buildings with a staff of 18 (totaling 1 million square feet & 7 acres). ·Responsible for Engineering department maintenance budgets including utilities·Responsible for capital planning and infrastructure reliability and integrity·Responsible for regulatory compliance (AHCA, OSHA, TJC, etc)·Responsible for training and development of department staff·Responsible for energy and waste stream reduction·Responsible for site safety committee·Safety Officer for our campus hospital incident command systemSelected Accomplishments While in This Position·Successful 2011 Joint Commission survey with no direct or indirect findings·Successful annual inspections with Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA)·Recognized in a national trade publication for energy initiatives·Participated in and placed 4th in the EPA’s 2011 National building Competition·Introduced 24/7 shift coverage of the hospital and central energy plant ·Increased staff training to reduce dependency on outside service contractors·Improved and sustained internal environment of care audit scores by 20%·Reduced and sustained energy expense by 12% (2010 – present)·Conducted a comprehensive energy audit and identified $500,000 in potential savings·Worked with lighting contractor and utility provider to retrofit existing light fixtures. Annual savings of $165,000 for the hospital and $26,000 for parking garage·Introduced propane fuel to the corporate landscape fleet·Enhanced teamwork culture, improved team member engagement and increased team member satisfaction by 5% in 1 year·Ranked in the top 10% of leaders within the organization and identified in two succession plans of senior leadership

Athens, Ga

·Manage daily operations of the hospital (375 beds), guesthouses, parking garages, medical office buildings and imaging centers totaling 2-million square feet with a staff of 37. Campus includes ·Responsible for department policies and procedures·Responsible for Engineering department budget including utilities·Responsible for staff training and development·Responsible for the utilities management plan ·Participate in hazardous surveillance rounding program·Manage all of department’s service contracts·Responsible for the work order and preventive maintenance system·Responsible for fire drills, infection control, risk assessments, and interim life safety measures·Construction drawing review and equipment commissioning

Pontiac Mi

·Managed daily operations of the hospital and out-building·Developed hospital’s Life Safety Program·Statement of Conditions and Environment of Care documentation·Managed Joint Commission post-inspection repairs·Coordinated small utility upgrades at hospital’s ambulatory care center·Coordinated training and in-services for Engineering staff·Assisted with the introduction of a new work order system·Established generator testing and maintenance program·Insured that building asset data was properly entered and tracked for proper life cycle costing and capital planning·Assisted in the development and introduction of a work order system·Introduced CAD to the hospital

·Served as interim Director of Facilities Support Services during 2005 and 2006·Managed a staff of five that provided construction and maintenance related building information to internal maintenance and construction staff as well as outside contractors·Developed and managed the department operations budget·Managed all of the information and documentation associated with space planning, construction and maintenance for WBH facilities totaling 7.6 million square feet·Developed utility management drawings for operations and maintenance

Master Of Management (Mm)

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)