Project manager for installation of new and retrofit control installations mainly in south central Kentucky area with some projects in metro Louisville and other outlying areas of state.In this position, I am the on-site project leader to plan, execute, and complete HVAC control projects with assigned customers in a safe and cost effective manner. I perform or delegate tasks as required to execute and fully complete assigned projects including: hardware design, system programming, installation coordination, system and network commissioning and project closeout. Responsible for the overall financial results of assigned projects including: costs, project billings, and collections. Maintain both customer satisfaction and profitable and accurate project financial results. Actively pursues selling change orders. Coordinates communication with the customer during all phases of the project. Ensures proper execution of warranty. Provides work direction to subcontractors, electrical installers, technicians, designers, and administration as necessary. Ensures work performed is in compliance with state, local and Federal legal requirements and operates on the job with the highest of ethics. Adheres and ensures Johnson Controls staff and subcontractors adhere to all safety standards. Coordinate extensively with engineers to insure that finished product meets expectations during design, installation and commissioning phases.In this position, I have managed projects as small as $750 to over $2,300,000. Also heavily involved with projects over last 6+ years at Western Kentucky University, among them including their first LEED building, many electrical power monitoring projects and was the PM for the controls portion of an over $10 million PC project that is being paid back with energy savings.

In this position, I provided program oversight and support for each school district maintenance program in DDESS, which covered a geographical region from West Point, NY to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I was requred to travel to each location as required to effectively perform this function. I conducted site visits and utilized available management tools and personal program knowledge to review the locally managed maintenance programs and make recommendations to supervision on methods to improve the functions where necessary.. I researched and developed BPA and/or purchase order type maintenance contracting support vehicles for use where necessary to support school district maintenance programsI utilized existing or researched alternative packages to implement maintenance management software for each school district location, with the ability to centrally track maintenance work being done and resources expended for each site from the DDESS ASC office. Analyze the data gathered from maintenance software system and site visits to validate that maintenance funds and labor funds are being used for that purpose, and documenting for supervision instances where resources are being used inappropriately.In this position I also served as the point of contact for environmental issues related to the DDESS and DoDDS-GTMO schools, including AHERA, lead paint, management of hazardous materials, indoor air quality, water quality, soil contamination and radon.

In this position my duties included direct supervision of the Maintenance Department, Procurement, Property, Receiving, Safety & Security and Bus Transportation, to name the major ones. For the first two years in this position, I was the only Billing Official for FKCS, meaning that every purchase order generated in the school system had to have my signature authorizing it before one of my ordering clerks could place the order or we could submit through the contracting office; we re-aligned the purchasing program, distributing some of the workload to the schools after that. I was directly responsible for the daily oversight of the maintenance department, ranging from 10-25 persons. This included providing all training needed, safety and technical, dependent upon their responsible areas, and insuring that my employees, as well as contractors, followed all safety procedures and performed work according to the pertinent codes.Also during this time, I was assigned the task of writing the Performance Work Statement for the Logistics A-76 Study at Ft. Knox Schools & Ft. Campbell Schools. This study directly affected 79 maintenance and custodial positions that were subject to outsourcing. My task, in addition to my normal responsibilities, was to write the PWS for each site, capturing all work being performed and putting it into a narrative that could be utilized as a contract document. This process took over 3 years to complete and took a toll on my health, ending with my asking for and receiving a reduction in grade so that I relinquished some of my supervisory duties-basically all other duties remained intact.In this position, I oversaw many projects, large and small, in many different capacities, from Project Manager to Contracting Officer Representative. This has given me experience from different aspects of managing a project, i.e. from the project owner to the facility owner. I feel this experience is an invaluable asset for managing projects.

While in the Maintenance Supervisor position, I was directly responsible for the daily oversight of the maintenance department, ranging from 10-25 persons. This included providing all training needed, safety and technical, dependent upon their responsible areas, and insuring that my employees, as well as contractors, followed all safety procedures and performed work according to the pertinent codes.I was the primary POC for all District construction and renovation projects. This included meeting with designer’s (AE’s, ME’s, PE’s, Corps of Engineers personnel, DPW personnel, etc.) to develop projects, to develop the initial scope of work, review drawings and submittals to make sure they met the requirements of the project. Additional responsibilities included insuring that required materials were on hand as needed to complete work assignments; securing price quotes and bids from contractors and vendors; working with contractors to insure correct placement of field mounted panels and devices; verifying that contractors had provided all equipment and deliverables on a job; authorizing contract and invoice payments; working with contractors to provide additional technical information to assist them in completing their projects; coordinate and attend on-site training to make sure that it met contractual requirements and learn for myself about new equipment, etc.; I developed long-term relationships with vendors and contractors and their technicians that I maintain to date.

While in the HVAC Mechanic position, I was directly responsible for maintaining the HVAC systems for ten schools and associated facilities, totaling over 700,000 sq. feet and over 60 separate buildings. These systems included chiller plants, boiler plants (hot water and lo-pressure steam), rooftop package units, split systems, VAV boxes, AHU’s, unit ventilators and fan coil units. HVAC control systems included PLC’s, pneumatic, DDC and pneumatic/DDC hybrid systems.