Jacob Nelson Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Albany, Oregon, United States

Leading the Engineering & Facilities Team in a 1.5 million Square foot Distribution and Fulfillment Center. • Developing and coaching a team of 7 direct report Managers, and 62 non-exempt Mechanic Technicians, CMMS technicians and Utility Attendants.• Team is responsible for all maintenance and repairs on 7.5 miles of conveyor and sortation systems. All building maintenance, including fire life safety systems, HVAC, Electrical, and plumbing. In addition, responsible for building sanitation and janitorial vendors, ensuring compliance with all COVID-19 protocols. • Managers build and maintain working relationship with onsite and national third party contractors and contracts. Ensuring all Rolling Stock and Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) fleet – totaling 550 trailers, and 200 pieces of PIT – are in operational status. • Accountable for all departmental finances including: capital expenditures, and the Engineering and Facilities budget totaling over $6 million.• Developed a Project Manager role; an important liaison between off site headquarter partners and our maintenance teams. This position allows for oversite and communications of projects from inception to completion while incurring minimal downtime to Operations. Keeping the building informed of all projects, timelines and impacts.

Albany, Oregon

• Responsible for managing a shift of Mechanics and Utility Attendants in the 1.5 million square foot regional distribution center - including daily Preventative Maintenance audits on Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and building infrastructure maintenance requirements.• Oversee buildings Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) fleet. 150 pieces of PIT throughout the property – including forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, personnel carriers as well as over 400 semi-trailers• Ensure PIT is maintained to corporate standards through oversite of contract mechanics• Financial accountability for my team, required PIT and fleet repairs within department budget• Adhere to Target Corporate's nationwide contract terms with outside vendors and contractors.• Managing projects of varying scope and size, from Pavement parking lot and trailer yard repairs to new dock door lock installations• Proficient in Maximo – building computerized maintenance management system.

Portland, Oregon

• Manage all maintenance requirements for the main 64-acre Zoo grounds and an additional offsite 50-acre property.• Oversee daily operation of the Maintenance, Fleet and Railroad divisions within the Facilities Management department.• Prepare, update and maintain the budget for all three divisions. • Ensuring all credit card, purchase orders and contract purchases are within division budgets.• Adhere to government procurement guidelines for all fleet and department purchases.• Reorganize the maintenance, fleet and railroad divisions to utilize Bigfoot computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), to transition from corrective to preventative maintenance.• Implemented morning huddles and huddle board for facilities management department empowering team communication, recognition and safety.• Initiated coaching to encourage career development for team members.• Manage varying size of maintenance department projects including but not limited to remediation, habitat enrichment, and emergency repairs.

Albany, Oregon

• Create detailed work schedules for resources needed to complete project on time, and within budget.• Ensure all equipment and deliverables are on site and undamaged when required by the project schedule.• Communicates effectively with site foreman, superintendents, MEP trades and all levels of construction management.• Prepare and submit Requests for Information (RFI), Change Orders, and equipment submittals.• Established a communication protocol to keep all management up to date on all current projects.• Manage all facets and size of projects from residential to large commercial installations.

Portland, Oregon

•Manage the day-to-day operations of the Property Operations department including 16 Engineers, 780 Guest Rooms in two towers and two swimming pools.•Supervises and maintains two physical plants, which included two - 350 ton water cooled chillers, two - 350 ton - air cooled chillers, two low pressure steam boilers, 38 Air Handlers, five heat exchangers, five gas water heaters, multiple large distribution pumps, and two different Fire Life Safety systems. •Responsible for all purchasing for the department utilizing Birchstreet software, with an annual operating budget of $2 million.•Maintains Synergy – the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for the property; updated and streamlined the Preventative Maintenance (PM) database in Synergy. •Developed a new room PM program to improve guest complaints regarding in-room maintenance issues.•Coordinates the department schedules, including vacation, holiday and time off requests, utilizing a Global Labor Management System.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Supervised and managed all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Property Operations department. •Departmental scheduling of payroll, capital, repair and maintenance budgeting; labor and energy forecasting, and the monthly rolling forecast. •Negotiated and managed service contracts, such as pest control, interior and exterior landscaping, elevator maintenance, chiller and boiler maintenance.•Maintained and supervised operation of the physical plant, including two - 300 ton chillers, four distribution pumps, 14 air handlers, one cooling tower and three gas fired domestic water heaters. •Experienced in Loss Prevention, Quality Assurance, Fire Marshall and Health Department Inspections.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Trained and managed daily operations of the Property Operations department, including: team member duties, guest calls, service recovery, guest relations, preventive maintenance and daily operations meetings.•Responsible for updating and maintaining Synergy CMMS for the property. Created custom daily reports for departmental review and worked closely with Synergy support to resolve on property issues. •Trained and assisted with: monthly and annual energy and labor forecasting; annual and five-year look ahead capital expansion budget planning; monthly and annual repair and maintenance budgeting.•Supervised the demolition and new construction of the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf retail coffee shop while maintaining hotel lobby functions throughout the construction phase. •Operated and trained for Siemens building automation system.•Attended Pre-Conferences for incoming VIP events, such as the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.

Hawaii And Washington State

•Supervised and trained reservist personnel with no prior experience ensuring safety of both personnel and airborne aircraft, while stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.•Supervised a 15 person watch team for a six month deployment to the Middle East, as well as during training exercises for the year prior to deployment. •While deployed to the Persian Gulf in a high speed and high stress environment, was responsible for navigating the ship through shallow waters, maintaining stand-off distances of all foreign ships and aircraft, and keeping the Tactical Action Officer and Commanding Officer up to date on all pertinent communications and message traffic. •Member of base security force, qualified as Sharp Shooter on 9MM hand gun, shotgun, baton or asp, hand cuffs, riot control, pepper spray, and gate sentry at main points of entry. Successfully completed the Marines course on Unarmed Self-defense. Trained in Shipboard Firefighting, CPR and First Aid, bomb threats, and security issues.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Physical Geography

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Geography