● Commissioner NYC Department of Buildings, Senior Vice President and professional engineer with over 20 years of experience setting policy, managing facilities, and transforming organizations in government and higher education. Specialize in programoptimization through technology initiatives, staff development and consistent service levelimprovement. Extensive experience in facility operations and maintenance including managing unionworkforces, ensuring “state of good repair” and managing mechanical and electrical systems, includingcentral plant systems for HVAC. Areas of expertise include:· Safety and Compliance · Building Code and Zoning Expert · Strategic Planning· Online Servicing · Organizational Transformation · Union Management· Preventative Maintenance · Service Level Improvement · Emergency Response● Conceived and initiated the Department of Buildings DOB NOW online system for regulating New York City’s $43B construction industry. ● Produced Building One City, a strategic plan to modernize, streamline and increase transparency tothe city agency regulating New York’s $43B real estate and construction industry.● Led organizational restructuring including the introduction of strategic planning and operationsunits which include analytics, geo-mapping and risk. Expanded staff from 1,000 to 1,800 whileoptimizing costs. Established a robust onboarding process and staff training /development programs.● Coordinated recovery and re-occupancy of three 17 story multi-use buildings on the Huntercampus, following Hurricane Sandy, including direct management of the recommissioning of thecentral plant.
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Building Code, Zoning And Construction Permit ConsultantChandler Consulting Dec 2022 - PresentProblem solving for owners, developers, contractors and institutions. Focus on responsive strategies for Zoning compliance, Building Code review, securing Certificates of Occupancy, compliance plans for permits, mandated municipal reporting and resolving DOB and other types of violations.
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Senior Vice President Strategic DevelopmentMontefiore Health System Feb 2019 - Feb 2022Greater New York City AreaPrincipal executive for Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) to liaise with MTA for the new Metro North commuter station at Morris Park. Primary contact for City of New York and local community organizations for transit-oriented development and campus planning. • Senior Executive for the Office of Government and Community Relations.• Produced draft schemes of station development and a Request for Expressions of Interest for development partners.• Senior executive and board member for the Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC), a not-for-profit organization supporting Montefiore’s community efforts including mixed use building ownership and management in Bronx and Newburgh, NY. • Coordinated with MPC Executive Director in administering the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District.• Co-leader with NY State executive offices to configure and operate one of the earliest mobile Covid 19 test sites. -
Building CommissionerNew York City Department Of Buildings Aug 2014 - Feb 2019280 Broadway, New York, NyPromote lawful use of over one million buildings and thousands of active construction sites throughout New York City through enforcement of construction codes, zoning resolution, and dwelling laws.Promote the safety of all people that build, work and live within those structures. Direct an organizationof over 1,800 staff, including union employees with a budget of $193M and generate revenue of $300M.• Created DOB NOW, the online platform facilitating four core processes to engage the department for permits, inspections, safety compliance and licensing. This digital transformation allows internal and external stakeholders to conduct virtually all business from anywhere including mobile applications. -
Assistant Vp For FacilitiesHunter College, Cuny 2008 - Jul 2014Nyc● Member of senior staff representing the President and COO in all matters related to capital planning, physical plant operations and maintenance, regulatory compliance, energy management and sustainability. ● Direct 260 staff including managers, analysts, architects, engineers, procurement agents, contract specialists and multiple skilled trades workers. ● Control daily facility operations for 10 million square feet; 13 buildings on seven Manhattan campuses; eight separate schools of higher education, a 2,500-student K-12 public school, 660 dorm rooms, athletic facilities and a high pressure steam generation plant with capacity of 90,000 pounds per hour of steam. ● College representative for: $3.5M library main floor upgrade; pre-development for Upper East Side retail space; relocation and build-out for Fine Arts program from CUNY owned Midtown property to a long-term leased TriBeCa location ● Developed working budget operation accountable to College budget office for multiple funding sources and expenditures from city and state tax levy, grants, donations, rentals and more ● College executive for the reconstruction team to repair landmark townhouse structurally damaged by adjacent high-rise development ● Operations liaison with Memorial Sloan Kettering for relocation of science programs to two new Upper East Side research buildings ● Restructured the Facilities Division’s management capabilities using technology upgrades and data analysis for project tracking and accountability● -
Assistant Commissioner, Housing Policy & PlacementNyc Department Of Homeless Services 2002 - 2008Nyc● Family Services Division policy coordinator to the Commissioner in developing and implementing housing policies and operations. ● Restructured the Office of Rehousing by creating and implementing an operations research team for strategic data analysis, resulting in increased productivity of more than 50% in two successive years. ● Implemented a paradigm change for moving shelter residents to housing by creating and implementing an IT services contract for a web-based mobile application that tracks apartment-inspection data for real-time back-office processing, with initial investment returned in two years.● Member of City Hall Task Force with the Deputy Mayor to redefine multi-agency collaboration for subsidized housing using Section 8, public housing and other housing programs. ● Chaired the interagency committee for implementing new housing programs. Led monthly meetings of 150 managers of private non-profit/for-profit shelters to present shelter performance evaluations and review best practices. -
Adjunct ProfessorNew York University 1994 - 2003NycCONSTRUCTION POLICY● Taught courses in Understanding the NYC Building Code, NYC Zoning Resolution and regulatory policy at the Real Estate Institute of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. ● Instructed real estate and design professionals in applying the 1938 and 1968 Building Codes, including administrative enforcement, egress, fire protection requirements and zoning application of use, bulk and other requirements. -
Borough CommissionerNyc Department Of Buildings 1995 - 2002Nyc● Chief Executive of the Borough Office for administering Department policy while applying discretion in the interpretation and enforcement of NYC Building and Zoning law. Responsible for technical review, borough operations and coordination of emergency responses.● Managed architects and engineers in reviewing construction plans for code compliance. Directed inspections for regulatory compliance and sign-off.● Met with developers, professionals and others to resolve diverse city building policy issues ranging from local law violations to Natural Area Zoning.● Coordinated agency response to borough elected officials, community boards and other city agencies, including World Trade Center immediate response.● Served as Borough Commissioner in Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx; Deputy Borough Commissioner in Manhattan.
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Plan Examiner And Executive Assistant To The Deputy Commissioner; Deputy Borough CommissionerNyc Department Of Buildings 1987 - 1995Nyc
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Structural EngineerGibbs & Cox Inc., Naval Architects And Marine Engineers 1985 - 1987Nyc
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Structural EngineerEg&G Inc. 1984 - 1985Idaho Falls, Id
Rick Chandler Education Details
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New York University (Formerly Polytechnic University)Graduate Study Of Mathematics & Engineering Mechanics -
Civil Engineering
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Rick Chandler works for Chandler Consulting
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Rick Chandler's current role is Building Commissioner ✦ Sr. VP Strategic Development ✦VP Facilities Operations ✦ Certified Building Commissioning Professional ✦ Licensed Professional Engineer ✦ Building Code and Zoning Consultant.
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Rick Chandler attended Columbia University Graduate School Of Arts And Sciences, New York University (Formerly Polytechnic University), University Of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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