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Date Posted: October 3, 2011

Patricia A. Hamilton
pahamilton2@comcast.net
131 Coolidge Avenue, Unit#127   Watertown, MA 02472   Cell: 508.505.0173   Home: 617.924.0252  

Resourceful Leader - heading full-phase planning, project management initiatives for large scale, multi-building properties for renovations or new construction based on multiple stakeholders, business growth and right sizing needs. Excels in team building, interior renovations, innovative tenant fit-ups, master planning, interior design, facilities management, while delivering continuous improvements and ensuring operational continuity, compliance, communication and customer service. Committed to reducing expenses via developing cost containment solutions, budgeting, process optimization and resource utilization.

Project Leadership & Planning:

1. Directed interdepartmental project teams of up to 32 staff, including architects, engineers, designers, IT, safety, union and non-union personnel; developed operating budgets; facilitated bidding process, reviewed and selected vendors and contractors; obtained senior management buy-in; met business goals; orchestrated moves.
2. Awarded 47 achievement commendations for superior customer service and team successes; known for strong consensus building, getting the job done, discerning needs v. wants, working with all levels of management, staff, vendors, consultants and clients, motivating teams to higher performance both as a single contributor or manager with positive interpersonal skills, detailed analytical capabilities and superior communication abilities.
3. Executed 20+ large full-phase projects, 380 laboratory retrofits, and 400 laboratory relocations for multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical company, completing client driven solutions within time and budget constraints, ensuring R & D operational continuity in a cGLP and cGMP environment.
4. Led closure of 500,000 sq. ft. of laboratories and offices, planned and facilitated equipment sale/disposal, which encompassed coordinating engineers, security, IT, HES, senior management and vendors; collaborated with appropriate departmental experts to ensure that OSHA, DEA, NRC, FDA, ADA, NFPA, building code guidelines were met; the team’s efforts resulted in the sale of property.

Continuous Improvements, Cost Savings, Restructuring & Renovations:

1. Restructured budgeting process and cost containment strategy, cut 8% of $52M operating budget for 7,000 person division.
2. Drove restructure of facility department for $2B manufacturer by streamlining SOPs, eliminating redundancies, installing single platform for drawings/plans, participating in staff restructure.
3. Delivered savings of $250,000 per year by systemizing standards and procedures for storage, purchasing, warehousing, space allocation, case goods and by instituting recycling program for lab equipment and furniture.
4. Oversaw tenant/space planning, lease-hold improvements, and tenant relocation for high-profile 450,000 sq. ft. facility; completed efforts on time and 12% under budget with zero customer/business disruption; decentralized business office to outer-city locations; created turnkey operation complete with AV, IT, security, training facilities and dining.

Special Projects, Tenant Services
Liberty Mutual group - Boston, MA 2010 -2011
2010-2011

1. Completed analytical project dealing with space utilization, metrics, benchmarks and conference center programming; provided direction for CAFM applications, data gathering, tracking procedures and spread sheet analysis; developed site wide space stack plan and seat/floor/building forecasting model.

Facilities Engineer IV, Manager Space Planning
Bose Corporation - Framingham, MA 2007-2009
2007-2009

1. Orchestrated multi-year long and short-term facilities plan for multi-building, multi- campus locations spanning 1.6 million sq. ft., for 3400 people conducting facility/space assessments, interviewing senior management across multiple strategic business units for input and vision translating into short and long range master plans for owned and leased facilities.
2. Identified underutilized space; introduced benchmarking; sustainable design; developed executive presentations; designed innovative layouts, alternative space programs, stacking scenarios, cost/growth analysis and projections.
3. Supervised the moves, adds and changes coordination team; responsible for personnel/space data analysis reports through CAFM system; and established a CAD function.

Engineer III [‘01-‘07]; Space Planning & Facility Design Consultant [‘93-‘01]
Bayer Corporation, Pharmaceutical Division - West Haven, CT 1993-2007
1993-2007

1. Managed space planning, interior design, personnel relocations, storage, equipment transfer, laboratory programming, retrofitting, sustainable design and tenant planning/analysis; vital in asset management/ budgeting tracking and design for 2400 people in 14-building campus environment totaling 1.5 million sq. ft. of leased and owned space.
2. Handled contract/vendor relations and RFP process, monitoring performance and coordinating schedules; developed unified practices for ergonomics, space, furniture, and finishes to establish cohesive brand image.
3. Drove physical and staff restructure of 380 biology/chemistry laboratories based on corporate-wide research shift, developing storage areas, radioactive rooms, offices, and waste areas; utilized internal resources, minimizing architectural and engineering costs; worked with cross-departmental teams to ensure NRC, DEA, NFPA, FDA, ADA, OSHA and safety were followed while working with vivarium staff to ensure AAALAC regulations were followed.
4. Programmed space for and designed office environments, open space settings, laboratories, AV needs, dining facilities, warehousing, manufacturing space, support functions, chemical storage facilities, specialized space for unique research applications, executive office boardrooms, lobbies, libraries and home offices. Successfully coordinated the re-location of thousands of employees, offices, laboratories and equipment during tenure.
5. Repurposed the use of furniture and lab case goods for retrofit projects, lowering expenses $250K per year; interfaced with facility engineers, occupational health department and interdepartmental groups to ensure OSHA/ADA, safety, security, IT and building code compliance.

Space Planning & Facility Design Consultant; Project Manager; Administrative/Operations Manager
AT&T (Southern New England Telephone Company) - New Haven, CT
Prior to 1993

1. Oversaw 18-person staff and managed $52M budget; created comprehensive compensation plan, on-boarding executives, sales force, and support staff for 10% salary cut to institute new profit sharing program; Re-engineered sales forecasting, budgeting, goal setting and tracking processes improving overall accuracy by 10%.
2. Served as operations manager for executive vice president of 7000 person Network Division; developed and administered $52M budget, forecasting, compensation, space and the Personal Car Plan for field sales force.
3. Managed the daily operations of joint venture with Electronic Mail Corporation of America; developed econometric model analysis for use in short and long-term business planning; published multiple strategic plans for products, services, succession and business planning.
4. Headed project management team administered $7.2M annual budget for state-wide facilities ranging from offices, call centers, warehouses, garages, training centers, repair centers, business offices, customer demonstration centers; led space planning for construction of 127,000 sq. ft. facility that included relocating 1,000 occupants and closing unoccupied properties.

Master of Science - Central Connecticut State University
Bachelor of Arts - Marymount College of Fordham University
Executive Certificate in Construction Management - University of Hartford, Construction Institute
Additional Graduate Courses – California State University, University of Connecticut School of Business Administration

Real Estate License - Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Grand Jury – Served on the Grand Jury for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: January, 2009 – April, 2009

Technical Proficiency - MS Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook; Lotus Notes; SAP; FM Systems, Archibus, Bricsnet - Building Center; knowledge of AutoCad; CMMS; lease administration; stacking scenarios; block plans; AV coordination; IFMA Benchmarks; BOMA Standards; ergonomics; sustainable design; building codes; OSHA/ADA regulations and signage

Current Affiliations - American Society of Interior Designers, Allied Member | IFMA Member | Designer Society of America | American Mensa | Various Charitable and Civic Organizations

Date Posted: September 30, 2011

POSITION: Director, Operations & Maintenance

Are you ready to change the future? You have the opportunity to join the company that helped establish solar markets around the world and continues to innovate in the renewable energy space. SunPower has facilities in the US, Europe and Asia, and we are seeking talented people to join us in building a clean energy future.

Widely recognized as the world’s standard for solar, SunPower produces the world’s highest efficiency solar products. Our quality and reliability standards far exceed those of any other company in the industry. And we focus on our customers - such as Macy’s, Microsoft, Whole Foods Market and the U.S. Department of Energy - by guaranteeing performance.

SunPower is committed to the success of our company, our employees and the communities around the world that need us most.   We support our employees’ commitment to their communities through a culture of volunteerism, and through The SunPower Foundation, which makes grants to green initiatives throughout the world. As a company, we operate with the highest sustainability standards. 

In an industry that is reshaping the world’s energy future, there’s no better place to be than SunPower.

Summary:

1. This position heads the Americas Field Service organization which provides operations and maintenance (O&M) services for all SunPower solar power systems installed in the US, Canada, Mexico and South America and other emerging Americas markets.
2. The Director of O&M is responsible for the initiation, prioritization, management and timely resolution of all O&M activities in their region, including sales support, system commissioning, warranty administration, and site operations and maintenance. The Director of O&M is responsible for fulfilling warranty and services obligations and maintaining and enhancing customer satisfaction.
3. The Director of O&M accomplishes these priorities through the management and oversight of the O&M department and their direct reports. The Director of Americas O&M reports to the Vice President of O&M in the US headquarters and is supported by the SunPower Operations Center (SOC) staff that provides remote monitoring, reporting, and diagnostics services to support plant operations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:
Plant Operations and Customer Satisfaction

• Defines departmental objectives and metrics and ensures progress is being made to achieve them
• Ensures that established customer satisfaction goals are met or exceeded
• Ensures that ongoing customer service operations and maintenance obligations and responsibilities are met
• Responsible for the management of SunPower warranty and service agreement obligations. This includes rapid response to system operational issues, scheduling preventive and corrective maintenance and responding to customer service requests.
• Directs Operations Team to resolve performance and O&M issues in a timely manner and work closely with SOC team to provide superior management of customer’s solar power assets. Implement departmental procedures for all incidents and their rapid resolution.
• Works closely with SOC Team and subject matter experts to ensure daily analysis of system performance is being monitored and system availability and performance is being maximized.
• Manages relationship with key customers to ensure high level of customer satisfaction, communications, and reporting.

Field Operations

• Ensures the corporate and departmental safety program is executed in the field including LOTO, use of PPE, safety procedures, signage and other systems designed to protect personnel and property
• Manages field service organization through country Service Coordinators to ensure PV System Technicians, contractors and vendors are efficiently dispatched to meet service level agreements and commissioning support.
• Ensures that tracking and documentation of all fieldwork and issues are opened, managed, and closed in the Corporate enterprise asset management system (EAMS) and that service level agreements are met.
• Ensures maintenance and commercial obligations are properly recorded in EAMS.
• Ensures integrity of the record keeping of all field service work in the EAMS is maintained.
• Tracks all costs associated with warranty and service agreement work.
• Provides management oversight to field service organization to ensure they are equipped to successfully perform system repairs, inspections, site visits, service calls and system commissioning.

Management

• Departmental budget creation, tracking, and management.
• Personnel performance reviews and discipline.
• Develops field service organization including hiring, management, and career development of key staff.
• Manages large O&M projects
• Ensures that all work done by SunPower O&M is conducted in a safe manner and that appropriate safety procedures, training and equipment are in place.
• Develops appropriate departmental policy, process, and procedures and ensures these are socialized throughout the organization.

Commercial Management

• Manages field service organization as a profit center and develop tools and systems to accurately quantify O&M cost structure.
• Provides timely sales support to the UPP/Commercial business units including O&M cost estimation, subject matter expertise, attendance at customer sales meeting, O&M contract and performance term negotiation support.

Department\Corporate Feedback

1. Continuously provide feedback into Central Operations to improve documentation and systems
   • Safety programs and procedures
   • Commissioning test and field inspection forms
   • System turnover process and procedures
   • Projects closure process
   • O&M field procedures
   • Owner’s and Operator’s Manuals for all product lines
2. Responsible for providing feedback on field issues to other departments through internal quality and product review procedures.
3. Ensure effective customer training program is in place.
4. Attend project handoff and project closure meetings. Responsible for ensuring that all necessary items have been completed for project handoff to Customer Service.
5. Prepare reports and presentations to communicate departmental performance
   • Responsible for ensuring commercially required periodic maintenance and other services are delivered to selected customers
   • Generate periodic departmental reports and review with management
   • Provide updates at regular department meetings
6. Attend meetings; schedule and lead meetings

Level Of Supervision Required By This Position:
Leads and manages department. Oversee and responsible for day-to-day workload with supervisory input provided when needed for prioritization of tasks and review of important communications. Ability to delegate and accomplish goals through others is essential. Strong leadership and management experience, required. Must be a change agent.

Qualifications

1. Proven leadership, management and delegation skills
2. Strong organizational and time management skills
3. Knowledge of PV and/or energy systems
4. Operation and maintenance management experience
5. Self–direction/initiative/ability to prioritize multiple tasks from multiple requestors
6. People skills/customer relations skills
7. Phone and email manners
8. Strong communications skills – both verbal and written
9. Project management/organizational skills

Education And/Or Experience:

1. Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering or technical field preferred
2. 10 years experience work with energy systems or construction
3. 5 years of management experience, minimum

Communications:

1. Participate in intra and inter-departmental meetings
2. Create written reports/memos/emails to communicate findings internally
3. Communicate with clients about their system operation and performance
4. Communicate with vendors about performance of their products
5. Communicate with Quality/Product Development/Supply Chain departments about field and remote data findings

Mathematical And Analytical Skills:

1. Ability to analyze technical, financial, and operational data
2. Understanding of energy and power
3. Strong Microsoft Office Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access skills

Reasoning Ability & Decision Making Skills:

1. Ability to develop complex plans
2. Ability to manage multiple priorities

Physical Demands - Some light lifting, stairs, climbing ladders, etc.

Work Environment:

1. While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and risk of electric shock. The noise level in the field environment is usually moderate.
2. In addition to offering a competitive compensation package, SunPower is a company committed to offering a benefits package that provides security and well-being to its employees and their eligible dependents, including domestic partners.
3. If you are interested in joining SunPower, please apply by following the link below or apply on-line at:

http://us.sunpowercorp.com/about/find-a-position.php. To speak with someone directly please contact Staci Livesay at: staci.livesay@sunpowercorp.com or 512.657.5736.

Staci Livesay
Senior Recruiter
SunPower Corporation
7700 Parmer Lane, Bld. D.
Austin, TX 78703
512.657.5736 Cell

Date Posted: September 28, 2011

POSITION: Manager, Asset Management [Maintenance & Reliability]

LOCATION: Oklahoma City, OK

Manages the Asset Management (AM) organization, ensuring maintenance and reliability (M & R) standards are established and updated to support Devon's safety, environmental,  operating and business goals and complying with regulatory requirements.  

• Manages the Asset Management organization.
• Collaborates with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) in the development of joint EHS and AM risk management tools and processes
• Integrates AM processes with Procurement processes, including materials management, to ensure operating and business needs are met
• Oversees and collaborates with Reliability Engineers in the development of M & R processes, practices and plans to provide rotating and static equipment performance to meet M & R standards
• Facilitates alignment between the AM and the Division organizations in the development and execution of M & R processes
• Provides for development of skills and capabilities within Asset Management in the areas of data quality, preventative and predictive maintenance, planning and scheduling, and performance analysis
• Utilizes root cause failure analysis tools and data to eliminate recurring failures of similar equipment regardless of geographic location
• Develops KPIs that accurately represent AM performance of the enterprise and smaller operational units
• Reports KPIs to support management stewardship and continuous improvement
• Assesses progress on AM capability development, M & R standards and processes adoption within the divisions, and overall M & R performance.

TO APPLY:
Visit our website at http://www.DevonEnergy.com/Careers/

Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405)228-8427
Colbi.Beam@dvn.com

Date Posted: September 28, 2011

POSITION: Senior Project Manager, AM Data Quality

LOCATION: Oklahoma City

Leads and manages the Asset Management (AM) Data Quality team, developing a culture of data quality as a core belief and process within the AM community, and promoting data ownership within Divisions.  

• Serves as Devon Asset Management data steward
• Identifies and consults with Division Data Quality representatives to work with DQL, and develops and/or refines AM data definitions and data quality rules.
• Serves as AM Representative on the Devon Data Governance Team. Develops and leads the AM Data Quality Community of Practice with Division Data Quality representatives as members
• Develops standard AM data capture and reporting processes, with ongoing implementation of BI&T Data Quality standards, policies, and procedures.
• Develops and leads the AM Data Quality Community of Practice (CoP)in developing and providing ongoing support for refining AM data definitions and data quality rules
• Identifies and manages interdependencies of AM and other processes, as improvement activities are undertaken
• Serves as data owner for AM and implements systems to manage key AM master data
• Develops KPIs to accurately reflect the quality of AM data, ensuring that the data accurately represents current state of performance
• Assesses data quality and adherence to data capture and reporting standard processes

Reviews/advises Steering Committee, Divisions, and BI&T management as appropriate on AM data quality status, progress and improvement opportunities

Details Specific to this Job:

• Five years experience in Data Resource Management methods and training
• Five years experience with standard metrics and infrastructure for continuous monitoring of data quality
• Experience in engineering, operations, production, maintenance, and/or asset management preferred
• Experience in oil and gas industry preferred
• Proficiency in SAP preferred, particularly Plant Maintenance module
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, including team based problem solving skills
• Experience with Process Improvement

TO APPLY:
Visit our website at http://www.DevonEnergy.com/Careers/

Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405)228-8427
Colbi.Beam@dvn.com

Date Posted: February 20, 2011

The Enfield Distribution Center is one of two distribution hubs serving Hallmark Cards, Inc. The Enfield Center fills and ships orders for Hallmark retail customers located along the East Coast and west to mid-Ohio and mid-Michigan. The Technical Systems Maintenance Section Manager determines maintenance needs of all HVAC, Telecom, High Voltage Power Distribution, Air, Fire Protection, Fork Lift and other onsite vehicles, and Water Systems within the 1.1M sq. ft. Enfield Distribution Center.

Technical Systems Maintenance Section Manager Work
The Technical Systems Maintenance Section Manager determines the maintenance needs of all material handling equipment with the Enfield Distribution Center and outside warehousing. This includes: providing technical expertise and leadership in the development of Maintenance team members, implementing strategic directions and innovative solutions in a Lean environment and using technical skills and contact network to link technologies and companies together.

Job Applicants please see detailed job description and requirements by going to the Hallmark Job Site:
www.hallmark.com/careers. Click on Search Jobs and then click on the Headquarters and Manufacturing Jobs link. You may locate IRC91736 (1st shift) or IRC92076 (3rd shift) using the Keyword field or simply search by all locations. Applicants who do not apply through the Hallmark Job Site for Headquarters and Manufacturing will not be considered for this job.

Date Posted: October 20, 2010

ENGINEERS WANTED

Princeton Power Systems is looking for some engineers. Located in Princeton, NJ, the company currently employs about 40 people. They develop turnkey power solutions involving grid-tied power electronic converters (DC-AC and AC-AC), and build power electronics for renewable energy and the smart grid. Princeton also provides custom power solutions such as alternative and renewable energy grid integration, military and shipboard applications, and variable speed drives for shipboard motor control.

Princeton Power Systems is specifically looking for people with experience in power electronics, controls, and any engineering talent related to the power grid. If you don't know what that means, pass this along to someone you know who does!

Interested parties may contact Allan Cohen at: acohen@princetonpower.com