Andre Dennis
Summary
Experienced Facilities Director with a strong background in facilities management and construction. Oversee maintenance, safety, and operational efficiency. Successfully lead implementation of cost-saving initiatives and facility upgrades for smooth operations. Demonstrate strategic planning and problem-solving skills to maintain high-quality standards, compliance, and hold a Class B General Contractor license.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Facilities Director (Six locations)
Mammoth Distribution
02.2021 - Current
- Provide leadership, capital project management, mentor and manage multi site based Maintenance managers
- Develop Facilities Department business plans, scheduling, construction, Auto CAD design and implementation
- Innovate, document, improve work methods, standardize, and provide a safe work environment in Production, office, packaging, and warehouse areas
- Manage vendors and equipment while leveraging Mammoths network scale to maximize savings
- Provide monitoring, auditing and enforcement of maintenance execution, and safe work practices
- Manage budget and contract documents, change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing
- Recruit, interview, and hire talent in maintenance roles
- Work closely with department leads to help fully understand and manage specific facility needs of each area
- Lead plan and manage policies related to cleaning, parking, trash collection, etc
- Manage CMMS system for all facilities requirements, requests, inventory, and asset tracking
- Uphold all building safety requirements and standards
Maintenance/Safety Manager (Four Locations)
West Coast Dental Labs
08.2020 - 02.2021
- Responsible for general contracting permits, architecture and construction of facility projects
- Negotiate contracts with vendors
- Coordinate work to be completed by contractors and skill trades
- Manage all maintenance, facilities, and warehouse cost
- Interviewing, hiring, orientating; planning, assigning, and directing work
- Training, coaching, mentoring, and appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
- Review facilities for unsafe conditions and concerns, and ensure compliance with all OSHA regulations
- Conduct Safety presentations, meetings, audits, inspections, identify corrective actions, and follow up assessments
- Conduct incident investigations for near misses, and injuries
Maintenance Coordinator
Health-Ade Kombucha
10.2019 - 08.2020
- Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation
- Carry out inspections of the facilities to identify and resolve issues
- Check electrical and hydraulic systems of buildings to ensure functionality
- Plan and oversee all repair and installation activities
- Monitor equipment inventory and place orders when necessary
- Monitor expenses and control the budget for maintenance
- Manage relationships with contractors and service providers
- Keep maintenance logs and report on daily activities
- Ensure health and safety policies are in compliance
- Manage and ensure quality control for all contracts, sub contract work, and third-party vendor relationships
- Plan, organize and coordinate the procurement, receipt, distribution and payment of materials for the maintenance branch
Maintenance Mechanic
Eastman Chemical
10.2018 - 09.2019
- Predictive and preventive building maintenance related to Gasses, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, flooring, roofing, HVAC, and chillers
- Coordinate maintenance plans with contractors, vendors, and staff
- Ensure cal-osha, and fire safety compliance
- Maintain clean-room particle counts and practices
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical failures of process equipment
- Conduct pneumatic pump rebuilds, roller alignment's, and bearing replacements
Facilities Gas Technician
SpaceX
02.2017 - 10.2018
- Cut thread, and join pipes using hand tools
- Position heavy equipment, connect regulators to test stands, and turn screw adjustments until gauges indicate inlet and outlet pressures meet specifications
- Report hazardous field situations, disconnect and/or remove defective meters using hand tools
- Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants
- Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through at specified flow rates
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches
- Drive forklifts, scissor lifts, and boom lifts
- Monitor tank levels, perform preventative maintenance, startup, operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair gases product storage systems
- Supervise contractors / maintenance technicians
Lead Industrial Boilermaker
Transfield Services
01.2006 - 01.2017
- Install and repair boilers and Conduct job status reports and safety audits
- Regularly manage and update CMMS, SAP
- Remove and replace valves, pipes and assemble piping
- Open flanges and replace with blind flanges
- Install slip blinds and set up drain lines
- Remove and install bundles on exchangers and torque to specifications
- Use blueprints and technical drawings to determine locations, positions, or dimensions of parts
- Install nitrogen lines, Performed hydro testing
- Use power and pneumatic tools, Performed hydro testing
- Rigging/ Signal man, Lock out Tag out
Education
Associate of Arts - Occupational Health And Safety
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA06-2005
Skills
- Cost Analysis
- Scheduling and Staffing
- Emergency Preparedness
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Health and safety
- Construction Scheduling
- Blueprint Reading
- Construction materials knowledge
- Subcontractor supervision
- Cash Flow Management
- Understanding of OSHA requirements
Accomplishments
- 10+ years of injury free oil refinery work experience
- Renegotiated a contract and saved the company $63,000 annually
- Shut down a job at Air Products which saved lives by preventing exposure to a nitrogen leak
- Promoted to head of the safety committee at SpaceX after identifying several safety hazards
- Created multiple standard operating procedures (SOPs) for SpaceX
- Saved countless man hours and company expenses at Conoco Philips refinery by analyzing $30 million + of material data and creating a template for material needs and ordering to sustain savings in the future
Certification
- Class B general contractor (California state license board) 2024
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration Certificate(OHSA 30-hour Construction Training Course Certificate)-U.S Department of Labor, OSHA Training Institute.
Timeline
Facilities Director (Six locations)
Mammoth Distribution
02.2021 - Current
Maintenance/Safety Manager (Four Locations)
West Coast Dental Labs
08.2020 - 02.2021
Maintenance Coordinator
Health-Ade Kombucha
10.2019 - 08.2020
Maintenance Mechanic
Eastman Chemical
10.2018 - 09.2019
Facilities Gas Technician
SpaceX
02.2017 - 10.2018
Lead Industrial Boilermaker
Transfield Services
01.2006 - 01.2017
- Class B general contractor (California state license board) 2024
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration Certificate(OHSA 30-hour Construction Training Course Certificate)-U.S Department of Labor, OSHA Training Institute.
Associate of Arts - Occupational Health And Safety
Fresno Pacific University
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