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Christopher B. Dykes
Charleston,South Carolina
Summary
Professional results driven leader with over ten years of facilities and project management and seventeen years of technical hands-on experience spanning from water and power utilities/energy to government. Seventeen years of experience electrical systems, energy and building management systems, including mechanical, security, automation and HVAC. Excellent leadership skills with proficiency in developing relationships, building consensus and leading positive organizational change.
Overview
23
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Atlas Technologies, IncCharleston, SC
Facilities Maintenance Manager
01.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Plan, organize, perform, and direct maintenance, repair, and alteration of all buildings and grounds in four US states and two foreign countries.
- Plan and develop facilities and new construction
- Develop long and short-range maintenance plans and programs such as emergency response plans and energy management plans
- Develop and maintain policies and procedures for building maintenance and security
- Direct site repairs, construction, and preventive maintenance projects
- Provide input and manage facility budgets
- Ensure all facilities maintain stock of maintenance, cleaning, and general office supplies
- Periodically oversee contractors engaged in facility projects
- Manage facilities team staff for daily tasks
- Coordinate lease negotiations for new facilities or renewals
- Facilities Maintenance Planning
- Oversaw all aspects of equipment installation, maintenance, and repair for both internal and external services.
- Coordinated with vendors and contractors to arrange services and repairs to be completed on time and to desired quality levels.
- Managed security and access control by overseeing surveillance camera, alarm and card access systems for facility safety and security.
- Scheduled routine maintenance and repair of facility equipment.
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
Nexans High VoltageGoose Creek, SC
Facilities Maintenance Coordinator
01.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Scheduled/planned Preventive Maintenance (PM). Corrective Maintenance (CM) for all MEP (Mechanical, Electrical ,plumbing) systems including HVAC, security and building energy management systems.
- Reviewed/ evaluated work requests submitted from plant team members and management.
- Efficiently used Maximo CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to create work orders by ordering and adding parts needed and proper estimation of technician’s time needed to complete each task.
- Coordinated planning meetings related with maintenance and stake holders
- Created/updated preventative maintenance plans for all equipment and facility systems.
Charleston County GovtCharleston, South Carolina
Facilities Manager
01.2017 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Managed 30 FTE's across 6 large, occupied facilities including county's unoccupied facility
- Oversaw $10,000,000 O&M budget including capital improvement project
- Replaced failing main fire suppression water line protection system with up-to-date, redundant and efficient system. ($247,000 investment)
- Developed comprehensive waste management and spill protection plan to get Charleston County in compliance from Environmental Regulatory Agencies ($60,000 investment
- Planned and implemented asbestos remediation project for unoccupied county building under development ($171,000 investment and $500,000 ROI.)
- Oversaw upgrade of existing access controls system throughout multiple buildings ($300,000 investment and ($1,000,000 ROI.)
- Managed essential building MEP services, projects, maintenance, and operations and CMMS system
- Developed and ensured good employee and public relations relative to essential building services, assuring tenant satisfaction, coordinating facility renovations, maintenance, repairs, contracted services and building security and support
- Investigated occupant/visitor complaints, monitor and enforce occupant compliance with building rules, codes and procedures
- Monitored building mechanical and energy management systems and additional building manager duties as necessary
- Assisted in developing master plan for unoccupied county site with project team.
- Developed Scope of Work, tracked and ensured project life cycles were complete for all in house Capital Improvement Projects.
SCANA EnergyGoose Creek, SC
Technical Specialist-Solar Project Lead
01.2011 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Developed, trained, and managed across functional team to maintain operation of rooftop solar project at Boeing, Charleston, SC.
- Developed preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance plans and schedules, job plans documentation input, printing work orders and researching inventory with Maximo CMMS,
- Utilized schematics, drawings, and PID's to perform troubleshooting, corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance on power generating systems up to 4160VAC, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s), hydraulic and pneumatic systems, medium switchgear, AC/DC motors, starters, contactors, lighting systems, generators, calibration of equipment, and installed conduit and ran wire for circuitry when needed.
• Performed and managed corrective, preventative, and predictive maintenance for Boeing South Carolina’s Solar GE Inverter Array System
• Assisted in developing preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance plans and schedules, job plans documentation input, printing work orders and researching inventory with MAXIMO CMMS System. - Maintained minimum solar project downtime and established 99.37% system availability by developing and implementing rigorous and successful preventative and predictive maintenance program, along with preparing operational and maintenance budgets.
- Compiled and analyzed data monthly to integrate maintenance plans for improvement.
- Managed and performed maintenance on all site UPS (Uninterruptible Power Systems) systems monitored by NERC and created successful historical database system for audits.
- Documented risk management issues and outlined mitigation actions.
Berkeley County Water And Sanitation AuthorityMoncks Corner, SC
Technical Specialist
03.2000 - 01.2011
Job overview
- Performed SCADA monitoring, performing data analysis, developed options, testing, and make adjustments to achieve desired results
- Operated and managed CMMS Maximo maintenance work order program by creating, opening and closing work orders, setting up preventative and predictive maintenance work orders, running weekly status reports, and tracking and entering assets
- Oversaw maintenance and repair of power systems associated with water distribution and treatment systems including plant, water towers, pump stations, up to 13.8kV in safely following NEC and all TSP guidelines.
- Assisted IT department with computing hardware and software installation and maintenance related to SCADA and plant/ equipment operation systems.
- Documented processes for problem and issue resolution and root cause analysis for telemetry and communication systems
- Programmed and maintained basic Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen- Bradley) operations and Outpost 2 SCADA systems
- Supervised and trained technical teams on SCADA system project installation, commissioning, and operations
- Project Lead for successful SCADA communications upgrade project
- Project was completed on time and under budget saving Berkeley County approximately 100 thousand dollars
- Appointed Project Lead for Lower Berkeley Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Project.
- Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
- Developed technical requirement documentation for new software products.
Education
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC
Bachelor of Science - BS from Project Management/ Facilities Management
2016
Skills
- Energy Reduction
- Standard Operating Procedures Proficient
- Project Leadership
- Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
Certification
Facility Management Professional (FMP) - IFMA 1036971- PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) - Project Management Institute
Predictive Maintenance Testing -
PdMA Corporation NCCER Certification (NCCER) - NCCER 8764953 PMI - Project Management Institute Skills Project Management Facility Management (FM) Project Planning Power Systems Solar Energy Power Generation Sustainability Operations Management Computer Literacy Data Analysis
Timeline
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Atlas Technologies, Inc
01.2021 - Current
Facilities Maintenance Coordinator
Nexans High Voltage
01.2020 - 01.2021
Facilities Manager
Charleston County Govt
01.2017 - 01.2020
Technical Specialist-Solar Project Lead
SCANA Energy
01.2011 - 01.2017
Technical Specialist
Berkeley County Water And Sanitation Authority
03.2000 - 01.2011
Charleston Southern University
Bachelor of Science - BS from Project Management/ Facilities Management
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