Cole Jacobson
Milwaukee
Summary
I am a dependable, active listener and complex problem-solver. Flexible professional willing to take initiative to be prepared for any job. Available for nights, weekends, and holiday shifts. Considered hardworking, punctual, reliable, and driven by all that know me. Safety-oriented maintenance worker offering several years of troubleshooting and repair expertise. Dedicated and reliable with skills in problem solving, general plumbing and electrical work. Team-oriented with commitment to completing tasks on-time and under budget.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Building Engineer
Colliers International
MILWAUKEE
11.2024 - Current
- Repaired drywall, furniture, doors, windows, and locksets as required by tenants or management staff.
- Inspected buildings to identify safety hazards and potential areas of improvement.
- Conducted regular inspections of all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
- Performed preventative maintenance on all equipment, ensuring optimal operation.
- Maintained building systems including HVAC, plumbing and electrical components.
- Collaborated with local fire departments on periodic fire drills and inspections.
- Installed new fixtures and equipment as needed throughout the facility.
- Tracked inventory levels of parts used in repair and maintenance projects in order to maintain adequate stock.
- Responded quickly to tenant inquiries or complaints regarding building operations.
- Operated facility cooling and electrical systems to support data center operations.
- Collaborated with professionals to assist server installation, removal, and other maintenance duties.
- Routinely inspected equipment for preventive and emergency maintenance needs.
- Maintained or repaired specialized equipment or machinery.
- Recorded type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
Building Engineer
Midas Hospitality
Milwaukee
06.2022 - 11.2024
- Communication: Coordination of hotel room repairs with Front desk and housekeeping; Removing hotel rooms from availability if repair is excessive; Prioritizing necessary repairs to accommodate check-in of hotel guests; Pool Availability communication with guests.
- Cost control: Monitoring and controlling maintenance costs with any replacements or purchases for broken items, tools, pool chemicals, hotel room appliances.
- CPO (Certified Pool and Spa Operator): Manage pool levels, testing levels and administering chemicals; Determine and perform backwash on-demand and scheduled; Vacuum pool and clean skimmers; Create and communicate all guest notices for Pool hours, availability and non-availability; Schedule and facilitate all City of Milwaukee inspections for pool cleanliness and safety; Create Daily, Weekly and Monthly reports of pool maintenance checklists for alkalinity, PH, Various Chlorine levels (Total Chlorine, Free Chlorine, Combined Chlorine) for use in City Inspections.
- Electrical: Replace electrical outlets (including 240 volts), switches, and light ballasts.
- HVAC: Refurbing and replacing hotel room HVAC’s; troubleshooting and replacing control boards and heating elements; Preventative maintenance on HVAC’s; Assist with troubleshooting hotel common area central air conditioning.
- Hotel Access: Add and Remove doors, set usage parameters with time restrictions, program and troubleshoot all hotel doors with Hotel Lock System Software (Lock Service 3G); Install physical locks for all doors.
- Inventory: Inventory control of physical items needed in hotel as well as placing orders to keep supplies current for all repairs (Birch Street Inventory Control Software).
- Preventative Maintenance: Establishing maintenance procedures and protocols; Schedule contractor repair maintenance appointments; Performing preventative maintenance (PM’s) in all rooms, as well as responding to emergencies and equipment faults (fill valves, television and cable boxes, sensors, safes, small plumbing issues); Diagnosing problems, identifying potential issues, and addressing them before said issues cause failures.
- Repair: Maintain and repair vacuums; Refurbish and repair hotel room safes; Responding to maintenance requests in QUORE; Fitting new parts and making sure equipment is working correctly; Repair barn doors, including brackets holding doors, door damage fill, sanding and painting.
- Safety: Establish safety requirements for fire extinguishers and exit fire safe doors, Monitor and replace batteries for fire detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, first aid boxes for employees and hotel guests; Monitor and test emergency phone lines; Coordinate fire doors maintenance and repair to meet City Requirements inspections; Validate all equipment is current on safety requirements and perform preventative maintenance on all safety equipment.
- Vendor Management: Determine if vendor repair is needed; Schedule vendor appointments and supervising vendors on site.
- Updated records related to maintenance activities and inventory levels.
- Repaired drywall, furniture, doors, windows, and locksets as required by tenants or management staff.
- Conducted regular inspections of all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
- Performed preventative maintenance on all equipment, ensuring optimal operation.
- Maintained building systems including HVAC, plumbing and electrical components.
- Installed new fixtures and equipment as needed throughout the facility.
- Scheduled and supervised contractors for various repairs and renovations.
- Tracked inventory levels of parts used in repair and maintenance projects in order to maintain adequate stock.
- Reviewed blueprints or other documents prior to initiating any major renovation projects.
- Routinely inspected equipment for preventive and emergency maintenance needs.
- Adjusted devices or control instruments using hand tools, levels or straightedges.
Soccer Referee
US SOCCER LEARNING
03.2021 - 10.2022
- Survey field for safety and clear any obstacles
- Check in teams, confirming proper equipment is available and validate player registration cards
- Confer with other referees on field positions and how to handle negotiations with difficult parents
- Prevent players from harm
- Handle player and parent altercations democratically, ensuring a Win-Win result
- Document any altercations between players
Education
Sports Management
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI 08.2025 - 09.2025
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGHSCHOOL -
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGHSCHOOL
MILWAUKEECPO Education Completed with Certification - CERTIFIED POOL OPERATOR
PHTA.org
Skills
- Plumbing systems
- Building systems
- Inventory management
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Parts replacements
- Systems maintenance
- Repairing wall surfaces
- Work order prioritization
- Preventive Maintenance
Volunteer Experience
Assistant Volunteer Soccer Coach, St. Marcus School, 2019, Trained middle school aged children soccer.
Timeline
Sports Management
Milwaukee Area Technical College
08.2025 - 09.2025
Building Engineer
Colliers International
11.2024 - Current
Building Engineer
Midas Hospitality
06.2022 - 11.2024
Soccer Referee
US SOCCER LEARNING
03.2021 - 10.2022
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGHSCHOOL -
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGHSCHOOL
CPO Education Completed with Certification - CERTIFIED POOL OPERATOR
PHTA.org