William Lewis
Goose Creek,United States
Summary
Accomplished Area Director with proven personnel and operations leadership abilities. Expert in driving team success using effective motivational and management techniques.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Area Director of Engineering
Makeready
Dallas, TX
03.2019 - Current
- Maintain a strong leadership team by developing new supervisors from within and motivating success.
- Monitor and control inventory to effectively support forecasted operations.
- Maintain three separate property infrastructure and compliance documentation.
- Delegate work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Use strong issue-resolution and communication skills to cultivate and strengthen lasting client relationships.
- Coordinate and manage capital improvement projects to maintain budgets.
- Collaborate with builders and engineers to reduce total capital spending by 50%.
- Oversee activities of contractors working within buildings and job sites.
- Assist in developing corporate plans and manage infrastructure upgrades, equipment replacements, and building modifications.
- Reevaluated engineering survey to reduce total cost of a project by $105,000.
Chief Engineer
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Denver, CO
01.2017 - 02.2019
- Directed an engineering team of seven employees maintaining 400-room hotel.
- Oversaw activities of contractors working within building and on job sites.
- Supervised engineering and maintenance staff and facilitated hiring, training, and personnel development.
- Generated engineering documentation and oversaw up to five design projects per year.
- Identified facility deficiencies, incorporating repair actions into maintenance procedures.
- Demonstrated hands-on instruction in basic maintenance, safety, and troubleshooting procedures.
Chief Engineer
Embassy Suites
Denver, CO
06.2015 - 01.2017
- Maintained entire infrastructure and compliance documentation.
- Oversaw maintenance and continuous operation of building systems, including mechanical (HVAC), electrical and safety.
- Improved cost-efficiency and output of diverse facility equipment through corrective maintenance, repair and calibration.
- Directed team of five engineering staff managing 200-room hotel.
- Completed regulatory documents concerning safety issues.
Maintenance Supervisor
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
Black Hawk, CO
01.2014 - 06.2015
- Scheduled repair and maintenance of machines, tools and equipment to support continuous production operations.
- Inspected facilities to determine problems and schedule necessary maintenance.
- Monitored employee work levels and optimized performance with strategic approaches.
- Inspected fire and life safety systems and monitors to comply with fire, carbon monoxide, and other safety levels.
Education
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL05.1987
Certification
- OSHA 30 Construction Training Course, 2019
Timeline
Area Director of Engineering
Makeready
03.2019 - Current
Chief Engineer
IHG Hotels & Resorts
01.2017 - 02.2019
Chief Engineer
Embassy Suites
06.2015 - 01.2017
Maintenance Supervisor
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
01.2014 - 06.2015
Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of South Florida
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