James Thompson

• Serves as the senior civilian supervisor of the Public Works Department (PWD) at NSASP Indian Head
• Responsible for oversight, review, coordination and execution of the facilities management, planning, engineering, acquisition, construction, base operation support, and environmental products and services
• Work force consist of a total of 219 billets mapped to various fund sources
• Operationally responsible to the Installation Commanding Officer (ICO) and administratively responsible to the NAVFAC Facility Engineering Command (FEC) Operations Officer
• Accountable for the effective and efficient leadership of personnel and the effective and efficient management of all business aspects of the PWD including budgets, human resources, business rules, regulatory requirements, labor relations, collective bargaining compliance, legal and administrative requirements
• Responsible for all personnel and administrative matters for the public works department which includes, Hiring Actions, employee counseling, disciplinary action, Position creation, Position description creation and reclassifications
• Ensures that employee performance standards and training plans are current and accurate
• In addition, I am responsible to ensure that all safety, EEO, and negotiated agreements are applied and enforced
• Identify training needs for subordinates and develop innovative ways to provide all required training
• Serve as an advisor on complex situations and provide the required recourses to improve performance and productivity
• Develops and submits an annual budget, including projections of workload, labor, overhead cost and revenue
• Ensures budgets are developed that are consistent with the PWBL Business Plan
• Tracks and reviews all financial expenditures with subordinate managers ensuring adherence to established budget controls and implements corrective action as necessary to meet these controls
• Budget variance
• Budget variance requests are identified as required and submitted to the business line/product line for approval
• Effectively plan, program and control the expenditures of fiscal and personnel resources to assure that the general fund efforts are managed in a sound fiscal manner and work is performed in a cost effective and efficient manner
• Responsible for the planning, prioritizing, preparing, executing, tracking and implementing the control and distribution of sustainment, maintenance and repair, facility service, utilities and transportation funding for the Naval Support Activity
• Represents NAVFAC in Labor Management issues, working with the Union(s) to improve and establish an understanding of personnel policies, practices and procedures to provide a means for discussion of mutual interest
• Cooperates and participates in the labor-management partnership and works to resolve issues in a timely, equitable manner at the lowest possible level to minimize impact on all levels
• Provides oversight to a broad range of facilities services, ensuring execution is in line with established supported commander goals and objectives and that work complies with NAVFAC business rules and other regulatory requirements as applicable
• The incumbent advises senior military staff within the PWD and Installation on best course(s) of action for optimal delivery of all products and services
• Coordinates all execution and programmatic priorities to meet the facility needs of the Naval Support Activity and its tenant commands
• Provide guidance on unplanned emergencies to ensure minimum impact to mission critical operations
• Advisor to the Commanding Officer, Executive Officer and department heads at the installation on public works facility management and construction contract matters and interfaces with local and state officials on their behalf
• Maintains liaison with high-level managers throughout the installation and helps coordinate the Department's efforts to satisfy the client's needs
• Leads meetings with top management within the department to jointly plan the accomplishment of long-range programs and/or to reorganize priorities and work schedules
• Provides oversight on all Division and Branch Heads to ensure that all work proceeds according to established NAVFAC business rules and guidelines, as well as tracking work execution to ensure delivery of products and services within the schedule and cost constraints identified by the supported commander
• Ensure work is executed in an efficient and effective manner and maintains close liaison with higher authority to assure that all are informed of any delay in work or services performed by NAVFAC FEC in advance to minimize disruption or delay.

• Director of the Production Division at the PWD which includes the Facilities Management & Sustainment (FM&S) Branch, Utilities and Energy Management (UEM) Branch, and the Base Support Vehicles and Equipment (BSVE) Branch
• The Production Division has a total of 142 billets
• Responsible for the Production Division's efficient and effective execution of PWD workload within established business line budget, goals, processes and performance metrics
• Provides technical coordination and integration of factors required for accomplishing PWBL's objectives
• Responsible for solving Complex problems that subordinate managers and workforce are encountering and communicates with other business lines, support lines and PWD staff within FEC Washington that may impact the success of the Production Division
• Develops and submits an annual Production Division budget, including projections of workload, labor, overhead cost and revenue
• Ensures budgets are developed that are consistent with the PWBL Business Plan
• Tracks and reviews all financial expenditures with subordinate managers ensuring adherence to established budget controls and implements corrective action as necessary to meet these controls
• Budget variance
• Budget variance requests are identified as required and submitted to the business line/product line for approval
• Evaluates policies and procedures from the PWBL or other higher authority and determines the effect on operations, staffing and organization alignments
• Responsible for all personnel and administrative matters for the Production Division
• Which includes, Hiring Actions, employee counseling, disciplinary action, Position creation, Position description creation and reclassifications
• Ensures that employee performance standards and training plans are current and accurate
• In addition, I am responsible to ensure that all safety, EEO, and negotiated agreements are applied and enforced
• Represents NAVFAC in Labor Management issues, working with the Union(s) to improve and establish an understanding of personnel policies, practices and procedures to provide a means for discussion of mutual interest
• Cooperates and participates in the labor-management partnership and works to resolve issues in a timely, equitable manner at the lowest possible level
• Actively supervise civilian employees thru multiple levels of subordinate supervisors including subordinate GS-13 supervisors and blue-collar contractors
• Ensures all safety programs such as ESAMS, Safety SOP's, and safety training, implemented, and current
• Effectively plan, program and control the expenditures of fiscal and personnel resources to assure that the general fund production efforts are managed in a sound fiscal manner and work is performed in a cost effective and efficient manner
• Responsible for developing and submitting all overhead, commodities and projected production and commodity unit sales levels: and long- and short-term range planning
• Complex problems that subordinate managers and workforce are encountering and communicates with other business lines, support lines and PWD staff within FEC Washington that may impact the success of the Production Division
• Responsible for continues onsite communication with senior leadership and our supporting commands.

• Supervise, led, and mentored 29 employees
• Including: Air Conditioning Mechanics (WG8 –WG11), Boiler Mechanics (WG10), Electronic Industrial Control Mechanics, (WG11) and Engineering Technicians (GS12)
• Develop performance appraisals; counseling and development of personnel; ensuring personnel are properly trained; as well as discipline as required
• Evaluates performance of subordinate leaders and serves as reviewing official on evaluations
• Supports EEO policies and communicates EEO support to subordinates
• Created purchase requests for material orders and assigned and tracked work orders using Maximo
• Communicate and coordinated with suppliers to research and order repair parts
• Used the following program software's daily: Mybiz, TWMS, Cognos, Total Force Training, Esams, Maximo, and the NAVFAC portal
• Workload leveling prioritized and planned current and future work schedules; ensured all work requests were done safe and on time
• Dispatched and re-prioritized employee assignments to satisfy dynamic workload, including service calls, preventative maintenance work orders, and project orders
• Ensure projects are accurately planned, understood, and completed on time and within estimates
• Inputs employees' timecards using SLDCADA timekeeping software
• Planned employees' leave schedules to maintain adequate work center coverage
• Created performance plan appraisals for employees and ensured that employees had individual development plans created
• Defense travel system approving official
• Creates STS tickets for IT related issues
• Refrigerant Compliance Management: Inputted refrigerant, equipment, and employee data into software system to ensure EPA compliance
• Creates graphs and spreadsheets on workload data and performance reports of individual employees using data processing software (e.g., Outlook, Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint)
• Ensured all appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) was worn and lock-out tagout (LOTO) procedures are followed
• Reviewed work plans and implemented safety improvements
• Ensured employees' compliance with safety regulations
• Performed formal quality control spot check inspections of building preventative maintenance checks and building upkeep and housekeeping
• Reviewed job plan completion, infrastructure condition assessment program (ICAP) ratings, and overall equipment condition
• Work with a wide range of customers, other government agencies (federal, state, and local), and private contractors
• Interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, specifications, and technical manuals
• Ensured all safety and mandatory training was completed
• Supported retro-commissioning activities
• Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams of air-conditioning mechanics, boiler technicians, engineering technicians and electronic industrial controls mechanics with other trades and contractors
• Which includes the utilities branch and transportation branch
• Prepare and developing preliminary scopes of work and performance work statements
• Perform training for employees on various software programs and handhelds
• Communicate work status on high visibility jobs to management
• Plan, direct, and resolve technical and business issues associated with providing maintenance, repair, alteration, and minor construction services
• In-depth knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreement with Union and understanding of Federal Wage System policies and practices
• Assigned work to blue collar contractors and performed quality assurance checks on their completed work
• Assist with coordinating and designing the shop store for material handlers
• Troubleshooted, operated, analyzed, and repaired Direct Digital Controls (DDC) systems (Johnson Controls, Siemens, Honeywell, Invensys, and Distech).

• Responsible for planning and directing the Public Works Department Facilities Branch
• Supervise a work force of approximately 60 to 70 Work Leaders and Wage Grade personnel performing a variety of shop maintenance skills and duties
• Responsible for all management and operational objectives within the Shop with the primary objective of providing cost effective and high-quality facility management and sustainment services to the Supported Commands
• Responsible for submitting budget requirements for the Shops while considering future, labor costs, training, and other overhead requirements
• These requirements are submitted to the Production Officer for consolidation and budget development
• Ensure that plans are developed and executed consistently with Navy requirements and NAVFAC Washington guidelines
• Responsible for executing public works efforts with customer service and the installation functions
• Works with the Asset Management branch daily to ensure that the quality and quantity of work is in line with the command standard
• Provides input to formulate budget requirements
• Develops cost-saving procedures
• Assists with coordinating facilities and utilities projects and designs
• Provides input to the installation commanders, Public Works personnel, and customers
• Develops recommendations for improvements by considering optimum use of business practices, work sequences, personnel skill, and equipment/facilities utilization and replacement
• The incumbent implements improvements and cost savings in operational and overhead methods and procedures after approval from the Production Officer
• Works with the Supported Command as well as the Production Officer to schedule projects; determine labor and equipment utilization; identify personnel requirements and availability; and balance needs for and limitations of funds
• Responsible for scheduling, coordinating, and directing accomplishment of projects through the Work Supervisors
• Establishes work priorities and ensures balanced workload distribution within the Shop providing guidance on complex work, changed technology, or resources problems
• Ensures the Work Supervisors effectively coordinate and execute work and personnel are informed and make full use of approved methods, procedures, and techniques
• Responsible to effectively plan, program and control the expenditures of fiscal and personnel resources to assure NWCF FM&S effort is managed in a sound fiscal manner and work performed is done in a cost effective and efficient manner
• Ensures work performed is in line with Supported Command requirements and best supports their mission.

• Instructed on team building skills and individual career development.
• Instructed commercial and residential HVAC skills, including basic refrigeration, manual J load calculations, blueprint and schematic reading, troubleshooting skills, safe work practices and trade mathematics.
• Provided hands-on training on heat pumps, low and high-pressure chillers, refrigeration, gas furnaces, oil furnaces, high and low voltage systems, high pressure and low-pressure boilers, high voltage electrical, low voltage electrical and how to safely handle steam and other high-pressure fluids.

• Taught [Area of expertise] courses, providing instruction to up to [Number] undergraduate students.