Jermaine Dean Jennings Sr
Waldorf,MD
Summary
Driven Chief Engineer offering 20 years of engineering experience and 11 years of supervising and executing direct preventive and corrective maintenance. In-depth knowledge of general repairs and new system installations combined with business-oriented perspective. Familiar with all facets of design, construction and implementation.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Engineering
Riggs Hotel DC
03.2023 - Current
- Built strong teams through selective recruitment and post-hire mentorship of junior engineers.
- Took ownership of assigned department-wide projects, presenting regular updates to senior leadership on progress and status.
- Functioned as primary point of contact for high-profile clientele, addressing concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations.
- Oversaw assignment of engineering tasks by creating frameworks free of wasteful redundancy and unnecessary dependencies.
- Making sure every room is available to sale to increase revenue. started with 6 and ended the year with 2 out or order rooms only because they were storage rooms.
- Worked with different system: Opera, Vingcard,Vision, HotSOS, Knowcross, Word, Excel, Onenote, Workday, Vinglocks, Birchstreet, BMS, Teams.
Director of Engineering
Royal Sonesta Washington DC
10.2017 - 03.2023
- 20 years' experience working in a technical environment
- Extremely effective and efficient team player
- Ability to diagnose and read wired diagrams and building plans
- Highly skilled in troubleshooting and diagnosing problems
- Experienced in Facility Maintenance, Managed a crew up to 7 engineers
- Was involved in over 15 plus capital projects within the year
- Came in and solved a lot of dragged out issues and projects
- Worked great with DOH to maintain a solid PM program for rooms
- Still did a lot of hands on work to Diagnose and repair plumbing, electrical issues throughout the facility
- 335-key property with restaurant and 9 meeting rooms
- PO system is PeopleSoft and worked good with keeping a solid working budget maintained
- Completed annual capital budgeting, invoice review and approval and weekly work schedules.
- Worked closely with vendors and internal sourcing to establish relationships, fostering new opportunities, solutions and cost savings.
- Started a security team of 2 office for overnight
Director of Engineering
Kimpton Hotel Madera
09.2015 - 10.2017
- Manage hotel room maintenance including temperature control and small maintenance.
- Oversee and perform basic plumbing, standard electrical issues, and dry wall throughout the hotel.
Maintenance Engineer/Maintenance Engineering Supervisor
Kimpton Hotel Monaco
05.2006 - 09.2015
- Maintain property and all repair problems supervisor of 6 maintenance workers Make rounds in and around hotel for maintenance
- Diagnose and repair plumbing, electrical issues throughout the facility, Manage hotel room maintenance for over 300 rooms and covered at for 5 different properties, including temperature control, Air Conditioner installation and repair oversee and perform basic plumbing, running wire installing new circuits, troubleshooting and standard electrical issues, painting and dry wall throughout the hotel
- Supervisor of up to 6 maintenance engineers
- Handle and summit all Engineering invoices and balance monthly budget
- Assigned projects and PM's for every day operation
- Experience with HotSos, Lodgenet, vingcard and elsafe systems
- Made all orders of supplies and equipment
- Worked on 2 renovations done while I was there
Education
High School Diploma -
Spingarn
Washington, DC06.1999
Certification Universal -
N/A
Skills
- Systems Integration
- Facility Operations
- Proactive Maintenance
- Project Scheduling
- Maintenance Programs
- Basic Tools
- Troubleshooting
- HVAC
- HVAC Systems
- Stripping Tools
- Drain Cleaning
- Faucet Repair
- Sewer and Domestic Water Lines
- Hand and Power Tools
- Leak Repair
Certification
CFC certification
Timeline
Director of Engineering
Riggs Hotel DC
03.2023 - Current
Director of Engineering
Royal Sonesta Washington DC
10.2017 - 03.2023
Director of Engineering
Kimpton Hotel Madera
09.2015 - 10.2017
Maintenance Engineer/Maintenance Engineering Supervisor
Kimpton Hotel Monaco
05.2006 - 09.2015
High School Diploma -
Spingarn
Certification Universal -
N/A
CFC certification
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