John Kliem
Fairfax Station,VA
Summary
Dynamic Director oversees every facet of production with strong project management and decision-making skills. Extensive experience in sustainable facilities management, maintenance and repair, budgeting, fiscal execution, leadership, and personnel management. Engineering expertise for the planning, resourcing, construction, renovation, operations, and maintenance of sustainable infrastructure and facilities. Licensed Professional Engineer (Civil) - State of Tennessee. Certified Energy Manager.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Federal Strategy and Digital Transformation
Johnson Controls Federal Systems
06.2020 - Current
- Responsible for designing marketing strategy that meets the requirements of the Federal Government
- Leverage all multiple authorities available to the Federal Government as well as Federal, State and Utility grants to offset the costs of energy and building system projects
- Responsible for developing companies capabilities to improve building operational technology communication to enable customers to make data based decisions for their facilities
- Solutions include cyber security improvements as well as data cloud architecture to lower risk and cost.
Executive Director, Resilient Energy Program Office
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
08.2016 - 06.2020
- Directs 80 global employees in the execution of a $2B energy acquisition program for global Naval Installations/Bases/Campuses
- Increased project development by 38% in 2018
- Developed $300M in new global privately financed energy projects to upgrade antiquated electrical systems
- Increased delivery of third party financed infrastructure projects by 218% to deliver $255M of new projects to support energy security objectives
- Implemented the first cyber secure advanced electrical distribution control systems at the Norfolk Navy Base the Navy's largest campus (17.7 million square feet)
- Will significantly reduce Operations and Maintenance costs with improved predictive maintenance of electrical/mechanical systems
- Senior Energy Policy advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Leadership.
Deputy Director, Renewable Energy Program Office
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations & Environment)
06.2014 - 08.2016
- Achieved Navy's goal to produce/procure 1 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy in 18 months
- Completed or initiated 24 negotiations with utility companies/developers to achieve 1.1 GW (1,100 MW) private financing valued at $1B
- Garnered $90M in utility savings and $47M in privately financed major federal construction electrical system upgrades
- Recruited high-quality workforce of 100 + civilian and contractor personnel
- Developed office budget and directed fiscal administration of $35 Million
- Increased by tenfold the amount of renewable energy in the Department's power portfolio.
Director, Facility Management and Energy
Navy Installations Command
10.2013 - 06.2014
- Led 20 personnel in managing a $2B portfolio for 70 campuses across the globe
- Managed an agile facility services and maintenance program to accommodate a budget reduction
- Made risk-based management decisions to meet budget constraints covering 480 million square feet
- Consistently drove down energy consumption by 2% per year
- Responsible for approval and payment of annual $1B energy bill
- Reduced cost through energy efficiency projects and policies directed at changing energy usage behaviors
- Led the real estate and asset management for 60,000 buildings worldwide
- Directed approval of 50 leases to meet space and land use requirements
- Directed vehicle fleet consisting of 10,000 vehicles with a $54M budget to increase the use of alternative fuels through acquisition of dual fuel vehicles.
Chief of Staff
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations & Environment)
06.2011 - 10.2013
- Led 35 personnel in providing installation asset services to support military forces
- Responsible for over 510,000 buildings and structures worldwide valued at more than $850 billion
- Managed $35 billion of annual appropriations
- Managed a diverse set of major Defense Department policies and programs such as: creation of the European Campus Consolidation initiative; developed Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) strategy; promulgated DOD-wide utility metering policy; developed first-ever Defense Department Climate Change Adaptation roadmap which supported the President's Climate Action Plan; saved the Defense Department billions through modification to anti-terrorism policy for leases; and developed Department of Defense policy for temporary overseas campuses.
Director Facility Management and Infrastructure
Joint Staff - Logistics Directorate
06.2008 - 06.2011
- Provided leadership and strategic direction for overseas installations, and construction of transportation logistics networks to support deployed U.S
- Forces
- Senior Staff Engineer with technical expertise in construction, disaster response, program and budgeting of international infrastructure requirements
- Director of Operations (Engineering) for the response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake
- Supervised ten personnel and managed the deployment of 1000+ engineers into Haiti
- Prioritized the execution of $20M in repair projects for the port and airfield.
Director of Facilities Management and Construction
Naval Support Activity Crane, Indiana
06.2005 - 06.2007
- Supervised a staff of 300 in managing 100 square mile R&D and ammunition supply campus with 2,900 facilities (11.5 million square feet), 411 miles of road, and 100 miles of railroad
- With a $40M budget, directed all facility, construction, grounds maintenance, janitorial, and environmental services
- Executed $50M in construction and facility services contracts
- Saved $300K per year and improved customer service with a logistics support contract that rapidly supplied replacement parts for maintenance projects.
Education
MS, Environmental Engineering -
Pennsylvania State University
08.1998
BS, Civil Engineering -
Texas A&M University
12.1989
Skills
- Staff Development
- Business Development
- Operations Management
- Budget Control
- Business Administration
- Logistics Management
- Project Coordination
- Contract Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Creativity and Innovation
- Strategic Planning
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Story Pitching
- Strategies and Goals
Timeline
Director, Federal Strategy and Digital Transformation
Johnson Controls Federal Systems
06.2020 - Current
Executive Director, Resilient Energy Program Office
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
08.2016 - 06.2020
Deputy Director, Renewable Energy Program Office
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations & Environment)
06.2014 - 08.2016
Director, Facility Management and Energy
Navy Installations Command
10.2013 - 06.2014
Chief of Staff
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations & Environment)
06.2011 - 10.2013
Director Facility Management and Infrastructure
Joint Staff - Logistics Directorate
06.2008 - 06.2011
Director of Facilities Management and Construction
Naval Support Activity Crane, Indiana
06.2005 - 06.2007
MS, Environmental Engineering -
Pennsylvania State University
BS, Civil Engineering -
Texas A&M University
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