John Daniel Poulter, Jr.
Bridgewater
Summary
Highly skilled Director of Building Services with a vast knowledge in general maintenance, building repair and housekeeping services. Self-motivated, innovative and goal-oriented management professional committed to operation and facility management. Dedicated team player that is skilled at mediation and conflict resolution. Drives company growth by focusing on time management, budget adherence and workflow structure.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Plant Operation/IT/Telecommunications
Wilf Campus/Stein Assisted Living
11.2021 - Current
- Position is required to provide and manage the maintenance and building services for all buildings on the 65-acre campus
- The buildings consist of an Assisted Living Facility, Memory Care Unit, a HUD building and an educational center
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the maintenance and housekeeping departments
- Lead the renovations of the Assisted Living building totaling over $500K
- Managed budget and negotiated contracts with vendors
- Adhered to a timeline in order to complete renovations on time
- Managed the IT services for the campus
- Installed printers, managed cell phone and iPad orders
- Configured iPhone and iPads for staff
- Trouble shot devices when not working properly
- Managed in-house VOIP phone services.
Director of Building Services
Chelsea Senior Living
03.2018 - 11.2021
- Responsible for property management and building services for the building consisting of assisted living and memory care
- Responsible for resident and building housekeeping, laundry care, porter services, general maintenance, negotiating contracts; building operations such as boiler care, air conditioning systems, mechanical and electrical systems, refrigeration, generator and hvac
- Order and inventory supplies for departments
- Room turn-over
- Elevator maintenance, grounds, fire systems and sprinkler control
- Supervising contractors, vendors and construction management
- Conduct monthly fire drills and bi-annual disaster drill
- Provide preventative maintenance for building controls, state and local inspections, budgets
- Maintain Life Safety book for state compliance and code inspections
- Blueprint reading and on-call hours for emergencies
- Maintain work order and maintenance software in (TELS)
- Approve vendor bids and proposals
- Managed renovation projects costing 3.5 million dollars
- Provide daily and weekly reports to the Executive Director.
Owner/Operator
Par-Troy Pest Control
02.2000 - 01.2020
- Direct and operate all phases of Pest Control projects from year 2000 to current
- Responsible for negotiating all contracts
- Run office operation for staff of 2
- Perform all pest control services including treatments, inspections, day to day operations of workflow
- Perform all reports and accounting functions.
Director Of Building Services
Bentley Commons at Paragon Village
05.2015 - 02.2018
- Responsible for all property management and building services for complex consisting of assisted living and independent living
- Responsibilities included obtaining, negotiating and or maintaining contracts; maintain building operations such as electrical, plumbing, boiler, air conditioning systems, mechanical and refrigeration for health care facility
- Maintain elevator, grounds, fire systems and sprinkler systems, preventative building maintenance, state and local inspections and maintain a Life Safety Book
- Room turn-over
- Provide supervision of contractors, vendors and construction management
- Review and approve bids and proposals; purchase orders; vendor price negotiation; blueprint reading; on-call hours for emergencies.
Lead Technician/Facilities Service
Bentley Commons at Paragon Village
02.2014 - 05.2015
- Responsible for assisting the Director of Building services in all phases of operation for assisted living and independent living facility
- Responsibilities included: prioritize day to day workflow of maintenance request by staff and residence; plumbing, electrical, hvac, and mechanical issues; resident room turnover, painting, repair and replace plumbing fixtures, maintain report log for water, air temperatures and fire extinguishers of building, assist with emergency situations and response issues, follow-up with contractor issues and completion of work.
Supervisor - Records Retention
GPU Nuclear
05.1986 - 04.2000
- Supervised staff of 12 in the Records Retention department
- Responsibilities included: organizing workflow on a daily basis for staff of 12
- Prepare reports and data analysis for the Director of Records Retention
- Research and prepare data flow analysis to present to management and recommend new workflow programs
- Spearhead new document scanning and imaging program for entire company, resulting in faster and more efficient workflow
- Reduced paper consumption which resulted in a company cost savings of $350,000 annually
- Supervised the hiring and mentorship of employees
- Performed employee evaluation on a quarterly and annual basis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance/Management
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ01.1999
Skills
- Procedure development
- Contract review and recommendations
- Project planning and development
- Contract Management
- Inventory control
- Blueprint reading
- Team building
- Budget analysis and adherence
- Analytical
- Compliance with state laws, regulations, OSHA, fire inspection, Life Safety Manual
Additional Information
Effective and persuasive use of contractors/vendors., Reduced department budget due to contractor base decisions and management., Powerful negotiator., Volunteer Firefighter, Parsippany, NJ 1981-2000 Offices held: President, Captain, Lieutenant.
Timeline
Director of Plant Operation/IT/Telecommunications
Wilf Campus/Stein Assisted Living
11.2021 - Current
Director of Building Services
Chelsea Senior Living
03.2018 - 11.2021
Director Of Building Services
Bentley Commons at Paragon Village
05.2015 - 02.2018
Lead Technician/Facilities Service
Bentley Commons at Paragon Village
02.2014 - 05.2015
Owner/Operator
Par-Troy Pest Control
02.2000 - 01.2020
Supervisor - Records Retention
GPU Nuclear
05.1986 - 04.2000
Bachelor of Science - Finance/Management
William Paterson University of New Jersey
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