Justin Hoppe
CO
Summary
Skilled Facility Manager with 13 years of specialized military experience working in construction and facility operations and 10 years of specialized experience working in the civil/public sector supporting construction, facilities, and personnel through comprehensive planning and program management. Supervisory Facilities Operations Specialist with experience working with master cooperative agreements, federal and state regulations and $4.1M in funding, overseeing 49 facilities which equates to 600,000 square feet in real property, with two major areas geographically separated, managing over 3,500 equipment assets. Ability to research and apply all applicable federal and state regulations and policies as they pertain to the construction and facilities management.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist
United States Air Force National Guard
03.2022 - Current
- Optimized energy usage through the installation of energy-efficient equipment and monitoring systems
- Managed cross-functional teams to complete projects on time and within budget constraints
- Improved asset utilization rates by implementing real-time monitoring systems and efficient space allocation strategies
- Oversee a combination of 30 federal and state employees
- Routinely performs safety/oversight inspections of all facilities, recurring maintenance and repair through work order requests from customers and building manager programs
- Establishes, and executes service contracts such as Custodial, Refuse, Ground Maintenance and minor modernization upgrades working directly with local GCs, vendors and serves as the project manager
- Manages, directs, and oversees facility surveys, as well as prepares all documentation for identified requirements
- Provides inputs to support O&M functions as the Civil Engineer functional Master Cooperative Agreement (MCA) program manager
- Serves as the primary financial consultant to the unit's Base Civil Engineer
- Collaborates with the Resource Advisor on all financial planning, direction, and determination of funding requirements for facility operation and maintenance programs
- Ensures that all financial accounts are maintained in accordance with federal and state statutes, and that internal and external audits are performed
- Performs short and long-term funding analysis, such as cost-benefit analysis of alternative budgetary and program options for life cycle expenses, is used and applied
- Develops and exercises contingency response plans required to maintain mission-critical activities in the event of primary system failure or interruption to include the use of generators, the availability of critical spare parts, and the prompt availability of maintenance resources.
- Determines which maintenance, repair, or minor construction projects are completed in-house or through contract, considering the need and overall mission priorities.
- Directs the acquisition of maintenance and repair services and supplies through state and federal procurement systems, federal and state contracting channels using job Order/Task Order Contracts, and the International Merchant Purchase Card.
- This position ensures compliance with the following programs, among others: hazardous materials management, confined space, back-flow prevention, Fire and Life safety
Infrastructure Superintendent
United States Air National Guard
04.2010 - Current
- Oversees and guides 13 facility and infrastructure personnel comprised of HVAC and Plumbing trades
- Coordinate daily activities devoted to water, wastewater, heating, cooling, ventilation, combustion equipment, natural gas, refrigeration, interior plumbing, fire suppression, irrigation systems, grease traps and other miscellaneous collection
- Plan and organize the installation, maintenance, and repair of all career field systems and components, including in-garrison and specialized training
- Engineered performance standards are used in job planning and estimating.
- Measures and directs work order requirements during the approval, processing, and completion stages
- Work costs are monitored to ensure compliance with legal limits or support agreements and the recapitalization process
- Coordination of Work Order Review Board processes and provision of agenda as needed
- Directs all daily activities and supervisory functions in utilities maintenance, and HVAC/R elements
- Solves maintenance issues by analyzing construction, operating characteristics, and studying layout drawings, wiring and schematic drawings
- Develops and implements operation and maintenance procedures to maximize efficiency.
- Surveys proposed projects to determine resource needs. Certifications, special tools, and equipment are obtained for assigned personnel
- Ensures that all safety and environmental regulations, including confined space programs, are followed.
- Ensures that environmental and safety regulations and practices are followed
- Interprets drawings and schematics for all interior and exterior Water and Wastewater distribution systems
Cross Connection Control Specialist (Backflows)
City Of Thornton
12.2019 - 04.2022
- Creating, maintaining, operational management of cross connection program for the City of Thornton Utilities Infrastructure Department
- Directs and plans field inspections to real property facilities to include surveys and recurring maintenance and repair related to the construction activities of backflow prevention, cross connections, and water pollution
- Inspects piping in commercial and industrial buildings, hospitals, multi-family residential units and restaurants for compliance with ordinances and regulations pertaining to backflow prevention, cross connection, and water pollution matters
- Coordinates inspections with and provides information, documentation, and annual reporting as requested, maintaining compliance with Colorado Department Health and Environment (CDPHE) standards
- Advises contractors, property owners, proprietors, and facility supervisors of backflow installation and testing requirements; completes survey reports for filing; writes non-conformance violations
- Advises property owners, plant managers, and maintenance engineers of corrections for compliance with appropriate ordinances.
Utilities Specialist (Backflows)
City Of Westminster
09.2013 - 12.2019
- Creating, maintaining, operational management of cross connection program for the City of Westminster public Works Department
- Reviews results of periodic backflow prevention device tests and method inspections to ensure proper testing and inspections by Certified Backflow Testers
- Gathers, reviews, analyzes, and inputs test survey, test, and inspection result data into the database for tracking of installations and all backflow prevention assemblies and methods installed to protect the public water system
- Advises contractors, property owners, proprietors, and facility supervisors of backflow installation and testing requirements; completes survey reports for filing; writes non-conformance violations
- Advises property owners, plant managers, and maintenance engineers of corrections for compliance with appropriate ordinances
- Prepares requests for new equipment, materials, and supplies
- Reviews construction plans for backflow prevention conformance
- Coordinates annual backflow prevention surveys
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Colorado State University - Pueblo
Pueblo, CO12.2025
Associate of Applied Science - Mechanical And Electrical Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL12.2024
No Degree - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt- Certification
Air Force Institute of Technology
Dayton, OH07.2023
High School Diploma -
Derby High School
Derby, KS05.2006
Skills
- Emergency Response
- Work Order Management
- Equipment procurement
- Environmental Compliance
- Asset Management
- Service contracts management
- Space Utilization
- Quality Assessment
- Building Maintenance
- Financial Oversight
Accomplishments
- Managed multiple modernization projects that improved declining facility assets and saved $500k by collaborating with local contractors to improve overall facility energy efficiency and provide comfortable working environments for clients while supervising daily preventative maintenance workloads, safety program, training, salary and maintenance budgeting, position growth, and continuous forecasting for future maintenance upgrades totaling to $4M.
- 2020 Resurrected a 15-year-old backflow and cross connection program from the bottom up by writing city water regulations, developing processes, laying the groundwork for years to come, allowing the City water department to meet CDPHE inspectors' requirements. Runner-up for Thornton City Employee of the Year
Timeline
Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist
United States Air Force National Guard
03.2022 - Current
Cross Connection Control Specialist (Backflows)
City Of Thornton
12.2019 - 04.2022
Utilities Specialist (Backflows)
City Of Westminster
09.2013 - 12.2019
Infrastructure Superintendent
United States Air National Guard
04.2010 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Colorado State University - Pueblo
Associate of Applied Science - Mechanical And Electrical Technology
Community College of The Air Force
No Degree - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt- Certification
Air Force Institute of Technology
High School Diploma -
Derby High School