Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Hobbies and Interests

Parin Schmidt

Lombard,IL

Summary

My diverse experience across various industries has uniquely positioned me to excel in leadership roles. I'm skilled at fostering high-performing teams and delivering exceptional results. I'm committed to creating safe, world-class educational spaces that are both innovative and financially responsible.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Buildings and Grounds

Lagrange Highlands School District 106
06.2022 - Current
  • Principle role in successfully managing recent $18 million addition of 10 classrooms and full renovation of LRC and Elementary STEM lab spaces.
  • Key role in developing and monitoring school safety and security policies and procedures, with a keen focus on staying current, and developing meaningful relationships with local fire and law enforcement.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive emergency preparedness (crisis/reunification) plans to ensure the safety of all students and faculty in a wide range of potential emergency situations.
  • Hire, manage, develop, and train staff, establishing and monitoring goals, conduct annual and ongoing performance reviews and administer salary adjustments for staff.
  • Train building and maintenance personnel and equip team with necessary supplies and budget to perform jobs with excellence.
  • Manage facility access and organized activities and building setup according to facility schedule.
  • Develop and manage Facilities budget, continually seeking out opportunities for cost savings and efficiency gains.
  • Streamlined processes for work order management, leading to quicker response times and high faculty satisfaction rates. Foster a cooperative environment.

Building Engineer/Manager

LaGrange Highlands School District 106
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Primary responsibility for maintaining and improving multitude of building operations systems, including wide ranging HVAC, BAS, plumbing, electrical, Fire Safety, Burglar, Building access, custodial services, and an ever increasing array of life/safety, building optimization, and security systems...
  • Organized and prioritized competing priorities to maximize personal and team productivity.
  • Responded quickly to emergencies and summoned additional assistance to mitigate potentially hazardous situations.
  • Performed preventive maintenance and corrective repair to maintain buildings, industrial systems, equipment and grounds.
  • Interpreted mechanical, electrical blueprints and schematics to perform installations or repairs.
  • Maintained computerized or manual equipment logs to detail and log preventive maintenance work.

Technology Specialist/MDM Admin

LaGrange Highlands School District 106
06.2012 - 11.2021
  • Direct oversight of district-wide technology support help desk, including help desk staff.
  • Manage summer staff operations.
  • Work closely with Staff, Faculty, and Students to provide “white glove” technical support and repairs as needed, focusing on high level customer satisfaction.

Landscape Contractor/Manager

TerraCare Enterprises
02.2011 - 06.2012
  • Management and oversight of medium sized ($800K to $900 annual revenues) full service landscape and snow management contracting firm.
  • Responsible for management, daily dispatch, and oversight of 20+ member, multiple crew staff.
  • Played a key role in developing new business/sales.

Landscape and Remodeling Contractor

P.E. Schmidt Design/Build (Owner)
01.2009 - 03.2011
  • Created and ran small-business landscaping and carpentry firm, focusing on high quality workmanship and customer satisfaction.

Golf Course Superintendent

Naperville Park District/Naperbrook Golf Course
02.2001 - 11.2008
  • Multi-faceted B&G experience at links-style 18 hole public golf course. Construction management for major ($4 million) Clubhouse/Proshop addition and renovation project. Direct role in ongoing clubhouse facilities maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, computer and communications systems.

Golf Course Superintendent

Stonebridge Country Club
03.1996 - 10.1999
  • Buildings and Grounds Management of Premier 18 hole private country club, utilizing a $900,000 maintenance budget, 25+ member maintenance staff.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Ornamental Horticulture, Turfgrass Management

University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
01.1994

Skills

  • CPMM (Certified Plant Maintenance Manager)
  • Proven, time tested skills in areas of personnel management, leadership, organization, fiscal responsibility and project management
  • Strong manager of large capital improvement projects, encompassing design, planning, and execution of large scale projects
  • Focus on producing consistent high quality results in often challenging environments, balancing fiscal responsibility with client expectations, safety, and organizational goals
  • Fluent in leveraging computer based control and management systems to more effectively monitor and manage a wide variety of systems
  • Adept user of technology based systems to improve internal and external communications, business management, board presentations, etc
  • Highly self-motivated with the ability to motivate others to achieve goals
  • A highly effective communicator; works well with others and excels in a team atmosphere
  • Mechanically minded with strong ability to learn/grow with minimal oversight
  • Strong working knowledge of Hispanic language and culture

Timeline

Director of Buildings and Grounds - Lagrange Highlands School District 106
06.2022 - Current
Building Engineer/Manager - LaGrange Highlands School District 106
11.2021 - 06.2022
Technology Specialist/MDM Admin - LaGrange Highlands School District 106
06.2012 - 11.2021
Landscape Contractor/Manager - TerraCare Enterprises
02.2011 - 06.2012
Landscape and Remodeling Contractor - P.E. Schmidt Design/Build (Owner)
01.2009 - 03.2011
Golf Course Superintendent - Naperville Park District/Naperbrook Golf Course
02.2001 - 11.2008
Golf Course Superintendent - Stonebridge Country Club
03.1996 - 10.1999
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign - Bachelor of Science, Ornamental Horticulture, Turfgrass Management

Hobbies and Interests

  • Extensive technical knowledge, both end user and network infrastructure based. Proficiency with a wide variety of industry and non-industry related software, systems, and devices...an early adopter of emerging technologies where applicable.
  • An avid cyclist. Enjoy the outdoors, hiking, running, swimming, and general fitness, music/musician, carpentry/woodworking.
  • Active in many family, community, and church based groups and activities. Serve as Elder/Board of Directors at my church in Glen Ellyn, served as "chief" and on leadership team for YMCA sponsored Indian Princess, Indian Guides, and Trailblazer Programs, active in Park district youth sports as assistant soccer coach, to name a few.
  • Served on Facilities Sub-Committee for a family/youth Christian camping facility near Saugatuck, MI, encompassing development and oversight of camp facilities, over 60 buildings positioned on over 150 acres of environmentally sensitive Michigan Dune shoreline.

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