Ricky Hilton

• Oversee maintenance schedules to ensure optimal facility performance and compliance with safety regulations.
• Manage vendor relationships to secure competitive pricing and quality service for facility operations.
• Implement cost-saving measures that enhanced operational efficiency within facility management processes.
• Develop training programs for staff, improving team capabilities in equipment handling and safety protocols.
• Coordinate emergency response plans, ensuring staff preparedness and minimizing risk during incidents.
• Streamlined inventory management processes, reducing waste and optimizing supply chain efficiencies across facilities.
• Respond to building emergencies and managed repairs.
• Conduct regular inspections of physical assets, identifying areas for repair or replacement before issues escalated into costly problems.
• Oversee all aspects of equipment installation, maintenance, and repair for both internal and external services.
• Manage vendor relationships for cost-effective services, ensuring quality and timely completion of projects.
• Control expenses to meet budget requirements.
• Oversee facility renovations, ensuring ADA compliance and adherence to local building codes.
• Improved facility efficiency by implementing preventive maintenance plans and streamlining work order processes.
• Maintain HVAC, temperature control, electrical and building automation systems.
• Interview, hired, and trained qualified maintenance employees.
• Maintain regulatory compliance by staying up-to-date on relevant laws, codes, standards, such as OSHA requirements.
• Evaluate facility operations and personnel for safety and health regulations compliance.
• Create management reports outlining important facility statistics.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules, optimizing resource utilization and minimizing downtime.
• Led cross-functional teams in project management initiatives, driving timely completion of upgrades and renovations.
• Mentore junior staff on best practices in facilities management, cultivating skills and knowledge within the team.

Diagnose and repair various equipment at 25 hotels restaurants and event spaces.

Met with contractors and vendors and negotiated prices for goods and services saving thousands. Hired and trained maintenance team members through the portfolio. Inspected properties and designed action plans to get issued resolved and within budgets.

Oversee daily operations of hotel and the adjacent retail store restaurant and event space. Serviced IT equipment food equipment and HVAC systems. Conducted regular preventive maintenance to ensure guest satisfaction.