Ron Ram
MEP Engineering Manager
San Mateo,CA
Summary
Passionate and seasoned Facilities Engineering Manager with over 14 years of military and civilian experience, dynamic, driven and accomplished offering expertise in project management, grounds maintenance, operations and safety management. Exceptional skills in problem-solving, team building, negotiation, leadership and departmental budgeting. Proven ability to manage multiple projects while meeting challenging deadlines.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
15
15
Certificates
Work History
Senior Facilities Operations Manager
Codexis
Redwood City, CA
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Supervised staff of 9 in day-to-day activities.
- Conducted weekly inspections of facility grounds, external structure, systems, and equipment.
- Monitored electricity, gas and water systems for proper function to minimize costs.
- Maintained physical condition of facilities, applying available resources and personnel to achieve safe, clean, and functional environment.
- Collaborated with contractors, vendors and stakeholders to support on-time projects completion.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Oversaw all aspects of equipment installation, maintenance, and repair for both internal and external services.
- Coordinated with vendors and contractors to arrange services and repairs to be completed on time and to desired quality levels.
- Coordinated with cleaning and janitorial services to keep facility clean and presentable for occupants.
- Maintained inventory and ordered supplies to keep facility resources readily available.
- Maintained strict adherence to laboratory guidelines and regulations, verifying safety and protective procedures.
- Managed multiple capital projects simultaneously to increase production and improve quality and product line expansions.
- Oversaw warehouse staff and maintained efficiency in fast-paced environment.
- Managed physical inventory through regular cycle counts and conducted full audits to trace and correct discrepancies.
MEP Engineering Manager
Salesforce
San Francisco, CA
10.2020 - 06.2022
- Manage and assume repair responsibility for mechanical and plumbing design and production of multiple projects, and performs mechanical engineering tasks, including overall project tasks like business unit executive interviews, schematic plan reviews with REWS team as required
- Provide leadership and expertise in development of new products/services/processes, frequently operating at leading edge of technology
- Perform scope of work and budget estimates for proposals, preventative maintenance, mechanical repairs and asset management
- Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate mechanical engineering work
- Assist with design and ongoing progress of projects, including project coordination with city, state, and county officials and other outside agencies
- Facilitate global real estate requests for office renovations, expansion, relocation and development
- Capital planning with local REWS and property management teams with 1, 3 and 5 year plans
- Vendor management in researching and sourcing vendors, obtaining quotes with pricing, capabilities, turnaround times, and quality of work, RFP's, negotiating contracts, managing relationships, assigning jobs, evaluating performance, and ensuring payments are made
- Customer focus, quality customer support, developing best solutions for clients, tenants, owners using various data to understand customer behavior better, asking for customer feedback and taking it seriously to improve, focusing on their satisfaction
- Evaluated project requirements to identify and mitigate risks
- Addressed design challenges and evaluated alternative design models to meet project requirements
- Performed concurrent design, manufacturing and engineering, reducing time required to bring products to market
- Managed design and manufacturing teams to build proprietary process equipment within aggressive cost and time constraints
- Calculated energy savings to promote environmental sustainability and energy conservation to meet aggressive project LEED requirements
- Devised overall strategy for documentation and identified as-built designs and final building information models (BIM)
- Tested models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility and operating condition effects
- Performed thermal, electromagnetic, dynamic and structural engineering analyses on multiple projects
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to analyze upcoming projects
- Prepared, checked, and coordinated documentation to support component design and application
- Established and conducted quality control programs to verify construction projects met required quality standards
- Analyzed existing structures to create plans for modifications and improvements
- Integrated architectural and engineering drawings to create cohesive packages
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands
- Created innovative solutions to architectural problems, enabling successful project completion
Director of Facilities Engineering
Accor Hotels
Redwood Shores, CA
02.2016 - 10.2020
- Overseeing a team of Journeyman Stationary Engineers responsible for all engineering operations for interior/exterior facilities including plumbing, refrigeration, heating/cooling, painting, carpentry, structural, recycling, electrical, furniture, fixtures, ground care and parking areas
- Responsible for energy/green initiative systems and management of other engineering work necessary to maintain property in a efficient condition to ensure safety and comfort of guests and employees
- Led facility construction projects such as build-outs/ improvements/ renovations, expansions, and relocations and cultivate productive working relationships with third-party vendors, service providers and contractors
- Direct Responsibility for payroll and project management within the engineering department
- Provided leadership to a technical engineering team and ensure it successfully scales with the business; including all facets of technical support including reliability engineering, self-performance of maintenance, system level maintenance strategies, spare parts management, and all administrative support functions
- Business Processes in place, team trained, and is reviewed/updated consistently
- Managed KPI tracking and periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) reporting for all relevant safety, productivity, performance, and quality
- Established strategy and work with client counterparts to develop a consistent approach to transitioning building systems/infrastructure from construction to operations
- Ensure SLAs & KPIs are achieved and aligned with contractual agreements
- Oversee budget preparation and development process, capital planning, cash flow management and production of monthly financial reports to ensure accuracy and completeness and confirm that all client reporting conforms to established reporting standards
- Participate, facilitate and negotiate service contracts with outside vendors to achieve balance between performance and cost in compliance with company values, standards and guidelines for business conduct
- Prepared, checked, and coordinated documentation to support component design and application
- Analyzed existing structures to create plans for modifications and improvements
- Coordinated engineering team for projects in commercial and industrial development
- Presented project information and status updates to customers and fielded concerns
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to keep material costs within set budgets
- Integrated architectural and engineering drawings to create cohesive packages
- Created innovative solutions to architectural problems, enabling successful project completion
- Recruited, placed and oversaw project staff for optimal project results
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands
- Established and conducted quality control programs to verify construction projects met required quality standards
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines
Dual Complex Chief Engineer
Marriott International
Newark, CA
06.2013 - 02.2016
- Dual Director Engineering overseeing the facilities maintenance function andresponsible for the operation maintenance service and repair of equipment onsite for multiple properties
- Performed preventative maintenance on a scheduled basis and completed workorders as necessary; kept accurate records of PM's on all rooms andequipment
- Lead and direct the work of other associates and has responsibility forpersonnel actions including hiring performance management and termination
- Coordinated development of an Operations Document Library, including but notlimited to construction plans, structural plans, as-built drawings, MEPschedules, line diagrams and schematics, equipment and operation manuals,start up and commissioning documents, and equipment warranties
- Conduct department meetings/training on a regular basis in conjunction withproperty and brand standards including maintenance techniques and safe useof power and hand tools
- Responsible for monitoring compliance with state building codes andregulations, OSHA safety codes, and adherence to Fire Department standardsof safety and evacuation procedures
- Participated and coordinated annual scheduling and execution of thecompanies safety Program as directed by Asset Services, Engineering
- Leadership, EH&S Administration, and so forth
- Prepared new work orders for construction projects, as well as monitoringrequisitioned supplies and equipment for the Maintenance and Engineering
- Departments
- Adhered to budgeted or re-forecasted expense allotments using properprocedures for all purchases and kept all necessary building engineering partsstocked
- Administered safety plans to train 25 employees on meeting and exceeding OSHA safety standards
- Reduced company expenditures and loss by 35% by implementing proactive maintenance procedures
Journeyman Stationary Engineer
Sutter Health
Castro Valley, CA
07.2012 - 06.2013
- Performed tasks in support of physical plant equipment/systems andoperations, including life support and life safety equipment
- Operated and maintained stationary mechanical equipment, such as steamboilers, chillers, compressors, vacuum pumps, generators, electricalswitchboards & pumps
- Maintained and repaired H.V.A.C
- Controls and associated equipment tomaximize efficiency levels in all environmentally controlled area
- Read and interpreted blueprints, specifications, operation and maintenancemanuals and other documents to determine proper operation
- Operated adjusted and analyzed various pieces of physical plant equipmentthrough use of computers and mobile devices
- Followed Hospital and Department policies and procedures at all times,including but not limited to: Administrative Manual, Environment of Care,
- Human Resources, Infection Control, Corporate Compliance, Code of Ethics
- Attended and participated in training classes, mandatory classes,seminars/workshops, staff meetings, exercises and drills; reads all departmentcommunication and assigned materials
- Provided excellent customer service and showed compassion to all patients,visitors and co-workers
Assistant Chief Engineer
Apex Mechanical
San Bruno, CA
10.2011 - 06.2012
- Complete all tasks assigned by the Chief Engineer, safely operating equipment,and working alongside other engineers in the planning, design, development,and evaluation stages of projects related to the federal buildings guidelines andsafety protocols
- Maintained and repaired central HVAC systems, refrigeration equipment,chillers, boilers, electrical distribution, fire/life safety systems, plumbing andwater treatment
- Evaluated work load and plans, directed and coordinated maintenanceoperations of building plumbing, heating, ventilation and infrastructureequipment
- Assisted in effectively planning, scheduling and evaluating preventativemaintenance programs
- Maintained all infrastructure and compliance documentation for the buildingincluding up-to-date building drawings and single-lines documentationmandated for the purpose of maintaining regulatory compliance with Federal,
- State or Local law
- Developed and implemented strategies for the Engineering Department topromote productivity and ensure all standards and processes are being met
- Prepared and submitted purchase order requests, developed sources for stockmaterials and performed periodic checks for supplies and parts
- Planned monthly departmental budget and capital expenditures on replacing orinstalling new equipment on 1, 3, and 5 year capital plans with the Chief
- Engineer
- Provided tenants with high quality customer service and strived to maintaintheir business and trust through constant communications and best practices
Operations Plant Operator
Silicon Valley Clean Water
Redwood Shores, CA
05.2008 - 12.2009
- Inspects, troubleshoots, maintains and repairs equipment and systems involved in wastewater treatment and associated processes
- Performed scheduled maintenance and operations checks of wastewater systems and associated equipment and performed scheduled lubrication, cleaning of channels, tanks and sumps, repacking of pumps, and installation of seals and bearings
- Operated valves and gates; start and stop pumps, engines and electric motors to control and adjust flow and treatment processes; operate and maintain boilers; perform routine maintenance work on valves, tanks, related equipment and facilities to optimize performance
- Inspected, removed, repaired mechanical equipment of average difficulty such as pumps, motors, hydraulic drives, chain and sprocket assemblies, gas compressors, chemical handling systems, oxygen injection systems, and related components
- Extracted recycled water and/or wastewater samples; prepares and maintained associated control records; transfers samples to laboratory and performs routine laboratory tests and analyses
- Recorded operational data from process control instruments and meters, gauge readings, and chemical metering systems on specified forms
- Served on a Chlorine Sulfur-Dioxide Emergency Response Team member for plant and off site pump stations for emergencies
- Establish positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies and associations, City management and staff, and public
- Administered process chemicals, such as potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide, caustic, acid, chlorine, polymer, and coagulant using mixers, pumps and metering devices
- Chemical receiving of polymers, grease, coagulants and chlorine
- Extracted recycled water and/or wastewater samples; prepares and maintained associated control records; transfers samples to laboratory and performs routine laboratory tests and analyses
United States Marine Corp Sergeant
Department Of Defense
Camp Pendleton, CA
08.2001 - 08.2009
- Completed inspections and any basic repair need to uphold strict performance standards.
- Supported OIF and OEF combat operations by employing ground weaponry.
- PM Scheduling, Tasking, Parts, Overhauling, Equipment Response
- Readied M198 missiles and associated equipment to conduct launches within short windows.
- Assisted with real-time intelligence collection by conducting field reconnaissance operations.
- Oversaw field planning and coordination in full compliance with established command structures and detailed combat orders.
- Efficiently oriented and fired weaponry to smoothly eliminate enemy positions, vessels and personnel.
- Set up M198 weapons, command and control systems to contribute to successful operations.
- Supported infantry and tank units with howitzer cannons during combat and played crucial roles in battlefield success.
- Deployed and maintained rifles, machine guns, grenades and rocket launchers in offensive and defensive operations.
- Coordinated and distributed training schedules and filed administrative paperwork.
- Maintained complete accountability during redeployment of sensitive communication equipment.
- Determined elevation and grid azimuths with maps and map overlays.
- Operated in reduced visibility environments using infrared and starlight-enhancing night vision devices and targeting.
- Drove and operated heavy and light wheeled trucks and tracked vehicles
Building Maintenance Engineer
Hilton Hotels
Burlingame, CA
06.2007 - 05.2008
- Performed minor and major repairs of all hotel equipment including small appliances, kitchen equipment, laundry equipment, electrical wiring, boilers, pool equipment, HVAC, hand and power tools and general plumbing systems and fixtures such as pipe lines, toilets and sinks, kitchen and laundry equipment
- Maintained shop areas, spare parts areas, storage areas and inventories of materials, equipment and associated parts of the trade
- Responded to all emergency situations including fire alarms, disasters and power failures
- Ensured that all services are coordinated to provide best in guest satisfaction by maintaining phone or radio contact with other departments such as front desk and housekeeping
- Performed preventive maintenance, equipment lubrication, and daily inspection in accordance with the program
- Responded in a courteous manner to all guest questions, complaints, and/or requests to ensure strong guest satisfaction
- Followed all company and safety and security policies and procedures; reported any maintenance problems, safety hazards, accidents, or injuries; completed safety trainings and certifications; and properly store flammable materials
- Used Lockout/Tagout and all safety systems, precautions and PPE before
Education
Technical Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
School of Artillery And Weaponized Systems
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 01.2002 - 2005.08
High School Diploma -
Aragon High School
San Mateo, CA 09.1997 - 2001.06
Skills
Vendor and Inventory Procurement
Certification
Heavy Equipment Operator
Affiliations
Wounded Warriors Volunteer
United States Marine Corp
Military Training Instructor M177 and M198 Howitzers
Local 39 IUOE
Accomplishments
⦁ Iraqi Campaign Medal
⦁ Combat Action Ribbon
⦁ Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medal
⦁ Presidential Unit Citation
⦁ Good Conduct Medal
⦁ National Defense Service Medal
⦁ Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with a Star
Timeline
D.O.T
06-2023
Shop Safety
07-2022
Senior Facilities Operations Manager
Codexis
06.2022 - 07.2023
CFM
03-2022
CPR
02-2022
Operational Excellence
02-2021
Design Thinking 101
01-2021
Slack First
11-2020
Sales Cloud
11-2020
MEP Engineering Manager
Salesforce
10.2020 - 06.2022
Director of Facilities Engineering
Accor Hotels
02.2016 - 10.2020
Dual Complex Chief Engineer
Marriott International
06.2013 - 02.2016
Journeyman Stationary Engineer
Sutter Health
07.2012 - 06.2013
Assistant Chief Engineer
Apex Mechanical
10.2011 - 06.2012
EPA Universal
01-2010
Hazwoper
08-2008
Emergency Response
05-2008
Operations Plant Operator
Silicon Valley Clean Water
05.2008 - 12.2009
Building Maintenance Engineer
Hilton Hotels
06.2007 - 05.2008
Industrial Vehicle Operator
04-2007
Non-Commissioned Officer
05-2002
Hazmat Certification
04-2002
Heavy Equipment Operator
03-2002
Technical Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
School of Artillery And Weaponized Systems
01.2002 - 2005.08
United States Marine Corp Sergeant
Department Of Defense
08.2001 - 08.2009
High School Diploma -
Aragon High School
09.1997 - 2001.06
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