Global Connections to Employment | Gulfport, MS | 01.2021 - 06.2026
Responsible for all facets of the contracts, from hiring to purchasing equipment and supplies.
Responsible for maintaining a positive image with over 400 residents.
Responsible for quality control for all three contracts, as well as managing a 24 hour a day seven day a week schedule.
Turned Dining contract around during the first 90 days of tenure in this position.
Obtained Serv-Safe Certificate for managers.
Working as the Director of Operations at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, MS. This contract includes complete custodial, food service, grounds keeping and the swimming pool.
Project Manager, Facilities
11 Years
Ability Works of Harrison County | Gulfport, MS | 01.2010 - 01.2021
Responsible for all facets of the contract, from hiring to purchasing equipment and supplies.
Responsible for maintaining a positive image with over 400 residents.
Responsible for quality control for both contracts, as well as managing a 24 hour a day seven day a week schedule.
Working as the Project Manager at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, MS. This contract includes complete custodial, grounds keeping and the swimming pool.
Director of Contracts, Facilities
8 Years
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers/Powerworks | Albany, GA | 01.2002 - 01.2010
Controlled financially all budgets, maintained a 70% E/R.
Responsible for all facets of the contract, from hiring to purchasing equipment and supplies.
Started the grounds maintenance contract which had a positive bottom line in the first 90 days. Was responsible for the purchase of all grounds equipment and training.
Responsible for the growth of these contracts from 1.2 million in 2002 to 3.5 million in 2010.
Was selected as the NISH South Region Project Manager of the year, the first time that a government agency nominated an Ability One employee for this award.
Successfully obtained the Registered Building Services Manager designation.
Successfully obtained the Certified Building Services Executive designation.
Successfully started the Ft. Benning base wide custodial contract, responsible for everything from buying an office and utilities to developing schedules and hiring.
Maintained an excellent rating at the commissary contract for three consecutive years.
Member of the Safety Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee.
Worked as a Director of Contracts over the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia and Ft. Benning, Columbus, GA. These contracts includes base wide custodial, grounds keeping, and the commissary contract.
Developed a custodial training program, ensuring that all custodians used the same methods and procedures for restroom cleaning, office cleaning, floor care, carpet cleaning, and hard floor care.
Also trained employees on Blood Borne Pathogens, and hospital cleaning using the Spartan Chemical Training program.
Successfully started three Health Department contracts, two of which were mobile crews 45 plus miles from our office.
Responsible for maintaining training records on all employees, documenting all records, developing procedures to ensure that training takes place at out of town sites.
Developed a monthly safety program for all project managers to use at all sites. Monitored to ensure that 100% compliance was maintained.
Began as a part time custodial employee, and then Project Manager for the City Hall/Health Department/Department of Transportation crew. Was promoted to Training Coordinator, responsible for training over 400 employees in a variety of subjects from CPR and First Aid to Floor Care Technician.
Timeline
Director of Operations, Facilities
Global Connections to Employment
01.2021 - 06.2026Read More
Project Manager, Facilities
Ability Works of Harrison County
01.2010 - 01.2021Read More
Director of Contracts, Facilities
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers/Powerworks
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