Tommy Besteda
Huntsville,AL
Summary
Self-motivated Maintenance Coordinator with outstanding experience in actively maintaining facilities and grounds. Successful in promptly responding to maintenance needs and completing quality repair work.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Transportation Supervisor
L&M Technologies
01.2020 - 03.2024
- Motor Pool Transportation Supervisor, for staff of eight personnel, providing multi-functional support throughout Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Responsible for reviewing, updating and implementing contract policies and procedures and recommending necessary improvements and techniques for program execution. Responsible for the preventive, predictive, proactive, and corrective maintenance, and repair for over 300 pieces of mission essential equipment, to include, cranes, personnel lifts, skid steers, bull dozers, tractors, electric cars, light plants, generators, cars, and trucks. Managing over 80 preventative maintenance jobs and 40 trouble-calls per month in support of government customers. Managed the logistics of equipment moves to various locations for use, maintenance or repairs. Provided assistance and direction in system analysis of the Marshall Logistics Support Service (MLSS) contract, and developed plans to manage strategic and tactical improvement in accordance with the MLSS contract. Managed and responsible for inventory, maintenance, obsolescence and replacement of Government Furnished Material (GFM) and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) in support of government contract.
- Managed the maintenance, repair and replacement for a fleet of 200 GSA vehicles with outside vendors, along with customer check out for TDY and tours at Marshall Space Flight Center. Building manager for the motor pool, fuel station and bulk fuel storage area; Served as the primary representative for all building maintenance, repairs, life safety, exercises, drills and actual events as well as inventory, and inspections. Managed hazardous material procurement, storage, inventory and disposal for approximately 200 chemicals used for maintenance and repair. Tracked monthly fuel usage and coordinated the purchase and delivery of approximately 32,000 gallons of bulk storage diesel, 8,000 gallons of unleaded and E-85 fuel for all NASA and contractor equipment.
- Comprised monthly statistical and analytical reports graphs and charts for contract upper management and government, along with notable events narrative, labor hours, maintenance dollars, fuel consumption, transportation workload and forecast events. Wrote corrective action plans to resolve operational problems, providing solutions to avoid duplication of activities.
Maintenance Coordinator/Administrator
Aramark
05.2017 - 01.2020
- Maintenance Coordinator/Administrator for 2 million square feet of living space and 16 multi-craft technicians
- Managed the work order process to include over 100 work orders weekly
- Provided weekly reports to reflect completion status and trending data for quality and progressive service to customer
- Procured contracting services for repairs beyond company’s scope of work
- Purchased all supplies and equipment required to perform contract
- Analyzed outside contractor scope of responsibility for repeated services to the university
- Schedule services based on space access and contractor availability
- Authorize overtime work and provided weekly rates to accounts payable
- Request hold of payments if work is incomplete or not performed according to contract
- Approved contractor submitted invoices for billing and accuracy and proper services
- Input accurate information into Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for processing purchase orders and routing of approval from director
- Provided technical representation to university director when explanation of work cost is needed
Maintenance Supervisor
ARAMARK, Contract Services
05.2017 - 01.2020
- Maintenance Coordinator/Administrator for 2 million square feet of living space and 16 multi-craft technicians. Managed the work order process to include over 100 work orders weekly. Provided weekly reports to reflect completion status and trending data for quality and progressive service to customer. Procured contracting services for repairs beyond company’s scope of work. Purchased all supplies and equipment required to perform contract. Analyzed outside contractor scope of responsibility for repeated services to the university. Schedule services based on space access and contractor availability. Authorize overtime work and provided weekly rates to accounts payable. Request hold of payments if work is incomplete or not performed according to contract. Approved contractor submitted invoices for billing and accuracy and proper services. Input accurate information into Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for processing purchase orders and routing of approval from director. Provided technical representation to university director when explanation of work cost is needed.
Warranty Specialist
Madison RV
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Reviewed documentation and claim information for all repairs to determine eligibility for warranty reimbursement. Identified component problems and causes for high warranty costs or frequency of failures. Used standardized access queries to interrogate warranty database for cost and frequency causes. Analyzed, processed, and filed all warranty claims with manufacturers online where applicable or manually. Reconciled vehicle repair and maintenance records to ensure vehicles’ warranty costs are reflected on the vehicles’ life to date cost per mile. Filed and negotiated claims for all policy reimbursements for out-of-service vehicles. Collected data from each branch monthly and assist in data input for end-of-month documentation. Tracked and record “no charge” invoice recovery amounts to accurately reflect the value of service performed on each vehicle. Reconciled (by unit) all warranty checks received to match checks to each repair order. Negotiated with OEMs for annual labor rate increases. Maintained technical information bulletins and distribute copies to all shop personnel. Kept all shop personnel current on any new warranty modifications. Initiated warranty part procurement and monitored status from vendor to shop for timely repairs.
Facilities Specialist
Torch Technologies
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all building systems and the upkeep of company property. Managed and coordinated work with 3rd party vendors including tracking work order completion, vendor and client follow up, validating and approving subcontractor invoices and ensuring high service levels are achieved. Assisted with budgetary requests, and weekly operational reporting as needed (i.e., monthly, and quarterly) Conducted individual conferences with staff and made suggestions for improved workspace. Provided facility specific assistance to the project management team as needed. Work with 3rd party teams for build outs/building improvements. Schedule preventive maintenance on equipment (HVAC, water machines, ice machines, Fridges). Coordinated moves of furniture and equipment to new spaces.
Industrial Electrician
Konecranes
06.2014 - 08.2015
- Perform skilled tasks in the repair of and maintenance of hoists, cranes, and other material handling equipment. Troubleshoot AC/DC motor controls-magnetic and variable frequency drives. Address, mediate, and resolve customer concerns, complaints, and issues. Interacted regularly with customers. Acquired used and continuously developed personal technical and professional knowledge of products and general managerial skills to assist customers and other company personnel. Performed skilled tasks in the repair and maintenance of hoists and cranes. Applied technical expertise in determining work methods and procedures. Completed maintenance requirements as scheduled for customers. Maintained tools and machinery in good working order. Troubleshoot sources of problems by observing mechanical equipment in operation at job sites. Replaced defective parts and adjusting equipment Control downtime by performing routine maintenance and instructing workers on the proper operation of equipment at customer job sites. Used machine shop instrumentation and equipment to fabricate, repair parts, and maintained equipment parts and supply inventories.
Project Lead
Yulista Management Services
04.2011 - 04.2014
- Independent Project Lead for Medical Evacuation (MEDVAC), Blackhawk, Rapid Prototyping Team. Initiated Rough Order of Magnitudes (ROM) and Statements of Work (SOW) in preparation of crucial government contract awards. Initiated Order Execution Plans (OEP) with required labor categories, materials, and funding within government contract award guidelines. Provided weekly project Significant Action and monthly briefings to Senior Management, resulting in 100% accurate forecasting of all project stages. Coordinated engineering, logistic, and technical efforts during project kick-off and weekly meetings ensuring project cohesiveness and priority scheduling. Analyzed and adjusted monthly Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and material funding reports to reflect real time estimates throughout life of project. Approved and maintained project schedules assuring on time delivery of product to government. Strategically developed plans and monitored the shipment of freight to remote sites for Blackhawk Medevac installation teams. Determined sole sourcing for critical items, controlling methods of purchase, storage and transporting. Managed Government Furnished Material (GFM) and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) in support of contract program. Monitored and verified weekly labor charges resulting in zero funding overruns. Managed 10-million-dollar budget for prototyping, validation, and verification of 33 patient oxygen breathing systems aboard 33 aircraft in three different states. Managed 1.5-million-dollar budget for system redesign and modification of aircraft night vision system. Managed 1-million-dollar subcontractor budget for technical updates and obsolescence reporting on critical government equipment. Managed 1.5-million-dollar budget for critical military parts support for District of State (DoS). Scheduled and directed weekly Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings with government customer. Provided accurate project updates and crucial action items for execution. Scheduled while gathering pertinent data for projects during site surveys, leading to on time start up and completion of 10 aircraft modifications for mission readiness. Initiated and oversaw processing of thousands of governments furnished documents into Configuration Management data base for future builds and information.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Technical Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FLSome College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZSome College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management
Colorado Technical University
Colorado City, COSome College (No Degree) - Technical Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FLSkills
- Meeting Scheduling
- Asset management
- Maintaining facilities
- Facility maintenance
- Transportation solutions
- MS Office
- Maintenance and purchasing software
- Cost control
- Vehicle maintenance
- Fleet management & logistics
- Customer service
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Organizational skills
- Effective communication
- Warehouse operations
- Vehicle inspection
- Decision-making
- Shipment consolidations planning
Locations
- Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL
- A & M University, Normal, AL
- Madison, AL
- Huntsville, AL
- Decatur, AL
Timeline
Transportation Supervisor
L&M Technologies
01.2020 - 03.2024
Maintenance Supervisor
ARAMARK, Contract Services
05.2017 - 01.2020
Maintenance Coordinator/Administrator
Aramark
05.2017 - 01.2020
Warranty Specialist
Madison RV
05.2016 - 05.2017
Facilities Specialist
Torch Technologies
08.2015 - 05.2016
Industrial Electrician
Konecranes
06.2014 - 08.2015
Project Lead
Yulista Management Services
04.2011 - 04.2014
Some College (No Degree) - Technical Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management
University of Phoenix
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management
Colorado Technical University
Some College (No Degree) - Technical Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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