Steve Gilder is a Facilities Professional with several years of expertise in directing all phases of facilities for corp...
STEVE GILDER, CFM La Porte, TX 77571 •
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SOLUTIONS-DRIVEN CERTIFIED FACILITY MANAGER Facilities Professional with several years of expertise in directing all phases of facilities for corporate portfolios, public school districts, colleges, industrial sites and municipalities to assist the organizations in achieving their strategic goals. Experienced in facilities, operations, and project management with excellent analytical, organizational, and team-building skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GENERAL ELECTRIC – Houston Learning Center Facility Manager
Directed all phases of facilities for 500,000 square foot industrial service site being converted to a training center. Negotiated and managed all vendor contracts including maintenance, landscaping, and custodial services to improve service and reduce costs. Managed all general and office support services. Directed annual operating budget of $5M annually. Assisted the project team in converting a 150,000 square foot service center to an energy training center with classrooms and training labs. Implemented a preventive and predictive maintenance program for site assets. Assisted HSE with environmental cleanup, development of HSE procedures, and HSE site inspections. Implemented site-wide security access system to improve security and reduce security costs.
AVANCE – Houston, TX Director of Facilities
06/14-02/15
08/12- 05/14
Directed all phases of facilities for seventeen corporate, educational, and warehouse sites in Houston totaling 1,000,000 square feet. Wrote the RFP and secured new custodial services that improved the level of services while reducing annual janitorial costs $60,000. Installed and managed a computerized maintenance management system to improve management of corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance of agency assets. Created the facilities department, hired facilities staff, and developed facilities procedures for the agency Created and managed the agency-wide safety program that reduced accidents by 60%
CITY OF PEARLAND – Pearland, TX Building and Parks Maintenance Superintendent
09/11-07/12
Directed the maintenance and operations of the facilities, right-of-way, and parks divisions of the city of Pearland, TX with over 100,000 citizens. Managed city facilities to provide maintenance and operations for 25 buildings totaling over 1,000,000 square feet and 17 parks totaling over 400 acres. Wrote the custodial RFP and negotiated a new custodial contract to improve custodial services for city buildings and reduce janitorial costs by more than $100,000 a year. Assisted with contracting out mowing of city right-of-ways to reduce mowing costs by $50,000 a year.
Unemployed – Seeking Employment
07/11-09/11
ABM ENGINEERING SERVICES – Houston, TX Account Manager – Contract Position
12/10-07/11
Directed a full-service facilities management contract for Houston ISD. The public school portfolio consisted of twenty-five schools with over three million square feet and a $9M annual operating budget. Increased on-time completion of work orders by 20% and net profits by 15%. Managed renovation and repair projects of assigned facilities. Contract was cancelled by client due to revenue reduction from the state of Texas. Implemented standard operating procedures for maintenance and support processes.
ZACHRY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES – Chocolate Bayou, TX
07/10-12/10
HVAC Foreman – Contract Position Managed the maintenance of over 300 HVAC systems at the Ineos Olefins and Polymer Plant at Chocolate Bayou near Alvin, Texas. Managed all corrective, preventive, and predictive work orders for HVAC systems in the plant. Procured all HVAC parts, supplies, and contracted services for plant HVAC systems.
Unemployed – Seeking Employment
03/10-07/10
KBR INC. – Houston, TX
10/09-03/10
Operations and Maintenance Site Manager – Contract Position Directed the maintenance and operations contract of a 750,000 square foot research and training center and a 500,000 square foot multi-purpose facility for ExxonMobil in the Houston, Texas area. Redesigned the preventive maintenance program to provide standardization across the portfolio and reduce program costs by 15%. Developed standard operating procedures for maintenance of corporate assets. Managed work planning, scheduling, and assigning of maintenance and operations work orders. Worked with HSE to manage site safety and perform site safety inspections. Client did not renew the facilities contract.
Unemployed – Seeking Employment
02/09-10/09
FUGRO INC. – Houston, TX
12/07-02/09
Property Manager Directed the facilities operations of the corporate real estate portfolio consisting of six sites of office, research, warehouse and multi-use properties totaling 750,000 square feet. Installed and managed a Computerized Maintenance Management System to improve the percentage of proactive work orders from 20% to 75% and on-time completion percentages of work orders from 40% to 90%. Supported the project team in planning, designing, and renovating one hundred thousand square feet of multi-purpose buildings, and a two hundred thousand foot bowling alley into a multi-purpose building. Developed standard operating procedures for facilities, maintenance, and support services. Negotiated and managed contractor/vendor contracts and services. Provided Facility Disaster Planning coordination and execution in cooperation with Corporate HSE and site management. Developed, implemented, and managed corporate office standards. Laid off due to recession.
ARAMARK FACILITY SERVICES – Houston, TX
01/05-12/07
Plant Operations Manager – Contract Position Headed facilities operations to maintain the facilities of two Schlumberger Well Services plants consisting of five hundred acres with forty-seven buildings of 700,000 square feet housing administrative, engineering, production, and testing operations. Managed facilities operations for two high-rise jails for Harris County totaling over 500,000 square feet. Directed facilities operations for five college campuses of Houston Community College exceeding one million square feet.
EDUCATION Bachelor’s in Business Administration (BBA), University of Houston – Clear Lake, Houston, TX – Graduated Summa Cum Laude with 3.97 GPA Certified Facility Manager, International Facility Management Association Journeyman HVAC Mechanic, Pipefitter’s Local #211 - Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Houston, TX – Graduated with honors, Specialized in maintenance of commercial HVAC systems and controls
