RONALD BAUMANN

FACILITIES ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL

Talented and accomplished Facilities Manager with background in building and plant engineering and maintenance. Twelve years experience in facilities and project management. Five years experience in manufacturing plant engineering.

Core competencies include:
Recruiting and managing multi trade experienced staff.
Astute understanding of business administration including budgets and accounting.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
Ability to set priorities and multi-task.
Experienced in developing proposals and planning for design of new office space, office upgrades, reconfigurations, and closures.



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING (ADP), Santa Clara, CA 2000-2008
Facilities Manager

Managed 10 building facility sites in Northern California that included sales offices, call and data centers and training facilities. Coordinated all repairs, maintenance and capital improvements of buildings interiors and equipment, grounds, roadways, utilities, and heating, ventilation, & air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Facilitated all environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs and compliance. Assured lease term compliance on all properties. Recruited, supervised, and trained staff of 9 associates. Negotiated contracts and supervised performance of 60 outside contractors and vendors. Executed facility operating budgets to $1.5M annually. Produced and managed projects from $5K to $2.8M.
Spearheaded Green building projects including: replacement of building HVAC systems, EMS software, lighting controls, roofing systems and data center power.
Reduced communication costs on high speed data circuits, direct dial and toll free phone lines from $485K annually to $65K annually by eliminating lines, combining direct dial accounts, and renegotiating phone rates.
Reduced supply costs $348K annually by introducing electronic file movement on multifunction copy machines and combining copier, scanning, fax and printing machines with multifunction devices.
Designed, budgeted, selected, and commissioned $750K in security devices including: close circuit TVs, burglar alarm and security access system for employee safety, data center protection and bank check printing.
Developed and implemented compliance reports for federally mandated Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

THOMPSON INDUSTRIES, INC., Russellville, AR 1998-2000
Plant Engineer

Administered maintenance and engineering on 3 manufacturing sites producing wood railroad ties and highway barrier systems utilizing creosote and CCA chemical solutions. Experience on the following manufacturing equipment: roller and belt conveyors, large wood saws, hydraulic systems, compressed air systems, process control computers, high pressure boilers, and wood treating vacuum vessels. Managed annual maintenance budgets to $300K.
Reduced manufacturing downtime from 45% to 8% by overhauling, upgrading and rebuilding manufacturing equipment to sustainable standards.
Reduced downtime on 14 production forklifts by introducing maintenance service standards and record keeping.

TENAYA LODGE AT YOSEMITE, Fish Camp, CA 1992-1997
Chief Engineer

Supervised repairs, maintenance and capital improvements of 244 guest room, 200K sq. ft. resort hotel near Yosemite National Park, CA. Recruited, supervised, and trained staff of 16 employees that provided maintenance and repair services for: guest rooms and suites, 2 restaurants, 1 bar, spa, 2 pools, 50,000 gallon/day waste water treatment plant and private water system. Managed annual facility operating budget to $1.2M. Supervised projects from $5K to $2M including landscaping upgrades, water conservation equipment, and building energy management system.
Reduced equipment downtime by 15% by creating and implementing critical facility and equipment preventive maintenance programs.
Marriotts Hotels Best Maintained Engineering Service Award 6 months running based on customer satisfaction surveys.


COMPUTER SKILLS

Broad computer experience in:
MS Office Suite including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, and Project.
Drawbase & Turbo CAD computer aided drawing software.
Closed circuit television camera and security access system applications by Lenel and Imron.
Track-It maintenance planning and tracking software.
Ariba procurement software.


EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering Technology
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.

Finance and Accounting Principles for Non-Financial Managers
Saint Marys College, Moraga, CA.

Time Management for Managers
Saint Marys College, Moraga, CA.

Modern Maintenance Practices
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.